Tuesday, August 4, 2009

President and Sister Watkins

Here's the new mission president’s profile from the Church News. They came to Madrid in July.

James Stanford Watkins, 56, and Murlene Brown Watkins, two children, Crystal Springs 2nd Ward, San Francisco California Stake. Brother Watkins is a counselor in the California San Francisco Mission presidency and a former counselor in a stake presidency, bishop and counselor, high councilor, ward clerk and missionary in the Mexican Mission. Retired managing director, Bank of America. Born in New York, N.Y., to George Elwin and Geraldine Swensen Watkins. Sister Watkins is a ward Relief Society teacher and a former ward Relief Society president and counselor, ward Primary president, ward choir director, gospel doctrine teacher and missionary in the Spain Seville Mission. Born in Colonia Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico, to Murlyn Lamar and Marzelle Whetten Brown.