Today was a sad day!  We said goodbye to many new wonderful friends!  After almost two full weeks at the MTC (one of the greatest places I have ever been) our training is completed and we will be heading off to South Carolina in the morning.  For our group of the past week we trained on the computer for financial, opening and closing houses, recording baptisms and confirmations, completing transfers, making newsletters and several other procedures.  The newsletters were my personal favorite because we got to get creative with clip art and special effects.  Our office training class consisted of 4 couples, Bro and Sis Evans, Bro and Sis Fullmer and Bro and Sis Andrus.

From left to right, Evans, France, Andrus and Fullmer.

Thankfully we have an instruction manual as we will no doubt need it when we each get to our missions!  We spent our last day together not only receiving instruction from our wonderful young instructors, but we also had a very spiritual testimony meeting that lasted for about an hour.  We had our final cafeteria lunch with all the sisters and elders and said goodbye to some of them as well.  Warm and wonderful connections can be made at the MTC.  We are so blessed to have had this opportunity in our lives.

Speaking of warm and wonderful...there were two single sisters in our group who also stayed at the Marriott.  We provided them with some of their transportation needs and got to know them.  Sister Bjorn and Sister Kelly are going to New Jersey on a CES mission.  Last night we went shopping and took Sister Kelly with us.  She was so much fun..my Georgia peach!  We went to DI and found some great treasures there..then to Wal-Mart and Costco!  We really know how to have fun.  Sister Kelly and I found some absolute treasures at DI.  For those of you who know me..just what I need..more clothes to add to the closet!!

From left to right, Sister Bjorn, Sister Kelly, and me.

So, with MTC behind us, we begin the rest of our travel tomorrow...bright and early!!  Hopefully we can beat some of the traffic.