WASHINGTON D.C. SOUTH MISSION: ELDER HALES and SACRAMENT at the JAMBOREE

Saturday, August 7, 2010

ELDER HALES and SACRAMENT at the JAMBOREE

ELDER HALE SPEAKS AT SACRAMENT AT THE JAMBOREE. Pres. Albright didn't know he was going to sit on the stand. Wish he hadn't left his jacket in the car. Pretty funny, this made the Church news. Oops! Elder Hales gave a great talk about "This is the time of preparation for the Decade of Decision". It was very powerful and I enjoyed every word of it.

My FAVORITE VISITORS. Nephews Steven and Spencer Bleazard. These are my sisters boys and I was so happy to see them. They are here from St George, Utah. Both are great young men and I am so proud of them.

SACRAMENT MEETING AT THE NATIONAL SCOUT JAMBOREE - AUG 1, 2010

We had a remarkable experience.Went to the Jamboree again on Sunday morning for a Sacrament mtg of all the LDS boyscouts. There were between 3500 and 4000 scouts in attendance. They filled a large grassy bowl area. The weather was a little cooler than it had been most of the week. Elder Hales of the Twelve was there presiding and to speak. The whole General Young Men's Presidency was also there.

After the Sacrament Mtg we went to a building in Fredericksburg and had a luncheon for Elder Hales and guests. It was really fun. We got to sit with Elder Hales and Pres. & Sis Tingey from the DC temple and Pres and Sis. Erickson and Kitchens. This was held at Pres Kitchens stake and hosted by him. We had a delightful time visiting. He and the Tingeys told us many funny stories about traveling to Africa and all the exciting things that happened to them there.

Sis. Tingey, Pres. & Sis Kitchen and Sis. Erickson

Pres. Beck, (the General Young Mens Pres) and Elder Landsing, and Area Authority from Richmond, VA

Sacrament Meeting with a stand flanked by two long sacrament tables with 60 Priests to bless the sacrament and there were about 120 Deacons who passed to the congregation.

Elder Doman visits with a scout.

Soldiers and Missionaries ( Elder Tejada, Lee, Jones, Williams, Brazzle, Jacobson, Bell, and Skousen)

We saw lots of friends at the Jamboree. This is Todd Moody from Las Vegas

This is a scout from our home ward. Bro Larsen. He is so much taller and older than when we left. It was fun to see someone from home. And so fun to have him come and visit with us.

Pres. Albright with Marc Salls.

Mark and I with Howard Bullock, a wonderful man who is a huge supporter of Scouts and BYU

Elder Doman visits with boys

Pres. Albright, Spencer and Steven Bleazard and Clark Farrer. I was so excited to see Clarke. He is a dear family friend. His parents and my parents have been best friends for many years. He lives in Idaho and is a career Scouter.

Waiting for sacrament meeting to start

The podium

A great looking group. They kind of stood out. (Elders Brazzle, Skousen, Bell, Jacobson, Williams, Pres Albright, Jones, Lee, and Tejada)

One side of the sacrament table

The other side of the table

Lots of Priests

Nevada Troops

Too many to count

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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.