Youth Learn Family History

   The Young Men and Young Women had a joint activity to search for their ancestors and find names for temple work.  They started off the evening with a yummy taco dinner, then family history consultants invited them to the FHC to work on their family trees.  Cathy Leonard of the FHC staff reported that there were about 25 youth and "it got so busy and exciting to see the progress they were making. We printed out probably 35 ordinance cards.  Exciting!" The consultants were busy going from one person to another.  "We used every computer in all three rooms, Cathy said.  "We never stopped until it was time to end.  Phew!  It was so busy.  Lots of help, but lots of questions.  So rewarding."

Elder Evan Webb "Finally" Leaves on Mission

Elder Webb posing in front of the Sacramento Temple with a Bolivian flag.

 

Elder Webb leaves from the Sacramento Airport to fly to Salt Lake City.

   Evan Webb was called to serve in the Bolivia Santa Cruz North Mission and scheduled to leave on August 28, going directly to the MTC in Mexico City.  That all came to a halt when he was injured in a baseball game, suffering a PTL fracture and damaging the ligament in one leg.  He has been working hard to repair those issues and was scheduled to leave October 10, but his visa was not ready and so he is in the Provo, Utah MTC until his visa comes through.
   Soon after arriving at the MTC  he was called to be to be a district leader. This means he will serve as a leader for ten other Elders in his district.  He said, "I have been asked to direct the work of language study, spiritual edification, and to also make sure all who are with me are physically and mentally well."
  Doctors say his stretched ligament can possibly stretch again, so he was required to take a leg brace with him in case he needed to use it while serving in Bolivia.

Elder Webb (center front) with the district he is charged with overseeing in the Provo MTC.

Meet Our Sister Missionaries

Sister White, left, is from Mansfield, Texas (between Dalles and Forth Worth.)  Sister Simpson, right is from SLC.

     We welcome sister missionaries to our ward. They said their purpose for being on missions is to do whatever the spirit directs, and to bring people to Christ. Their mission president has instructed all missionaries in the Sacramento Mission to get out of their cars and talk to anyone.
   Sister White was given a blessing by her father that she should know immediately if she should serve a mission.  She woke up three times that night with the spirit telling her she should go on a mission. "The mission has opened my eyes to being involved with people," she said.  "I'm not nervous anymore.  I accept people for how they are."
   Sister Simpson's older brother and sister served missions, but she had never wanted to go.  She once received a text from her sister telling her she should think about a mission. She re-read her Patriarchal Blessing, and prayed, then had the answer that she should serve.  "I haven't regretted it," she said, "even for a day!" She says she has gone from being quiet,  to being able to have a conversation  about the Gospel.