April Transfers

          Transfer Days are the greatest! To see the just-arrived missionaries with their enthusiasm and nervousness on Monday, on Tuesday, the out-going missionaries, so seasoned and strong, and those missionaries who are transferring areas and companions in between, gives a pretty good representation of the gamut of the missionary experience. This Transfer was no exception.

        Our arriving group April 23rd, was small, but still terrific. We only had two Elders scheduled to come, Elder Ham and Elder Robison, so President Woodbury requested two Visa Waiters, missionaries who have been called to other missionaries but have yet to receive their Visas. In this case, the Visa Waiters were Elder Dominquez and Elder Ramos, both called to Argentina, but for now, part of the best mission in the world, the GKLM!

After settling in at the Mission Home for the the evening, and having intitial pictures taken, the missionaries had their interviews with the President while Sister Woodbury did Orientation. Dinner with the Assistants to the President and the Lewises and Warners from the Mission Office, followed by a special tesimony meeting which began with a skit by the Assistants. Then the exhausted Elders took off to the Elders bunk room for a deserved good night's sleep.

Elder Dominquez 

Elder Ham 

Elder Robison

Elder Ramos

The Skit:

Before the alarm rings

The Skit:

Planning for the day

The Skit:

The missionaries making the first contact with the man

behind the last door of the day

Elder Fegan, Elders Morriss and Elder Clark

        Bright and early Tuesday morning we had a hot breakfast, Companionship Study, and instruction from Elder Warner about finances. 

Elder Robison with President and Sister Woodbury

Elder Ramos with President and Sister Woodbury

Elder Dominquez with President and Sister Woodbury

Elder Ham with President and Sister Woodbury

President Woodbury, Elder Ham, Elder Robison

Sister Woodbury, Elder Dominquez, Elder Ramos 

        Then it was off to the church for Transfer meeting where the outgoing missionaries got to give their Words of Wisdom, the new missionaries got to meet their Trainers, and the transferring missionaries got to meet their new companions.  

Ahhh.... Transfer Day! 

Elder Wood, Elder Robison, Elder Ham, Elder Miner, Elder Call,

Elder Johnson, Elder Lytle, Elder Richins

Elder Fegan Elder Quick, Elder St. Martin

Elder Ham and Elder Miner

Elder Warner, Elder Armstrong Elder Ferguson, Elder Clawson 

Elder Clawson, Elder Evans, Elder Ramos

Elder Blake, Elder Armstrong, Elder Warner, Elder Ferguson

Elder Banks, Elder St. Martin

Hermana Okey and Hermana Gomm

Elder Day, Elder Gardner Elder Seegmiller, Elder S. Cox

Elder Knighton and Elder Roskelley

Elder Olson, Elder J. Tolman, Elder C. Johnson, Elder Wiggins

Hermana Guerra, Hermana Okey, Hermana Cross, Hermana Gomm,

Hermana Delgado, Hermana Velasquez, Hermana Gardner

Hermana Guerra and Hermana Okey

Hermana Gomm and Hermana Gardner

Hermana Cross and Hermana Velasquez

Elder Seegmiller and Elder Musgrave

Elder T. Gardner, Elder Green, Elder Whetman and Elder Howell

President Woodbury, Elder Adams, and Elder Dominquez

Elder Ferguson, Elder Warner, Elder Casteneda, Elder Schleske 

Sister Woodbury, Elder Miner, Elder Ham, President Woodbury

Sister Woodbury, Elder Wood, Elder Robison, President Woodbury

Sister Woodbury, Elder Adams, Elder Dominquez, President Woodbury

Elder Call and Elder Morriss

Elder Winn, Elder K. Anderson, Elder Call

        After a Training Meeting with the newly arrived missionaries and their Trainers, lunch was enjoyed, then pictures taken in front of the Mission Office sign. 

        The Trainers and Trainees took off to their first areas and the outgoing missionaries traveled over to the Mission Home for an hour or so before going to a special session just for us at the Louisville Temple.

Elder Banks, Elder Armstrong, Elder Winn, Elder Schleske, Sister Delgado, President Woodbury, Sister Woodbury, Elder Lytle, Elder Call, Elder C. Johnson, Elder K. Anderson

Top: Elder Schleske, Elder Warner, Sister Warner Elder Lewis, Sister Lewis

Middle: Elder C. Johnson, Elder K. Anderson, Elder Lytle, Elder Winn, President Woodbury, Sister Woodbury

Front: Hermana Delgado, Elder Armstrong, Elder Banks 

They had dinner with President and Sister Woodbury back at the Mission Home where they also had Farewell Interviews with the President and a wonderful and tender Testimony Meeting.

Elder Banks

Elder Armstrong

Hermana Delgado

Elder Schleske

Elder Call

Elder Anderson

Elder Johnson

Elder Lytle

Elder Winn

        Wednesday morning, Sister Woodbury served a hot breakfast 5:00 a.m. and everyone left for the airport by 5:40, that is, everyone but Sister Delgado who was picked up at hte Mission Home by her lovely family and some friends.

        It's become harder and harder as each group leaves us to return home to their families and their other life. These wonderful missionaries are so dear to our hearts and we are so grateful for their devoted service and the people the Lord has made of them. 

        Bon Voyage and Hoorah for Israel!