# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1989_S91
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

92 OTHER PRESENTATIONS

LCMS President BohImann and LCC President Lehman

course, is to the common origins of the majority of Amer-
icans and Canadians.

Of the LCMS and LCC it can also be said, “Children of
a common father.” Through our common faith in the one
and only Son of God, we have become children of one Fa-
ther, the one who created us, redeemed us and still pre-
serves us. That common faith also gives us a common
mission: to tell everyone what He has done.

On behalf of the grateful people of Lutheran Church—
Canada, I wish to present to The Lutheran Church—Mis-
souri Synod a gift which seeks to symbolize our partnership
in that worldwide mission. On the floor beneath me is a
large globe. On one side, we have inscribed the theme from
our own constituting convention, “Our Lord for Every
Land.” On the other is the theme from this convention,

“Tell Everyone What He Has Done.” It is our wish that
this gift be placed somewhere in the area of the President’s
office as a reminder that everyone in this Synod, from the
President to the member in the pew, is entrusted with this
never-ending global responsibility for sharing the Gospel
of Jesus Christ. And may it further be a reminder that in
this holy task, we are partners, not only joint heirs of the
gift of salvation but also children of a common Father.

In closing, let me congratulate you, Dr. Bohlmann, and
all others who have been or will be elected to positions of
service. We look forward to a continuation of the cooper-
ation and support we’ve enjoyed in the past.

May God continue to bless our partnership and use each
of us mightily for His purpose. We love you. We thank God
for you. God bless you!

E. Lehman, President