Imagine you found a cure for cancer. How urgently would you spread the news of your discovery? Who would you tell? The gospel of Jesus Christ is the cure for so many of life's ills that Mormons want to share the good news of eternal life with the same urgency.
The Lord's Church has always been a missionary church. Jesus Christ's life was the perfect example of missionary work. During His ministry on earth, he taught the gospel at all times, in all places, and to all kinds of people. Jesus taught the educated men in the temple, the sinners, the faithful and the unbelieving. He also called apostles and other disciples to preach the gospel so more people could hear about the blessings of His gospel. Most of their preaching during Christ's life was to their own people, the Jews. After Jesus was resurrected, He visited His apostles and sent them to preach to the gentiles. He commanded them, "Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature" (Mark 16:15).
As the work of the Lord moves forward, missions throughout the world are seeing some exciting changes. Recently the LDS Church announced the creation of 11 new missions, as well as the sustaining of 120 new mission presidents.
To see the original article as published on LDS.ORG, click HERE.
Church Announces 2015 Mission Presidents by Area
13 JANUARY 2015
The number of new presidents per area. The Church has called 120 new mission presidents and created 11 new missions. Image courtesy of the Deseret News.
The original article was printed in Church News. You can find the original article HERE.
PROVO, UTAH
Missionaries of the Church are called to bring joy into the lives of all who will follow the Lord, Elder Russell M. Nelson affirmed January 13 at a devotional in the Provo Missionary Training Center.
“You responded to His commandment to go into all the world to teach and testify of Him,” said Elder Nelson of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. “Come to know Him and to love Him.”
In addition to Elder Nelson’s address, the devotional included remarks from his wife, Sister Wendy Watson Nelson, and Elder David F. Evans of the Seventy. It was broadcast to all 14 international missionary training centers, said President Lon Nally of the Provo center.
“Throughout the world, including the Provo Missionary Training Center, approximately 2,000 missionaries will view this devotional live and another 500 missionaries will watch it by tape delay,” President Nally announced.
Among the missionaries in the Provo congregation were 17 couples attending the three-day 2015 Seminar for New MTC Presidents and Visitors’ Center Directors.
2014 was a good year for the members and missionaries living in the Colorado Denver South Mission (CDSM). By working together last year we saw 441 people come unto Christ by joining His church. This coming year we are committed to dramatically improve that number.
This past year the work was made all the more exciting by the release of the feature length motion pictureMeet The Mormons. That was followed by the,He is the Giftinitiative which gave of us all an opportunity to share the true meaning of Christmas with our non-member friends.
Another great missionary event took place last summer in Grand Junction as five Stakes joined together to produce the play,18 Lives and The Book ofMormon. This was a remarkable production and it did much to strengthen the testimonies of our youth and also served as an excellent missionary tool.
What a wonderful opportunity the students at BYU had to listed to the words from Archbishop Chaput! For those of us with Catholic friends, this is a great talk to springboard a discussion about our similarities and how we can work together by building on things we have in common. The original article was posted on the Church News site- HERE.
SALT LAKE CITY —
Archbishop Charles J. Chaput of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia shared a message on the importance of preserving religious freedom to students, faculty and administrators at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, on Friday, January 23, 2015. The university is owned and operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Archbishop Chaput addressed a noon gathering in the Wilkinson Student Center’s Varsity Theater. “Brigham Young University is an extraordinary university not just because of its academic excellence — or the fact that it occasionally beats Notre Dame (a comment that drew chuckles from the audience) — but because it’s a center for learning enriched by its religious identity. Please never lose that.”
Archbishop Chaput said Mormon and Catholic communities share common concerns and “have a duty to seek common ground where possible.”
“We need to work vigorously in law and politics to form our culture in a godly understanding of human dignity and the purpose of human freedom,” he stressed.
“The differences in our doctrine and practice are obvious,” Archbishop Chaput elaborated. “Ignoring them wouldn’t serve the truth. But that doesn’t preclude friendship. It doesn’t preclude working together. And it doesn’t obscure the fact that we face many of the same problems and share many of the same convictions about marriage and family, the nature of our sexuality, the sanctity of human life and the urgency of religious freedom.”
Archbishop Chaput discussed the significance of the Great Charter, or Magna Carta, that dates back 800 years in England, which promised the protection of church rights. “It started the process of carving out space for what would become civil society.”
