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The Path of Thy Feet

After our new missionaries headed off with their new companions, our departing Elders and Sister gathered in the foyer with Elder Beier for some photos before he hurried off to take care of some Mission responsibilities.
 Elder Filips, Elder Nelson, Elder Neilson, Sister Kunzelman, Elder Mackin, Elder Cluff, Elder Madsen, and Elder Davies (pronounced Davis)



 Theses are shots of them talking and interacting with each other.  It has been such a pleasure getting to know them and working with them.

They've worked hard and served well together.

Sr Cordova had an appetizing meal waiting for us, I'm so grateful to her for all that she does to serve this missionaries whom she loves so much.

We had a wonderful evening of food and sharing mission experiences, while President Stevenson began their final interviews. Elder Davies scurried around helping every one, helping with dishes...he's so used to filling every minute of his day with service, teaching, helping others, that it felt odd to him to just sit still.  He is glad he's headed off to University on Monday so he can keep his days filled like he has here.

The next day, we headed north, had lunch at Costa Vida in Lone Tree (a mission tradition on the way to the temple--the missionaries get 50% off!), and then just over (barely) the mission border to the Denver Temple. It's just minutes outside of our mission. We're so glad we get to attend so often with our missionaries.

What a great way to close their mission serving in the temple together participating in an endowment session and then doing family sealings.  They get to hear the beautiful words of those ordinances and hear the wonderful blessings they will receive as the return home and continue on with the next things that life has in store for them. Is there anything better than a day spent in the temple? 

..dinner was waiting. and then a final testimony meeting. What amazing testimonies they have and oh how they have grown. The things they have seen and experienced. The lives they have seen changed and the changes they have seen in their own.  I love their laughter, especially Sister K's. It's so full of life, bubbly and joyful even if you don't know what she's laughing about it make you laugh as well. Their dry wit.  Their intelligence. Their hard work. The way they have served and taken care of each other. The stories and memories they share. I'm not ready for them to go home.

Early the next morning, they loaded into the Mission Van

and luggage was loaded into the trailer 

for our trip to the airport.

I can't believe how much we have grown to know and love them in such a short period of time.

I love this sweet sister so much. She's incredible.

 airport send off from some of the members.

Elder Madsen's Mom picked him up at the mission office. They're going to tour Colorado and the see the places that he served before returning home to California. It was so fun watching them interact together. When Elder Madsen found out during our welcome tour that President Stevenson loves the Princess Bride movie, he ended most of his weekly letters to the president with a quote from the movie.  So President Stevenson sent him an email that he would have received his last P-day that said this:  "I have been so long in the [missionary] business, I don't know what to do with the rest of my life."  "Have you ever thought of piracy?  You'd make a great dread pirate Roberts."

"Ponder the Path of Thy Feet" Proverbs 4: 26

What incredible paths these feet have walked over the last couple of years.
We 💕these missionaries. 

Deja Vu All Over Again

In preparation for the arriving Missionaries, President Stevenson took the mission car to the car wash so it would be clean. We couldn't even make it to the mission office with the car still spotless. 💦😐 We have 19 Missionaries arriving. 13 Elders, one of them is Spanish speaking, and 6 Sisters. A friend in Florida volunteered to send us their rain. (They're expecting Hurricane Irma) We'll deal with the spots, and pray that Florida isn't hit as badly as Texas was.



Our first Missionary arrived safely from the Mexico City MTC or CCM at around 4:10 p.m.

...and now we wait for the Provo MTC missionaries (their plane arrives about an hour after the first Elder) and watch for the other 18... other de-planing passengers promise us they are back there and that they are an amazing group.

There were hugs and handshakes all around. All 19 are here safely.

Even better... all of their luggage fit on the plane.

The Assistants pulled the Mission Truck and Trailer up to the curb so we could load all of the luggage.

and then we loaded Missionaries into the Mission Van

Others loaded into the Mission Truck...

...and the last few rode with us in the Mission President's car.

When we got back to the Mission Home, Sister Cordova had a delicious dinner all ready for us. Roasted Chicken, Mashed potatoes, green beans, salad, rolls.

And then we moved downstairs for their orientation.

The Elders spent the night at the Mission Home and The Sisters were housed in the home of two of our ward families. The next day, Sister Cordova had a wonderful breakfast waiting for us and President Stevenson began their arrival interviews.

Then it was off to Orientation with Dr. and Sr. Platz for medical, Elder Stoker for  vehicle safety, and our Housing and Referral Missionaries.

In the Front Foyer Elders and Sisters that were being transferred were arriving with their luggage to head off to  their new areas...

...the new Trainers were in a Train the Trainers Meeting with President Stevenson and the Assistants...

Then it was off to the other Foyer for pictures with Elder Beier.

Aren't they a great looking group?

Sr Cordova had a wonderful lunch waiting for us and the New Missionaries got to mingle with their trainers (although they didn't know yet exactly who their trainer would be. That comes later.)

Then off to the Chapel for more instructions and last but not least... They learned who their Trainers will be!

I love how they unknowingly coordinated their out fits. 😊

These two figured it out before the announcement... 😏 Could it be because the were the only 2 Elders with Spanish name tags? They were both very excited about it and sat next to each other in the meeting. Since there was no suspense President Stevenson announced their companionship first.

Apologies....somehow I missed getting pictures of one new sister and her companion and one of our elders... I'll take them when we see them this week...so sorry.

All Nineteen of our new Missionaries

And our lovely new Sisters and their trainers. Four of the six new sister trainers (as well as the spanish training elder) just came off their first 12 weeks training themselves.  They were trained well and are all well prepared now to train.

Having now successfully gotten the new missionaries to their first areas, we await the arrival of the departing missionaries at the mission home.  To be continued....