The area leadership of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, nicknamed the Mormons, has reorganized the Blairsville leadership.
The new president of the Blairsville Branch is Mark Miller. He has selected Joe Stansel as his 1st Counselor and David Legg as his 2nd Counselor. Released as president is James Burgess along with his counselor Nelson Locke who have served for 7 years.
These men, though volunteers, have work experience and religious training through church attendance, and church counsel which encourages study and learning for life. The quality and extent of religious knowledge of members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is well known and documented. For example in 2010 a survey of U.S. religious knowledge by the Pew Research Center’s Forum on Religion and Public Life, determined that the Mormons had a better knowledge than all other Christian Church members about 1. The core teachings of the world’s religions. 2. The history of the world’s religions. 3. The leading figures of the world’s religions. 4. The Bible. and 5. Christianity.
President Mark Miller was born in Denver, CO and lived on the western slopes of the Colorado mountains before coming to Blairsville. He and Rochelle, his wife, have served in leadership, missionary work, and food pantry positions in the church, and have been involved in community service. He did missionary work in Louisiana as a young man. President Miller, an entrepreneur, managed businesses in Colorado and now has the business Live Oak Professional Lawn Care in Blairsville.
Counselor Joe Stansel was born and grew up in Valdosta, GA. He enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1973. He served in the Infantry 101st Airborne Division and in Berlin, Germany in the 6th Infantry Division for a total of 4 years. He worked as a fire fighter for the City of Valdosta for 34 years. He retired in 2011. He and Anita, his wife of 37 years, have 3 children, 15 grand-children, and 5 great-grandchildren. They moved to Young Harris in 2017 where they love being in the mountains. Counselor Stansel has enjoyed serving in church leadership positions for many years.
Counselor David Legg was born in Young Cane, Union County, GA. His family later moved to Marietta, GA where he grew up and graduated from Sprayberry High School. After graduation he started work at Lockheed Georgia Co. and worked there for 43 years. He built 2 houses in Blairsville and commuted to Marietta, GA for 12 years before he retired. Counselor Legg comes from a family of religious leaders who love and seek truth. He joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at age 23. He and Cherie, his wife, are Genealogy Director and Assistant for the Blairsville congregation.
The new president of the Blairsville Branch is Mark Miller. He has selected Joe Stansel as his 1st Counselor and David Legg as his 2nd Counselor. Released as president is James Burgess along with his counselor Nelson Locke who have served for 7 years.
These men, though volunteers, have work experience and religious training through church attendance, and church counsel which encourages study and learning for life. The quality and extent of religious knowledge of members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is well known and documented. For example in 2010 a survey of U.S. religious knowledge by the Pew Research Center’s Forum on Religion and Public Life, determined that the Mormons had a better knowledge than all other Christian Church members about 1. The core teachings of the world’s religions. 2. The history of the world’s religions. 3. The leading figures of the world’s religions. 4. The Bible. and 5. Christianity.
President Mark Miller was born in Denver, CO and lived on the western slopes of the Colorado mountains before coming to Blairsville. He and Rochelle, his wife, have served in leadership, missionary work, and food pantry positions in the church, and have been involved in community service. He did missionary work in Louisiana as a young man. President Miller, an entrepreneur, managed businesses in Colorado and now has the business Live Oak Professional Lawn Care in Blairsville.
Counselor Joe Stansel was born and grew up in Valdosta, GA. He enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1973. He served in the Infantry 101st Airborne Division and in Berlin, Germany in the 6th Infantry Division for a total of 4 years. He worked as a fire fighter for the City of Valdosta for 34 years. He retired in 2011. He and Anita, his wife of 37 years, have 3 children, 15 grand-children, and 5 great-grandchildren. They moved to Young Harris in 2017 where they love being in the mountains. Counselor Stansel has enjoyed serving in church leadership positions for many years.
Counselor David Legg was born in Young Cane, Union County, GA. His family later moved to Marietta, GA where he grew up and graduated from Sprayberry High School. After graduation he started work at Lockheed Georgia Co. and worked there for 43 years. He built 2 houses in Blairsville and commuted to Marietta, GA for 12 years before he retired. Counselor Legg comes from a family of religious leaders who love and seek truth. He joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at age 23. He and Cherie, his wife, are Genealogy Director and Assistant for the Blairsville congregation.
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