California Redlands Mission: April 2014

Thursday, April 24, 2014

TRANSFER DAY

Transfer day is a busy day in the mission. The mail has has been held for the past week is distributed to the zone leaders to be taken to the missionaries. Missionaries meet their new companions due to the changes made each transfer. Then everyone is back to their assigned areas and ready to continue to "hasten the work"!!!

3 NEW SISTER MISSIONARIES

We have 3 new missionaries who arrived in the California Redlands Mission on April 15.

Here they are with their new trainers!!!

Thursday, April 3, 2014

MISSION LEADERSHIP COUNCIL

As they prepare to hear counsel and instruction from our Prophet and general leaders of the church this weekend, missionaries gathered today to hear counsel and instruction from President and Sister Van Cott. After instruction this morning, they took time for lunch, then it was back to learning from mission leaders.

Meet The Dixon Family

President Sean Romney Dixon is originally from Provo, Utah. He played basketball and tennis before serving a mission to Toronto Canada, Spanish speaking. After returning from his mission he met and married M'Shelle. They met standing in a line in the Traffic Office at BYU. He has a bachelors degree in Family Science and a masters degree in Education. President Dixon has worked for LDS Seminaries and Institutes as a seminary teacher and institute instructor. Most recently he worked as the Area Director for the Utah Valley South Area. M'Shelle Lundquist Dixon is from Bountiful Utah. She loves to dance. She also rides a unicycle. She graduated from BYU in Communications. She and President Dixon both work as directors for BYU summer camps; Especially For Youth and a new camp "Habits for Life" which teaches Covey's "Seven Habits for Highly Effective Teens." The Dixons have five children and have raised their family in Spanish Fork, Utah. Lisie, their only daughter returned from her mission a little over a year ago to Nashville, Tennessee. Jared returned from serving in Mexico, Puebla two months ago. Both are in school at BYU Provo. Rob leaves August 2016 to serve his mission in Barcelona Spain. Their two youngest Brad and Scott will be living with them as they serve in California, Redlands. "We are excited to be here and love the missionaries. We pray for them every day to bring others to a knowledge of the restored Gospel of Jesus Christ. We know that this is His work and that He leads it. Our only desire is to serve others and to be instruments to help bring people to a knowledge and understanding of the Lord's great plan of happiness."