“Its impact can be seen on the charters of the American colonies, on the First Continental Congress, on the Bill of Rights of the United States, on the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights and on national constitutions around the world,” he added.
“The Founders clearly understood the value of the past,” said Archbishop Chaput. “Most were Christians. Nearly all were religious believers.”
“In 2015 we’re a nation of many faith communities and no single church. That’s a gift, not a burden,” he concluded. “But as the Founders knew, and we forget at our peril, the American project of ordered liberty can’t work without the support of a moral people — a people formed by a living faith in a loving God.”
Archbishop Chaput also met with BYU faculty and administrators and visited the J. Reuben Clark Law School while on the Provo campus. On Friday evening, he will attend a special dinner with leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Salt Lake City before returning to Philadelphia. Pope Francis is expected to visit Philadelphia in September for the Eighth World Meeting of Families.
MormonNewsroom.org features stories from its international Newsroom websites to share what leaders and members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints around the world are doing to better the communities in which they live.
South Africa: Church Apostle Speaks With Religious Leader Elder Quentin L. Cook of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles toured the African continent and met with local Latter-day Saints and with government leaders. The apostle was accompanied by his wife, Mary.
In Namibia, Elder and Sister Cook were met by the secretary general of the Council of Churches, Reverend Maria Kapere, and her husband, Hon. Asser Kapere, president of the Upper House of Parliament in Namibia.
Reverend Kapere also received an award from the Church. Go to the South Africa Mormon Newsroom website to read more about the honor.
Argentina: Apostle Visits With Members and Local Leaders Elder D. Todd Christofferson of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles was in Argentina recently to visit with members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and with local government leaders.
His visit included a meeting with Carlos Ciurca, lieutenant governor of the province of Mendoza. Elder Christofferson and the government leader addressed how their two organizations need to work together to help the youth of the province.
Argentina: Church Helps Flood Victims Dozens of Latter-day Saints in Buenos Aires helped in their communities in early November as homes and businesses were inundated with flooding. The heavy storms of rain, wind and hail were caused by Sudestada, a meteorological phenomenon that affects mainly the coastal areas.
The Church worked closely with local and state governments to help victims receive basic necessities along with children's clothing, personal hygiene items and toiletries.
Nigeria: Wheelchairs Donated by the Church LDS Charities of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has provided 245 wheelchairs and partnered with MAARDEC (Mobility Aid and Appliances Research and Development Centre).
The partnership includes a training package to help staff develop skills and knowledge necessary to improve the recipients’ benefits.
Russia: Mormon Helping Hands Serve Saratov Community The city of Saratov approved two community service projects proposed by members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
More than 100 Mormon Helping Hands volunteers from Saratov used shovels, rakes and brooms to clean and beautify neighborhoods. Saratov is in a valley on the bank of the Volga River.
You can read more about why Latter-day Saints help in the community on the Russia Mormon Newsroom website (Russian).
Malaysia: Organizations Combine to Help the Community Mormon Helping Hands joined with the Pure Life Society on Saturday, November 15, 2014, to clean up debris, weed an herb garden, control a population of banana trees and sort and iron baskets of laundry.
At the end of the day of work, the president of the Pure Life Society expressed thanks for the Latter-day Saints’ help and hoped this would not be the last time they could work together.
Pacific: Mormon Teens in Tonga Learn Self-Sufficiency Tongan students are “learning as they grow” — a garden, that is. The youth are participating in an agribusiness project in school, learning how to grow and harvest vegetables.
Not only are they learning how a garden must be nurtured, but the profits they earn from selling their harvest will help pay their tuition next year.
“The members in both countries are spiritually mature, with strong leaders and a great desire to serve the Savior and live His commandments,” said Elder Cook.
After meeting with missionaries in the Portugal Lisbon Mission in Oeiras and Porto, Portugal, Elder Cook said missionary work in Portugal is strong and progressing. He noted that missionaries in Portugal will be blessed to baptize more than 1,000 people this year. “What wonderful success we are having in missionary work,” he said.
Members gather for the Porto Portugal North Stake conference on November 15, 2014.
Elder Quentin L. Cook visits the Europe Area.
Members gather for the Porto Portugal North Stake conference on November 15, 2014.
Elder Quentin L. Cook visits the Europe Area.
Elder Quentin L. Cook poses with local leaders during a visit to the Europe Area.
