Mission Training Center (MTC)

On November 30, we entered the MTC in Provo, UT. We had a wonderful week meeting new people and learning what we should do as missionaries. There were 2200 missionaries there. 25 "Senior Couples" and many young men and women, willing to go all over the world, with different assignments, sharing the gospel of Jesus Christ. The spirit was strong and the week went by very fast. The McDowell's from Sacramento CA are also going to the Dublin Ireland Mission and we became fast friends. They are really a fun couple.

The MTC is like a mini city, with everything you need from post office to beauty salon. There were Christmas lights lighting up the center quad. Very festive!

Here's Elder Holt in front of the main building.

Us with the McDowell's. They were able to leave Saturday for Ireland. We are still waiting for our visas. It was sad to see them leave without us.

This was our district. Elder Holt was the district leader.....Brother Spencer, the young guy, was our trainer. He was great and we learned a lot from him.

The famous mission map...everyone points to their mission and takes a picture!
This is Elder and Sister James. They were going to the Congo...but because of medical reasons, they were reassigned the last day to Orlando Florida! We had a lot of fun with them.

The Thompsons were from Brisbane, Australia and the are going to Italy! It was fun to hear them speak Italian with an Australian accent!
The McDowells.
The Herrs are from Utah and they are going to Norway. They could barely reach their country on the map. They will be serving 450 miles north of the Artic Circle and won't see the sun until March!

We had a wonderful week. Now we are waiting in Salt Lake at my parents house for our visas to come. We are hopeful it won't be too long! Maybe tomorrow????