Jeff and Tammy Mission Blog

Brendda who joined the church in April is currently at Officer Candidate School in Rhode Island - It is a 3 month long combination of basic training and officer training.  Her two children (age 8 and 10) are being cared for by their Grandmother.  Nicolle is Brendda's sister-in-law that was baptized a couple of weeks ago is helping also.  Our assignment as Military Relations Missionaries (MRMs) is to contact church leaders in Rhode Island and check to see if there are any MRMs at that military facility.  To our delight a new Senior Couple had arrived at that base 2 weeks ago and have made contact with Brendda.  Knowing that church members will be looking for you and knowing where you can attend church brings a lot of comfort to those headed to their new assignments and the unknown.  In the language of the MRMs this is described as a Golden Handoff! The Church makes a lot of effort to support the members of the military!! ...

Sending lots of love and lots of hugs from beautiful, sunny, San Diego!  We are sooo blessed to be here!  What an exciting and diverse and rewarding mission to be assigned to!  Every day brings new experiences and adventures!  The California San Diego Mission is a baptizing mission!  The young Elders and Sisters are on fire with their enthusiasm and love for the Savior!  It's such a blessing to get to serve with them!   Thanks to each of you for your prayers!  We had a beautiful miracle happen!!!! WE GOT OUR BASE PASSES!  Now we have access to the base that we are assigned!!! We were blessed to get the fun and vivacious lady (casually dressed with sparkly dangling earrings) at the pass issuing office and not the gruff military uniform clad gentleman!  We bonded over the earrings!  We truly felt like she adopted us and helped us get all the things necessary to get the passes.  She even gave me a big hug ...