NEW MISSIONARIES Feb. 2012

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We welcomed another wonderful group of missionaries that were MEANT TO BE here in the Arizona Phoenix Mission! 

They came excited and ready to learn and work and grow.  They are SHARP!

We took our traditional photo up on the level they enter the airport on...then down the escalator where they are always about ready to lock up our luggage because we are so slow getting down to pick it up off the carousel!  Too many departing missionaries wanting to talk to them.


We first went to the Mission Office where we met the great office couples and learned what they do to serve the missionaries and heard their conversion stories to the church.

Then we went to the beautiful Mission  Home and got pictures outside with our flag...

...and in the back with our orange trees!

 We had an al-fresco lunch after some training by the Assistants.

 Then we wrote letters home, signed our temple quilt blocks...

 ...signed the Mission Flag...

,,,and took NAPS!  Now we are ready to listen to President and Sister Taylor for more instruction in the evening!

 When they woke up, we all cooked together while President did interviews...breakfast casseroles and dinner prep!  And they are great cooks!!

 Everyone took turns picking grapefruit to take to transfer meeting,  It was a lot of fun!  And we picked some oranges to eat as well!

We ate dinner outside just using the space heater.  Such a friendly group.

 The next morning we were all up bright and early to walk or run together before eating our delicious breakfast!

After breakfast we had a morning devotional and the new missionaries got a letter written from a departing missionary.




WELCOME MISSIONARIES!  You are in the #1 MISSION FOR YOU!!!