New Calls

Congratulations to Michael Ellis of the Onkaparinga ward who has been called to serve in The Philippines Cebu Mission. Michael leaves for Provo MTC on March 12. He will teach the gospel in the Cebuano language.

Congratulations to Daniel McKay of the Onkaparinga ward who has been called to serve in the Argentina Buenos Aires West Mission.  Daniel will be teaching the gospel in Spanish, and he reports to the MTC in Argentina on January 19. Felicitaciones!

Congratulations to Jeffrey and Juanita Smith of Marion Stake who have been called to serve for 18 months in the Scotland Ireland Mission. (Will they meet Elder McCappin there?) They will report to the England MTC at Preston on January 11. Their call came a day before daughter Brittany left for MTC (August 16) to serve in the England Birmingham Mission.

And a few we missed: Ethan Leach left on June 2 for the Australia Brisbane Mission, while Jacob Dorn left on August4 for the South Africa Johannesburg  Mission. Josh Pryor is serving in the Australia Perth Mission, while Adam Thornton will enter the MTC on Sept 15 prior to joining the Sydney North Mission.  All hail from Marion Stake.

Congratulations to Adrian and Jill Pilkington of Modbury Stake who left on August 1 to serve a two-year mission in the Marshall Islands Majuro Mission (Kiribati).  Sister Pilkington says, “We are excited and happy to be serving the Lord here and we know we will have many wonderful experiences to share with our children and grandchildren.”

Congratulations to Patrick Cadiang of Marion ward, who left on January 13 for the New Zealand Missionary Training Centre. Elder Cadiang will serve in the Australia Brisbane Mission. All the best!

Congratulations to Oliver Xiu (Robertson) of Morialta ward, and Daniel Cowdery of Playford Ward, who have both been called to serve in the England Manchester Mission. They will go to the New Zealand Training Centre on May 12, 2016. Will they be City or United fans? Either way, they will be 100% dedicated to their missionary service to the Lord.

Congratulations to Annelle Morton who has been called to the Argentina Buenos Aires West Mission. Annelle will arrive at the Argentina Missionary Training Centre on May 12, 2016. She will prepare to teach in the Spanish language. She is very excited!

Congratulations to Keith and Val Klemasz of the Fulham Gardens ward who have been called to serve in the France Lyon Mission. They will report to the Preston England MTC on July 7.

Congratulations to Kira-Lee Chamings, who has been called to serve in the England Leeds Mission. She reports to the New Zealand Missionary Training Centre on May 12, 2016. Well done Sister Chamings!

Congratulations to Jade Hann of Modbury ward, who has been called to the Philippines Quezon City Mission. Jade will leave April 22, 2016. All the best Jade!

Congratulations to Jess Hedger of Playford ward, who has been called to the Australia Sydney North Mission. Jess will be reporting to the New Zealand Missionary Training Centre 14 January, 2016.

Congratulations to Liz Capin of Playford ward! Liz has been called to the Thailand Bangkok Mission. She reports to the Provo Missionary Training Centre on 23rd February, 2016.

Congratulations to Geoff and Joy Fitton of Happy Valley Ward who are excited to have received a mission call to the Family and Church History Headquarters Mission, Salt Lake City. They will report to the Provo Missionary Training Centre on 29 February 2016.

Congratulations to Wesley Fangufangu who will be serving in the Philippines Cavite Mission. He leaves on 21 October 2015. Wesley knows that when the Lord asks us to do something, and we do our part, He will make all things possible.

Congratulations to Duncan Black of Morialta Ward. He has been called to serve in the New Zealand Auckland Mission. He reports to New Zealand Missionary Training Centre on 14 January 2016. Duncan figures he won’t have to break his winning streak of never having eaten a vegetable in his life. We shall see.

Congratulations to Josh McKim of Golden Grove ward. Josh has been called to the Hungary Budapest Mission. Josh leaves on 9 February for the Provo Missionary Training Centre.

Congratulations to Caleb Rice of Morialta ward, who has been called to the Tahiti Papeete Mission. He will prepare to preach the Gospel in the French language. Caleb leaves on 14th of January, 2016.

Congratulations to Tad Smith of the Fulham Gardens ward who has been called to the  New Zealand Wellington Mission. Tad leaves on the 17th of December, 2015. Pack your woollens Elder Smith!

Congratulations to Ellen Kirk, who will be serving in the England, Leeds Mission. She has enough time to finish her Diploma of Business before leaving on October 14th. Ellen is the youngest of five children, all of whom have served missions. Alan and Helen Kirk (Ellen’s parents) have been called to the London Temple Mission and leave just four days after Ellen. What an example of service the Kirk Family are!

