Missionaries who have been home for the past almost three months are now being reassigned to missions throughout the United States and Canada. We have been receiving several of them, and we are excited to received them. They speak Spanish, Fijian, Mandarin Chinese,
Cebuano, America Sign Language (ASL), and English. Some of them are new missionaries who served in their "Home Missionary Training Center."
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| President and Sister Hammon and Elder Cluff |
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| President and Sister Hammon and Elder Page |
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| President and Sister Hammon and Elder Tenney (Fiji) |
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| President and Sister Hammon and Elder Carpenter |
Our first missionaries arrived on three different days and nine different flights in the middle of May. What a busy three days. Many trips to the airport and then to church buildings to deliver the new missionaries to their new companions caused a bit of friendly chaos, but it was well worth it!
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| Elders Larsen, Duersch, Christensen, President and Sister Hammon, Elder Petersen |
So many missionaries helped with transportation. Once the incoming missionaries arrived, we drove them to a particular building, and their companions were there waiting for them and then whisked them to their apartments to work.
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| Elders Vickery and Panter in the church parking lot |
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Back Row-Elders Kreutz, Radford, Brady, Overly, Pedigo, Stauffer, Melton, President Hammon, Smith
Front Row- Elders Larsen, Harber, Winder, Sisters Tolman, Hammon, Elder Petersen |
One more flight, a new group of missionaries, a sack lunch, and a goody bag, and off they went to their new areas to meet their new companions.
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| Sisters Cooper and Kapisi, Sister and President Hammon and Elders Tenney, Jensen, and Carpenter |
Many came from various countries, including many from central and south America.
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| Elders Nordby and Duersch |
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| Elders Williams and Winder |
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| Elders Melton and Killpack |
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| Elders Brady and Huffaker |
They came on a variety of flights. Normally, they all come in at the same time, which makes it easier to take pictures, both group and individuals, and transport them to where they need to go, but this round it was challenge to capture all their smiling faces, even behind the masks.
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| Elders Koyle and Sprenger |
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| Elders Rice and Peterson |
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| Sisters Copling and Malm |
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| Elders Greene and Murri |
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| Elders McIntire and Wells |
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| Elders Mortiz and Hobbs |
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| Elders Potter and Christensen |
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| Hermanas Parker and Hall |
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| Sisters Magante and McCaleb |
They will continue to come, and we will make them feel welcome and a part of one of the greatest missions on the face of the planet, the California Riverside Mission!
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| Sister Low and President and Sister Hammon |
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| Hermana Tolman and President and Sister Hammon |
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| President and Sister Hammon and Bodily |
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| President and Sister Hammon and Elder Overly |
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| Hermanas Salmon and Kapisi |
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| Sisters Killian and Cooper |
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| Elders Chase, Pedigo, and Farr |
They all came with lots of smiles and bit of angst about a new area and technology and social media. They will be fine because they are choosing to be!
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| President and Sister Hammon and Elder Hayter |
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| President and Sister Hammon and Elder Christensen |
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| President and Sister Hammon and Elder Morales |
Some were in their countries for a few months to a little over one year, some even longer.
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| President and Sister Hammon and Elder Jensen |
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| President and Sister Hammon and Elder Allen |
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| President and Sister Hammon and Elder Stauffer |
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| President and Sister Hammon and Elder Pedigo |
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| President and Sister Hammon and Elder Smith |
We know they will do well because they came ready to do what needs to be done in the Kingdom.
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| President and Sister Hammon and Elder Ethington |
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| President and Sister Hammon and Elder Lingwall |
We love having these missionaries come. It has been a delight having them here with us. Isolation or not isolation, the Lord's work will continue!
President and Sister Hammon
