Special Permission

We have had the coolest things happening in our mission. 
As you know, you must have a Stake to have a Patriarch, and the blessings are given in their native tongue.  Romania does not have a stake yet But........

There are two previous Patriarch's serving as senior missionaries right now in Romania and Moldova.  Our mission President contacted President Boyd Packer and received special permission to activate these Brethren to act as Patriarch's for the remainder of their missions.  One in Romania and the other in Moldova.

The blessings will be given in English so the individual must be able to speak and understand enough English to understand the blessing. What an exciting thing !!There are many people who do speak English and will be able to take advantage of this privilege. Thank you Elder Marcov and Elder Kitchen.

This is the only picture I could find. From the left side Elder Heninger is next to Pres. Hill, then Elder Marcov and next to him is Elder Kitchen. 
These are exciting times in eastern Europe.  My dear friend sent me the news article that stated the change in our church's status in Italy.  They are fully recognised as a church now and that is huge.  We hope Romania will have this same blessing soon.
http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/blogsfaithblog/54522757-180/church-lds-italian-homer.html.csp

I thought you would enjoy seeing the fields of sunflowers, they are everywhere in the countryside

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You can't help but smile when you see fields of sunflowers.