Sunday, September 20, 2015

Welcome Home, Elder Woodland

Wesley Woodland, second of Shauna Gardner's four sons and one of Steve and Sylvia Peterson's several grandchildren, has now taken off his black name tag and will resume his life after two years as a full-time missionary in the Idaho Twin Falls Mission.

His call, received not long after graduation from Dixie High School, took him to a field of labor only 8 hours from his Bloomington family home.  "Idaho is a beautiful place filled with people who needed me.  There were many who had been prepared to hear the gospel message and many who are now preparing to serve a mission.  I loved being a missionary.  It was a wonderful experience!" states the former Elder Woodland, a young man his mission president calls "a faithful, dedicated missionary who made an impact on many lives."

His plans for the future - although he says without hesitation, "I would go back and serve another mission if they asked me today" - include enrolling at Dixie State University and returning to his job at the Pizza Factory.

Welcome home, Elder Woodland. You have proven yourself to be a faithful servant of our Heavenly Father and we - as a ward - are moved by your strong testimony and your devotion to family, the Church and your Savior.

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