Just thought I would give a little update. Our computer is down so I haven't been able to blog....and if it was working, I wouldn't have time to blog anyway! We are getting into the routine of leaving every morning and being gone all day. It has been an adjustment for me, but it's working! We have had some great experiences already and we love working so closely with the missionaries! They are all amazing young men. There are six of us in the office. Sister Nachetes is the main secretary, Sister Roudolf does referrals, Brother Roudolf is in charge of the mission cars, Sister Corcran is the mission nurse (she is from SLC), Elder Holt (Birch) is the finance man, and I (Sister Holt) am doing all the reporting, newsletter, pictures, and anything else they ask me to do! The mission President and his wife are amazing, it been fun to get to know them. We are keeping really busy, and I am learning alot on the computer!
Last week was transfer week. We had 18 new missionaries come to Minnesota. 11 went home. The week was full of special dinners, testimony meetings, training etc. We didn't get home most nights until 10:00. We have the Hmong missionaries living with us until they can get into their apartment, hopefully sometime this week. They are great guys and it's been fun to have them in our home. Tonight for dinner we had 6 missionaries over. We enjoyed each one of them.....(I keep telling them I have some really cute nieces).
It has been a good experience. One day as the sun was streaming in the front and back windows of the office, the tabernacle choir was singing in the background, we had just begun the day with prayer, we were surrounded by kind members and Elders I realized that this is the perfect place to work. I am grateful for this opportunity that has come our way right now. I'll try and post pictures one of these days!
Happy St. Patricks Day! Tonight was our Instutute class and we decided to have a party! We had a short lesson and then played volleyball. We were so excited to have so many come. They are great young people! We had a few investigating friends, a new member of the church, and the Hmong missionaries! We love to have them come. Our class has grown from 2-3 last semester to an average of 12-13! 
Everyone played...but me (I was the photographer...) and the refreshment coordinator!
As you can see, some remembered it was St. Paddy's Day and wore green. They got to have first pick of the Ice Cream cake! It was fun to see how green everyone's teeth got from the frosting! 
Here we are in class before the volleyball game. 
Birch did a great job teaching tonight. It's so nice to have students that want to be there and want to learn all they can about the gospel. It makes our Tuesdays busy...good thing we have tomorrow off from the Mission Office! Maybe we can take down the outside Christmas trees!!!!!!!
