From around the world to the California Riverside Mission!

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."

President and Sister Hammon and Elder Cluff

President and Sister Hammon and Elder Page

President and Sister Hammon and Elder Tenney (Fiji)

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!

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. 

Elders Vickery and Panter in the church parking lot

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.

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.

Elders Nordby and Duersch

Elders Williams and Winder

Elders Melton and Killpack

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.

Elders Koyle and Sprenger

Elders Rice and Peterson

Sisters Copling and Malm

Elders Greene and Murri

Elders McIntire and Wells

Elders Mortiz and Hobbs

Elders Potter and Christensen

Hermanas Parker and Hall

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!

Sister Low and President and Sister Hammon

Hermana Tolman and President and Sister Hammon

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President and Sister Hammon and Bodily

President and Sister Hammon and Elder Overly

Hermanas Salmon and Kapisi

Sisters Killian and Cooper

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!

President and Sister Hammon and Elder Hayter

President and Sister Hammon and Elder Christensen

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.

President and Sister Hammon and Elder Jensen

President and Sister Hammon and Elder Allen

President and Sister Hammon and Elder Stauffer

President and Sister Hammon and Elder Pedigo

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.

President and Sister Hammon and Elder Ethington

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