Message to Eagle 8th Ward

 The ward mission leader, Mike Taylor requested that we send a paragraph about our mission - this is what I sent...

Putting our thoughts of our mission into one paragraph just sounds pretty much impossible - but here goes:
Highs:  Baptisms, Zone Conferences, Stake Conferences, sacrament meetings, Mission Leadership Council, and receiving new missionaries.

Lows:  Saying goodbye to missionaries as they have completed their service and watching them leave the mission home in a van to return to their homes

Fun:  Riding bikes with missionaries to teaching appointments.  Yipee!

Unexpected:  The profound love and appreciation we have developed for every missionary in our mission.

Tender:  Learning the background life stories of faithful missionaries and members from the Philippines and other areas of the world.

Touching:  Feeling the power the Savior can give us to strengthen our confidence and to stretch us in ways we never imagined. 

Inspiring:  Feeling the influence of the Savior and His Atonement working in our own lives as we stretch and grow in our assignment. 

Miraculous:  Seeing missionaries - young and senior - changing lives, their own and those they serve every single day.  (We LOVE our Senior Missionaries. By the way – they are vital to our mission.)

Best:  Serving with our best friend - each other! 

Awesome:  Witnessing the Savior doing His work here in the Philippines with missionaries, members and interested friends

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