NY, NY South Christmas Miracles...and Gifts

Our dear friends and leaders, President and Sister Bennion, are celebrating their third successful year of New York, New York South Mission Christmas Zone Conferences. Our mission has eight zones with four zones that attended on Tuesday, December 9th and then four more zones were invited on Tuesday, December 16th. The conferences began like most with all singing beautiful hymns, the introduction of new missionaries, inspiring messages and departing missionaries shared their testimonies of their missions. Next, Senior missionaries served a lovely Christmas dinner of ham with all the trimmings. After the meal, a beautiful musical program, "The Gifts of God," was presented by missionaries. President Bennion inspired us with his message of recognizing the miracles that we see each day in our work through out the mission.
Several months prior to Christmas, the Bennions asked each of us to submit a mission miracle. They were compiled and bound and given to each of us. What a incredible gift....each miracle is a treasure! We read a few each day through out the holiday and had such warm thoughts of all of the missionaries we are blessed to serve with. They also gave us a delightful Christmas card with individual pictures of each missionary on it...it is small poster size! In past years we have been blessed by their thoughtfulness at each holiday and special occasion in our lives. Now to see each missionary remembered in the thoughtful ways that are, "Bennion worthy," has meant so much to us. Month after month, each birthday is celebrated, and missionaries are cheered on by these two leaders we love.

Mark and Kristine Bennion planned a surprise for their parents. They asked each missionary to send a Christmas message to them in Rexburg. They created a collection of memories for President and Sister Bennion for a Christmas gift. It was a special surprise.... and they pulled it off! Way to go in creating another Mission Miracle for such incredible leaders. We are thankful we will be released with the Bennions, as filling their shoes will be difficult!