Wednesday, July 15, 2009

Shalom #66 District Visit to the Galilee Branch

We had our "first" assignment together as District representatives.  Bob is 2nd Counselor in the Israel District and I am the District Relief Society President.    We were both asked to speak at the Galilee Branch.  We invited 3 students to join us......Kellyn Briggs, Rachel Lee and Chadwick Densely.  They brought a wonderful spirit to the meeting with their talks and a beautiful song.   Including the 5 of us, there were a total of 24 saints at the meetings.  The Branch members are such sweet, humble saints and the service couple, Dean and Susan Madsen from Logan, Utah are doing such a  wonderful job as the Branch President.  Susan is my counselor in the District RS.  Susan has authored several books on the mother's of the Prophets. 

Standing on the balcony of the Galilee branch with the Sea of Galilee in the background


Several of the Galilee Branch members

Susan Madsen, Nanette Beckstead, Ann Hansen, Sue
Susan is my counselor in the District RS
Nanette and her husband,  Merrill, are  Service Couples in Haifa
Ann Hansen -a long time resident of Galilee....Michael's wife and faithful member of the branch
**Notice the song boards......English, Russian, Spanish and Hebrew