Friday, September 11, 2015

Our New Friends at the MTC

Our MTC district - Jeff and Kay Bunn, Sister Yazzie and Brother Gubler -- our instructors, Jerry and Irene Hansen, and Michael and Debra Newcum
We have grown to love and appreciate these people very much. The Bunns are going to Baton Rouge Louisiana. They are from Boise, Idaho, and hope to watch Boise State beat BYU tomorrow night. Elder Bunn will be the mission nurse and take care of the other missionaries' health needs. Sister Bunn will work in the office. They will be with us next week for the office training.

Sister Yazzie is half Navajo -- thus the unusual name -- and is a very experienced teacher. Brother Gubler served his mission in Germany and Austria, and he too is a gifted teacher. They were great with our group. Imagine being in your 20's and being assigned to teach a group of people who have years of church service and experience, who have been bishops and stake presidents and relief society presidents. But all of our district were humble and eager to learn, and our teachers were supportive and helpful.

The Hansens are from Sandy, Utah, and are headed to Indonesia to teach family history. They don't know the language, haven't lived outside the country, and don't really know much about family history. They are an inspiration. They start family history training in Salt Lake City tomorrow morning at 10:30.

Michael and Debra Newcum are going to Modesto California to support the members and leaders. They are from Dallas and know the Packards. We really enjoyed them. Elder Newcum has a great sense of humor, and Sister Newcum is full of enthusiasm and love for everyone. They left this afternoon to drive to California.

We will miss all of them.

4 comments:

  1. Reading your posts have brought back sweet memories of my time in the MTC. Thank you! I am so thrilled that you two get to serve the Lord and the people of Germany together. Germany is in for a real treat, and will be the better for having you. <3

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    1. Thanks, Angel. We'll try to keep posting through our mission.

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