Congratulations to Lovely Lavelua of the Robinvale branch, who departed 12 May 2015 for Philippines Cebu Mission. We wish you all the best!

Congratulations to Brady Fangufangu of Robinvale branch who departs 21 May 2015 for the New Zealand Wellington Mission. We know you will be able to bring about much good.

Congratulations to Maika Vea Taholo of the Mildura Ward who departed 12 Mar 2015 for Papua New Guinea Port Moresby Mission. May you find joy in your labours.

Congratulations to Dillon Lee of the Morialta ward who has been called to serve in Washington DC. Wow! What wonderful experiences you will have serving the Lord, and amazing blessings you will see in the lives of those you teach and in your family back home.

Congratulations to Harrison Riddle of the Happy Valley ward who has been called to the Singapore Mission.  Currently at the Provo Missionary Training Centre, Elder Riddle is the first grandchild of Darryl and Helen Pope, and of Jenny Huddleston-Riddle and the late Rupert Riddle, to serve as a full-time missionary.  We share their excitement Elder Riddle!

Congratulations to Brendan van Trigt of the Onkaparinga Ward who has been called to the Sydney North Mission Australia. Brendan reports to the Missionary Training Centre on March 26. Our best wishes to you Brendan, you have worked hard to prepare yourself to serve.

Congratulations to James Boynton of the Playford Ward who is called to the England Leeds Mission.  Elder Boynton left yesterday (February 11) for the Preston Missionary Training Centre. Our love and support go with you Elder Boynton.

Congratulations to Joshua Saunders of the Modbury ward, who has been called to serve in the Thailand Bangkok mission, leaving 23 March.  Joshua is looking forward to this wonderful opportunity to serve the Lord and the people of Thailand. What great confidence we have in Joshua, a dedicated and hard-working young man.

Congratulations to James McCappin of the Morialta ward, who has been called to serve in the Scotland Ireland Mission, leaving on 25 June. Well done James! We know you have been preparing hard, and are determined to serve your best.

Congratulations to Neville and Penny Rochow of the Prospect ward, who have been called to serve as Government Relations Missionaries to the European Union based in Brussels. They will be there for two years starting probably early July. Neville says, ‘We are both humbled by the responsibility and thrilled at the opportunity. There are only three such calls in the Church – one in New York working with the UN, one in Geneva working with the UN and one in Brussels working with the EU.’ We thank you for the tireless work in Interfaith Relations that you undertook across the nation last year and on into this year and we are glad you will not be leaving us just yet!

Congratulations to Sarah Bennallack, of the Morialta ward, who has been called to serve in the São Paulo, Brazil mission for a period of 18 months, reporting to the Brazil MTC in May. Well done Sarah! We know you will give your heart, might, mind and strength to serving the people of Brazil and the Lord. WELCOME HOME Sarah!

Congratulations to Thomas Korte, of the Fulham Gardens ward, who has been called to serve in the England, Leeds Mission leaving in March. Thomas will continue to serve his fellowmen by loving and teaching the people of Leeds and the north of England. We wish Elder Korte all the best!

Belated congratulations to Elder (Sam) Butler who is serving in the Germany Frankfurt Mission. (And half way through his service!)

Congratulations to Brother Paul and Sister Gayle Granger, of the Marion ward, who have been called to serve as Mission President of the Vanuatu mission, for an expected 3 years. May the lives of your family continue to be blessed by your continuing to give your all to serve the Lord.

Congratulations to Brother Craig and Sister Lesley Raeside, of the Modbury ward, who have been called to a mission in the South America Northwest Area, which covers Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela. With a primary assignment as Area mental health advisers, they will be based at the Area Office in Lima, Peru. What a wonderful opportunity you will have to share skills, love and knowledge on this unique mission for the Lord.

Congratulations to Kirwan Leia, of the Fulham Gardens ward, who will be serving in the New Zealand, Auckland Mission. Well done Kirwan, an inspiration to us all.

Congratulations to Peter Hollow, of the Fulham Gardens ward, who will be serving in the New Zealand, Wellington Mission.  There are more than a few Latter-day Saints in Adelaide whose hearts belong partly to Wellington, following their own missionary experiences there.

Congratulations to Nayoung Kim, of the Prospect ward who will be serve in the Utah Salt Lake City Temple Square Mission from 23 March.  Sister Kim, we know you will enjoy meeting and sharing beliefs with people from many countries as they visit that unique part of the world.

Please let us know of mission calls by emailing us at ldsadelaide@gmail.com, or leaving a comment.