2/28/2013

Transfers - February 25, 2013

The weekend before transfers actually take place is usually a weekend of great anticipation.
Will a transfer call come?  Will I be transferred? Where will I be going?  Who will be my new companion?  Will I be training a new missionary? Will I be on bike? 
 Every missionary has all kinds of questions. 
All questions are pretty well answered by 5:00 p.m. on Monday
evening when all the missionaries involved in transfers gather at a
local church and meet up with their new companions.
 
This was an exciting transfer.  We had to open 9 new areas
to accommodate the number of new missionaries that came
into our mission.  
 










 
 
 
There were lots of pictures taken.
To see all of the pictures click on the link below.
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Homeward Bound

As far as quantity going home this transfer....only two.
But when it comes to quality.... two great missionaries!
 We wish you the very best as you return home.
 
 Elder Lopez and Sister Dillistone
 
 
 

 
 
Elder Lopez's family came to pick him up.  As they walked in the door they
showered him with candy lei's. What a great reunion!

New Missionaries

We welcomed 26 new missionaries to the mission this week.
This is the first group that includes a few 18 year old elders and 19 year old sisters.
We are excited to have them here and
welcome them to the Nevada Las Vegas West Mission....
the best mission in the Church!
 
Retrieving all of our luggage.
We did have one little mishap.
One elder ended up with the luggage of an elder who went to Jackson Mississippi
and the elder in Mississippi had the luggage that was supposed to be with the elder coming to Las Vegas.
Fortunately, everything was where it needed to be within 36 hours!  
 
 
Loading the luggage in the van

 
Breakfast at the mission home
Sisters Larson, Badoni, Monson, Clutts, Johnson, Pulsipher, Chapman, Long
 
Elders Tautuiaki, Nielsen, Harper, Colton, Powers, White, Cicerone, Percy, Ballard, Goold

 Elders Tuua, Fallon, Madore, Darby, Biggs, Lee, Cutrere
 
Elder Strong arrived on a later flight
 
 
Orientation and lunch at a local church building


 
 
Meet our new missionaries.... 
Sister Badoni
 
Sister Clutts
 
Sister Chapman
 
Sister Johnson
 
Sister Pulsipher
 
Sister Long
 
Sister Monson
 
Sister Larson
 
Elder Strong
 
Elder Colton
 
Elder White
 
Elder Madore
 
Elder Powers
 
Elder Nielsen
 
Elder Ballard

Elder Percy
 
Elder Cicerone
 
Elder Tuua
 
Elder Darby
 
Elder Cutrer
 
Elder Fallon
 
Elder Lee
 
Elder Biggs
 
Elder Harper
 
Elder Tautuiaki
 
 Elder Goold