The Mission Home Experience

Dear parents of Hermana Jones,

President Whitehead and I want to let you know that your daughter, Hermana Jones, safely arrived in Mexico City and is now working hard in the mission field.  You should have received a phone call from her right after she arrived at the mission home Monday night.

We are so thrilled to have your daughter in our mission. President Whitehead hand-picked top-notch elders and leaders in this mission to train this group of elders and sisters.  We have anticipated their arrival for months.

We fed your daughter dinner soon after we picked her up from the airport, had a short devotional and sent her to bed here at the mission home with the other sister missionaries. The next morning we fed them all breakfast and then she was interviewed by President Whitehead.  Next she was briefed on the rules of the mission by the APs and afterwards met her new trainer and companion that she will have for the next 6 weeks, Hermana Magaña. We took pictures and after, she and her companion left the mission home together to give away a Book of Mormon and get as many referrals as they could in 15 minutes.  When they returned we talked about their experiences, fed them pizza and then they were whisked away by taxi to their new destination to go to work.

Thank you for raising this wonderful young woman.  We feel her special spirit and love her already.

President and Hermana Whitehead