WASHINGTON D.C. SOUTH MISSION: OUR PURPOSE IS TO INVITE OTHERS TO COME UNTO CHRIST THROUGH BAPTISM

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

OUR PURPOSE IS TO INVITE OTHERS TO COME UNTO CHRIST THROUGH BAPTISM

We have asked the missionaries to e-mail us pictures of their baptisms since we can't get around to all of them. Here are the pictures that we have received that represent only part of the baptisms since we arrived at the end of June. We have had close to 100 baptisms since we arrived.

This photo gallery of wonderful new members of the church is a testament to the incredible missionary work that is filling the earth. There is no greater joy than to attend these baptism, feel the incredible spirit and witness the happiness on both the new members faces and the faces of our missionaries

Elder Sill, Sister Lau, Hahn, andGlauser

5 comments:

KendraOctober 29, 2009 at 6:52 AM
Seeing all those photos together gave new meaning to the scripture "the field is white already to harvest". Thanks for sharing!
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GarrettOctober 30, 2009 at 5:55 PM
I love the mission field. This is what it is all about. I love you all.
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MistyNovember 11, 2009 at 5:22 PM
This is wonderful! My nephew is a greenie in the washington dc south mission and just arrived there today! I'm assuming you all will be his leaders. He is so excited to be there and teach the gospel.I miss him already but he is such an awesome young man! :) His name is Elder Austin Bluemel.
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AnonymousJuly 19, 2012 at 11:37 AM
jeff gaddy is no longer mormon. he renounced himself from directory. please remove photo
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AnonymousOctober 26, 2012 at 6:15 PM
The previous comment is correct. I know Jeff and he is a devout United Methodist Christian. He had a brief experience, "investigating" the LDS and has had nothing to do with LDS for some time now (years?)

There are details that he can/will share regarding his "experience and why he does not believe in the Mormon tenants but is that really necessary in order to clear unauthorized images and mentions of him from your web page. He is not in a public position nor in a public place where privacy would be reasonably waived.

If this is a true representation of your faith, why continue to publish pictures that you do not have written permission to publish of individuals who are no longer affiliated with the Mormon faith?

Have a blessed life.

R/s,

Jeff Gaddy
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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.