New Missionaries

After a good night’s sleep the new missionaries awoke ready for a day full of training and dendo (proselyting).  The day started with a game of frisbee at the park.  After getting ready for the day we had breakfast and headed to the church for training.

The new missionaries have their first chance at contacting on the street as they walked back to the mission office after lunch with an experienced missionary and a Book of Mormon.

While waiting for their interview with the President they have the opportunity to email home, sign the True Disciple Quilt and visit with other missionaries.

The evening is finished with dinner and a testimony meeting.  What a wonderful day it always is!

Sister Murayama

Sister Kubo

Elder Fernandes

Elder Rasmusen

Elder Allen

Elder da Silva

Elder Rhoads

Elder Mergist

Elder Torres

Elder Tobler

Elder Miller

Elder Murakami

Elder da Silva practicing his Japanese hiragana along with his artist abilities!

Our two new sister missionaries with an investigator who stopped by the office to say hello.

Thursday always brings excitement.  The missionaries wake up ready to go!  This is the day they meet their trainers and head to their first areas of service.  We always start the day with a hike up Rokko mountain to see the beautiful view of Kobe.

After showers and breakfast the missionaries are ready for training and the companionship match up!  These next few photos show them entering the chapel in anticipation of their assignment!

And the matching begins…

Sisters Yuki and Murayama

Sisters Hirabayashi and Kubo

Elders Hatch and Torres

Elders Cluff and Tobler

Elders Burner and Rhoads

Elders Wilcox and Rasmusen

Elders Barker and Murakami

Elders Filiaga and Miller

Elders Anderton and Mergist

Elders Waterbury and Fernandes

Elders Henderson and Allen

Elders Young and da Silva

Taking a few minutes getting to know each other.

What a wonderful couple of days with our new missionaries.  They are all in their new areas now working their hearts out!