Tuesday, June 28, 2016

New Mission President

President and Sister Searle, from Burley Idaho
This week, Elder Mason Burk says goodbye to his Mission President, Kent R. Searle and Sister Marilyn Searle from Burley, Idaho.  He has been a wonderful President, and Elder Burk is very sad to see him leave.


From lds.org:  Kent Roland Searle, 60, and Marilyn Mitchell Searle, four children, View 2nd Ward, Oakley Idaho Stake: Colombia Barranquilla Mission. Brother Searle served as a temple ordinance worker and is a former counselor in a stake presidency, high councilor, bishop, stake organist, ward mission leader and missionary in the Argentina North Mission. Farmer. Born in Burley, Idaho, to Raymond Clayson and Sharol Joy Searle.

Sister Searle serves as a temple ordinance worker and is a former ward Relief Society president, ward Young Women president, ward Primary president, Blazer leader, Primary pianist and ward activity chairman. Born in Burley, Idaho, to Howard Cecil and Reva Banner Mitchell.

His new mission president, is John J. Gallego, who is a native from Colombia. He recently worked as the Bogota MTC Manager. 
President John J Gallego and his wife Patricia 
Here is some background information about him from LDS.org:

John Jairo Gallego Infante, 42, and Patricia Martinez de Gallego, two children, Alejandria Ward, Bogotá Colombia El Dorado Stake: Colombia Barranquilla Mission, succeeding President Kent R. Searle and Sister Marilyn Searle. 


Brother Gallego serves as a stake president and is a former stake presidency counselor, bishopric counselor, ward Young Men president, elders quorum president, and missionary in the Colombia Barranquilla Mission. Manager, Colombia Missionary Training Center. 

Born in Bogotá, Colombia, to Gustavo Adolfo Gallego Hoyos and Carmen Julia de Gallego.

Sister Gallego is a former Sunday School teacher, ward Relief Society president, ward Young Women president, ward Primary president, and missionary in the Colombia Bogota North Mission. Born in Cali, Colombia, to Jehovah Martínez and Emma Trujillo de Martínez.


New and wonderful experiences come from change.  We have no doubt that Elder Burk will grow to love his new mission president, and gain insight from his leadership and teachings.  What a great experience he will have serving with him. 


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