Just to drive up to the gate and being given permission to drive in and park, going in the door into the lobby and being given a badge with my last name preceded by "Sister", getting a card that gives me entry into all the proper buildings, getting my little white rule book, a schedule of classes for the week and having everybody be so kind and helpful. We were asked to introduce ourselves, tell where we were from, where we were going and what kind of a mission we were serving. Buddy made me do the mike so of course, I get all choked up and say "This is all so overwhelming.", before I can get the information out.
There are about 50 other senior missionaries in our group of which over 50% are stay-at-home missionaries serving in their home stakes or wards. We are probably going the furthest away because you can't go further than New Zealand without beginning to get closer again, right? There were couples going to South Africa, Argentina, Ireland/Scotland, and France, to name a few. The only worrisome thing in the whole day was the news that our Visa has still not come in. No one seems worried about it though so we're just hoping for the best. Our wonderful, surreal day ended with a video by Elder Bednar challenging us to discover and develop the "Character of Christ", asking us to learn to become more outward looking and forget about ourselves, because in forgetting yourself, you can actual find yourself. A beautiful way to end a wonderful beginning.
Mary or Sister O'Neal
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