It’s Elder Nick and Sister Kim again since the Jorgensen’s have been called for a 2nd time to serve the Lord - this time as one of 10 Church service missionary couples in the Utah St. George Mission. They’re just beginning to learn the width and breadth of their assignment, but they will live at home and report five days a week – and as needed – to the mission’s Ivins facility where they will problem-solve issues relating to electrical wiring, sound systems, plumbing, and “other duties as assigned” at any of the approximately 75-100 church buildings in Washington County.
The Jorgensen’s will work alongside paid employees, but are not required to be licensed for this service, since they honed many of these same skills during their year at the birthplace of the Prophet Joseph Smith in the New Hampshire Manchester Mission.
Throughout the year, Sister Kim will continue to serve as the ministering secretary for the B7 Ward Relief Society, as well as the Saturday secretary for the President of the St. George Temple. Elder Nick will continue as the B7 Ward clerk ... and golf at every opportunity!
Many of the members of the B7 Ward have never met Rex and Kathy Tobler, though they have been active in the church and living in the same house on Escalante for more than 33 years!
Newly returned to their home ward the Tobler's were recently released after three years of service to the beautiful young men and women of the Bloomington YSA Ward. In this calling, Bishop Tobler served as the senior ward clerk and Sister Tobler was the membership coordinator, "keeping track" of the ward's unmarried 18-30 year old - originally from 15 units in the Bloomington Stake - as they served missions, worked out of the area or for other reasons were not attending church. "This is a very transient group," states Sister Tobler, "but it was an awesome calling among awesome kids ... many who are recently returned missionaries."
The couple, who also served together in the Mexico Mexico City Mission, were home only long enough to speak in Sacrament meeting in the Bloomington 5th Ward - then-their home ward - when they were called to serve in the YSA Ward. Not long after, the stake was split and although they were now in the Bloomington 7th Ward in the Southgate Stake, they retained their calling as ward reps in the Bloomington YSA Ward in the Bloomington Stake.
In addition to their service in the YSA Ward, they have concurrently served for 2 1/2 years as temple ordinance workers on the temple's only Monday shift. "It has been a wonderful calling ... we just love it ... and will be sorry to see it end on November 4, 2019 when the temple closes for 3 years."
Welcome home, Brother and Sister Tobler ... and take care of yourselves out there, Elder and Sister Jorgensen.
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