Good Byes

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Each life that touches ours for good

Reflects thine own great mercy, Lord.

Thou sendest blessings from above

Thru words and deeds of those who love.

What greater gift dost thou bestow,

What greater goodness can we know

Than Christlike friends who gentle ways

Strengthen our faith, enrich our days.

When such a friend from us departs

We hold forever in our hearts

A sweet and hallowed memory

Bringing us closer, Lord, to thee.

For worthy friends whose lives proclaim

Devotion to the Savior's name,

Who bless our days with peace and love,

We praise thy goodness, Lord, above.

Finished Quilt Top

I have finally finished (after 9 years) my quilt top.  This has been a visual aid that we show departing missionaries when we talk about the importance of having a vision or goal before we start so we know what we will end up with.  This quilt is entirely hand stitched and has over 2000 pieces in it.  I had to choose the pattern (called Grandmother's Flower Garden) before I started and while no single piece is particularly distinguished, the thousands and thousands of individual stitches are like the little decisions that we make every day.  We want them to add up to something beautiful.  As Russell M. Nelson said "Begin with the end in mind."  We ask the missionaries to have a vision of who they will be at the end of their lives and to set long term goals that will help them achieve that vision.

Mission Leadership Council June 2013

Front: Elder Moscoso, Elder Thurgood, Elder Haro, Elder Penrod, Elder Gunnels, Sister Lopez Pech, Sister Mellor, Sister Baeza, Sister Snyder.  Middle: Elder Cressman, Elder Pearce, Elder Kpainy, Elder Davidson, Elder DiPaulo, Elder Gonzalez, Elder Bird.  Back: Elder Kimball, Elder Behnke, Elder Petrie, Elder Black, Elder Moore, Elder Richards, Elder Brinton, Elder Pollard, Elder Chavis, Elder Dudragne.

Visitors' Center Staff May 2013

Arriving Missionaries May 2013

Sister Camacho from California, Sister Crofts from Texas, Sister Djanie from Ghana (via Utah), Sister Ha from South Korea, Sister Huffman from Utah, Sister Pillar from North Carolina, Sister Son from South Korea, Sister Sorto from Honduras (via Georgia) and Sister Uele from Tonga have joined the CLAM.

Elder Abe from Japan (via Utah), Elder Adams from El Salvador (via Virginia), Elder Arbuckle from Massachusettes, Elder Ching from Hawaii, Elder Jones from Michigan, Elder Malpica from Mexico (via Utah), Elder Manning from Utah, Elder Oliver from Utah, Elder Pham from Viet Nam (via Washington), Elder Rogers from Texas, Elder Villalba from Uruguay (via Idaho), Elder White from North Carolina, and Elder Yoon from South Korea have joined the CLAM.

Trainers: (front) Sisters Oldham, Christensen, Landon, Eastman, Buckley, Perry, Stevens, Atkinson, Rackleff, Ostler, Bunker (back) Elders Dingess, Craner,Kempton, Ogilve, Roberts, Garrett, Olsen, Casper, Cooper, Boyd, Arambula, Kuo, Jarnigan, Yeom, and Edwards.

New Missionaries

Departing Missionaries May 2013

(Front) Mei-'O-Hihifo Kuli, Karim Hsieh, David Hallan, Carin Bell, Ha Yeon Kim, Nathan Long, Paul Scott, John Summers, Lospini Aholelei, (Back) Brenton Walker, Kevin Pack, Kaue Junot, Jason Wald, and Scott Hill have returned home.

Clean Apartment Awards May 2013

Front: Sisters Barney, Lyman, Schiel, Mueller
Back: Elders Jeffers, Mansel, Thomas, Moon
Winners:  Elder Jeffers and Elder Mansell

Mission Leadership Training May 2013

Special Devotional

Our mission was fortunate to have a visit from Elder Quentin Cook and his wife Mary.  We had a devotional for all missionaries at 7:30 am on Saturday.  Every missionary had the opportunity to shake the hand of an Apostle of God.

Beach Day 3 May 2013

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