WASHINGTON D.C. SOUTH MISSION

Friday, September 3, 2010

NEW BLOG ADDRESS

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Wednesday, August 18, 2010

Elder Brunstad invited Pres and I to go with 4 elders on a tour of the White House. A member of their ward works there and has worked with the last 3 presidents. He invited the elders to take a tour and he would show them around. It was a great opportunity. The White House is just beautiful and the decor is presidential and filled with much history. I really enjoyed this tour. I love history. What a great place for a mission. There are no pictures of the interior as cameras are not allowed.

Elders Mower, Wasden Brunstad and Strong. THANKS FOR INVITING PRES. AND I

Pres. Albright with his cabinet

President Brunstad

Pres. Mower

Pres. Strong

Pres. Wasden

Commander and Chief Albright

First Lady Albright

Elder Radford

Elder Radford with Pres Albright before they left for the airport for Elder Radford to go home.

Great missionary with a big heart. We hope he can get his strength back and return to us soon

MCLEAN ZONE CELEBRATES

The McLean Zone leaders, Elders McGill and Sackett called and asked if they could have a barbecue and activity at the mission home because they had challenged their zone members to some goals. They even surpassed those goals and so we , of course, said yes . We had a yummy barbecue and lots of volleyball, basketball, fuseball, pingpong, piano and visiting. What a great bunch of young adults.

The McLean Zone: Front: Elders Sackett, Tamir, Hoffer, Bramwell, Kelley, and McGill, Back Row: Pres. A. Elders Key, Dastrup, Marcos McClellan, Sister Bolorsaikhan and Bagley, Elders Bullock and Pomeroy. (Missing are Elder Franzwa and Campbell who had an investigator call and ask them to come over on their way to the party and they chose the "better part")

Mission home back yard

A full table: Elder McClellan, Dastrup, Pomeroy, Kelley, McGill, Bramwell,Sis Bagley, and Bolorsaikhan, Elders Hoffer, Bullock, Sackett, and Stockham.

Our two Mongolian Elders: Key and Tamir

The great chefs: Elders Ford and Stockham

Mini Missionary McClellan

Elder Kelley and McGill

Elders Bullock and Pomeroy

Elder McGill

Elder Hoffer

Sister Bolorsaikhan and Bagley

Elders McGill and Bramwell play ping pong

Elder Sackett and Bullock

Elder McClellan and Dastrup

Stephanie Smith Fireside

Last Sunday evening we were privileged to attend a fireside in the mission. It was held at a beautiful old chapel in McLean. One of the pictures shows the inside of the chapel and the wood beams on the very steep-pitched ceiling of the room. The gym is under the chapel in the basement. I have never seen a floorplan like this one. Very unique. This fireside hosted Sister Stephanie Smith. Her story was in the Ensign sometime in the last year. She has a remarkable conversion story. She has held very high government positions and at one time was 5th in command at the CIA. She said something at the first of her talk that I wrote down: she said, "I've been on some remarkable adventures. But no adventure in my lifetime has been as extraordinary and life-changing as my path to conversion and baptism in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day-Saints. She then told about her introduction to the church. She was at a time in her life with tremendous worldly success achieved after clawing her way to the top without any regard for others, and she felt her life was shattering into a million pieces. At this time she turned to a colleague she admired who was a member of the church. He told her two things. That her Heavenly Father knew her by name and loved her and that Heavenly Father had a plan for her success. The next day he sent her a map to the temple visitor center. She told how when the missionary sisters came to her door, she didn't think she could relate to these young women. The first thing they did was ask if they could sing to her. They sang,"I am a Child of God." That was the beginning of her conversion, a long a beautiful story. You can read it on the web at Meridian Magazine. Her testimony was a real inspiration to me. There were over 350 people there and she does a great missionary work speaking to investigators. What a blessing to have heard her and felt her spirit.

Chelsea Our recent Convert

We have met the sweetest young sister. Chelsea is amazing. She joined the church during the last year and has an incredible testimony also. She never misses any missionary function and we were able to take her with us to the Stephanie Smith Fireside. She also came to the mission home a few weeks ago and we had family night. She gave the lesson and is was unbelievable. She is hoping to go on a mission next year. What a great young woman. This is a picture of her with Elders Ganaway and Gifford.

Friday, September 3, 2010

NEW BLOG ADDRESS

Wednesday, August 18, 2010

A WHITE HOUSE VISIT

Elder Radford

MCLEAN ZONE CELEBRATES