3-7-09

Hi Parents--this is Sister Joyce, I am the Mission President's wife. This is just a short note to tell you that your sons and daughters arrived safely here in Ogden this week--and are already hard at work!! I had an excited call from one of them last night--he had just committed someone for baptism on the first lesson--and they had accepted!!! They are a great group and we certainly appreciate the preparation you helped them make!

When dear President Faust called us to serve he told us we would not be judged on the number of conversions we had in the mission, though of course this is important, we would be judged on the men and women our missionaries are in twenty years time. We take that challenge very seriously and work hard to do all we can to fulfill it and when you think about it, what will they be doing in twenty years time?--our missionaries will be preparing their sons and daughters to go on missions!! We love our missionaries dearly---and they love us!! Thanks for such great sons and daughters! ---Sister Joyce

Jeremy with the Mission President and his wife - President and Sister Joyce

Elders and Sisters with President and Sister Joyce - Can you find Elder Lunt? :)

Some of the Missionaries with the Mission President and his wife

A "crazy" photo! Sister Joyce told them that if she can get a good photo first, then she would let them take a crazy picture. She included it so that the parents can still recognize them as their son's and daughter's! :)

Elder Lunt with his companion Elder Kaufman