I bet I peaked your interest with the title of this post, but to be truthful, the interviews were with President Woodbury, joined by Sister Woodbury the first week until other responsibilities and preparations kept her elsewhere.
Though it was not Santa to which the missionaries talked, a determination was made, more or less, about who was on the Nice List and who was on the Naughty List. I'm happy to say almost all made it to the former. Those on the latter were warned they might get coal in their stocking this year, but they promised that next year they would do better.
The locations of the visits with Santa - oops, I mean President Woodbury - too much eggnog, I guess - varied, totaling 26 across Kentucky, Southern Indiana, and a bit into Illinois. The sleighs, I mean cars, of the President and Sister Woodbury, and the Assistants to the President, took them to the far and near reaches of the mission over ten very long and full days. All 278 missionaries were included.
As is customary, there was a shortened District Meeting, including Companionship Accountablitlies, at each spot, then while President and Sister Woodbury interviewed, the Assistants to the President, Elder Thomas and Elder Hicken, did training.
Here are pictures of each day, each District, each location, and every missionary in the Great Kentucky Louisville Mission. District Leaders are indicated with DL following their name.
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| Corydon District - December 6th Back: (Elder Hicken) Elder LeFevre, Elder Spaulding Front: Elder Magleby, Elder Edwards (DL), Elder Co. Johnson, (Elder Thomas), Elder Woehl, Hermana Lawrence, Hermana Porter, Sister Gibson, Elder Gibson |
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| Old Kentucky District - December 6th Sister Rickords, Sister Byers, Elder Rich, Sister Moskot, (Elder Hicken), Sister Short, Elder Brook, (Elder Thomas), Elder Robison, Elder Holt (DL) |
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| A demonstration of wearing out one's shoes in the service of God |
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| During training |
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| Crestwood District - December 10th Above: Sister Peterson, Sister Rounds, Sister Anderson, Sister Wu, Hermana Wilkinson, Hermana Marsden Sitting: (Elder Thomas), (Elder Hicken, Elder C. Anderson, Elder Allen, DL - Elder Tuttle, Elder Huff |
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| La Grange District - December 10th Standing: Elder Tg Johnson, Elder Adams, Elder Buck, Elder Hawes (DL), (Elder Thomas), (Elder Hicken), Elder Lawrenson Sitting: Sister Atkin, Sister Davidson, Sister Buck |
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| Shelbyville District - December 10th Hermana Davis, Hermana Hansen, Elder Knudsen (DL), (Elder Thomas), Elder Pyper, (Elder Hicken), Elder Bd Allen, Elder Pritchett |
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| Eastern Parkway District - December 10th Sister Oliverson, Sister Vikari, (Elder Hicken), Elder S. Evans, Elder Faudree (DL), Elder Kaegi, Elder Souza, (Elder Thomas) |
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| Richmond District - December 13th Standing: Elder Sizelove, Elder Benham, Elder Crichton, Elder Seal, Elder Fackrell, Elder Potter Sitting: Sister C. Hall, Sister Durfee |
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| Deep South District - December 17th (Elder Thomas), Sister Sperry, (Elder Hicken), Sister Black, Elder Wallace, Elder Barker, Sister Pisciotta, Elder Hancock, Sister Tripp, Elder Greenup, Sister Kankamp, Elder Rasmussen, Sister Esquerra, Elder Sainsbury |
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| Kentuckiana District - December 18th Above: Elder Grant, Elder Hill, (Elder Thomas), Elder Dansie, (Elder Hicken), Elder Polson, Elder Miller (DL), Elder Carter Below: Sister Baldwin, Sister Brown, Sister C. Goodrich, Sister Kerr, Sister Clark, Sister Child, Sister Trimming, Elder Trimming |
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| Louisville 4th - December 11th Above: Sister Hiatt, Elder Hiatt, Elder Clarke, Elder Gallagher, Elder Caldwell, Elder Frisby, (Elder Hicken), (Elder Thomas), Elder Meisel, Elder Beecroft, Elder J. Johnson - District Leader, Elder Eatough |
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| Louisville 5th - December 11th (Elder Hicken) Hermana Graham, Hermana Evans, Hermana Navarro, Hermana Rice, Hermana Kearsley, (Elder Thomas), Elder Vidaure, Elder Blauer, Elder Gonzalez (DL), Elder St. Martin |
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| Hurstbourne District - December 11th (Elder Hicken), Elder Moon, Elder Sidwell, Elder Cd Crook, Elder T. Evans, Elder Denton, Elder Champion (DL), Elder Trost, Elder Clark Front: (Elder Thomas), Sister Swenson, Sister Brooks, Sister L. Peterson, Sister Smith |
