Interesting news

A friend of mine from my mission forwarded me this letter yesterday:

Dear Brethren:

We are pleased to announce the creation of the India New Delhi Mission, effective November 1, 2007. Elder Gary R. Ricks, a senior missionary currently serving in New Delhi, has been called as the mission president. Sister Florence Ricks has been called to serve as his companion in this important undertaking.

The India New Delhi Mission will include the northern portion of India, Pakistan, Nepal, and Bangladesh. The rest of India will be retained in the India Bangalore Mission and Sri Lanka will be added to this mission's boundaries. Included in the Singapore Mission will be Singapore, East Malaysia, and West Malaysia. The service center in Bangalore will support the India Bangalore and India New Delhi Missions, with the Singapore service center assisting the Singapore Mission area.

We express our deep appreciation to President Melvin R. Nichols of the India Bangalore Mission and President Bryan Skelton of the Singapore Mission for their outstanding work and that of their missionaries. We offer our congratulations to Elder and Sister Ricks for their significant callings. We are confident these changes will increase our effectiveness in establishing the Church in the countries of these three missions.

Sincerely,

Asia Area Presidency

In a way I kind of feel sad that Sri Lanka is no longer part of the Singapore Mission. Serving there was an amazing experience and I feel bad that current and future missionaries called to the S'pore mission won't get to have that experience.