California Redlands Mission: December 2013

Saturday, December 14, 2013

December's Missionaries

We were excited to get a great group of new missionaries. We had eighteen missionaries arrive. Included in that group were eleven Elders, five English speaking Sisters, and two Spanish speaking Sisters.

Here They Come!

Finally Here!

It was also time to say good bye to our returning missionaries. We had a great time serving with Elder Owens, Elder Clark and Elder Palmer!

Mission Wide Conference!

On November 16, 2013 we held a mission wide conference. It was a wonderful time to gather together as a mission to be instructed by our local leaders and to take the counsel of Elder M. Russell Ballard that we received during our mission presidents seminar and "raise expectations" as a mission.

We had the priveledge of being instructed by Elder Douglas Higham who is an Area Seventy over the mission's coordinating council.

We also heard from three of the seven stake presidents in our mission, a counselor in the Rialto stake presidency and also a wonderful bishop from one of our Spanish wards in Rialto.

There was a wonderful spririt of unity and excitement as we came together.

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."