We feel so blessed to be serving as missionaries for the Seminaries and Institutes Program for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Anchorage, Alaska. "Our purpose is to help the youth and young adults understand and rely on the teachings and Atonement of Jesus Christ, qualify for the blessings of the temple, and prepare themselves, their families, and others for eternal life with their Father in Heaven."
Saturday, June 23, 2012
Today we attended a Samoan Flag Day celebration at a park in downtown Anchorage. There are many Island people in the area; our North Anchorage Stake of 10 wards includes 3 Samoan Wards and a Tongan Ward. Here the Diamond Samoan Ward is performing for the crowd. It was touching to see them so joyfully and skillfully perpetuating their heritage in song and dance. This group of 80 or so included all ages from Primary kids to great-grandparents. One white-haired man came out with his walker to perform! The Islanders are gracious, warm and loving to us, even though to them we must look quite scrawny and pale.
Here are some of the Young Single Adults with whom we are privileged to work. We have just completed a session at the Anchorage Temple which was part of a "summer of service" coordinated with other YSA groups in the Northwest Region of the Church. The young adults here in Alaska are particularly faithful in their temple attendance. Many serve each week in the temple as ordinance workers or as office staff as well.
Monday, June 18, 2012
Saturday, June 9, 2012
Flat Top
Here are our YSA hiking partners for the trek last week. |
Behind Curt you can see Flat Top. It is a popular hike in the mountains which rise above Anchorage on the east. Curt conquered it with some scrapes and bruises, but Mary was too chicken to make it to the top. We all enjoyed sliding down the snow on the way down.
Saturday, June 2, 2012
We try to feed missionaries every week, and have loved getting to know these wonderful young men. Their spirit gives us a boost. Here is this week's batch; each has an interesting story, precious testimony, and unique gift for the missionary work. Elder Yang on the left is Hmong, from Minnesota, and is working in the Anchorage Hmong Branch.
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