Reflections

It seems very hectic, packing up some of our things to be put away for three years, cleaning the house, closing accounts and packing to live out of a suitecase for a week to 10 days.  We are flooded by a cascade of different emotions, but  over-shadowing it all is the calm reassurance that we are about the Lord's business and He will sustain us.

      I'm going to try to attach a picture just to see if it can be done by me.
     The answer is yes I can.  This is what I looked like when I used to be a Heart surgeon.

Good bye to the OR

YESTERDAY I HELPED DR WOODBURY WITH A CABGX5.  IT WENT VERY WELL, BUT WHEN IT CAME TIME FOR THE PROXIMAL ANASTIMOSIS I REALIZED THIS MAY BE THE LAST SUTURING AND TIEING THAT I WILL BE DOING FOR A LONG TIME AND MAYBE NEVER  AGAIN IN MY LIFETIME.  Sorry about the caps.

As I looked up to shake the surgeons had, my glasses seemed a little misty. It was then that I realized that I had tears in my eyes. What a woderful way to support my family for the past 35 years.  It truely has been rewarding to see the difference that heart surgery has made in some of my patients lives, and more especially in the two communities of Medford, Oregon and St George,Utah. It has been my priviledge to help start up new programs in both of these locations
   Now it is time to move on to a new phase in Valerie's and my lives.  We are anxios to enter the MTC for mission presidents next Saturday (one week).  Then we will begin the real transformation as we learn what our duties are and begin to fulfill them.  We have a witness that this is His work and we are helper in the vineyard.  We cannot fail if we are faithfull.   We will miss family and friends,especially grandchildren.

Farewell

Sunday ,June 10th,2012 we spoke in sacrament meeting.  Sis Millar told her conversion story as a young women in Chorley, England. She was quite nervous but did very well.  Pres Millar talked about the purpose of missionary work and what it means "To Come unto Christ".  Ther was a large turnout with many friends and coworkers from the hospital. The spirit was presnet and we felt good .  We have many emotions running around us including: excitement, anxiety, humility,anticipation and amazingly a calmness.  We know this a call from our Father in Heaven and that we serve not alone but with the help of the Lord Of the Vinyard.
     We are ready to get on with the next phase of our transormation.

Welcome!!

This blog is dedicated to family and friends who love Roger and Valerie.  We are so excited to watch them as they preside over the London South Mission of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as Mission President and Matron.  Roger and Valerie will be set apart on Saturday, June 23 and enter the MTC the following week.  After a week of training, President and Sister Millar will head out to London and begin their tenure which will conclude in June of 2015.