Friday, March 14, 2014

Visas!

Again, our visa-waiting missionaries leave us for Brazil!
They came to us completely ready to do missionary work and they
have worked hard!
They have been impressively happy to be with us and we have loved them.
We could have kept them their whole missions!
Blessed Brazil!
 
 This elder's two companions brought him to Jackson and accompanied him with us to the airport.
 He has been a great elder!   He left the day before the sisters.
 These beautiful sisters left at all different times and on different flights.
They all landed in Sao Paulo on their way to their missions.
Two were stopping at the CTM for a couple of weeks
to brush up on their Portuguese.
Oh, we love them!
We forgot they would be leaving us sooner than everyone else.
We are blessed they came here on their way to Brazil.


Mission Leader Council

 Above is the whole wonderful and incredible Mission Leader Council which consists of the Assistants to the President, all the Zone Leaders, the Sister Training Leaders, The President and me.
They are great leaders and continue to lift this mission by word and example!
Here are the Sister Training Leaders. 
Aren't they beautiful!!!!
After this meeting there was one change made.  We can see the Lord's hand in it.
Oh, how we love these fabulous, tireless, caring Sister Training Leaders!
I am not sure how we ever managed without them.

Zone Conference - March 4


 This is what we see that you don't see on the other side of the camera. 
Missionaries are always ready to give service!
(Also ... the sister isn't tickling the elder's chin. Funny camera angle.)