First Meeting After Arriving in Indiana 8-28-13

AGENDA

NEW MISSIONARY TRAINING/TRANSFER MEETING

Wednesday, August 28, 2013

Indianapolis Indiana North Stake Center

777 Sunblest Blvd.  Fisher, IN

8:30 – 10:15 am ………………..………Relief Society Room

New Missionary Arrivals

8:30 – 10:00 am …………………………………………..Chapel

Training for Trainers

10:30 am – noon ……………………………………….…Chapel

Transfer Meeting

Noon – 1 pm …………………….……….Luggage Swap Time


1:30 – 3:00 pm …………………….………………………Chapel

New Missionary and Trainers Meeting

1:30 – 2:30 pm …………….…………….High Council Room

District Leader Training for all

New District Leaders Attending Transfer Meeting

Braken's MTC District 8-21-13

Braken and some of the guys from his MTC district 8-21-13

Airport Phone Call 8-27-13

Yay!  We were able to speak to Braken this morning from the Salt Lake International Airport before he boarded his plane for Indiana.  He called around 5:20 am.  That was the best way to wake up ever!
He said the MTC was good, but will be glad not to go through it again, haha.  He learned a lot and is very ready to be in Indiana.  He sounded soooo good, just what we needed to hear!  He said he really didn't get homesick, just when he talks to us on the phone, lol :)  No, but he did have a couple of times where he felt a little homesick, but it wasn't bad.  They kept him busy enough that he didn't have time to think about it, I guess.  He said he is flying out on Delta Airlines with 60 other missionaries at 7:30 am.  I guess they'll be flying with angels then :)  Could you imagine what that flight looks like and Feels like?? Ahhh, wish I could be there . . .

We hope we'll get an e-mail from the mission home soon stating that he has arrived safely and all is well.

Love, Shelly

Travel Plans 8-26-13

Hey everyone they are letting us send emails to let you know when our flights are. My flight leaves at 7:30 AM so if you could all be up at 6 I will call you as soon as I can. Thanks for being an amazing family I love you all and look forward to talking with you.

Love, Elder Braken Park

8-21-13 MTC P-Day e-mail

Hey mom I did get the packages you sent thank you so much i love the brownies. I also need gym shoes could you look for my ones we bought? we got the wrong ones packed. so a usual day is wake up at 6:30 get ready go eat breakfast at 7:45 (which is usually not very good) and then go to class until 12:30 which is lunch, then study until dinner at 6:30 then class until 9:30 and then back to the residence. We are busy all day it's pretty intense. So we have an actor playing an investigator who we teach lessons twice a week and when we met him we did super awesome and the spirit was so strong. We didn't hardly follow any of the lesson plan we had we just followed the spirit. It was so amazing! once i find the cable ill send you pictures of my room my companions and my district. Stay Strong!

Love, Elder Braken Park

Braken's first e-mail to us! 8-21-13

Hello parental units! haha so week one in the MTC has come and gone and it has been both difficult and rewarding. The food is so-so, the beds are kind of lumpy and the washing machines look like they came from the 1920's. but all other things aside the spirit you can feel here is simply amazing. I love being able to learn how to teach right and how to get through to investigators. I actually have 2 companions; Elder Busby, and Elder Cathcart. As soon as I find a cable that fits my camera I will send you pictures of them and the rest of my district. Thanks for sending me all the letters it's really enjoyable to hear from you about what's going on. I love all of you and hope that you haven't missed me too much because here I am on the Lords errand doing His will. Feel free to email me whenever but I can only respond on P Day. Have an awesome day!

Love, Elder Braken Park