Mission Moments and Memories: Merry Christmas to All

Since Christmas is next Sunday - I will not write a blog so we send our Christmas Wishes to all -

Merry Christmas to All

We want to wish each of you a very Merry Christmas and send our love. As we reflect on our Saviors birth, we are so grateful for his love, for his life and example of how we should live to have happiness and most importantly for his atoning sacrifice for us. We are so blessed and feel his tender mercies in our lives each day. We know that he is aware of each of us and that he knows our needs and even our desires. He has certainly blessed our lives and we find joy serving in the England Birmingham Mission this wonderful Christmas Season. We are surrounded by amazing young Elders and Sisters who are sharing His glorious Gospel and sharing their light with our Father's children. What an experience to be surrounded by these special missionaries! We thank our Heavenly Father each day for this lovely and brilliant opportunity He has given us.

We want our dear friends and family to know how much we love each of you and are so blessed to have your influence in our lives. Each of you have made our lives better by your friendship and love. We truly miss each of you and want to express our love and gratitude for your friendship, example and the light you are in our lives.

May our Heavenly Father bless each of you with His peace this Christmas Season and throughout the coming year.

With all our Love,

Elder and Sister Willmore

(COMING SOON - Picture of Elder Willmore/aka Santa at the Ward Christmas Party)

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Happy Birthday to Hannah on the 20th and Ryan on the 25th (Christmas Day)

Farewell to Our Dear Elder Turner

Elder Turner

Saturday one of our office Elders who is serving a Service Mission went home after serving for a one year mission. He has truly helped us learn our office duties and has helped us every single day with questions about how to do certain procedures on the computer. He has also written programs just for our mission to help us accomplish tasks easier. He has magnified his talents that Heavenly Father has given him - he has a very unique gift and shares with others so freely and with such a sweet spirit.

Elder and Sister Veater, Elder Turner, Elder and Sister Willmore

We will miss him so much. He lives in our mission boundries so we hope to see him once in a while if he happens to by driving past the mission office. Thank you Elder Turner - what a blessing you have been in our lives!

Welcome to our new office missionary - Elder Ashwell -
Elder Ashwell arrived on Monday, December 12th and will be with us for four months. He lives in our mission and will serve a Service Mission.

Packages, Packages and More Packages - Merry Christmas

Elder Turn, Elder Hellyer, Elder Wagner and Elder Cohen
Love Them All!

Our wonderful Office Elders and Assistants to the President keeping track and a watchful eye on all the packages delivered to the office.

The packages are piling HIGH and we still have one more week to go! Merry Christmas to all the Elders and Sisters from their wonderful families.

Preparation Day This Week - The Black Country Living Museum

- 27 Acres of Original Buildings moved and rebuilt
The Black Country is an area of the West Midlands in England, West of Birmingham, including Dudley, Walsall and Sandwell. In the Industrial Revolution, it became one of the most industrialized parts of Britain with coal mines, coking, iron foundries and steel mills producing a high level of air pollution. It's said that the Black Country gained its name in the mid-nineteenth century from the smoke from the many thousands of iron working foundries and forges. There was an old back to back house that was moved to this Museum. This is like the house that Elder Willmore's GG Grandfather - George Willmore lived in downtown Birmingham. They are very small with one bedroom upstairs and held over 10 people in a house. On the back is another house.