Today we were excited to receive our new Missionaries.  There are 2 Sisters and 3 Elders and they are eager to be involved in the work.  There was an early start for flights and so after visiting the Mission Office for preliminary paperwork and a quick lunch at the Mission Home, it was down for a much appreciated nap.  There was more paperwork at the Home which included a letter to family and to prepare a written testimony for them to reflect on.  After the nap, it was training videos and then dinner and then more training after dinner.  They were eager for an early bedtime and eager for tomorrow to finally meet their Trainers and to get to their first areas.  A great group of Elders and Sisters and we are grateful to have them in the Arizona Phoenix Mission.

A group of 10 Missionaries, 6 Sisters and 4 Elders, gathered at the Mission Home for their final night in the Mission field.  They go home tomorrow different people then from when they came out.  They are well equipped to deal with the world and all of its issues.  These Missionaries will all be great leaders in their future endeavors.  They will be great leaders in the gospel.  They have learned what a great gift the gospel of Jesus Christ is, and they have learned how to apply it in their lives.  After completing some paperwork, they had a wonderful dinner and a sweet testimony meeting.  They were ready for bed shortly after, but not ready for sleep.  Thank you for sharing your sons and daughters; they were loved in all the areas they served, and they will not be forgotten.