Jon was sitting in church today and a notification popped up on his phone that an email was just sent from Elder Pennington's mission president. Those emails are few and far between. The first one we ever received was to notify us that all missionaries were safe and accounted for immediately following the shooting in San Bernardino, California. The second one was just a couple of weeks ago and was to notify us that all missionaries were safe and accounted for following the recent earthquake in California.
Jon quickly opened the email and below is what he read:
19 June 2016
Jonathan and Lisa Pennington
1485 Siskin Drive
Cordova, TN 38016
USA
Dear Brother and Sister Pennington,
Elder Nathan Charles Pennington has been given the new assignment to serve as
Trainer of a newly arrived missionary. He has received this assignment because
of his dedication and unselfish service and because of the confidence the
Lord has in him. He is a fine missionary.
The position of Trainer is considered the most important assignment in the
mission, for it is the Trainer who establishes the foundation for his
companion's success and the ultimate success of the mission. We
appreciate his willingness to be an exemplary missionary.
We thank you for your continued support and prayers for your missionary and the
work in the California Riverside Mission.
Sincerely,
John H. Mullen, President
California Riverside
Mission
Jon was so excited to receive this news on Father's Day - what a great present to receive such a wonderful compliment about one of your children. We are so proud of Elder Pennington and his dedication to the Lord's work. We wish him well in this new responsibility he has been given and are confident that he will fulfill it well and have much success.
We can't wait to hear from him tomorrow and find out who his "Greenie" companion is and where he is from. Stay tuned for all this... Jon will update his blog tomorrow.
