7 April 2020
Dear Mount Hood Stake Members,
During this stay-at-home time, our hearts turn to the full-time missionaries assigned to our stake. They, too, must stay in their apartments, except for occasional exercise time outdoors. This is not easy on them.
There is one thing we can all do to let them know how much we appreciate their service with us:
Invite them into our homes via video conferencing.
Will each of you please contact your ward or branch mission leader to schedule a video conference with the full-time missionaries in your ward or branch?
The missionaries will only take a few minutes to have prayer with us, bear testimony, share a scripture or two, and visit briefly about the blessing of the gospel in our lives.
It will be such a blessing to them to be able to teach and converse with others again.
And you will love the spirit they bring into your home!
We will send you in a subsequent email with the contact information for your ward or branch mission leader.
Please schedule a visit soon. They need our care and support.
Gratefully,
President Lewis and the Stake Presidency
By the way...
Did you know?
Did you know there is a missionary serving in our stake right now whose mother was disowned by her parents when she joined the Church years ago? She moved from the East Coast to Utah to be near other Church members and later married a returned missionary.
Well, their daughter is now serving in our stake. And when she announced her plans to serve a mission, her grandparents— still upset about their daughter's decision years ago—offered to buy their granddaughter "the car of your dreams" if she would NOT serve a mission. She chose a mission and serves in our stake today, blessing many with her testimony.
When you invite the missionaries into your home via video, ask them about how they came to serve a mission and why.
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