Acts 13:2-3 "As they ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy Ghost said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have called them. And when they had fasted and prayed and laid their hands on them, they sent them away."
Today after months of preparation, including fasting and praying and seeking the Holy Ghost, then receiving a call from a Prophet of God, Tess departed for her service in the Georgia Atlanta North mission. Before separating herself from her family and loved ones for 18 months, she had hands laid upon her head as she was "set apart" by our Stake President, a man who holds the authority to give her the responsibility and privilege and power to preach the word of God.
"Sister Houghton" (the name she will use during her mission) then flew from Oakland, CA to Salt Lake City, UT, where she was met by members of the Utah Houghton contingent, who gave her a final send-off to the Provo, Utah Mission Training Center. She will travel on to Georgia on February 20th.
As I read these verses in Acts tonight, I was struck by how this process of sending out missionaries is the same in the church Christ left on the earth after His resurrection, and the church He restored in 1830! Knowing that this is Christ's church on the earth today makes it (a bit) easier to send a daughter off to serve Him.
Tess's Mom
Sister Houghton's address until February 20th:
Sister Tess Houghton
FEB 20 GA-ATLN
2005 N 900 E Unit 119
Provo, UT 84602
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