5 new sisters!!

Yes, it's transfer week again. This is an exciting but hard week. These 16 new missionaries are the most affected. They come with many, many emotions. Think of it, everyone who comes is facing a monumental task. For 2 years or 18 months they are to give up everything they have known and give everything to the Lord. They spend 3-4 hours a day studying, role playing and preparing to teach investigators. They are expected to find people to teach every day by contacting, talking to everyone and working with members. They are expected to spend about 7 hours a week planning. They teach 20 lessons a week. And of course they are to prepare people to be baptized and to keep them active.  That is just touching the surface. I wish everyone could just watch them for a day. You would be amazed what your missionaries do. They turn from teenagers to adults very quickly. I am proud of them.

This new group is powerful. We are thrilled to have 5 more sisters. We now have 18 sisters in the mission with 8 more coming before the end of the year! Exciting. Welcome to the FJM!



Top Row:  Elder Bishop, Elder Evans, Elder Whitby*, Elder Godfrey  Middle Row:  Elder Warren, Elder Bigley, Elder Nelson, Elder Northrup, Elder Jones*, Elder Housel, Elder Quintano  Sisters:  Sister Hicks, Sister McCracken, Sister Knickerbocker, Sister Delaplane, Sister Converse. 
President Barry and I decided to surround ourselves with these beautiful missionaries. 

*These missionaries are with us for a while as they wait  for their visas to Brazil.