Honouring the change in Apostolic leadership

By Becky Middleton, Canada West Mission Centre Co-President

As the prospective new assignments for field apostles have been posted, it is with much gratitude and a little sadness we say goodbye to Art Smith as our field apostle. Art has been a wonderful spiritual guide, mentor, and friend to us for many years, and we sincerely thank him for that. We wish him well with his field assignment and will miss his presence among us.

We look forward with anticipation to our new field apostles—Shannon McAdam and Lach Mackay.

Shannon has been introduced to us on a formal basis as our new apostle-designate, and we have enjoyed her input for a while as part of our Mission Centre President team. Thank you so much, Shannon, for all you have done and how you will continue to serve in your expanded capacity!

I had the privilege of getting to know Lach a few years ago when I volunteered at the Joseph Smith Historic Site in Nauvoo, Illinois. Lach was a terrific mentor for leading tours and a wealth of information about historical facts, as well as a great leader for all of us who were volunteering at the site. He is very personable and outgoing and, along with the team, made me feel right at home. I am very grateful for his ministry, enthusiasm, and dedication.

As we move forward, I look forward to sharing in more ministry from both Lach and Shannon as our mission field apostles! Thank you both!!
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May God bless you both as you go forth in mission and love.