This lucky group of new missionaries arrived just as Spring found its way to our mission and blessed us with blossoms galore!
 |
Pictured here just coming out of the jetway at Reagan National Airport,
we paused to admire the blooming magnolia trees.
L-R: Elder Monsen, Sister Rivas, me and my sweetie, Sister Hadley, Elders Davidson and Brown |
Adding Elder Omdahl to our group (second from the right), we bypassed taking the Metro this time and went outside instead to celebrate the long-awaited warm weather.
Dinner at the Mission Home
 |
L-R: Sister Training Leaders Washburn and Luna-Chico next to our two new Sisters Hadley and Rivas
President and Elder Blood (a new ASL Elder who came in a few days ago)
President and Sister Lorenzana (First Counselor in the Mission Presidency and right hand friends)
Sister Training Leaders Wilson and Nolte |
 |
L-R: New Elder Omdahl (came in separately from the Mexico MTC)
Elders Monsen, Brown and Davidson |
 |
L-R: New AP Elder Patchett, Elder Bleazard (ASL arrived a few weeks ago)
Elder Lyman (arrived a few days ago), our daughter Carrie
Home-Teaching AP Ord and AP Tanner |
 |
Then, in the middle of the night, we got one more addition:
Elder Whited (Visa-waiting for Italy) |
Next Morning at the Blossom-rich Temple
 |
| Elder Whited |
 |
| Sister Hadley |
 |
| Sister Rivas |
 |
| Elder Brown |
 |
| Elder Monsen |
 |
| Elder Omdahl |
 |
| Elder Davidson |
On to the DC Stake Center to meet their trainers
 |
| Elder Brown will be trained by Elder Sorensen |
 |
| Elder Whited will be trained by Elder Lee |
 |
| Elder Blaezard is training Elder Blood in the ASL program |
 |
| Elder Lyman is being trained by Elder Shih in the Chinese program |
 |
| Elder Davidson will be trained by Elder Mellon |
 |
| Sister Johnson will train Sister Rivas |
 |
| Sister Hadley will be trained by Sister B. Griffin (one of 3 Griffins in our mission!) |
 |
| Elder Omdahl will be trained by Elder Tolk |
 |
| Elder Chang will train Elder Monsen |
Hallelujah !
