Called to Serve Phoenix: Eighteen More Arrive!

Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Eighteen More Arrive!

We sent home some of our finest this transfer but the Lord seems to always send more valiant servants to fill in their shoes. Arriving in the APM are Elders Adona, Anhder, Bennett, Bird, Buttars, Chandler, Cotton, Hochstein, Jeffs, Johnson, Johnston, McBride, Stephens, Turner, Ware & Sisters Borrows, Briggs, Burton

Sisters Burton, Borrows & Briggs

President Beck welcoming Elder Anhder and the rest of
our new missionaries!

Fresh from the MTC and anxious to begin their mission experience!

Awaiting the mission van

Sister Clark & Elder Skonard are efficiently checking the clipboards with the missionary information.
When completed, it is their ticket to lunch.

This is their first home cooked meal after leaving the MTC.

It was a very warm 107 degree day to arrive in the mission.

3 comments:

carlin said...: Thanks Pres. and Sister Beck for the pictures and the post. Thanks for sharing three years of your life with the Lord. They look like eager to share fresh greenies.Those who just returned home looked like they had a good mission too.; August 26, 2010 at 7:18 AM
Missy said...: My brother is Elder Buttars, I love the pictures, it's easy to see he is in good hands and good company.

Thanks for posting them on your blog! I'm sending lots of prayers your way!!!; August 29, 2010 at 6:00 PM
Unknown said...: I just got my call (Spanish speaking) so that's going to be me in January. ^^; September 24, 2010 at 11:49 PM

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OUR MISSION CALL

In November of 2007 President Monson, the prophet, seer and revelator of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, called us to serve as Mission Presidents in the Phoenix Arizona Mission. It was a very humbling experience as we accepted the call. Feeling inadequate for the responsibility that was ahead of us, we prayed for strength to prepare for the work. We would be going to the Phoenix Arizona Mission on July 1, 2008, to begin our three year mission to oversee the physical and spiritual well being of about 202 missionaries in the area. Our purpose was to "Invite others to come unto Christ and help them to receive the restored gospel on the earth". Our mission would include quite a large area to preside over. We would go south to Phoenix, north to Flagstaff, and to the Utah border in Page and east across the Navajo Nation to Chinle and to Crystal in New Mexico. It would be very difficult to leave our family and friends for a three year service, but there would be no question that this was what the Lord wanted us to do, and we felt confident that we could do it with his help. We also knew that where much is given, much is expected, and we had been given much.

"We will go where you want us to go dear Lord, we'll be what you want us to be!"