On June 27th, 15 new missionaries arrived in the Tennessee Knoxville Mission! They will begin their service with the following assignments:

Missionary	Trainer	Area
Sister Larson	Sister Dalby and Sister Lewis	Lebanon 2nd
Sister Critchfield	Sister Herget	Ringgold
Sister Hansen	Sister Talbot	Cleveland
Sister Isom	Sister Chappell	Hixson
Sister Nunn	Sister Harrison	Crossville
Sister Petersen	Sister Stephens	Asheville
Sister Erickson	Sister Lund	East Ridge
Elder Robison	Elder Andreasen	Smoky Mountain
Elder Turner	Elder Bowen	Crossville 2nd
Elder Wilson	Elder Graham	Farragut
Elder Wren	Elder Porter	Rockwood
Elder Haderlie	Elder Harmon	Hixson 2
Elder Wagnon	Elder Robinson	Asheville Central
Elder Fry	Elder Cox	Gray
Elder Brown	Elder Bluemel	Cumberland Gap

Elder Robison caught COVID in the MTC, so he joined everyone a day later where we took a picture with him at the airport with his new companion Elder Andreasen, and his zone leaders Elder Hurtado and Elder Porter.

Our departing missionaries made posters welcoming these missionaries to the TKM!

We tried something different with this group. Typically we start Day 1 with an orientation to things like finances, apartments, vehicles, medical care, etc., but have felt we need to begin Day 1 with greater spiritual power. After a discussion on our missionary purpose and focusing on Jesus Christ, Sister Barlow handed out a swag bag with items like a new Book of Mormon to read in the next three months highlighting every reference to the Savior, a copy of the daily schedule for the TKM, a card to memorize 3 Nephi 5:13, and the flash cards to memorize The Living Christ.

After taking pictures, we took the missionaries to a park that overlooks Knoxville where we did interviews and the Assistants and Sister Training Leaders facilitated training on obtaining power through the Book of Mormon and through increasing our willingness. We usually then go contact people on the University of Tennessee Campus, but with school out for the summer, we went to Market Square and Gay Street and these missionaries did their first contacting.

We then came back to the stake center where we assigned these new missionaries to their trainers, and then they were off to their first areas.

We are very excited about this great group of missionaries and look forward to all of the experience we will get to share together during their service.

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