Beans in Church News

Here's a short article that appeared in the recent Church News:

Helping The Elderly in Uganda

JINJA, UGANDA

Some 52 senior and widowed members of the village of Mawoito now have blankets and mosquito nets thanks to the Church's welfare and mission leadership in this nation. During a "handover" ceremony in May, villagers welcomed Uganda Kampala Mission interim President LaVal J. Call and his wife, Sister LaBerta R. Call, along with Elder Ronald Bean and Sister Sandra Bean, country welfare and humanitarian directors for Uganda. The village members surrounded their truck with dancing, singing and drum playing.

The missionaries, including other senior missionaries serving in the area, were led to a special platform where decorated benches were set up and a program had been prepared, which consisted of many speeches of thanks to the Church for the blankets and nets, and traditional singing and dancing. A muffin made of corn and a drink of soda was provided as a show of their hospitality. There were many children watching the proceedings, and the missionaries invited them to come forward to have a corn muffin.

Also in this same issue was the announcement of the New Mission President, The Christensens, for the Uganda Kampala Mission. Here is the info:

Edward Christensen, 63, Uganda Kampala Mission, Rancho Bernardo Ward, Poway California Stake, former bishop, high councilor, counselor in a stake Young Men presidency, High priest group leader and missionary in the New Zealand South Mission. Engineering manager, Hewlett Packard. Born in Colorado Springs, Colo. to Ted and Lenna Newell Christensen. Married Erin Marie Moore, seven children.

A ward missionary, Sister Christensen is a former stake Young Women president and ward Primary and Relief Society president. Born in Long Beach, Calif. to Edward James and Rhea Robinson Moore.