Dear Brother and Sister Parker,
Attached are a letter from President Jenkins as well as a photo of your recently arrived missionary daughter. We love her already!
Sister Risa Udall
Executive Secretary
Arizona Mesa Mission
Attached are a letter from President Jenkins as well as a photo of your recently arrived missionary daughter. We love her already!
Sister Risa Udall
Executive Secretary
Arizona Mesa Mission
23 September 2015
Dear Brother and Sister Parker,
What a joy it was for Sister Jenkins and me to welcome Sister Jacqueline
Parker to the Arizona Mesa Mission. She
will be a great addition to the mission and we feel honored to serve together
with her.
Enclosed is a photograph of your missionary that was taken just hours
after her arrival. Following a brief
“Welcome Meeting”, we enjoyed a nice lunch and some orientation to Arizona Mesa
Mission procedures. I personally
interviewed Sister Parker and sought inspiration in order to best match her
with her first companion.
The first several weeks in the mission field can be very challenging. Adjusting to missionary life requires that
each missionary learn to manage new and difficult physical, emotional, social,
intellectual, and spiritual demands.
Each missionary must learn important principles and skills for managing
stress. We will help Sister Parker make this
transition as smoothly as possible. Your
help and support is also needed and appreciated.
The frequency and content of your emails and letters to your missionary
will assist in this adjustment. We
encourage you to email or write once a week. It is not wise to include information that
will cause homesickness or excessive worry about life at home. Please focus on subjects that are uplifting,
supportive, and encouraging. Always
inspire her to have faith, to be obedient and to serve with unselfishness and
consecration. The quality and quantity
of your communications will have a dramatic effect on your missionary either as
a blessing or a detriment to her
service.
Thank you for your prayers and support in her behalf.
May the Lord bless you and your family for your sacrifice and for her faithful service.
Sincerely,
Kirk L. Jenkins
President, Arizona Mesa Mission
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