New Mission President

After much work and anticipation, our new mission president and family arrived this week on Wednesday.  President Weston is an attorney in Salt Lake City and is a Partner with a fairly good sized firm.  He specializes in Business Law in Mergers and Acquisitions.  They gave him a "Leave of Absence" to serve a mission.  He is fairly young at 43.  We have grandchildren the age of his kids. Guess that part will only get more common.

His family includes twin 15 year old daughters, a 13 year old son, and an 8 year old daughter.  Oh, we can't leave out the dog.  The dog is also 8 years old, and interestingly, they bought him a one way ticket.  Guess they don't think he is going to survive the three years.

We had a "ceremony" to turn over the "keys of authority and power".  It was NOT the keys to the office.  It was NOT the keys to the confidential files. It was NOT the keys to the Mission home or the car.  IT WAS THE CELL PHONES ! ! !   Apparently the Mission President gets a fair number of calls from the missionaries with questions like:  "Our investigator is on Medical Marijuana, can he still be baptized?" or, "The Ward Mission Leader told our investigators that De-Caff Coffee was okay, is that true?"  

I guess it is a busy phone.  President Pendleton had no qualms giving up the phone.

And so, we have a new mission president, President and Sister Weston.  We have grown to love and appreciate President and Sister Pendleton and wish them well as they return home to Salt Lake where he will resume his career as a Home Remodeling Contractor. 

Behind them is the "Transfer Board" in the President's Office, and you can make out our picture with the blue background right in the middle.

After all the introductions and a tour of the office, it was time for lunch.  

In the office we are serving with two wonderful sisters who have served several times as Ward and Stake Relief Society Presidents.  They know how to add the finer touches to the luncheon and to make it all look nice.  

I think Mom and I are more "results oriented" people and just zero in on getting it done.  We are glad to have them in the office.  It rounds us out.

This has been a nervous and stressful time for everybody and we are glad that day has come and gone.  A couple days ago Sister Morgan was expressing her nervousness about how all this was going to work, to which I responded with "Look at it this way.  We have all been here 3 months, and we know how this works", referring to everything in the office and how it is done.

Wow!  We now HAVE been out 3 months.  We are confident in what we are doing.  We are having a wonderful time together, and love the missionaries and the Lord.  

On the 4th of July we are having a BBQ with the missionaries in our zone.   This will be like home.  We bring the meat and the buns.  They bring the chips, the vegetable tray, and the desserts.  This will be GREAT !!!

We love you all and are grateful for your love and prayers.  Have a wonderful week.

Mom and Dad

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