TRANSFERS/SISTER TRAINING LEADERS MARCH 2014

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The time has come...
 ...to pair up TRAINERS with their
NEW MISSIONARY! (We never refer to them as "Greenies" or use other mission slang)
It is a little like grade-school square dance with one side of the room looking at the other and wondering who will be their partner for the next 6 weeks!

President Taylor follows the Spirit in assigning trainers to their new missionary.  It is always wonderful to see why some are put with another.

Elder Weiler and I did the training after the missionaries were all assigned and acquainted.  We taught them about the 12 Week Training Program as well as the new Adjusting to Missionary Life booklets that they will follow for the rest of their training and mission.  They are inspired programs to bless these missionaries!

 They learned how to do a Companion Study each day and watched a short training DVD.  After this meeting, it was time to take them into the chapel where the rest of the mission who were involved in either Leadership meeting or Transfer Meeting.  It was a pretty good chunk of the mission this time!  Lots of change.

We believe in the saying THERE IS NO GROWING IN A COMFORT ZONE...so lots of time to grow after transfers!

We also believe in the saying WE ARE LEARNING TO BE COMFORTABLE BEING UNCOMFORTABLE!  Missions are not a time of comfort in many senses...so we just learn to be comfortable with the fact that we will be uncomfortable as we are learning and growing each day!

The New Missionaries and Trainers all came into the chapel as we sang CALLED TO SERVE!

They came in eager to see the missionaries who were there.  We have about 245 missionaries in our mission now...holding at about that number.  So, this is NOT all our mission in this room.  They would not fit!

 Sister Magee was a fabulous chorister!

All new missionaries were introduced by their Trainers, shared a testimony and then sat in the congregation waiting for transfer assignments.

It was a wonderful meeting.  It is obvious that the Lord's hand is in the details when you see who is put with who and where they are to serve.

 After the meeting, we always get a few pictures of the chaos...not so many now that Braden is not here to help take photos, but we love even a feel for how fun it is for them to see each other and for the busy, crazy parking lot full of suitcases and bikes and all!

 LOTS OF SISTERS in this mission!  We are up to about 66 Sisters now!
This may very well be all our Spanish Sisters together...I feel like it is!

 Lots of sheer strength in hoisting bikes and luggage!

 Yes, even for Sisters!  Sisters Wooden and Brewer trying to fit big luggage into small trunk!

And, with all our wonderful Sisters, we have wonderful SISTER TRAINING LEADERS!
Sisters Probeyahn, Jackson, Neary, Summerhays, Carter, E Walker, A Walker and Muhlestein.
Sister Training Leaders go on EXCHANGES with each Sister in the Mission once each transfer.  They meet a great need to take focus and teaching right to each individual like the District and Zone leaders do with the Elders.
We meet after each Transfer to discuss strengths, concerns and focus for the transfer!  Oh how we love and depend on these sweet Sisters!  They are happy and obedient! They LOVE the Sisters they serve!
WELCOME TO:  Sisters Summerhays and E Walker (for her second assignment as STL)