Daily Archives: August 3, 2012

03 August 2012 – Assistants in Suits…at least most of them!

3812-consensation-morning.jpg  3812-clouds-morning.jpg  3812-kealgiorgio-suits.jpg

This morning I thought the sky looked very interesting so I went out and took some pictures. The first one looks hazy because stepping from a cool interior to a warm, moist exterior caused the lens to fog up and I did not realize the problem until I actually took the picture. When the assistants came in today most of them had on their suit coats so I took their pictures. Elder Kealamakia and Georgino were going to take part in their last Zone Leaders council and looked really sharp. They have been a great companionship and their last month hear was a recorded breaking one. They are going home to Hawaii and Italy with their heads held high!

3812-elder-rip-studying.jpg  3812-asst-around-desk.jpg  3812-elder-k-suit.jpg

As you can see Elder Rippstein was not wearing his coat! I can relate to this as I wear my suit coat only when it is necessary and not a minute longer. He was looking through an old mission training manual and came across a quote from President Hunter about the role of members in missionary work that all the assistants agreed should be shared throughout the mission. I thought elder Kealamakia looked every bit a leader as he sat at the President’s desk. What great leaders in the Kingdom these faithful, well trained, obedient and above  average young men and women we are privileged to serve with will be in the years to come.