Monthly Archives: June 2015

Joseph, The Prophet d. 27 June 1844

John Taylor’s testimony of Joseph Smith, the Prophet “I testify that I was acquainted with Joseph Smith for years. I have traveled with him; I have been with him in private and in public; I have associated with him in … Continue reading

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The Missionary Training Center Welcomes new Mission Presidents!

We are having a fabulous time at the MTC this week.  We have 4 days of training before we head out to Washington.  There are 126 new Mission Presidents attending the 2015 Seminar.  Every year 1/3 of the Mission Presidents … Continue reading

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The Hour is Come!

3 Lift up your heart and rejoice, for the hour of your mission is come; and your tongue shall be loosed, and you shall declare glad tidings of great joy unto this generation. 4 You shall declare the things which … Continue reading

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Meeting our First Missionaries!

The best part of our Farewell Sunday today was meeting 5 of our recently-called Elders and Sisters.  Here are  Sister  Sandra Atkinson and Sister Madison Averett!  Oh my, this is going to be fun!  I wish I had photos of … Continue reading

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God, our Father

Ann's Words Missionary Farewell Talk, 21 June 2015 Happy Father’s Day! Every month there are more than 100 billion searches requested on Google. Google (and Siri) have become the sources of knowledge and the bestowers of answers to every question. … Continue reading

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A Taste of Yakima!

John brought these delicious cherries home from Costco yesterday.  As a fruit grower’s daughter, I naturally inspected the label, and was so excited to see they came to Orem’s Costco from our new home in Yakima!   We are so … Continue reading

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Meeting our Yakima Mission Office Couples at the MTC!

This is getting exciting!  This week we learned that our office couples, the Thompsons and Calls, were here at the Provo MTC.  We arranged to have lunch with them there, and what a delight that was!  Sister Thompson will look … Continue reading

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LDS apostle Jeffrey R. Holland predicts 100,000 Mormon missionaries by 2019 Peggy Fletcher Stack First Published Mar 04 2015 12:39PM    •    Last Updated Mar 04 2015 12:39 pm Courtesy LDS Church LDS missionaries in Ghana The LDS Church … Continue reading

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