New Missionaries

On Thursday, April 22, 2010, we received 8 new missionaries from the MTC Provo. We also had 2 new missionaries from here in Cambodia. They will start their missions now and then go to the MTC Manila Phillipines with 3-4 other Cambodians in June. They have had their calls for 3 months and were ready to come. The above group from L-R. Elder Son (came in on a Transfer from Vietnam at the same time this group arrived), Sister Nouer (the Cambodian), Sister Hildenbrand, Sister and President Smedley, Elders Seang, Cope, and Cox (Assistant). Back Row L-R Elder Thinh (here in transfer from Vietnam), Elders Conway, Baird, Christian, Ballard, Elder (yes, Elder Elder), and Elder Sweeten (new Assistant replacing Elder Miles). This is a great group of missionaires. Happy and positive.

This is the new Cambodian Elder. Elder Mai. He is 24 and has already baptized his Mother, has been a branch missionary and his current branch president is someone he baptized. So he will just carry on even more from his pre-missionary work!

Elder Hurwitz took this picture for me. This is on Friday after Training the new companions came in to pick up the new missionaries which also meant a BIG transfer. Elder Hurwitz was not standing on a chair. He is 6' 10", and so all I did was hand him the camera and now you have his viewpoint on things, plus you can see many of the missionaries.

This always requires LOTS of luggage.

The sisters before they took off to their new areas. Me, Sisters Sok, Pin, Askerlund, Hildenbrand, Essma, Wu, and Noeur. One of these days, I"ll get rid of the roll I have!