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| Capitol District - December 12th Elder Downs, Sister Heiner, Elder Shelley, (Elder Hicken), (Elder Thomas), Sister Bready, Elder Pradera, Elder Skousen, Elder Inga, Elder C. Larson, Elder Plumb, Elder Seymore, Elder Jacobson, Elder Aranda |
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| Beaumont District - December 12th Above: Sister Myler, Sister Webster, Hermana Bailey, Hermana Wadley, Hermana McDonald, Hermana Mason Below: (Elder Thomas), Elder Howard, Elder Torrico (DL), Elder Arnold, Elder Fletcher, (Elder Hicken) |
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| Pioneer District - December 12th Above: Hermana Arancibia, Hermana Carnahan, Sister Stacey, Sister Ewell, Elder Dopp, Elder Geary, Elder Carson Below: (Elder Thomas), (Elder Hicken), Elder Engstrom, Elder Burns, Elder Newbold (DL) |
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| These lovely Sisters bought the same items of clothing independently of each other before their mission, and ended up not only in the same mission but also as companions! The two are Sister Bradley on the left and Sister Heywood on the right, a.k.a. "The Twins" |
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| Liberty District - Dec 13th Elder Schroeder, Elder Butcher, (Elder Thomas), Elder Beale, Sister Bradley, Sister Heywood, Elder Thompson, Elder Burdge (DL), Elder Black, (Elder Hicken) |
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| Foothill District - December 13th Standing: Sister Galloway, Sister Egbert, Elder Reynolds, Sister Reynolds, Elder Leany, Elder Dursteler, Elder Wood, Sister Benson, Elder Benson Kneeling: Elder Godfrey, Elder Stoddard, Elder Torgersen |
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| Winchester District - December 14th (Elder Thomas), Sister Murphy, Elder Behling, Sister Logan, (Elder Hicken), Sister Thorne, Elder Godfrey, Sister LeFevre, Elder Lowe (DL). Elder Green |
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| Bluegrass District - December 14th Back: Elder Heslop, (Elder Thomas), (Elder Hicken), Elder Ty Johnson (DL), Elder Jacobsen Front: Elder Van Beekum, Sister Lewis, Sister Ray, Sister Saunders, Sister Neser |
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| Centre District - December 14th Behind: Sister Roberts, Sister Dickerson, SIster Williams, Sister Briggs Kneeling: (Elder Hicken), Elder Kibler (DL), Elder J. Larson, Elder Butterfield, Elder Dahle, (Elder Thomas) |
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| Ft. Knox District - December 17th Sister Gates, Sister B. Bailey, Sister Jaco, Sister Singleton, Elder Pollock, (Elder Thomas), Elder Earl, Elder Hildebrandt (DL), Elder K. Jensen, (Elder Hicken), Elder Carly, Elder Ott |
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| New Albany District - December 18th Sister Bayles, Sister Bauer, Hermana Adams, Hermana Binks, Hermana Luke, Elder Hawes, Elder Whitehead, Elder Jonas, Elder Kidd (DL), Elder Prows, Elder Hansen, Sister Bushman, Sister Pope, (Elder Thomas), (Elder Hicken) |
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| Jasper District - December 19th Above: (Elder Thomas), (Elder Hicken), Elder Jones, Elder Loser, Elder Tracy, Elder D. Davis, Elder Beard, Elder Pipe, Elder White, Elder Staheli, Elder Godwin Below: Hermana Meek, Hermana Wilbur, Sister S. Goodrich, Sister Priebe, Sister Godwin |
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| River Run District - December 19th Elder Martin, Elder Hathaway, (Elder Hicken), Elder Naylor, Lynch, Elder Ch. Johnson, Elder Gaither, (Elder Thomas) Below: Sister Newton, Sister Loveless, Sister Ct. Hall, Sister Brian |
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| Vincennes District - December 20th Elder Thaxton, Elder Long, (Elder Hicken), Elder Spencer, Elder L Davis, Elder Garmon, Elder Ham, Elder R. Evans Sister Thaxton, Sister Long, Sister Ellsworth, Sister Airmet, Sister Hodges, Sister Austin, SIster Reeder, (Elder Thomas) |
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| Newburgh District - December 20th Standing: Elder Day-Nuah, Elder Chambers, Sister Kuenzle, Elder R. Jensen, Sister Mickelsen, Elder Stohel, Hermana Penman, Elder Evans, Hermana DeLa Vega, Elder Crook, Sister McInnis, Elder Eastin, Sister Minson Kneeling: (Elder Thomas), Elder Butler, (Elder Hicken) |
And afterward,
they heard the President exclaim, as he drove out of sight,
they heard the President exclaim, as he drove out of sight,
"Merry Christmas to all,
and to all... GO BAPTIZE!"
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