Daily Archives: January 2, 2018

We spent the next hour or so meeting behind closed doors in the office with the APs to decide on the best companions and areas for each of these new missionaries.  We work at it, think about it, and then … Continue reading →

This evening we had a great welcome meal:  Chicken cordon bleu, mashed Moses Lake potatoes, steamed broccoli, glazed carrots, tossed salad and our signature apple cake with cream sauce for dessert. You’ll really want to try this recipe too: https://yakimamission.wordpress.com/2015/12/18/yakima-mission-apple-cake-recipe/ … Continue reading →

At about 3:30 missionaries began to arrive back at the mission home.  They were a little cold, but all smiles as they came in to warm themselves.   We spent the next hour or so hearing about their first adventures and … Continue reading →

As the missionaries waited for lunch, they filled out their arrival forms and wrote letters home.  I also took their transfer board photos and photos with us to email to their parents, this first day.Then the local missionaries who will … Continue reading →

Here are our newest Missionaries:

Here is a fun look at the departing group greeting the new missionaries as they came off the plane.  The departing missionaries boarded the same plane to fly out to Seattle.  This is a sweet few moments, the changing of … Continue reading →

Last night at midnight these three flew into Yakima from the Mexico MTC.  They went straight to bed at the apartments of some of our local missionaries.  This morning they did their morning studies with these missionaries, then they joined … Continue reading →

Here are the last of this group of amazing missionaries.  We are ready for breakfast and then a trip to the airport.  These are all fake smiles.Egg casserole, bacon and waffles help us feel better.Yakima Air Terminal:Elder Miles:Elder Fordham:Hermana Lindsay:Sister … Continue reading →

These two Elders hardly slept.  The alarms went off this morning at 3:30 a.m. and they left for the airport just after 4:00 a.m.We will miss them here.  Safe travels, dear friends!