District president in Iraq

Alone in a closet-sized room in Iraq, U.S. Army Col. Guy Hollingsworth dropped to his knees and cried.

In a conversation via Skype with Elder Paul Piper and Elder Bruce Porter of the first Quorum of the Seventy, he had been called to be the district president of what would become the Baghdad Iraq Military District.

“I just dropped to my knees and started crying for a couple of reasons,” Hollingsworth said. “I felt completely inadequate. I was already working 20 hours a day, and I just didn’t know how I would find the time to take care of 1,300 members of the church.

Read more at Former district president in Iraq reflects on unique calling

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About Kim Siever

I am a drama student at the University of Lethbridge trying to finish the bachelor’s degree I started in 1997. I have been married 16 years and we have 4 children. I am the executive secretary in my ward, as well as a substitute early morning seminary teacher.

2 thoughts on “District president in Iraq

  1. You know, blogging is a guilty pleasure–I often think I should blog less, but things like this make it all worthwhile. Thanks, Kim.

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