Elder Quentin L. Cook and his wife, Sister Mary Cook, pose for a photograph with missionaries in the Porto Portugal Mission.
The stake conference sessions on November 15-16 were attended by “an extraordinarily large number of investigators” who “seemed to be touched by the spirit of the conference and were ready to join the Church and to assist with leadership and other assignments,” he reported.
Elder Cook told the members in Portugal that they need to be preparing for the new temple. It is anticipated that construction will commence in the near future.
President Thomas S. Monson announced on October 2, 2010, that a temple would be constructed in Lisbon. Latter-day Saints in Portugal—where the Church currently has six stakes and four districts, attend the Madrid Spain Temple—which is located 390 miles from Lisbon.
Elder Cook was impressed by the strong tradition of members attending the Madrid Spain Temple. “The Portugal youth in every stake make at least one trip a year to the temple in Madrid and stay several days,” he said.
Elder Cook was equally impressed with the strength of the Church in Barcelona, Spain. The missionary work and the commitment to family history and temple work are extraordinary. He was able to meet with the Barcelona, Spain, missionaries and then an overflow congregation of faithful members in the stake conference on November 22-23.
Elder Cook also praised the family history work Latter-day Saints in the Europe Area are doing.
“We know that blessings come when you not only go to the temple but also take the names of your ancestors.” He said 100 percent of the work the youth do in the temple is generated by the family history efforts of Church members in Europe.
It is very important for the young people of the Church to be involved in family history work. “The blessings are huge when they are taking family names to the temple.”
Elder Cook was particularly impressed with the quality of local leadership in the area. During the trip, Elder Cook worked with Elder Adonay S. Obando, an Area Seventy who was born in Costa Rica and works as an executive for Bayer Cropscience, and Elder Joaquim J. Moreira, an Area Seventy from Portugal and former president of the Brazil São Paulo East Mission, who is a regional coordinator for the Church Educational System.
“The Church’s Seventies worldwide are just incredible,” Elder Cook said. “Everywhere we go we find people of great capacity—spiritually humble but capable of accomplishing all that is asked of them.”
In addition to member and missionary meetings in Spain and Portugal, Elder Cook had missionary, temple, and family history assignments. He met with seven stake presidents and the temple presidency in Frankfurt, Germany, with 280 missionaries in the Paris France Mission, and with 450 missionaries in the combined London and London South Missions.
Elder Cook reported that the mission presidents and leaders in Europe ”are incredible“ and it was “touching to speak to and shake hands with approximately 1,200 missionaries in five different missions.”
This article was posted to the LDS Newsroom and Contributed By Ryan Morgenegg, Church News staff writer:
The Church is launching a new initiative designed to reach millions of people around the world this December.
The monthlong initiative—“He Is the Gift”—is designed to share the
message of Heavenly Father’s love, which He demonstrated in giving the
sacred gift of His Son, Jesus Christ. “For God so loved the world, that
he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should
not perish, but have everlasting life” (John 3:16).
Organized by the Missionary Department of the Church, the initiative is
being promoted through multiple mediums such as social media, displays
in visitors’ centers, member and missionary tools, online paid
promotion, and billboard and video displays in New York City’s Times
Square. The Times Square advertisements will be seen throughout the
month, including during New Year’s Eve festivities.
“Christmas is a time of reflection on what we can become because of God’s sacred gift,” said Elder Russell M. Nelson
of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles and chairman of the Missionary
Department. “As we discover the gift, we learn of the immeasurable love
of God and our absolute need for a Savior. As we embrace the gift, we
strengthen our faith in Jesus Christ and our desire to become more like
Him. As we share the gift, we follow in the Master’s footsteps, who
invited all to hear His message.”
A photo of the billboard that can be seen in New York
City's Times Square throughout the month of December. Photo by Mark
Louis Weinberg.
A photo of the billboard that can be seen in New York
City's Times Square throughout the month of December. Photo by Mark
Louis Weinberg.
The website Christmas.mormon.org will have a variety of items about the Savior that can be shared with others.
A meme that can be shared in conjunction with the “He Is the Gift” initiative this holiday season.
On December 7, the Church’s “He Is the Gift” initiative will be on
the masthead of YouTube in seven countries, with a potential audience of
220 million viewers. Those countries are the United States, Canada,
Mexico, Argentina, Chile, Colombia, and Brazil. The masthead will
feature a short video and an invitation to visit the website christmas.mormon.org.
