Mark and Karen Spear's Mission Blog

September 29, 2019 - We were well fed at our Zone Conference this last week. We have the privilege to gather every six weeks with our Mission President and be loving trained and invited to continue to change our lives for the better...

September 22, 2019 - The Prophet said of Joseph Knight Sr, “Behold he is a righteous man…and it shall be said of him by the sons of Zion, while there is one of them remaining, that this man was a faithful man in Israel, therefore his name shall never be forgotten...

September 15, 20119 - Missionaries in the New York Syracuse Mission gathered to be taught by the servants of the Lord...

September 8, 2019 - Being a Senior Missionary means staying busy...

September 1, 2019 - Our Savior Jesus Christ paid the price that we may live again and has taken the sting out of death. We add to that message: We can live again with our families - families are for ever...

August 25, 2019 - We met in Palmyra this week for a Senior Missionary Conference. We were treated to a day of sweet spiritual experiences...

August 18, 2019 - On preparation day we went on the 1000 Islands Tour from Alexandria Bay and met a "real pirate". The main attraction is the Boldt Castle which was built by George Boldt in the early 1900's as a tribute to his wife that he loved deeply...

August 11, 2019 - We had another great Zone Conference - we always walk away with our batteries charged to the maximum - there is such a sweet abiding spirit that embraces everyone at conference...

August 4, 2019 - We had another great week as we interacted with crickets, bats, fishing, tie dyed T-shirts, Weed and testimonies shared about members conversions.

July 28, 2019 - We celebrated a couple of widely different events this week - both of them on the same day...

July 21, 2019 - Have you ever felt like Phil Connors in the movie, Groundhog Day? Cranky TV broadcaster Phil Conners (played by Bill Murray) and his crew are sent to tiny Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, to capture the "thrills" of its annual GROUNDHOG DAY celebration...

July 14, 2019 - The pageant tells stories from the Book of Mormon and how it was brought forth in our day. Draw closer to Christ as the cast depicts the story of an ancient American civilization that believed in Him too.

July 7, 2019 - As we celebrated the 4th of July this past week, I am reminded of the prophecies in the Book of Mormon: And this land shall be a land of liberty, a land of promise...

June 30, 2019 - United States, Canada and the Reservation: We did go on a foreign mission...

June 23, 2019 - On July 1, 2019 the New York Utica Mission and the New York Rochester Mission are combining into one Mission which is going to be the New York Syracuse Mission.

June 16, 2019 - We had a pretty good idea that Sister Black was going to be leaving us and then the Bomb dropped...

June 9, 2019 - We had the opportunity to attend the 37th Annual Spring Antique, Gas & Steam Engine Exhibition. We love to go to local activities that help us to understand and love the people of the North Country.

June 2, 2019 - Elder Randall K Bennett, General Authority Seventy and President of our North America Northeast Area visited our New York Utica Mission this last week...

May 26, 2019 - We were able to take a group of Branch Members to the Palmyra Temple this week, what an awesome day...

May 19, 2019 - Sister Malia White (now home from her mission) dropped in on our Granddaughter Kathleen's Seminary Class...

May 12, 2019 - The second-largest New York Amish community is found in St Lawrence County, near the town of Heuvelton, NY...not far from Massena...

May 5, 2019 - They have sent us back to Kindergarten and we're loving it...

April 28, 2019 - Our daughter Jessy and her four kids who live near Albany, NY - Will, Lucy and twins Annie & Jack came for a short visit this week. They were greeted with one of Grammy's famous signs. We celebrate birthWEEKS at our house...

April 21, 2019 - We had a marvelous trip to the Montreal Temple in Canada this week. We were able to take a recent convert, Karen to the Temple for her first time...

April 14, 2019 - Everette & Denise entered into the waters of baptism last Saturday. What a sweet, joyful experience. There was such a wonderful feeling of love and joy...