Mission Gathers for Arrival of New Missionaries Tomorrow

This past Friday morning we held a specialized training for those missionaries who have been assigned to train the new missionaries arriving tomorrow afternoon. They will receive their specific assignments (locations and companionships) at our transfer meeting on Wednesday. Sis. Sarah Kemp will be part of that group of missionaries arriving in Birmingham.

Those invited to attend this training began to arrive at the Lorna building just before 8:30 am with their current companions. The zone leaders joined us at 9:30 am for the last hour of training.

Our office missionaries (Elder and Sister Curtis, Elder and Sister Greenland, and Sister Dunbar) stopped by to help us.

After a prayer, we began with a breakfast of kolaches (Recipe), juice, oranges, apples, and pears. Kolaches are a Czech food and since Elder Klabacka is a descendent of Czech immigrants, we thought it was fitting to have him experience this ethnic food now a part of the Southern cuisine. We served ham and cheese and sausage and cheese kolaches from Shipley's Donuts.

We covered an outline provided by the Missionary Department in Salt Lake City. As part of the training Sister Jeni Holzapfel, spoke to the missionaries about our four children who served missions and their first companions in the mission field (Chile, Costa Rica, Hungry, and Switzerland).

(Photos & details courtesy Alabama Birmingham Mission website)