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Last Friday the Woodside District participated together in yet another street sweep in Astoria. They are such a meaningful way to plant gospel seeds. Elder Teerlink, undoubtedly one of the finest missionaries in the whole Church, is pictured above visiting with two men about the happiness that the gospel of Jesus Christ brings. One young man was interested in Elder Teerlink's message and one was not. Elder Teerlink found a place to visit with and teach this young man about the Book of Mormon, another testament of Jesus Christ. About an hour later as we were leaving for another appointment, I took this picture of Elder Teerlink and his new friend. We learned Monday that Elder Teerlink was transfered to Dyker Heights in Brooklyn. 
As we taught our Institute Classes this week, Mark 4:26-29, The Parable of the Growing Seed, we were able to testify of the importance of Elder Teerlink's faith as he was planting seeds of the gospel. This young man will be taught by Elders Imlay and his brand new companion who arrived from Bountiful, Utah, yesterday. Hopefully they will reap the harvest. This parable was only recorded in Mark, and we are grateful for James E. Talmage's interpretation from his book, Jesus the Christ. "The sower in this story is the authorized preacher of the word of God; he implants the seed of the gospel in the hearts of men, knowing not what the issue shall be. Passing on to similar or other ministry elsewhere, attending to his appointed duties in other fields, he, with faith and hope, leaves with God the result of his planting. In the harvest of souls converted through his labor, he is enriched and made to rejoice...Let the seed be sown, even though the sower be straightway called to other fields or other duties; in the gladsome harvest, he shall find his recompense." Today our Woodside District changed. We have loved this group and say good-bye for now to Elder Warner who is home in Orem, Utah, Sister Brown, who was transferred to Richmond Hill, Elder Rencher, who joins Elder Patton as a new Office Elder, and dear Elder Teerlink. What a joy it has been to serve with each of you and we look forward to meeting those that have been assigned to "plug holes," in our district and meet the new companionships tomorrow at our district meeting.
Last Friday the Woodside District participated together in yet another street sweep in Astoria. They are such a meaningful way to plant gospel seeds. Elder Teerlink, undoubtedly one of the finest missionaries in the whole Church, is pictured above visiting with two men about the happiness that the gospel of Jesus Christ brings. One young man was interested in Elder Teerlink's message and one was not. Elder Teerlink found a place to visit with and teach this young man about the Book of Mormon, another testament of Jesus Christ. About an hour later as we were leaving for another appointment, I took this picture of Elder Teerlink and his new friend. We learned Monday that Elder Teerlink was transfered to Dyker Heights in Brooklyn. 
As we taught our Institute Classes this week, Mark 4:26-29, The Parable of the Growing Seed, we were able to testify of the importance of Elder Teerlink's faith as he was planting seeds of the gospel. This young man will be taught by Elders Imlay and his brand new companion who arrived from Bountiful, Utah, yesterday. Hopefully they will reap the harvest. This parable was only recorded in Mark, and we are grateful for James E. Talmage's interpretation from his book, Jesus the Christ. "The sower in this story is the authorized preacher of the word of God; he implants the seed of the gospel in the hearts of men, knowing not what the issue shall be. Passing on to similar or other ministry elsewhere, attending to his appointed duties in other fields, he, with faith and hope, leaves with God the result of his planting. In the harvest of souls converted through his labor, he is enriched and made to rejoice...Let the seed be sown, even though the sower be straightway called to other fields or other duties; in the gladsome harvest, he shall find his recompense." Today our Woodside District changed. We have loved this group and say good-bye for now to Elder Warner who is home in Orem, Utah, Sister Brown, who was transferred to Richmond Hill, Elder Rencher, who joins Elder Patton as a new Office Elder, and dear Elder Teerlink. What a joy it has been to serve with each of you and we look forward to meeting those that have been assigned to "plug holes," in our district and meet the new companionships tomorrow at our district meeting.
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