It has been a whirlwind week full of 14 hour days at the Missionary Training Center in Provo, Utah.  We have completed our “Preach My Gospel” training and it was really fun as well as challenging. 

There were about 86 senior missionaries and because we have a car, were assigned to stay at the Provo Mariott Hotel.  We went there after a couple of hours of orientation and introduction of each missionary.  We also had dinner at the MTC and sat with other couples called to many different places around the world and filling several different assignments such as Church Education, Perpetual Education Fund workers, and Leadership Support.  It is wonderful to be with so many qualified and dedicated senior missionaries.

           Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday we were assigned into groups of 4 couples and sent to classrooms where we practiced teaching.  Those of us assigned to foreign speaking missions met Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday for 2 hours polishing our skills in those languages.

          As you can see in this photo of us, Dixie and I are pointing to France where we will serve in Paris Stake Young Single Adult Program.  We have already seen the fruits of the program in as much as there are three sister missionaries in the MTC right now who just left Paris where they were active in the program.  We will arrive in Paris on Tuesday, November 13th.  We will post more next week.