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Lori Garcia, Stake Communications Director (Hodge Park Ward)
Missionaries Returning
Chloe Boulter, Oregon Eugene Mission
(Kellybrook Ward)
“I loved helping others grow on my mission. I remember feeling the overwhelming love of God for this sister we were teaching. She faced a lot of challenges and been tested a lot (because she couldn’t see very well and hear very well) but she helped others by helping the homeless. As I go forward, I will continue to share that [love of God] and continue to grow my testimony as well.”
Tate Eivins Frankfurt Germany Mission
(Doniphan Ward)
“Germany is about 40 percent immigrants, so we got to know a lot of different cultures and perspectives. It was so cool to teach people – some who were not Christian – about Jesus Christ and see the atonement working through their lives. Repentance is not a terrible thing. Through repentance you can have joy. It’s a good thing. It means that we have chosen to follow Jesus Christ and His path. Life can be hard, but it is supposed to be hard. If we are in the reifiners’ fire it is because we are worth refining.”
Sean and Vivian Foley (Area Mental Health Advisor for South East Asia)
(Shoal Creek Valley Ward)
Sean and Vivian Foley recently returned from their mission as mental health advisors for the South East Asia area. After having welcomed home five children from serving missions, Elder Foley said he was glad it was his turn to be welcomed home by them.
Elder Foley said he learned a lot from his time on his mission with his wife, but that one thing that really stood out to him was how the Lord can defy all odds.
“The Lord truly takes them that are impossible and makes them work,” Elder Foley said. “He can do impossible math. Things like tithing, keeping the Sabbath Day holy, helping children, going on a mission, there’s so many layers of things that He cannot work out. Power in the Lord Jesus Christ makes things work. t’s truly inspiring to see them and to be part of [the missionary work.]”
Sister Foley said she saw the Lord’s hand at work as they labored together in mission councils.
“On my mission I learned the blessing of working in councils,” Sister Foley said. “We worked with young people who were struggling and it took many people counseling together, like the mission medical doctor, the mission leaders and me with my background in counseling to solve problems. We would each share our viewpoints and struggle a little, but ultimately we worked together to find the Lord’s will.”
Caleb Morgan, California San Bernardino Mission
(Hodge Park Ward)
“God is molding us into the tools he needs us to be. I really couldn’t have traded my mission for anything. I have never been more filled with the spirit. I learned so many things, but one important one is if you view everyone in a spiritual lens, you can feel love for them.”
Caleb Puckett - Philadelphia Pennsylvania Mission
(Oak Grove Ward)
“It was the best two years of my life which is cheesy to say, but true. It was also the hardest, but it was worth it. To see change in my life and change in other people’s… It is through the atonement that can change us into a completely different person. Philly has a lot of diff cultures. It was really cool to see people’s countenances change and the way they understand what Jesus Christ did for them.”
Missionaries Heading Out
Kaitlyn VonGunten, Chile Santiago West Mission
(Hodge Park Ward)
Malia Walker, California Riverside Mission
(Rush Creek Ward)
We’d love to feature your missionary whether they’ve recently left, returned or sent a great story home from the field.
