Woodside LDS Chapel
Because of a family situation, the senior couple who was to provide the Woodside Zone Conference lunch today was not able to and asked us to take over. We did a "repeat performance" of last Wednesday's menu for different zones in a different venue. And it was every bit as fun! Today we planned for 50 missionaries and had the help of senior couples Elder & Sister Bulloch and Elder & Sister Smith.
"Thumbs Up Lunch"
We hadn't remembered that there were so many Chinese speaking missionaries in these two zones. In fact, many are wonderful native Chinese elders from all over the world. You should have seen the look on their faces when they saw - first in the food line - two enormous trays of rice! Then when they spotted the sweet and sour chicken with vegetables their joy was almost audible...almost:-) There were numerous very polite "thank you I love this!" statements and many more "oh my gosh, this is amazing" statements. Bottom line - missionaries love food and are so grateful.
"Called to Serve"
President Bennion asked the fifty missionaries to stand, and as a "thank you" for our preparing lunch for them today and in honor of our departure in two weeks, he asked them to sing one verse of "Called to Serve." Their faces, their voices and their spirits were clear, and simple and inspiring - just like the gospel they proclaim.
We will not easily forget what we saw and felt today.
6 comments:
Dear Elder and Sister DePaula... you may not soon forget what you heard and saw, but those missionaries that you have served so dilligently AND THEIR FAMILIES will not soon forget you and all you have done for our son and daughter missionaries. May the Lord bless you ALWAYS for your wonderful and selfless service.
Now I know why we don't have dinners at the zone and multi-zone conferences: No de Paulas. Actually, we have no no missionary couples at all who live and work in the missionary zones, except Beverly and I in one of the zones.
I echo Bill Burton, WE WILL NOT FORGET YOU! Thank you!
I couldn't not have stood where you stood and not shed a tear. Hearing stalwart servants of the Lord singing with such determination . . . gets me everytime!
Jamie...I was standing in the kitchen with tears running down my face - just like you would have!
Wow--I cried just seeing the picture of the missionaries standing there. How neat!
You two are so lucky to have been able to serve TWO missions together!! I just might try to beat your record... :) Seeing these pictures brings back wonderful CTM memories!
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