Dear Brother and Sister Scadden,
We have had the wonderful opportunity of spending more time with your son and getting to know him a little better. Your son is still functioning in another time zone, but jet lag will pass quickly for him. Elder Scadden is doing well with the language and is talking to people in the street already. This morning, we took all the new missionaries to the Mother Albania Statue and Park, a memorial to the heroes of Albania, overlooking the city of Tirana. This is where Albania was dedicated for the preaching of the Gospel in April of 1993 by Elder Oaks of the Quorum of the Twelve. The attached photo shows his MTC group with the statue in the background.
We had a short service there where we read together the dedicatory prayer, which is beautiful and becoming fulfilled in amazing ways. Then each missionary was invited to find a secluded spot to meditate and offer a prayer of consecration and thanks. After prayer and thoughtful consideration, we have assigned him to work with Elder Flack, who is a district leader in the northern city of Shkoder. Your son’s companion is a great missionary who has earned the opportunity to be a trainer by his dedicated service here in Albania. I am sure that your son will be able to learn much from him. He will also learn to rely on the Spirit to guide him daily. He will grow in ways that you can’t imagine.
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Again, thank you for raising such a fine son. Sister Neil and I love the Lord, we love His church, and we love His missionaries, and will do everything we can to support and sustain your son so that he can accomplish what he came here to do. We know he will have a wonderful mission, and will accomplish much good in this developing land of generous and kind people.
Sincerely,
President John M. Neil
Sister Elizabeth Neil
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