Training our new missionaries!

We had a wonderful day today training our newest missionaries.  They are a fabulous, they are prepared, and they are ready to begin.

Here are some highlights of our day today.

We met early this morning at our mission home for a quick breakfast and then we started our training, while President Clayton interviewed each new missionary.
We talked about our daily schedule, missionary health, our missionary apartment, and for those who do not speak English, we set goals to learn English during their time on the mission.

(After awhile, we stepped outside to stretch and get some air, and to wake up a bit )  :)

We are impressed with this new group.

We are anxious to have them join us!

Today, we had some of the Elders ride with us back to the church.

Here we are, new missionaries, trainers, and our assistants.

The time has come to introduce our new missionaries

to their trainers!

Here they are. Called by the Lord to help 

guide and train our newest missionaries.  We have

great confidence and trust in them.

Such anticipation.  Please note, we are thrilled to welcome

Elder and Sister Ortega, in the front right, 

our new matrimony couple, who will be 

serving for their first transfer in Ameca.

trainer Elder Galindo with Elder Gutierrez

 trainer Elder Albrechtsen with Elder Diaz

Sister Vega with trainer Sister Ramirez

Elder and Sister Ortega

Sister Rodriguez and trainer Sister Marciano

Elder and Sister Loza who work with the self reliance center.

trainer Sister Madrid with Sister Lanuza

trainer Sister Calixto with Sister Ramos

Sister Hernandez with trainer Sister Cordova

trainer Elder Pacheco with Elder Ramirez

trainer Elder Coronado with Elder Flores

Sister Barnette with trainer Sister Lyman

Elder Schank with trainer Elder Hutchings

Elder Novak with trainer Elder Montan

Here we are on the steps of the Mexico Guadalajara Temple!

                                           We love them already!

...and they're off!

14 New Missionaries!

Ready, set, here we go!
We are thrilled to welcome 14 new missionaries to the Mexico Guadalajara Mission!

I just love to see our new missionaries come out those doors!
These first sisters sure had big smiles on their faces!

Eager and ready to get started.
We are eager and ready to greet them!

We met brother and sister Gastelum today at the airport.  They saw us and 

came up to us to introduce themselves.     Listen to this inspiring story. 

The Gastelum's son and Elder Novak are best friends.  The day 

sister Gastelum took out her endowments, they invited

 Elder Novak to their home and introduced him to the gospel.  

They got to know his family as well.  They friend shipped them,

and asked them to be taught the gospel in their home.

The Gastelum's son baptized Elder Novak, and just a month ago,

 he and his family were sealed in the Temple.

What a tender experience it was to watch brother and 

sister Gastelum greet Elder Novak and welcome him to his mission.

 The Gastelum's live in the Guadalajara East Mission boundaries.

We welcome this dynamic missionary to our mission. 

We paused for a picture right outside the front doors of the airport.

The hermanas came with us in our van.  

I already love these sisters!

We came to the church and had a quick bite to eat.

Our assistants explained the plan for the day,

 and gave them their supplies.

A quick picture on the steps of the Temple.

Holding our powerful Books of Mormon

in the four finger power hold!

They are ready!

Our new missionaries set out today, their first day with 

a companionship from here in Guadalajara to contact 

and teach with them for today.  We will meet with them

tomorrow for their first full day of training.