Mission leadership

The success of a mission is heavily dependent on its leadership. Here in the  New York New York South Mission we are blessed have a wonderful mission president. Pres. Kevin Calderwood and his wife, Sydnee, have led the mission for almost 2 years now. They hail from Virginia where President Calderwood was a successful business executive. In his business career he and his partners did the same work that Mitt Romney and his partners did. That is, they bought companies, fixed them up and sold them for a profit. We are sure he did very well in his work. 

In addition to being well organized and a great executive, President Calderwood has a great spiritual dimension in his life. It is clear that he loves the gospel and loves the Lord. Sister Calderwood is also a wonderful example for all the missionaries. Everyone loves her and their cute 11-year-old daughter who accompanied them to the mission field. 

There is great enthusiasm for the work here. At this week's transfer meeting the mission expanded from 10 zones to 12 zones to accommodate the growth. We are now receiving more sister missionaries than ever before. The short term goal is

to have two sets of elders and one set of sisters in every ward or branch in the mission. We are almost there.

It is a joy to be a part of such a marvelous work.