Tuesday, 11 August 2015
Dear Parents of Elder Hardy,
We are so pleased to welcome your son to the Trinidad Port
of Spain Mission! He arrived safely in Trinidad & Tobago on 10 Aug
2015. On Tuesday, he and several other
new missionaries from the MTC were given a tour and brief training in the
mission office, were interviewed by President Egbert, and then received
instructions from the assistants to the president. We spent the remainder of
the evening with him in the mission home for a welcome dinner and a
spirit-filled devotional. We have loved getting to know him and we love him
already. He is a bright and thoughtful young man, and is clearly excited to go
to work teaching the gospel of Jesus Christ.
Yesterday and today, each new missionary is either flying or
driving to their assigned area. Elder Hardy has been assigned to labor in
Paramaribo, Suriname North Zone. There is a growing population of members
there, and the missionaries enjoy much success working closely with them. His
new companion is Elder Cooper, an experienced faithful missionary who will
guide your son through a 12-week training program.
Elder Hardy's faithful studies in the Book of Mormon, Preach
My Gospel and the 12-week training program will prepare him to be an inspired
teacher of the gospel of Jesus Christ. Please encourage your son as he begins
this challenging but extremely rewarding work. His gospel study and diligent
obedience will help him teach effectively by the Spirit and to grow in his own
testimony and conversion, which will be a foundation for his mission and also
for the rest of his life.
Your son is encouraged to email his immediate family and his
mission president every week on Monday, our preparation day.
We look forward to getting to know him and working with him
in the great work of salvation in the Trinidad Port of Spain Mission. Thank you
for sharing him with us!
Sincerely,
President and Sister Egbert
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