A Day in the GKLM - Part Sixteen: The Senior Couples

          The Senior Couples that serve in the GKLM are exceptional, dedicated, hard-working, and loving missionaries for the Church and do remarkable service. Activities and responsibilities vary for them, but each is valuable and essential to the work that goes on in this part of the Lord's vineyard. This post does not necessarily contain pictures from the designated Day in the GKLM, but still gives readers a sample of what the couples do from day to day. 
          Elder and Sister Warner serve in the Mission Office and are in charge of the finances, mail, official correspondence, fielding phone calls, etc.

Elder Lewis managing the bike storage
at the Mission Office.
(with the other Elder Warner and Elder Knudsen)

          Elder and Sister Lewis likewise serve in the Mission Office and also all around the mission, handling referrals and media, vehicles, and housing.

Elder Lewis and Elder Warner

Elder Lewis and Elder Warner having way too
much fun at the office

Elder and Sister Dorius serve in Tell City, IN, 

At the Temple 

Holding church at a retirement center
(WIth Elder Christopherson and Elder J. Nielson)

At the Preparedness Fair

Elder and Sister Young serve in Monticello, KY,

Elder Young mowing as he does every week for a
less-active member while Sister Young visits with her.

Elder Young vacuuming at the church

Sister Young cleaning the church

Sister Young preparing for Primary
She is the President, the teacher, and about everything
between for the one to five children who come

Elder Young

Elder and Sister Selvage serve in McKee, KY, 

Elder Selvage, Elder Gill, and Elder Forsgren on the right side

Elder Selvage in suspenders

Elder Selvage jamming on the harmonica

Elder and Sister Erickson serve in Scottsburg, Indiana.

Elder and Sister Erickson

Serving at a care center

The Ericksons serving in another center

Elder and Sister Leavitt serve in Olney, Illinois.

Sister and Elder Leavitt

Elder and Sister Olsen serve in Beattyville, Kentucky 

where Elder Olsen was called to be Branch President. More pictures will be added shortly.

In front of the home where Elder Olsen lived 52 years ago
when he was in Lexington on his first mission. 

On a temple trip with Elder and Sister Erickson

Teaching a lesson

We have also had Elder and Sister Bryner with us serving for a year as Family History missionaries filming records in the Evansville, Indiana area. 

 The non-office couples seek-out, visit, and work with less-active members and shut-ins, provide leadership and support to branch members, teach and run organizations, create branch activities, give people rides to church and doctor appointments, clean church buildings, clean-up peoples homes and yards, build houses and barns, do Home Teaching and Visiting Teaching oftentimes to most everyone in the Branch, share the Gospel with people they meet and teach them lessons, fellowship new members, do service in care centers and outreach programs, distribute Church Welfare food and clothing where needed, support and feed the young missionaries in their areas if they have them, work in Family History centers, and lots, lots more.  

Elder and Sister Young, President and Sister Woodbury,
Elder and Sister Olsen, Sister and Elder Selvage

At an outing on the Louisville Belle
Top: Elder Warner, Sister Dorius and Elder Dorius
Third row: Elder Leavitt, Sister Warner, President Woodbury, Sister Woodbury
Second Row: Elder Erickson, Sister Lewis Elder Lewis
Front: Sister Erickson, Sister Leavitt, Sister Young, Elder Young
(Missing the Olsens)

Elder Young, Sister and Elder Young, Sister and Elder Selvage

At a couples dinner at the Warners' apartment
Sister Dorius, Sister Erickson, Sister Selvage, Sister Young, Sister Warner, Sister Woodbury, Sister Lewis

 

Top: Elder Warner, Elder Dorius, Elder Young, Elder Erickson, Elder Lewis,
Elder Selvage, President Woodbury, Sister Woodbury
Sitting: Sister Warner, Sister Dorius, Sister Young, Sister Erickson, Sister Lewis, Sister Selvage

Sitting: Sister Selvage, Sister Young, Elder Young, Sister Olsen, Elder Olsen