December 17th, 2008 Email from Tyler's Mission President

Dear Mission Family,
Sister Sexton and I wanted to wish all of the families of our missionaries a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. All of the missions of the Church are special in their own way. We have felt that the California Long Beach Mission is special because it is a sacred mission where the Elders and Sisters are truly striving to sanctify themselves and devote their complete efforts to the establishment of the Lord’s Church here in our part of the vineyard. This includes staying focused on our missionary purpose to find, teach, and baptize worthy converts to the Church and to help all with whom come in contact make and keep the covenants necessary to return to their Heavenly Father. We appreciate all that you do to support your missionary and pray that your family will have cause to rejoice at this Christmas Season and in the coming year.
Love,
President Sexton