On the website, visitors can view a longer version of the YouTube video
designed with the theme “He Is the Gift.” The video reminds viewers
about the commercial and stressful nature of the Christmas season and
then transitions to images that highlight the true meaning of Christmas.
The website also contains pages that tell the Christmas story,
show #ShareTheGift ideas, and give links to additional resources
focused on Jesus Christ. Members are encouraged to share content through
Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Google+, Instagram, and Pinterest. In
addition, there is a social media aggregator on the site to share
member-generated content in several languages, including English,
Spanish, and Portuguese.
“We hope the members do three things with this initiative,” said Elder David F. Evans
of the Seventy and Executive Director of the Church's Missionary
Department. “First, that they deepen their discovery of the Savior
personally. Second, that they deepen their embrace of the Savior and His
teachings personally. And finally, that they share the gift with
others.”
Members are encouraged to participate in the initiative and be creative
in how they share content. In the United States distribution of the Ensign magazine, nine pass-along cards
were inserted for members to share with friends. All English-,
Spanish-, and Portuguese-speaking missions have pass-along cards
available in their respective languages as well through the
missionaries.
Fifteen Church visitors’ centers in the United States and overseas,
including Temple Square, are offering guests “He Is the Gift” displays
to enjoy during the Christmas season. Other locations include Hill
Cumorah; Hyde Park Chapel; Idaho Falls; Independence, Missouri; Laie,
Hawaii; London England Temple; Los Angeles; Mesa, Arizona; Mexico City;
New Zealand; Oakland, California; Park City, Utah; Portland, Oregon; and
St. George, Utah.
Overall, members should follow the counsel of Elder David A. Bednar
of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles from his remarks in the “He Is the
Gift” pamphlet: “I invite each of us to flood the earth with the
messages of righteousness and truth found in the He Is the Gift
initiative. Visit christmas.mormon.org to find inspiring content to help
discover,embrace, and share the gift of
God’s love for us, made manifest in His Only Begotten Son. By using the
hashtag #ShareTheGift, we can sweep the earth with timeless—and
timely—messages of the Savior Jesus Christ.”
Elder Nalen has a wonderful opportunity to serve the Lord in an unusual circumstance. His dedication to serving is an inspiration for all of us. Thank you to the Nalen family for sharing his beautiful story:
Elder Nalen is the oldest child of four in the Nalen family in the Highlands Ranch ward and the first missionary on both sides of the family as both of his parents are converts. Bill and Christina joined the church before his first birthday in Westlake Ohio. The Nalen’s moved from Massachusetts 8 1/2 years ago to be closer to a temple and more members when James was 11. He went to BYUI for one semester, and having all recent return missionaries for roommates, he said he was trained very well by them for his mission before even being called.
Elder Nalen was set apart for 24 months and left September 8th to serve full-time in the Colorado Springs mission for a two-transfer mission. This is a great opportunity for him to continue to prove his dedication to the Lord, and with His help, can show his ability to manage his Aspergers as he has in many other areas in his life. In the past, most applicants with any degree of autism would not get this chance. He loves the gospel of Jesus Christ and is excited to be sharing the Plan of Happiness with service in an honorable full-time mission in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Colorado Springs and wherever else it may take him.
Here is a snippet of his latest letter which I post on his Facebook page "James R Nalen” each week …
Our lesson on Friday was probably the best day we had last week. We are teaching a member that wants to come back to church and have the lessons. We just taught the restoration and there was an awesome spirit there! Elder Jordan and I flowed back and forth so well, and Brother Christensen had some great things to add. He had served a mission in Brazil so when we related the first vision he said he heard it in Portuguese! Totally crazy!
I did have my interview with the mission president on Friday and it went really well. We talked about how I am doing. I feel like I am doing well, as does he, as did Elder Guy, and Elder Jordan feels I am doing well too. My last day here is December 2nd or 3rd. I told him that I am willing and able to serve for an additional 21 months. He said that's awesome and he doesn't think there would be anything stopping me from doing that.
A few days ago, I felt prompted to start writing a talk that I'm calling spiritual body building. We hear the comparison between the gospel and working out all the time but I'm taking it a little further than that. It addresses three parts of body building that have a spiritual twin. The diet, the workout, and the supplements. It's coming along super well
I got a copy of my patriarchal blessing and I'm keeping it in my quad. I try to read it everyday because it inspires me to be worthy of it like nothing else I've read! And, after teaching with the Spirit, I want it all the time!!
