Well
this week was super different. We hardly had a chance
to touch our own area the
entire week. Monday night we spent the evening with all of the departing
missionaries. We set up some lawn games and made sure to keep them busy. Then
we got to stay for a testimony meeting, which was really neat. It was really
cool to see everything that those missionaries had learned on their missions.
The spirit was awesome but we didn't leave the Mission Home until nearly
midnight, so the next morning I was a little tired. Haha
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| Keeping the departing missionaries busy |
Tuesday, we spent all
day with the new missionaries that
were coming in this transfer. We got 28 new
missionaries last week and we had to make sure everything was set up and
prepared for their arrival. So, we did that all morning, and then went and
picked them up from the airport with the Lewis's. Then we helped them with
their orientation, ate lunch, and then sent them out to work in Yakima for an
hour and knock some doors. That's called fearbusting. After they got back we
did some training's and talked about their experiences tracting.
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| With the new missionaries |
Then we shipped them
all up to the mission home where we had dinner, which was tri-tip steak and it
was absolutely delicious. Then we had another testimony meeting with those new
elders and sisters and they bore some awesome testimonies. I definitely feel
like missionaries are coming into the field more and more prepared. All of the
activities ended that night at 11ish, then we loaded up their bags, and around
11:30 pm we started planning which new missionary was going to be with what
trainer.
That took forever but
it also was super spiritual. We left the mission home around 1:30-2 am and had
it pretty well set. It was cool how as we discussed all the individual
missionaries that the companionships seemed to line up nicely.
The next day
(Wednesday) was transfer day and we had to help drive the missionaries around.
Elder Allsop and I had to split and drive separate cars for transfers. He drove
a huge bus like thing and I got to drive our truck, which we call Tucker.
Thursday and Friday,
we did a lot of training meetings for the
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| With President Lewis at the Mexican restaurant |
Those meetings were
super fun. And after the meetings on Friday President and Sister Lewis took us
to a really tasty Mexican restaurant and we discussed the agenda for our
upcoming Mission Leadership Council. Then Saturday we spent some more time
planning that meeting with President and Sister Lewis. We also on Saturday were
finally able to spend a little bit of time in our area which was super nice,
but I have no idea what is going on. Elder Allsop tells me we have a lot of
cool people we're teaching but I haven't met any yet. Hopefully this next week
I have some more info on people.
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| Mexican dinner |
Sunday, we had church.
The ward we work with is fairly small, but it's a solid ward. I'm trying to
learn all of their names quickly but it'll take a few weeks I'm sure.
I love you all!! Sorry
this wasn't a very exciting letter. If you want pictures go to the mission
blog.
--
Elder Miles
Washington Yakima
Mission
This is the mission blog that Elder Miles mentions -
https://yakimamission.wordpress.com/
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| This is our little office in the mission office. It's more of a closet, but it works perfectly for what we need. |
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| Elder Miles, Elder Allsop, and President Lewis |
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| Transfer day |
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| In front of the transfer board |
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| "That sword is a plastic sword we have in the back of our truck, and whenever a new Assistant is called he is "knighted" by the leaving Assistant" |
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