Where In the World?

 Elder and Sister Thomas at the MTC in Provo pointing to our mission a time honored tradition when you are at the Training Center.  Of course we weren't going anywhere exotic but we were excited anyway!  This photo was taken back at the end of December.

 Every month there are new missionaries coming into our mission.  The ones that come in on odd months, like us, attend the Salt Lake 2nd Branch of the Salt Lake Stake.  The building is across the street from the north side of our apartment building.  Easy walk to church.  We have a "Hail and Farewell" dinner every other month to celebrate the new missionaries coming in and to recognize those that are leaving.  This photo and the following one are of the H&F dinner when we were newbies.  There is a wonderful meal and then some kind of entertainment.  That's what's going on up front.

 Here is Elder Thomas enjoying the entertainment at the Hail & Farewell in January when we were new missionaries.  If you could see S Thomas you would see that she was listening with only one ear and enjoying the piles of desserts that were brought to the dinner....:)

 Occasionally we get company and we love it!  Here are Brian, Jess and the girls, Taycee and Myla enjoying the sights on Temple Square.  I do believe Myla was trying to climb into the fountain...

                                           Brian, Jess, Taycee, and Myla Thomas at Temple Square

 This is one of our favorite missionaries, Sister Appell.  She lives in SLC now and has been serving on the International Floor for about 5 years.  She is so much fun.  When we were talking about post-war Germany after WWII she told us of being so very, very hungry and being so excited when President Ezra Taft Benson, president and prophet of our church at the time, brought loads of food over to the displaced and starving German people.  She said she remembers getting some peanut butter, taking it to her room and eating it all.  She is a treasure!

In our last post we talked about going through training in the first two weeks of our mission here. This is Sister Litchfield, Elder Thomas's trainer.  She is one of the best trainers in our zone!  I'm sure I don't know whose finger got in the way of the pic!  This is now E Thomas's work place.