Click HERE for an article from Lds Living about an elder who served a two transfer mission due to Aspergers.
Elder Nalen is serving from the Highlands Ranch Ward.
UPDATE FROM ELDER NALEN:
We
got permission to drive down to Co Springs to be with Elder Nalen this
week amongst a whole room full of enthusiastic missionaries to hear him
read his new mission call to the Cleveland, OH mission. This is a
special place indeed as James was born in that area and both Bill and I
were baptized in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in that
mission about 18 years ago. We were also sealed to each other for time
and all eternity and sealed as a family to
James, then two years old, and Eliza, then 6 months old, in the Toronto
temple, the closest temple there at the time. We lived in the Cleveland,
OH area for four years. Elder Nalen will come home Dec 2
as that is his last day in the Colorado Springs mission and he will be
home for two weeks due to Christmas timing. He will report to the MTC December 17th. Elder Nalen is just elated. We are feeling so blessed and grateful!
Hey guys!!!! Ready for the first week of miracles???? Technically the first 4 days in Mexcio???? By the way sorry about grammar and spelling in English, the keyboards here are sticky and weird..... haha ok, so I got here and we took a giant taxi to mission headquarters where we dropped off our stuff then went to a big buffet restaurant! Met the Mission President! He's a great nice small Mexican man! Haha - we stayed at mission headquarters that night and the next day got our new companions! I got a native speaker... who is also fluent in English!!!!! He's been a lot of help, and one of the best missionaries out here in the field, even though he just barely finished training! He´s a district leader and a trainer right out of being trained, so this is as much of a challenge for him as it is for me!
We are in serving Chigabata Paran! Its a crazy area, very beautiful, very poor. The people here are so amazing and humble! We have a ton of investigators, and getting more every day! I'm learning more and more every day and seeing the gospel help people in their lives so much! Its been weird seeing everything in Spanish for a change, but its awesome! For the past while, I haven't been able to understand anything because they speak so fast and all the words are jumbled together...... but it's getting better!
Fridaynight we were talking to an investigator, and she and her boyfriend wanted to get baptized.... but she had to get married first to him, and needed a signature from her mom who she hadn't talked to in a while. We tried to convince her to go and talk to her but she wouldn't, so we went talked to the mom ourselves (she is this sweet old lady who wants to make us hamburgers soon and take some more lessons)! Anyway, she said she'd be willing to if A. came and told her why she wanted to get baptized. So we walked back, told A., and she and her boyfriend walked with us to her mom who then signed it and talked with her. She seemed really surprised about some of the things she said.
Anyway the next day we ran into even more roadblocks like not being able to find A.'s birth certificate (the mom had it under a huge pile of papers) and then we couldn't find her boyfriend who thought the baptism wasn't going to happen...... but in the end, I had the wonderful opportunity to baptize both of them! The Spirit was incredibly strong, more so than usual, and that night the language finally clicked for me. When we were teaching a family after the baptism, I realized that I could understand most of what they were saying, except for random words here and there. I could finally tell their words apart, and it wasn't just a weird jumble to me!Every day is full of these wonderful moments, and I will tell you guys more next week! Just know that I'm walking like 10 to 13 miles a day, I have gotten some pretty big blisters, almost have a hole in my shoe, and I'm absolutely loving it here!!!!!!!! Haha even the spicy food, even though its killing me! Oh! you guys will be proud, I actually am eating lettuce and tomatoes, rabbit food....... Haha but its all going great!
Elder Pettingill is serving from the Saddle Ranch Ward. You can visit his blog by clicking HERE.
We woke up this morning to a few inches of really wet snow!
I guess winter has officially started here.
It has been quite a busy week. Here are a few highlights
from each day:
On Monday, we met with a member from Ghana who was baptized
a few years ago in Samara, Russia. One of the things I love about serving a
mission is that you get to meet lots and lots of new members. Each of them just
glows and truly reflects the light of Christ. When I asked her how she met the
missionaries, she told me the story and said, "Yeah. And they saved my
life. It's amazing!" A nice reminder of why we are here -- the Gospel
saves lives!
