Orientation

Monday was orientation. There is so much to learn here. We were very busy meeting with the mission presidency and learning about various sites.

Tuesday we had a little free time and are I think we are really unpacked and somewhat organized. ( I keep deciding things would go better some place else.) In the afternoon we met at the temple with the mission Presidency. We were given a welcome and a few stories by the temple President. Then we did a session. Went home and ate then went to the Mission Presidents home for a visit. Sister Ludwig told about their courtship. It was quite a story. She was raised in an active home and had visited the temple in Mesa and made a promise to the Lord that she would marry in the temple. She graduated from BYU and then was introduced to Pres. Ludwig. He was not a member of the church, but the attraction blossemed and she did not know if it was a good thing or not. After falling in love, she told him of her promise. He was going to school in the east. She flew out and spent some time with him. When he drove her to the airport, he said "Well, I am flying home with you." That was great because she wondered if she would see him anymore. Just before they landed, He said "Tonight your dad is going to baptize me. Wow that was a surpraise. They waited a year (which she said was very hard) and were married in the Mesa temple. She kept her promise and he has been very active all their married life. They are really a delightful couple.