Since President Monson announced at October Conference that young men could start serving missions at age 18 (formerly age 19) and young women at age 19 (formerly age 21), the amount of applications has skyrocketed phenomenally. Here is our first larger group of missionaries who came in mid January.
Here they are! Fresh from the MTC. They are sitting next to their trainers. Along with the two other mission office staff couples, we helped orientate them regarding the practical aspects of their missionary service -- cars, housing, finances, etc.
We are very busy gearing up for two even larger groups arriving in February and March. After Christmas, Carl and I hit the ground running (just before Christmas, we had found a nice apartment for a new senior missionary couple in the tiny town of Medina), to find 6 new missionary apartments for the February group. We planned on two weeks to do so, knowing that we also needed time to find furnishings and household supplies for all these apartments. With the help of the Lord, all the apartments were found in the needed areas. At the end of a long day of searching for a place in a rather expensive area (Victor, NY), we "stumbled" upon this gem.
The owner had just put it up for rent, a newly renovated 2nd floor apartment -- ceramic tile floors, new carpeting, new kitchen cabinets and appliances--immaculate throughout. And the best part, for only $500, a really good deal since the cheapest apartment we could find in that city was almost $800.
The missionaries will really like this very large bathroom, with a walk-in shower and an old timey tub.
Wish us luck as we are continuing to shop for all the furnishings, etc., getting ready for a week of zone meetings in the middle of the moves, and moving (thankfully with the help of the Assistants to the President and other strong young Elders) all the stuff into the 6 new places in less than two weeks time.
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