WASHINGTON D.C. SOUTH MISSION: JAMBOREE BLESSINGS

Thursday, August 12, 2010

JAMBOREE BLESSINGS

It was so fun to meet the Kirkhams at the Scout Jamboree. Remarkable people. And you can tell by the wonderful son they have. Elder Kirkham is a great elder and we love him. His parents sent us a wonderful letter after the jamboree and these two "SPECIAL PERSON" PLATES'. So we wanted to have a picture with Elder Kirkham. Thank you Bro. and Sis. Kirkham for raising such a good young man and for doing all the work you did at the jamboree.

I thought I would share some stories from the Elders visiting the Jamboree.

Elder Bothwell: He visited with a young man and read Nephi 33: to him, which are the words of Christ. He asked the young man, " How does that sound to you?" The scout responded, "It

sounds true". Great comment

Elder Reeves: Saw a young man reading the Book of Mormon and asked, "are you a member?" He replied, No, but I'm gonna be".

Elder Hall: Traded a young man a Bible for Book of Mormon.

Elder Lawson: He said he visited with many scouts who said hello and that they were members. So he bore his testimony about how important it was for them to go on missions

Elder Hill: Met a scout from Austria who was a member of the church.

Bro McKay: I met this man at the Jamboree. He was wearing one of the church medallions and he told me that because of boys asking questions about the medallion he had been able to give the 1st discussion 8 times at camp.

These are just a few of the many stories that took place.

1 comment:

WendyAugust 13, 2010 at 12:19 PM
Yippee!!! Thanks for the great picture of my brother!!! We think he's awesome too!!!
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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.