New Missionaries - Provo MTC - September 2014

September 17, 2014

Putting new missionaries to bed at 3:00 am after they have already been traveling for two days is not a goal we strive to achieve, but that is exactly what happened this transfer.  Because of airline delays, the missionaries from the Provo MTC missed their flight from London to Rome. By the time they reached the villa, it was nearly 9:00 pm.  They were exhausted and very, very hungry and two of them were missing some luggage.  We fed them dinner and then held the obligatory training meeting where they received training on their finances and permesso packets.  And then, of course, there’s always opening the Golden Envelopes.  As much a we condensed everything that had to be done, it was still nearly 3:00 am before some of them got to bed.  The worst thing was that several of them had to be up by 4:30 am to catch the train.  It’s always a miracle when the pieces all fit together.  

With all the confusion, we never did get a picture of the whole  group to go on the fridge in the kitchen.  It's a tradition.  We did manage to get them together in two groups before they departed for their final destinations.  Who knows, maybe it will work out even better because there aren't as many people in each picture and they will be more easily identifiable. 

This group has some top notch missionaries and we are anxious to get to know them better and watch them grow.