We just returned from teaching a two day workshop in one of our favorite places...Peachtree City, GA. I am sure I have told you that this is a community designed by Delta pilots, and it is beautiful....and golf carts are everywhere! We had seven people in our workshop: Patrick Carlson, Laura Ellsworth, Chris Elliott, Drew Tolbert and his mother, Angela, and Peter McDonough. Junior Bogle and Cindy Trull came last night for the individual session. We were pleased and learned a great deal ourselves as Laura is a very talented knowledgeable individual who has worked in state government and excelled, moving right up the ladder to be a Division Manager. Patrick, for the longest time wanted to work for the State Department, but now is changing his focus to business. Chris does not have his GED, is 38 years old, and a talented landscaper and kitchen manager. He is the candidate that actually got an interview from the cold calls he did today! Drew is preparing to go on a mission and is a Math whiz. Angela sells Mary Kay cosmetics and is delightfully funny and positive, and....full of faith and goodness. Peter is an aspiring History teacher who works with the scouts and turned his pinewood derby into the U.S.S. Hunley, (Confederates) which was the first combat submarine used to sink an enemy warship which broke the Union's blockade at Charleston, South Carolina during the Civil War. The most satisfying aspect of the Career Workshop for me is being able to extend to them the promise the Lord makes to them in D&C 104 where He says that He made the earth; it is his; there is enough and to spare; and it is his purpose to provide for his saints. It is a comforting hopeful promise....if these candidates to their part by paying their tithing and work hard to find a job, including learning how to be an effective job search, they will have the employment they need. God does not lie. It means a great deal to me to be able to extend His promise to these good people who we grow very fond of in two short days. We had such great support from Brother Phillips, who opened up on Tuesday at 7:30 a.m., helped us set up, checked on us at 7:00 Tuesday night, and returned today at 4:00 to help us take down. Brother Downs, the High Councilor over Employment stopped in Tuesday morning to see how we were doing as well. It is such a great life surrounded by wonderful people!
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