The Drummond's Mission Adventure: Salt Lake City Headquarters Mission

Spiritual Thought 11 May 2020 Tender Mercy Hosting Video Conferences Elder Edward Drummond Life on a mission is a journey of discovery. We each have responsibilities to master, testimonies to grow and things to learn. I quickly learned we are not alone. The most important thing I have learned is that Heavenly Father and Angels are with each one of us on a minute by minute basis. Our seemingly minor trials are of concern for those on the both sides of the veil. They are quick to help.   This we can rely.   Daily, I am strengthened by the personal examples from those in our Mission Office on the third floor of the JSMB. They're positive, helpful, and of good cheer.   I could not do my job without them. They are people you want to be around. On March 10 th 2020, the effects of the Coronavirus hit our mission. As a result, all mission buildings on Temple Square were closed and missionaries were to shelter in place. Overnight we became dependent on video conferencing to

Senior Mission Farewell Sacrament Talk   ( 6 min) Ed Drummond                    13 October 2019 Recently, a fellow complained, 'The way things are going in government, I am going to move to another country.'    His interested friend asked, 'What country is that?'   The fellow answered, 'Utah.' Sally and I will be travelling over the mountains and across the desert to that very Promised Land.   We will serve in the Utah Salt Lake City Headquarters Mission as Family and Church History Senior Missionaries , but we will be back again in 18 months.   Our mission call to Salt Lake City brings Sally and me full circle. On our honeymoon, Sally and I visited Temple Square in Salt Lake City on our way home from Jackson Hole, Wyoming.   Sally and I had been shopping around for a church to join.   When we both heard the Plan of Salvation, the story of the restored church, living prophets for our time, and that the Book of Mormon were present day script

17 May 2020 Before the Covid19 pandemic hit, when the world was normal, we had devotional meeting each day at 7:30 am.  Each person in our Zone would be assigned to give a spiritual thought and the prayer.  This below is my contribution for a spiritual thought on 02 Mar 2020 (just before the the pandemic hit). ~  ~ ~  ~ ~  ~ ~  ~ ~  ~ Mission Office Morning Prayer Spiritual Message 02 March 2020 Elder Drummond How many times in the scriptures are angels mentioned? My family had real experiences with angels. We know angels are real and are among us. During WWI, my Uncle David stood on the front porch of my grandmother’s house in Virginia. He was dressed in his WWI Army doughboy uniform. He was about to be shipped out to France. He had come home to say goodbye. My grandmother and my mother were in the back bedroom crying in grief. They were sure he would never return. They were sure this would be the last they would ever see him. They were too grief stricken to come out and sa