MTC Group 15 November 2017

Remembrance Sunday

Remembrance Sunday is held in the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth of Nations as a day "to commemorate the contribution of British and Commonwealth military and civilian servicemen and women in the two World Wars and later conflicts". It is held on the second Sunday in November, the Sunday nearest to 11 November, Armistice Day, the anniversary of the end of hostilities in the First World War at 11 a.m. in 1918.

The red remembrance poppy has become a familiar emblem of Remembrance Day due to the poem "In Flanders Fields" written by Canadian physician Lieutenant-Colonel John McCrae. Poppies were worn for the first time at the 1921 anniversary ceremony. At first real poppies were worn. These poppies bloomed across some of the worst battlefields of Flanders in World War I; their brilliant red colour became a symbol for the blood spilled in the war.

The poppy is worn around the time of Remembrance Sunday (traditionally from All Souls' Day (November 2) until the latter of Remembrance Day (November 11) or Remembrance Sunday).

FHE Sunday Nights!

I wanted to share a video with you that I took at our FHE last night. Before though, you should know what is going on here. Last Sunday, President invited all of the missionaries to learn (from memory) the 42 doctrinal principles that they teach from Preach My Gospel chapter 3. He also suggested, as stated in PMG, that they learn a scripture that goes along with each principle. At the end of his invitation, he looked at your sons, who were sitting on the front row, and asked them if they would know the 42 principles for the next Sunday. They enthusiastically said YES! Then he said…”and the scriptures?” Again they said YES! I was a little worried that they had committed to memorize all of it in one week and that it might be too much pressure. Last night as they walked in for FHE, they were in their most handsome missionary attire and again sat on the front row. I looked at them and asked them if they were ready. YES! :) I decided I was going to video it and send it to you. We love your wonderful missionary sons! They are doing so well! I just wanted you to know what a great example that was for all of the missionaries here. They were the only ones, out of the 67, that had memorized the scriptures to go with the principles.

Elder Rothlisberger (St. Johns, AZ) and Elder Norris (Orem, UT)

going to the Scotland/Ireland Mission.