Saturday, March 13, 2010

New Mission President for Mongolia, Kris J Mecham


The Church News published this short biography on our new mission president and his wife.(http://www.ldschurchnews.com/articles/58992/New-mission-presidents.html)
On my Feb. 13 blog I only knew their names. (http://joanandwesjournal.blogspot.com/2010/02/new-mission-president-announced-for.html)

Kris J Mecham, 56, and Stephanie Bessire Mecham, five children, Mongolia Ulaanbaatar Mission; Ashley Park Ward, Sandy Utah Granite South Stake. Brother Mecham serves as a gospel doctrine teacher and is a former bishop, stake executive secretary, high councilor, ward Young Men president and missionary in the Scotland Mission. President and chief executive officer, Deseret First Credit Union. Born in Blackfoot, Idaho, to Alvin John and Nina Anderson Mecham.

Sister Mecham serves as a ward family history consultant and is a former ward Young Women president, ward Primary president, counselor in a ward Relief Society presidency, stake 25th anniversary history compiler and tri-stake family history center director. Born in Rupert, Idaho, to Duane Merrill and Carole Ann Cahoon Bessire.

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