Benin

Michael was assigned to Cotonou, Benin. He flew there on October 23rd. Elder and Sister Black are the senior couple missionaries serving in Benin. They wrote: "Our airport experiences are always interesting. We had word that the elders were to arrive at the airport about 7:00 in the evening so some of us went down to meet them while Soeur Black stayed home and fixed a spaghetti dinner for their arrival. By the time we waited at the airport for a while and started to ask questions, we became aware that there was not even a flight scheduled to arrive from Ivory Coast until almost 9:00. We finally picked them up and got back here by about 10:00 and had a good spaghetti dinner which was welcomed by all the new elders as well as the old. It was a good time to get acquainted and find out about them all."

The Blacks are from Blanding Utah. It is said that wherever you go you will meet someone from Blanding. It has been true for us.

Michael's companion is Elder Phillips. He is from Layton, Utah.