Beginnings of our mission

I don't even know where to begin.  We had a wonderful trip coming to New York.  Arlington National Cemetery was very moving, along with the memorial walls, museums, and Gettysburg.  We arrived in New York and found the Palmyra Inn.

We have a very small apartment.  It is a motel room with a kitchenette, a couch, but most importantly, a king size bed.  We have had our interview with the temple president and received our name tags.  We had dinner last night with all the new temple missionaries.  They are from everywhere.  This morning we attended the Palmyra ward and wore our name tags for the first time.  It felt a little strange to be called Sister Nordfelt everywhere we went.  However, it was a great feeling.  I have been trying to do a selfie to showourname tags but that hasn't work too well yet.  I'm going to have to practice.

Each of the temple missionaries will be assigned a ward or branch to attend and we will get that assignment this week.  A couple of the branches are quite a distance and so if you receive this calling, you drive to the destination and stay with a member family.  I'll have to let you know what happens with us.

This next week we will be in training every day.  We will be set apart as Palmyra temple missionaries, tour the temple and learn our way around, participate in sealings, endowment sessions, and baptisms.  We actually begin with our regular  schedule a week from tomorrow, May 1. We have so etching every day but the days are not full.  We hope to get out more.  I am still trying to get my bearings becaus it has been cloudy and there are no mountains.

We did find out that we can come home in June for Riley's wedding.  We are excited about this.  We'll be able to see our kids and grandkids for the weekend. What a great event To participate in Riley's very special day.

I can't begin to tell you how wonderful Palmyra feels.  We truly feel blessed and humbled to be able to serve in. This part of God's vineyard.