Week #3 - Letter From Mission President Shields



THE CHURCH OF
JESUS CHRIST
OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS




11 May 2018

Mr. & Mrs. Craig Rees
53 N Flint St
Kaysville, UT 84037

Dear Brother & Sister Rees,

We are grateful to receive your daughter, Sister Madison Ann Rees as a new missionary in the Canada Toronto Mission.  We are including a picture that we took with her when she arrived.  Her testimony and enthusiasm for the work are evident.  As her mission president and wife, we thank you for the sacrifice you are making in being separated from her in serving as a missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. 

Dedicated service to the Lord brings many blessings. As a full-time servant of the Lord, Sister Rees will be blessed with a greater knowledge of the gospel and a more vibrant testimony.  She will touch the hearts of many people, and those whom she will teach will be able to change their lives as they receive the peace and knowledge that comes through the gift and power of the Holy Ghost. “Let them go up, for many shall believe on their words, and they shall have eternal life.” (Mosiah 28:7) 

We are sure that Sister Rees will love her mission as she is devoted to and focused on the Lord’s work.  We promise to love and care for her.  We testify of the truthfulness of this marvellous work of bringing souls to a knowledge of the Savior.

Serving a full-time mission can be the most significant and rewarding experience in a young person’s life.  It is rigorous and challenging and requires great spiritual focus.  Successful and happy missionaries abide by a strict code of conduct and obedience. Thank you for supporting and sustaining your missionary in this great work.

Once again, we thank you for the faith you have shown to the Lord and the sacrifices that you are making.  We feel it a great privilege and responsibility to care for your missionary while she serves the Lord and pray daily for her happiness, well-being, and success.


With love and gratitude,


Jeffrey L. Shields
Mission President



 

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