CL & VV McVea

Monday, May 14, 2012

January 2012

Tom Baldwin in the foyer of the Geneseo Ward. He is much like a big "teddy bear". All the children love him.

Sisters Jensen, Servoss, Christianson, Cox, Wall, & McVea. Farewell to Sister Cox who was going home.

Elder & Sister McVea, Sister Tirrell, and Elder &Sister Servoss. Sister Tirrell (who came out with us) gave us a tour of the Peter Whitmer Visitors Center and Log Home. This a reconstruction of the cabin where the church was first organized April 6, 1830. The same airspace where the saints met that first Sunday and held many subsequent conferences and meetings. This is also where the Book of Mormon translation was completed as well as many revelations received by the Prophet Joseph Smith that are now contained in the Book of Doctrine and Covenants.

Elder & Sister McVea and Sister Tirrell

Elder and Sister McVea

Sunday, April 22, 2012

Dec. 2011, Meet Mrs. Beardsley

This is Mrs. Beardsley, the best back seat driver in the mission.

Sister Wall & Sister Chattterton, a great companionship!

24 Dec. 2011, Tina Klein's Baptism

Sister Chatterton, Tina Cline & Sister Wall -

Conversion Story

Tina Klein

Tina Kline grew up in the Rochester Area. She had a high school girl friend named Dale Menditto. They both investigated many religions hoping to find the truth. Dale joined the LDS Church at age 19, was married and sealed in the temple and moved to Arizona. Tina on the other hand married a man named Bruce. Tina and Bruce chose a life style far from the standards of the church. Even though Dale her best to interest Tina she just was not interested. Then after 25 years of marriage Bruce died of cancer(2009 Dayton Beach Florida). Tina loved her husband and missed him terribly. She soon became very depressed and wanted very badly to change her live.

When Dale learned of Bruce’s death she called the LDS Bishop of the area she was living. Bishop Pillow of Daytona Beach Florida came and offered his support.

A short time later Tina returned to the Rochester area. She was still struggling with addictions and depression. She was so down she decided it was time to throw away all her drugs, coffee and anything that was bad and pray for help. She was so committed, she prayed all night on Nov 4^th, 2011 asking God to help here find peace. Assisted by her friend Dale she went on line and found the address of the closest LDS Church which was Rochester 1^st Ward. She said I was a mess when I walked into the building prior to the 9:30 Meeting time and was met in the foyer by a man name of Ray Chrystal. She told him she needed help. Sensing her sincerity he said, “I know how you feel” I am a convert myself and know how to help you. Let me introduce you to the Sister Missionaries. Tina later described Ray Chrystal as an angel. She said “he just glowed”. She continued, “I will always remember him. He looked so much like his name, a Chrystal”.

Sisters Wall and Chatterton began teaching Tina and she was baptized on Dec. 24 th, 2011, Christmas eve. She received her limited use temple recommend this past week and is going to the temple to perform baptisms for the dead for her husband, her mon and her grandmother. She said, “I cannot wait. My feet are not even touching the floor right now. I have walked up to that temple door many times to just touch it. I cannot wait to go in.”

She will be sealed to her husband in less than a year. She is so pleased with her new life.