We had a couple of good meetings on Tuesday. One of them was
with our investigator from Japan. We met at her house and used her ipad to
facetime with the sister missionaries in Japan. They also brought a member
along with them. I think it was really helpful for our investigator to hear
some of the answers to her questions in her native language. It was fun to see
the sister missionaries teach a lesson in Japanese. It's amazing to think about
how the gift of tongues has blessed so many lives.
On Wednesday, we enjoyed an exchange with the sister
missionaries in a city that is right outside of Moscow. It was fun to teach
some lessons in Russian again. So far, I haven't forgotten everything in
Russian!
On Thursday, we got to teach a new investigator who is from
the Philippines. It was probably one of my favorite lessons that I have taught
on my mission. She is very open to reading the Book of Mormon and finding out
if it is true. I am excited for our next lesson with her this week.
Friday was a busy day! I was with another sister in our area
and we had a great day. I always learn so much from exchanges and this time was
no different. She gave me lots of ideas for how to improve some teaching
skills. One of the meetings we had was with a church member from the
Philippines. I felt strongly that we should visit her that day, and it became
more clear why when we were with her. She was so grateful that we had come to
uplift her and help her feel the Holy Spirit. It is always reassuring when you
receive confirmation that you are working with the Spirit.
Saturday's highlight was our service project. One of the
American members recruited us to volunteer at a craft fair at the
Anglo-American school. The school is really beautiful and there were kids and
parents from all over the world. The craft fair was pretty elaborate, and it
was fun to make some connections with more international people.
In September, I sent you this:
"I was companions with Sister R. [Emma’s
Missionary Training Center companion] again for one day and it was a lot of
fun! We met with a young woman from the Ivory Coast who is studying here. She
told us that she wanted to develop a closer relationship with God and make Him
more of a priority in her life."
Fast forward to October . . . That was the first lesson with
her, and since then she came to church once (before I was here). After that,
the sister missionaries lost contact with her for a few weeks. This week she
texted us and told us that she was in the hospital and didn't have her phone so
she couldn't reply. She said she wanted to meet and come to church. We were
thrilled! On Sunday she came to church for the second time and absolutely loved
it. Her husband is living here too. It seems like most of the Africans here are
either not married or have a spouse living in Africa. She works in the Ivory
Coast Embassy, so she is pretty solid. She said her husband wants to come to
church next week too! She loves reading the Book of Mormon and said that she
knows it is the word of God. We will meet later this week, so I am excited to
see her continue to learn.
Another investigator from Malaysia came to church too. She
is a student here studying to be a heart surgeon and speaks many languages. She
is of Indian ethnicity, and used to be Catholic but hasn't found a church here
in Moscow.
This week should be great! I am headed to Riga, Latvia
[where Jason served his mission], to renew my visa tomorrow and Yaroslavl later
in the week. There is a lot to handle with traveling and keeping up our area,
but hopefully we can do it.
This week I was able to spend some time reviewing the
General Conference talks [see conference.lds.org] (So grateful for our ipod
touch!). I felt like there was a lot of instruction about the Sacrament, so
this week, I tried to apply some of the principles I learned. It was a powerful
experience as I really tried to understand the significance of the Sacrament
and think about it more throughout the week.
It sounds like you all enjoyed Elder Klebingat's talk [see
https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2014/10/approaching-the-throne-of-god-with-confidence?lang=eng].
It was also one of my favorites! He is in my ward technically [Elder Klebingat,
the former mission president of the Ukraine Kyiv Mission currently serves in
the East European Area Presidency which is headquartered in Moscow]. So far, I
have only seen Sister Klebingat, but maybe I'll have a chance to meet him while
I am here.
President and Sister Borders held training for the Relief
Society, Primary, and Young Women’s presidents this weekend. All of these
auxiliary leaders traveled to Moscow. I got to see some of my favorite members
from Lipetsk! The training was all day long and everyone learned so much. I
translated for President and Sister Borders for the second half, and it was
exhausting. I think it went okay though, and I hope I got all of the ideas
across that they had hoped for. I loved meeting all of the leaders from each of
the outer cities. There are some amazing members in Russia! They all have that
special glow about them and work so hard to fulfill their callings.
Love,
Sister Grover
Sister Grover is serving from the Summit View Ward.
Here are some pictures from Elder Mueller serving in New York, New York:
Elder Mueller is serving from the Highlands Ranch Ward. Much of his proselyting is done via social media. If you would like more information from his mission, you can click HERE.
