Another Transfer

It has been 4 weeks since my last entry, and here it is transfer time again.  Our Zone has 14 missionaries in it, and 2 of the guys will be going home this coming Tuesday.  We will have about 12 going home, and 12 arriving from the MTC on Tuesday.

At the last transfer, 6 weeks ago, we also had 2 of the guys from our Zone go home, and so we had an Ice Cream Party for the Zone.  Well we could not do less this transfer, so we had another Banana Split Party.  I guess we will continue this "tradition" from here on out even if no one is going home, because at transfers, you can be sure that someone from the Zone will be reassigned to another area.

Our Zone minus 2 sets of Elders.

Elder Barron returning to Syracuse, NY, and Elder Walkenhorst returning to Alpine, UT

Elders Dryer, Wright, and, Casteel

Sister Barfus from Beaverton, OR, and Sister Alejandro, one of our Temple Square Missionaries.

Elder Calderon from Mexico, and Elder Leetham. These are our Spanish speaking Elders.

Sister Polidario and Barker

It always is a lot of fun with the missionaries, and I think they also enjoy being with Mom and I.  We are always positive and provide a good, safe, environment for them especially when they have their ups and downs.

Our Mission President's wife and the children are off to SLC today. Sister Weston's father died from Pancreatic Cancer, and the funeral is on Monday.  The Mission President's wife has more freedom in going home to attend these serious family issues, where the Mission President can not leave the mission.  It would be difficult for him to leave anyway, with interviews for departing missionaries today and Monday, approving all the transfers, and then having the new missionaries arrive on Tuesday.

We will be helping with the Monday night dinner for the outgoing missionaries.  Usually, Sister Weston takes care of that.  Sister Weston hopes to drive one of their vehicles back from SLC, since she was only able to get a one way ticket home to Salt Lake, and plans to be back by Wednesday.  We told the President that he was welcome to join us for Thanksgiving if she did not make it back.

We are super excited to have Ross and Dixie and the kids here for Thanksgiving. The exciting news is that they will be bringing Joie with them for a visit. (Pray for Mom!!)  We can hardly wait.  Good thing we have transfers to keep us busy and that we will have a very full 3 days prior to their arrival.  The meal may be Chinese Take Out!!!!

We love you and pray for you every day.  

Have a GREAT Thanksgiving!

Dad