Get Ready, West Indies . . . Here We Come!

We were just finishing up two days of training at the MTC on the Church’s employment centers / Career Workshops. The whole time we were next door to several classes of missionaries learning to speak French in preparation for their service around the world.

During a break in our training, we had the opportunity to visit with them and to answer the “standard” question around here . . . “where are you going, Sister Sappington?”

My answer evoked a whoop and a big smile from these four young men . . . (from left) Elder Garlick from Alpine, Utah; Elder Makanani from Long Beach, California – both who entered the MTC yesterday; Elder Yockey from Tullahoma, Tennessee and Elder Harris from Reno, Nevada (the great-grandson of Glenn Judd, a former member of our ward in Bloomington) – both who have been language learners for more than 5 weeks. (Note . . . Elder Sappington served in Tullahoma, Tennessee at the very same age as these four elders).

They will all be serving in Martinique, but we promised these young elders we would be waiting for them in the West Indies.