ARRIVED AT THE BILLINGS MISSION HOME...

We received an email with pictures attached from Sister Mecham:

Brother & Sister Richardson:

We had a great couple days with Elder Richardson as he arrived in the mission on Tuesday. After gathering the group from the airport we took them to the Billings Temple for photos. Lunch was held at the mission home followed by an afternoon filled with orientation from the mission president, myself, financial secretary, assistants, online administrators, and our office couple. We had a western dinner followed by their first proselyting experience with some Elders in the Billings area. The evening concluded with a testimony meeting and then each elder opened their area assignment from the president. The next morning was breakfast and then travel to their assigned areas. We love all of them and thankful they are here to serve.

Elder Richardson will be serving in the Kalispell Zone. His trainer/companion is Elder McKee.

Elder Richardson's direct address is
2195 Witty Lane

P.O. Box 618
Columbia Falls, MT 59912

Attached is the mission directory as well as some photos of the missionary's arrival in Billings.

We hope that you can help us with some things that might distract the missionaries. The missionaries should only be emailing home once a week. We are an online proselyting mission, however new missionaries are not to be using the internet other than for email during their first 12 weeks. Special training and permission are granted to missionaries to be online proselyters who have proven that they can obey the mission schedule with exactness. Missionaries should not be receiving phone calls from home except on Mother's Day and Christmas and in special circumstances approved by the president. Be careful about sending excessive extra funds for the missionary. Packages and letters should include uplifting, not distracting items. Any kind of games and cards are not allowed in the mission. Excessive things turn into extra luggage during transfers.

Your help on this would be most appreciated.

We appreciate your faith and support through written letters. We watch the missionaries here anxiously await those. A letter in hand can be read over and over. Any letters or packages that are addressed to the mission office can be forwarded to the missionary free if they are sent U.S. postal service: first class, priority, overnight, etc. Items sent by UPS or FedEx cannot be forwarded and would have to wait for hand delivery when trainings are scheduled.

Thank you for your love, support and faith in sending us such wonderful missionaries.

Sister Mecham

Montana Billings Mission
1848 Rimrock Rd
Billings, MT 59102