"Sugah" has arrived!!!!

Jared had told us that he was allowed to call us from the airport during his layover for his flight to Washington yesterday. However, the time for the call came a went. We were pretty bummed. Then last night around 8pm we got a call from an unknown number and decided to answer. There was no doubt  who the booming voice belonged to on the other end. I was giddy to say the least!!!!! Jared sounded soo happy. It was such a joy to talk to him. He told us about his layover in Georgia. He loved how welcoming the staff at the airport was there. He said a lot of the workers there were black. He got a kick out of one lady who was checking his ID and said “Is this you sugah?”

After the call we got a couple pictures and a text from his mission president’s wife:

Your missionary has arrived safely and we are so happy to have them here. We love them already and look forward to serving here in the Washington Tacoma Mission together. 

We have had a nice evening together, having dinner, and getting to know them better. 

All of the elders are staying at the Assistants place and the sisters are with us at the mission home tonight. We will gather together in the morning for a day of training and meeting their trainer/companion and then head out to their new area later in the afternoon. 

I will be posting more pictures tomorrow evening on our Instagram page. If you would like to follow along, here is the name:  

washingtontacomamission

We love these missionaries and can't wait for them to experience the joy and happiness of this great work. 

Your missionary's 

P-day is on Monday's and can expect an email that day. 

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to text me at this number or my (Sister Leishman) mission phone: 253-241-2805

Love, President and Sister Leishman