If you look closely, the score board says, "Time to Baptize" and that it is. Just ask any missionary in the OEM, "What time is it?" They won't even hesitate when they give their answer. They are truly focused on their purpose, bringing souls to Christ.
We don't usually see the wild turkeys around this time of year, but this one was posed, ready for a picture.
There is an LDS Chapel in Klamath Falls that has the Articles of Faith on the front of the building. This picture doesn't do it justice. It really does look spectacular.Last week one of the elders asked if his (Springfield) district could come to our home for a barbecue on their P-day on June 6. I told them they could use the house, but we were going to be gone that day. He then made it clear they wanted to do a barbecue for us before we left, but that they wouldn’t have money to buy the food until after the first of the month. Once we understood, we invited them to the house on March 30 and we provided the food. We were thrilled that they wanted to come over and we had a good time with all of them. It is good to associate with young people who are so filled with goodness and who are doing a great work. Their enthusiasm is contagious.
This week was another one that required us to call upon the Lord for the health and well being of our missionaries. An elder had an emergency appendectomy in the wee hours of Friday morning. Also our own beloved Elder Watson, a senior missionary serving in the office from our home stake, had to have surgery later that same day to remove some kidney stones that he has painfully been trying to pass for quite a while. We are happy to report that they are both doing much better, and that the missionaries reported on last week are also doing much better.
I am sure that Sister Macdonald will post the picture that I am referring to, but another zone showed their enthusiasm for the work by having their picture taken together. This time it is inside the OSU Football Stadium with a doctored-up score board displaying a very missionary-minded message. When I commented on the photos and how much I liked them Elder Jestes, one of the zone leaders in the Corvallis Zone simply said: “All in all it was fun and it is an outward expression of our inward commitment.” That statement showed me how well they understand their purpose.
We have 22 new missionaries coming in this next transfer and I had set apart a couple of days to work on their assignments with my assistants, as I had anticipated it would take a while to determine where everyone would go. It was fun to witness, for the last time, the Lord’s hand in making the needed transfers known to me. We finished all of the preliminary transfer decisions in the first day. While I often make a change or two after this, it all happened so smoothly and quickly. I know the Lord directed this transfer and the decisions made in the previous 25 transfers that I have been blessed to be a part of.
On Saturday and Sunday we were invited to attend stake conference in the Medford Stake. Elder Quentin Cook of the Twelve presided there, and Elder Devn Cornish of the Seventy attended as well. It was good to be there with those good men and with so many people in that stake that we have come to know over the years. In fact, as we were driving down the I-5 for this last time I took the time to really enjoy the beauty of the lush green that we have come to love. We know Utah is beautiful in so many ways, but we will miss the abundant vegetation that we see so much of here.
On Sunday afternoon we enjoyed dinner at the Wright’s home. They had Elder Matt Petersen (who returned home last summer) and his family too. They were in town to go through the temple with someone he had taught. Later that evening the Idiarts hosted an open house and gave us a chance to say good bye to some people from the Roseburg, Grants Pass, Medford and Central Point Stakes. It was a wonderful day and evening spent with people who have become very dear to us.
This week was another one that required us to call upon the Lord for the health and well being of our missionaries. An elder had an emergency appendectomy in the wee hours of Friday morning. Also our own beloved Elder Watson, a senior missionary serving in the office from our home stake, had to have surgery later that same day to remove some kidney stones that he has painfully been trying to pass for quite a while. We are happy to report that they are both doing much better, and that the missionaries reported on last week are also doing much better.
I am sure that Sister Macdonald will post the picture that I am referring to, but another zone showed their enthusiasm for the work by having their picture taken together. This time it is inside the OSU Football Stadium with a doctored-up score board displaying a very missionary-minded message. When I commented on the photos and how much I liked them Elder Jestes, one of the zone leaders in the Corvallis Zone simply said: “All in all it was fun and it is an outward expression of our inward commitment.” That statement showed me how well they understand their purpose.
We have 22 new missionaries coming in this next transfer and I had set apart a couple of days to work on their assignments with my assistants, as I had anticipated it would take a while to determine where everyone would go. It was fun to witness, for the last time, the Lord’s hand in making the needed transfers known to me. We finished all of the preliminary transfer decisions in the first day. While I often make a change or two after this, it all happened so smoothly and quickly. I know the Lord directed this transfer and the decisions made in the previous 25 transfers that I have been blessed to be a part of.
On Saturday and Sunday we were invited to attend stake conference in the Medford Stake. Elder Quentin Cook of the Twelve presided there, and Elder Devn Cornish of the Seventy attended as well. It was good to be there with those good men and with so many people in that stake that we have come to know over the years. In fact, as we were driving down the I-5 for this last time I took the time to really enjoy the beauty of the lush green that we have come to love. We know Utah is beautiful in so many ways, but we will miss the abundant vegetation that we see so much of here.
On Sunday afternoon we enjoyed dinner at the Wright’s home. They had Elder Matt Petersen (who returned home last summer) and his family too. They were in town to go through the temple with someone he had taught. Later that evening the Idiarts hosted an open house and gave us a chance to say good bye to some people from the Roseburg, Grants Pass, Medford and Central Point Stakes. It was a wonderful day and evening spent with people who have become very dear to us.
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