January 29th, Salt Lake City Utah

Finished our Missionary training at the Missionary Training Center. We are in Salt Lake City now at a hotel the Church has put us in and we will start our Security Training starting Monday thru Thursday. Saturday we will be briefed and security credentials. Sunday we will see Music and the Spoken Word at the Tabernacle with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. All is well.

Day 4

We are now on to Day 4. We are being taught how to lead a gospel discussion to those who have not heard what it is we believe. The manual, Preach My Gospel is invaluable in our instruction. It makes teaching more simple with overviews instead of long lengthy discussions which no one wants to listen to anyway. More importantly...the most important person in our discussions in the one we are speaking with. Knowing the person....loving a fellow human being and being friends in the most important in our relationships withour brothers and sisters here on earth. I am enjoying that part of our instruction. Now on to day 4.

We are in the Missionary Training Center

Well, we have hit day 2 and completed a very busy day. Full day of training with a devotional in the evening. It went well. We are making friends. Seems that some of the senior missionaries are our age but we look younger. It has been very spiritual so far and very enjoyable. Looking forward to tomorrow

Getting close

We have about 10 days before our Farewell, then next day is the MTC. Still busy with preparations but getting to the end.

Preparations

January 4th 2010. Things are escalating with the preparations. Packing and defining the taking care of house with Son Brian and daughter in law Jenna. Looking at accounts etc. We are pretty busy with are preparations at this point.