March 2014 - 3rd Month Pre-Mission

March 2014


We were both very, very busy preparing for retirement and working on our rather lengthy checklist of things to accomplish prior to leaving in June.


March 28th --- Larry's last day of work at Riverdale City after an unexpected career turn from banking into municipal government service.  Who would have thought?

A nice memory from my friends
at the Senior Center.

This is a wonderful book of City memories.
Chris Stone compiled and prepared it.

March 27th --- Melanie's last day of work at IHC South Ogden Clinic after an unexpected 17 years of service.  Great tributes for her from her co-workers.

The largest going away card ever!!!
Signed by them all on the back.

March 4th --- A special final City Council meeting with a little time to be recognized for service, 

then to expound and pray and bless.

Cody Hansen

Farewell speach

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  Cody Hansen I meant speech.

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  Cody Hansen He blessed the city. Literally.

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March 1970

The first stake in South Africa is organized at Transvaal. It is the first stake on the African continent. Might have been in Pretoria?

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February 2014 - 4th Month Pre-Mission

February 2014

February 13, 2014

The special day arrived and we received our mission call, gathered our family and held a special meeting to open and have Granddaughter Marlie Hansen read the letter from the prophet Pres. Thomas S. Monson.

Wendy Hansen via LDS Mission Calls

Did you know Mom & Dad and the kids are famous? The "LDS MIssion Calls" Facebook page posted your video a few days ago.

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Grandma and Grandpa opening their mission call on February 13, 2014

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  Larry LaVarr Hansen That's because of your wonderful work Wendy! Thanks again for memorializing a terrific moment in our family's history. ♫

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  LaVaun Hansen Thanks Wendy--It is very special I love it Grandma Hansen

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January 2014 - 5th Month Pre-Mission

January 2014

Centered and focused on Jesus Christ, we started with our married life-long desire to serve and the process of application.

We, Larry and Melanie completed and submitted an application to serve a full-time mission in January 2014. This was in response to strong promptings which we felt since November 2013 when we completed our 30-month inner city Service Mission to the Jefferson 1st Ward in Ogden, UT.

This required that we both give notice of termination and retirement from our employment with Riverdale City and IHC respectively.

The application process was very comprehensive and included very detailed information about our backgrounds both in the church and in life experiences.  This along with exhaustive medical and dental examinations, tests, etc.

Having completed the application process we notified and had a brief interview with our Bishop Adam Hall that we were ready to submit it to SLC headquarters and see if and where the Lord wanted us to serve.  A couple of weeks later we were interviewed by our Riverdale Stake President David DeYoung and the application package was sent off via cyberspace.

Now we await the call!   ♫ ♫ ♫

According to Elder Oaks of the Twelve, this is how it proceeds.  Two computer screens, one with info about the missionary, one with info about the needs of the 400+ missions around the world.  Then add the fasting Apostle acting for the Prophet and the Lord and you get the revelation and assignment.

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I recently assigned missionaries, a sacred responsibility for which we always come fasting. I assigned 240, my share of the 1,047 (which includes young missionaries, senior couples, and senior sisters) whose papers were ready for assignment last week. We are assisted in this sacred experience by a member of the Missionary Department staff, who keeps records and manages the computer screens on which we view the essential information on elders and sisters and the needs (including languages) of our more than 400 missions in the world.

These pictures show Dwayne Saviano and I at work in that missionary assignment meeting.

To those of you who have served or will serve missions, thanks for your willingness to serve. We pray that the Lord will bless you in and for your missionary labors.

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