Last week we attended a missionary training meeting along with many of the 140 or so darling young elders and sisters in the Anchorage Alaska Mission.  It is always invigorating and spiritually uplifting to be around them.  They are so dedicated and so full of enthusiasm to share the Gospel!  We received training on everything from bike safety to STAYING OUT of political discussions to refining our "desires."  Some districts in the mission  are too far distant or cannot be reached by roads, so those elders cannot attend in person but have to receive their training over the phone, via "polycom."