Utah Provo Mission

Utah Provo Mission
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Favorite Scripture

Alma 29:9,10
I know that which the Lord hath cammanded me, and I glory in it. I do not glory of myself, but I glory in that which the Lord hath commanded me; yea, and this is my glory, that perhaps I may be an instrument in the hands of God to bring some soul to repentance; and this is my joy.

And behold, when I see many of my brethren truly penitent, and coming to the Lord their God, then is my soul filled with joy; then do I remember what the Lord has done for me, yea even that he hath heard my prayer; yea, then do I remember his merciful arm which he extended towards me.

Monday, June 21, 2010

Favorite Quote


Landon is a young man that can be won by the food on the table. He has grown to enjoy really good food and has strong opinions about what he considers good or not. It is fun to cook with him and it is fun to cook for him. As this letter made mention of the food it is apparent that it was a really good dinner becuase he does not give credit where none is due. I wish to thank the Thueisin's for their kindness and generosity to our missionary.

So I had the Best dinner on my mission last night! It was at a members house who we have become really good friends with. They have 4 kids: 2 twin boys that are 13 and 2girls that are 11 and 9.



There name is the Thueisin's and they are seriously so good to us. They made us talapia with sweet potatoes brown rice corn and salad last night. And the talapia had a lemon pepper seasoning. It was awesome! It was a simple meal, but probably the healthiest I have had on the mission so far! So that is why I really liked it! Anyways, I think sister Thueisin might be emailing you soon so keep an eye out for it..

As I was travelling to Canada this past week I took the in flight time to study Preach My Gospel. As I did so I found a quote that really touched my heart and it reminded me so much of Elder Winters. It is in the journey of the past 2 years that he has come to increase his understanding of the atonement and as he did so his desire to serve a mission burned brighter and brighter in his heart. I shared the quote with him in our email exchange and he made the following comment.

This week I had to give another talk in a ward that has 48% activity, and it really felt like one of the more powerful talks that I have given. I basically called the whole ward to repentance so that they might more fully understand the power of the atonement in their lives. Because I had actually read that page in Preach My Gospel that you talked about in your letter that says, "As your understanding of the Atonement of Jesus Christ grows, your desire to share the gospel will increase." That quote is seriously my favorite in all of Preach my Gospel. It is so True! I have especially come to know of its truthfulness throughout the last year and a half of my life. When I read it, it just sort of clicked as to why I had wanted to serve a mission so bad after I had had my profound repentance experience. When the atonement can change your life so much for the better, there is no way that anyone should ever not want to share it..

I love you all! And hope everyone is doing well! I pray for you guys every night and miss you dearly! haha Talk to you next week!

Love,
Elder Winters
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Utah Provo Mission Map

Utah Provo Mission Map
From Wyomings boarder to the four corners and into Colorado and Arizona there is work to do.

A little history of the UTAH, PROVO MISSION

In the late 1970's there was only one mission in Utah. As the work grew the mission was divided into areas to cover the North and South of the state. On January 1, 1989 the Utah, Provo mission was formed from a division of the Salt Lake City North and South missions. President Magnusson was called to open the mission. Today President Neil Pitts serves as President.


The area the mission currently covers was for the most part in the former Utah, Salt Lake City South Mission. During the time President Humphreys lead the mission, it was expanded to include Blanding, Monticello and Montezuma Creek. At this point the mission area took in all of Utah south of the Uintah Mountians.


With the creation of the Utah Salt Lake City South Mission the northern area of the mission was altered slightly. In addition Panaca and Mesquite Nevada were moved to the Nevada, Las Vegas Mission.


On July 1, 2010 the Utah Provo Mission was divided again. In this split the Utah, St George Mission was created. There are a large number on non-members that live in the St. George area and more are moving in. As you can see from the map below the Utah, Provo Mission will cover a realtively small area but there will still be much work to do.

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