Here they are, the newest addition to the OEM!
These great missionaries arrived in the Eugene, Oregon at 11:58 a.m.
We went to the mission home and after lunch they were taught by President Russell, Sister Russell, and the Assistants. This picture shows the Assistants teaching while the president is interviewing each of the missionaries.
They all are listening intently.
I am trying to get a pictures of all of the missionaries.
This shot is from the stairway.
They were all very tired, and because of limited room, only 12 of the missionaries could sleep at the mission home. The other Elders slept with the Assistants and the Sisters slept with the STL's (Sister Training Leaders).
Then, we all met for breakfast at the mission home
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Afterwards, we had some time before we were to meet at the stake center, so they studied.
At the Church, we had a short program where the new missionaries were officially welcomed by several missionaries and senior couples. After that, we went into the cultural hall where it was time to meet their trainers!
Elder Egan will be trained by Elder Goode and they will serve in Coos Bay (Florence).
Elder Hales will train Elder Flake in Coos Bay (North Bend).
Elder Black will train Elder Thibault in Coos Bay (Bandon).
Elder Spurlock will be trained by Elder Hollingshead in Corvallis.
Elder Hallam will be trained by Elder Cho in Corvallis.
Elder Bushman will be trained by Elder Barclay in Corvallis.
When the president reads the name of the trainer and then who he will be training they meet at the front and give each other a big hug. Elder Barclay not only hugged Elder Bushman, but carried him across the room!
Elder Moser will be trained by Elder Howard in Corvallis.
Sister Allen will train Sister Rasmussen in Santa Clara.
Elder Godfrey will train Elder Briceno in Santa Clara.
Elder Wardle will be trained by Elder Porter in Santa Clara (Junction City).
Elder Redding will train Elder Jensen in Roseburg.
Elder Russell will train Elder Thurgood in Roseburg (Winston).
Elder Holman will be trained by Elder Crowell in Roseburg (Newton Creek South).
Sister Holliday will train Sister Sidhu in Grants Pass (Riverside).
Elder Allred will train Elder Cluff in Grants Pass (Cave Junction).
Elder Spencer will train Elder Poston in Medford.
Elder Verhaaren will train Elder Johnson in Medford.
Elder Rawlings will be trained by Elder Lucas in Central Point (Gold Hill).
Elder Zilles will be trained by Elder King in Roseburg (South Umpqua).
Elder Gage will be trained by Elder Nelson in Klamath Falls (Tulelake).
Elder Finlinson will trained by Elder Provstgaard in Medford (Ashland).
Elder Fetzer will train Elder Etherington in Klamath Falls (Alturas).
Elder Christiansen will be trained by Elder Lambson in Klamath Falls.
Sister Jones will train Sister Doxey in Grants Pass (Beacon Hill).
Elder Morris will be trained by Elder Wells in Grants Pass (Redwood).
Our new missionaries and their trainers.
Before they head off to their areas they are trained on iPads.
President Russell teaches them about how to use the iPads safely (spiritual safety).
The Assistants; Elder Nash and Elder Workman will then train them on the iPads.
Lastly, before Elder Black and Elder Thibault leave they want a 'selfie' with Sister Russell.
