Elder Owen Rappley has return from a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He served in the Portland Oregon Mission, speaking English the first 6 months and speaking Chuukese for 18 months. Owen is the son of Don and DeNae Rappley of the Old Mill Ward, West Stake. Elder Owen Rappley will share his mission on August 10th at 10:30 in the Whipple Chapel. It is located at 121 Whipple Way in Mesquite. Welcome home Elder!

The West Stake held a Pioneer Celebration on July 24. A clip of Ephriam Hanks Rescue was shown which details the many miracles in the Willy handcart company in the snowy blizzard. Ephraim, wanting to be as clean as he could be, washed his hands before he gave the many blessings he was asked to give to the members of the company. Miraculous healings were a result of their faith. A few quotes at the end of the movie are: “Lift as you have been lifted.” “The gospel is a name for opportunity. It is a privilege and responsibility to give. God always relies on someone to help Him out.” “The spirits of many were lifted so they could carry on!” Brother Greg Walker explained some of the story of Ephriam Hanks before the rescue. He was fishing at Utah Lake when someone appeared to him and told him the handcart people were on the plains and in trouble. Ephriam returning to Salt Lake, heard Brigham Young call for a group to go out in the winter storm and rescue them. Brigham Young asked who ready and Ephraim can be spoke up and said he was ready now! Ephriam left the next morning in the worst storm he had ever seen! The stories and the miracles are all taken from journal entries. He encouraged everyone to go and watch the movie again. It is available on YouTube. Bro. Walker quoted Elder Dieter Uchtdorf, “I doubt they looked forward to the daily effort it eventually required, but they did know it was going to be hard and that there was a possibility they or someone they loved would not finish the journey. And yet they came. By the thousands they came. And we, this nation, and even the world is richer because they came.” Pres. Jared Hollingshead spoke about the great lessons we can learn from history. They pressed forward with unshakable faith. They had faith and determination to keep going and an unwillingness to give up. He invited us to be more like them and find joy in the journey with a goal and vision. “Trust and have faith and press forward.” He told of his great-grandmother, Sara Moulton, who was in the Willey handcart company. Sara was nineteen in 1856 and later wrote, “Food was scare and there was barely enough to keep us alive – never enough to keep us from being intensely hungry. A man roasted beef hide strips over the wood fire. How good it tasted to the starving company.” “We have a great pioneer history in this valley, let us celebrate and remember those that came to settle so we could worship together.” He reminded us of the last conference when Elder Carnavale said, “There is a special spirit in this valley!” He agreed with Elder Carnavale and said, “Those early settlers were good committed, faithful people and you are part of that legacy!” Ice cream was served – lots of choices of flavors with chocolate covered vanilla with crunchies, and fruit bars or just chocolate ice cream bars. There were many delighted kids and parents enjoying the refreshing treats!

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8b9a6820-da01-4fe5-841b-a351cbeb0bc9 Elder Caiden Jones Back to Missionary Letters #49 Fireworks galore! YOOOOO. How are my favorite people? Hope all is well, wherever you're at, and you're having a good time. Not much to introduce or share so this'll be quick, so let's get into anotha WEEKLY EPISTLEEE!! Google Photos: https://photos.app.goo.gl/SPHBKzMm2s5zEyUQ8 Email: caiden.jones@missionary.org ————————————————————————— Mission Address Letters (in Mission) PO Box 97 Marden SA 5070 Australia Packages (in Mission) 11 Sommers Avenue Firle SA 5070 Australia ————————————————————————— Highlights: - Wildlife Park! - Territory Day - Had some pretty solid lessons - Went on exchanges with Elder Taimani - Lots of awesome dinners and games - Cool miracles and fun times! Lowlights: - Some sketchy services - Some... poor experiences BUT WE DONT FOCUS ON THE BAD This week was awesome. We have a lot of friends who are working towards baptism and the work is going really well! I'm slowly getting better at talking to everyone and most people are fairly kind. No fun or crazy stories from this week besides territory day us basically the 4th of July but only for the Northern Territory. It was really fun, especially since we didn't get a 4th celebration. Life is good! Let's talk about growth for a sec. Growth takes a LOT of time. My comp talks all about farming and the schedule that it requires for things to be properly ready. I hope that we all have goals to improve in one aspect or another, and that we are putting in the necessary work and effort to reach those goals. Remember, it takes time. You hear about the thing of "one percent better every day" and it's true. God doesn't expect of us perfection, He expects progression. Be Ye Therefore Perfect—Eventually https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2017/10/be-ye-therefore-perfect-eventually?lang=eng Don't be too hard on yourselves. I love you all and 'till next time! - Elder Jones p.s. "What do you miss from America?" "Latinas" - An Elder I died laughing when he said this Previous Letter Next Letter

9a7eebd3-274b-4d8b-9a99-ec99ebcf36a8 Sister Dantzel Park Back to Missionary Letters Time in Emergencia... Hey everyone!!! What's up? I thought it was a boring week… until, of course, Hermana Park had to make it interesting. I will have to explain, sorry if it's a bit short today, but let's go!! Bullet points > I didn't listen to my companion and burned my fingers… not fun. > fútbol y volley con el distrito!! This was so fun :) I am so glad I have a good relationship with the people in my district! >I found a coat and everyone calls me a detective ;) I even got a funny video! > We received a reference from the elders and found out it was a member. But, he wants to come back to church :) > “I don't take care of Duolingo. My dad doesn't take care of dúolingo, Benja either. He is just always dying” - Sheccid > I bought another pair of shoes in the catchina… I really couldn't let go of the deal. 55 soles!! That's about $15!!!! > I swallowed a bug reading a message from a troll online… Satan is real. > I went to the clinic… It's kind of embarrassing, so if you want more details, ask my mom… Or shoot me an email ;) > I crocheted a mini Stuffed bear and made some fishtail bracelets. I was stuck inside because of my accident and had some time… Spiritual thought This week, I have really learned a lot about patience. Sometimes we just want things to happen all at once. Or we want the opposite, for this to slow down so we can work on them one at a time. In both cases, we need to have patience. How are we supposed to grow our patience? It is all by practicing and trusting in the Lord. A quote I love from preaching my gospel that says, “Patience is not idleness or passive resignation. It is ‘cheerfully [doing] all things that lie in [your] power’ as you serve God. It is not easy to have patience and continue serving the Lord when things are hard. But, when we do so cheerfully and with an eye single for the glory of God, we are blessed. We can have eyes open to see the miracles he is working in our lives. I love you all!! Keep working hard, and I know that you will find joy in the journey. It's all a part of life <3 Stay safe out there!! <3 Hermana Park P.S. join my google photos :) https://photos.app.goo.gl/cTuE5yJgGCQYuGqN7 Previous Letter Next Letter