On Wednesday, May 24th, the Lima, Peru MTC was expecting 103 new missionaries. I was there helping that day and got to witness some sweet things. I was at the table close to the MTC president and his wife when they got to meet each missionary individually, give them their badge and chat for a bit. They had the badges orchestrated so they knew who was coming next, could greet them by name, give them each a hug a make them feel welcome. It tugged at my heart and I couldn’t keep the tears in, watching the love that was flowing. During a lull, the wife of the president came over and asked how I was doing. It was obvious that I was tearful, and I told her how much I loved watching them greet each missionary. She told me it comes with the calling to feel a genuine love for each missionary. Those missionaries are excited or nervous or both, starting their mission and what a blessing to be greeted in such a loving way by President and Sister Moore. David Archuleta’s “Glorious” was playing during this time. There were some other stations that the missionaries stopped at with a station to get their hair cut too. if they needed it. I was going over the pages the missionaries filled out upon entering, telling if they needed anything, like toiletries, clothing, etc.  Later on in the day, I went back over to the MTC to help distribute the needed things. The day before, I helped put together snack bags for the missionaries who would arrive in the middle of the night. There was a juice drink, some chips and Oreo cookies. I also helped collate the welcome booklets each one received upon arrival. I will be doing this same thing every 3 weeks, along with a few others from the area office when the MTC receives new missionaries. Most of the missionaries c0ming that day were Spanish-speaking from South America, but there were about 12 from the United States who will be serving in our area and need to learn Spanish.

Carter did some more nurse training this past week for the third week in a row. He is training Hermana Carstens in the Lima MTC and Hermana Willis on Facetime who is already on her mission in Bolivia. I was there with them this time. I took some initial pictures before they got started and then Carter thought I was on my iPad during the training, but I was actually taking pictures of him doing the teaching! He is a good teacher. The nurses really enjoy  him. They learned about nose bleeds, mastoiditis, anaphylaxis, gallbladder disease, pilonidal cysts, infected surgical wounds, Dengue fever, diarrhea and when to use Imodium, tuberculosis (TB), immunizations, making friends with local pharmacists, and how to handle dog bites. These sisters are actual RN’s from the United States. They have Spanish-speaking companions who will help them communicate with Spanish-speaking missionaries when they care for them. They also do some proselyting.

Enjoy the pictures! Carter is a great teacher and I can tell he loves it!

Hermana Carstens, her comanion, Hermana Dobbins, Dr. Mayberry with Hermana Willis on Facetime.

Notice the laptop keyboard reflection in his glasses!

Written by Faye