Fifty - four missionaries! They came from the USA, England, Canada, Norway, ElSalvador, South Africa, Germany, Netherlands, Australia, Spain, Denmark, Switzerland, Iceland and Austria and they will serve in Manchester, Leeds, Ireland/Scotland, Norway, Germany and Melbourne, Australia.
They were talented and talkative!
We shared the usual and the unusual.
We attended Sacrament Meeting in a ward that meets in the Stake Center that is located just across the parking lot from us. We were invited to speak to the theme of Lovingkindess, which of course is close to our hearts. And the missionaries sang like angels. My theory is that when you listen to children or missionaries, they don't have to sound good. Just looking at them is enough, but then when they sound good it adds a dimension that stirs the very depths of your soul. And these missionaries did just that. And it helps to have a sister at the piano who is a piano performance major! We had such a great time singing. They were so good, we cut a CD, made copies and sent each with the memory.
A highlight of this group was a visit from Elder Kopischke, the area president. He spent an evening with the missionaries responding to their questions. The missionaries love him and he loves them and as a result both are edified.
With each group we have a "Best of Britain" night where the cooks fix fish and chips, meat pies, and trifle. We put out the British flags and sing, "God Save the Queen", reminding them that for the next 18-24 months (for most of them) this will be their homeland and forever more they will carry with them treasured memories of this remarkable country.
Wednesday morning we once again big them farewell with a prayer in our hearts that they will grasp the magnitude of their calling and be blessed with success.
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