Arrivers Training #2 on thanksgiving Day!

Spent a wonderful day with these new missionaries and a few of their trainers.  We are

So proud of them and the miraculous way they have come into the mission and

Quickly become engaged in the work and are “Lighting the world!”  Elder Huot, Elder

Messer, Elder Salcedo, Elder Justin, Elder Miller, Elder Lucignano, Elder Maddock, Elder

Zhang, Elder Pickett and Elder Li.  And on skype from Darwin, Elder McDonald and

Elder Johnson and from Mildura, Elder Radovan and Elder Hunter.

With the help of Elder and Sister Withington, Sister Smith served us a delicious

Thanksgiving dinner -missionary style!  Right down to the homemade cranberries.  

These hungry missionaries are enjoying every bite!

Elder Li, Elder Zhang and President Parker loving the turkey and stuffing sandwiches.

Elder Hanley and Elder Salcedo finishing off the meal with apple pie!

Sister Smith encouraging the missionaries to have seconds or thirds!

After a great lunch time for Arrivers Training.  Elder Pickett and Elder Miller

Teaching these new missionaries the 7 Step Planning taught to us by Elder Kevin

Pearson when he was our Area President.  Great training Elders!!!

This was unusual as we only had Elders in this intake.  Here President Parker hops

In with these great new missionaries.  A great Thanksgiving Day with so much to

Be thankful for. We are thankful for these new missionaries and their trainers!

Lucky missionaries serving in Alice Springs were treated to this incredible Thanksgiving 

Feast given by Elder and Sister Anderson.  Lets here it for senior couples!!!!! 7 of these

Missionaries are from the USA and 5 are not. Although all 12 of them are feeling very

Grateful today:). Elder Hammond, Elder Raiqisa, Elder Duckworth, Elder Shortland,

Elder Ostraff, Elder and Sister Anderson, Sister Ormond, Sister Marshall, Elder Mose,

Elder Green and Elder Ward.