"Called to serve Him, Heavenly King of Glory. Chosen e're to witness for His name. Far and Wide we tell the Father's story. Far and wide His love proclaim." The words of this hymn describe these couple missionaries perfectly. Another song that comes to my mind about this group is the third verse of the song, "In this very room." "In this very room there's quite enough love for all the world, And in this very room there's quite enough joy for all the world, And there's quite enough hope and quite enough power to chase away any gloom, For Jesus, Lord Jesus ... is in this very room. This group of couples serve in the Donetsk Mission. We gathered together this last week for two days of edification. Sharing with each other, and teaching each other under the direction of our Mission President. Our mission president and his wife are on both sides of me. The couple next up the stair by the wall are just finishing their two year humanitarian mission. They have been our friends, our tutors, our shining example here in Kharkov. The couple behind them also along the wall are serving their second Eatern Europe mission. They served in Siberia Russian the first time and came back for a second round here in Lugansk, Ukraine. This happy elder had a number of tricks up his sleeve, literally. Rope tricks, magic tricks, tricky tricks, how fun they were. The very back couple at the top of the stairs are also here for a second time. They served in Muldova as a CES couple and in China for a year teaching English. There enthusiam and love and dedication to the Lord was indeed inspiring. They now serve in Maurioople, Ukraine. The couple on the outside of the stair railing serve in Sumi, Ukraine. This is their first mission and they are full of laughter, always making us laugh. Another great couple to rub shoulders with. The couple next to them, the sister in the pink and black sweater and her husband right behind her are the finance and office couple. They taught us about family history and gave each of us a gift, for they searched each of our family lines and found someone for everyone to do work for. What an inspiration to us they were. The next couple second from the top actually serve in Russia as LDS Social Service missionaries. They taught us how to teach the saints here about family relationships, and addiction recovery. A very needed help here, because 80% of all new members that come into the church have some kind of addiction they've have had to give up. Great, great instruction. Of course our Mission
President, President Campero and Sister Campero are our Spiritual Leaders, they are the greatest example of Love and Service. What an edifying two days we had, and what an honor to be included in the missionary circle with them.
