President and Sister Woods entered the Louisiana Mission on June 27 2008. We thought we would tell you a little bit about us and our family. WE are from Mesa Arizona. President Woods retired from his dental practice of 32 years on November 31 2007. He was director of admissions at the Arizona Dental School and was serving as a bishop of a singles ward when he received the call to serve as the president of the Louisiana Baton Rouge Mission.I was taking a french class, being a grandma, and serving as an ordinance worker in the Mesa Arizona temple.
President Woods served a mission in Paris France and still speaks french fluently. I am half french and have a lot of extended family in France. I speak some french. WE have been married 35 years. We have 7 children and 12 grandchildren. We have two daughters, five sons, three darling daughter in-laws and two great son in laws. All but two sons are married. In the five months of preparing for our mission we had a son and a daughter get married and packed up and sold our house of 25 years.
We enjoy being with our family. We have enjoyed Lake Powell and boating through the years. President Woods enjoys golf and all sports ( he's just a little competitive),playing basketball with the missionaries, working in the yard, and traveling. I enjoy entertaining in our home, studying about relationships and human behavior, being a mother & grandma, working in the yard and traveling with president Woods.
We feel so blessed to be here in Louisiana. There are many good people here and with the great missionaries we have, we are going to see the kingdom grow. We want you to know how important the work that your sons and daughters are engaged in is. As we spent five days with the twelve apostles and the first presidency before we came, we realized that this work is their top priority. Our prophet President Monson, spent over an hour talking to us and telling us specifically how to handle situations, how to love , teach and encourage our missionaries. He loves them and has their success and experience as a missionary is utmost in his heart. They are representatives of Jesus Christ and have been set apart as witnesses and teachers of His restored gospel. We have created this blog so you can share in their miracles and experiences as we go forth in faith in this labor of love. We appreciate the love and support of our missionary families and if there is anything we can so for you or your missionary please let us know.
