Tuesday morning we gathered at the Frontenac Building for Transfer day.  What a great time to visit with missionaries we haven't seen in a while!  One couple (a recent convert and reactivation) love the missionaries!  They brought bottles of water, cookies, candy and chips for snacks for the missionaries.  It was a hit!  Lot's of new trainers were gathering as well in anticipation of getting a brand new missionary to teach the ropes.

 Later in the day, twenty-two missionaries arrived at the mission office from the airport.  They received a little tour of important destinations in St Louis, including the St Louis Temple.  We arrived later at the mission home for dinner and interviews and enjoyed getting to know these tired travelers.

You wouldn't think flying here from Salt Lake City, Utah would be a big deal.  But to make their connections, they needed to be up around 1 am to catch a bus around 3 am.  Some decided why should we even go to bed?  Of course then there is a lay over somewhere before arriving here in the afternoon.  I was able to talk to every missionary individually in a record time of around two hours.  Our mission has been blessed with great missionaries

Transfers

Wednesday we arrived again at Frontenac for training and then my favorite part of the pairing of Missionaries. 

Assignments for new missionaries

Friday, it was my turn to prepare the Mission Leadership Counsel lunch (Thank you Costco).  We had previously ordered the food only to find out our "choices" were not being made anymore.  We had instead macaroni and cheese, fruit, salad and pumpkin and apple pie.  As there was little left over, I guess it turned out just fine. 

MLC Luncheon

A great conclusion to any week is being in the St Louis Temple.

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