Down by the Riverside: It's Sixes

Thursday, June 11, 2015

It's Sixes

Mission life runs in sixes... six weeks per companionship assignment, six weeks until the next outgoing group of missionaries heads home, six weeks until the arrival of a new group of missionaries... and, this time, six new missionaries! Welcome to the Mission.

Sister Parker (center) from Alpine, Utah

and her companions, Sister DaSilva and Sister Asiata.

Sister Buhler (left) from Salt Lake City, Utah

and her companion, Sister Simpson.

Elder Dall (right) from Sandy, Utah

and his companion, Elder Petersen.

Sister Garlitz (left) from Mapleton, Utah

and her companion, Sister Palmer

Sister Meza (left) from Lake in the Hills, Illinois

and her companion, Sister Olsen

Sister Madrid (left) from Salt Lake City, Utah

and her companion, Sister Rasmussen

Sister Puskas helps our new missionaries
get oriented to mission life.

After arising at 2 AM, staying awake, even for important
information, becomes a real challenge!

The Savior’s mission began at the River Jordan. Nephi saw it in vision: “And I looked and beheld the Redeemer of the world, of whom my father had spoken; and I also beheld the prophet who should prepare the way before him. And the Lamb of God went forth and was baptized of him…” (1 Nephi 11:27)

When missionaries come to the mission they are surprised to learn there is no river here. But as they invite others to come unto Christ they create a river, “…the pure river of water of life, clear as crystal…” (Revelations 22:1). Here in the desert they bring life, for the Savior said: “…whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life. ( John 4:14)