WASHINGTON D.C. SOUTH MISSION: CHANGES COME TO THE MISSION FIELD

Thursday, August 5, 2010

CHANGES COME TO THE MISSION FIELD

WOW!. We've been here a year and feel like we finally know the program, the routine. We can remember what comes next and what week we are in of the transfer cycle. It's comfortable. But it's always good to have changes when you get comfortable, especially if new and better ways have been found. So we are making Changes.

With the new group of mission presidents coming the 1st of July, a new program has been started by the missionary department.

Our schedule has been changed.

We now will only be having Zone Confernces once a quarter (every other transfer) and doing interviews once a quarter (the opposite transfer from zone conf).

We will now be having Zone Leadership every month.

We will be having Leadership Training Meetings each transfer that include Assistants, Zone Leaders, District Leaders, and Trainers. This includes about 50 elders. This training can last from 1-4 days and focuses on training our missionaries to be better trained teachers. The district leaders take what they learn back to their district during district meetings which are held each Monday Morning.

We will be having other special trainings as necessary, for Example: Spanish training, sister training, etc

The missionary department has produced new and improved training materials that are fabulous. We are very excited about these materials. Especially the new DVDS, District Two.

It's exciting to have change. Keeps us on our toes.

There is a new cirriculum. It is very focused, very inspired. Includes 8 lessons:

The Doctrine of Christ

The Role of the Holy Ghost in Conversion

Teach People--not lessons

The Process of Revelation

Revelation through Prayer

Revelation through the Book of Mormon

Revelation Through Church attendance

We Invite, They Commitment, We Follow Up

How to Begin Teaching

This really simplifies our having to come up with themes, and lessons, and presentations for conferences and trainings Thank you Salt Lake.

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Stephanie Smith Fireside

Last Sunday evening we were privileged to attend a fireside in the mission. It was held at a beautiful old chapel in McLean. One of the pictures shows the inside of the chapel and the wood beams on the very steep-pitched ceiling of the room. The gym is under the chapel in the basement. I have never seen a floorplan like this one. Very unique. This fireside hosted Sister Stephanie Smith. Her story was in the Ensign sometime in the last year. She has a remarkable conversion story. She has held very high government positions and at one time was 5th in command at the CIA. She said something at the first of her talk that I wrote down: she said, "I've been on some remarkable adventures. But no adventure in my lifetime has been as extraordinary and life-changing as my path to conversion and baptism in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day-Saints. She then told about her introduction to the church. She was at a time in her life with tremendous worldly success achieved after clawing her way to the top without any regard for others, and she felt her life was shattering into a million pieces. At this time she turned to a colleague she admired who was a member of the church. He told her two things. That her Heavenly Father knew her by name and loved her and that Heavenly Father had a plan for her success. The next day he sent her a map to the temple visitor center. She told how when the missionary sisters came to her door, she didn't think she could relate to these young women. The first thing they did was ask if they could sing to her. They sang,"I am a Child of God." That was the beginning of her conversion, a long a beautiful story. You can read it on the web at Meridian Magazine. Her testimony was a real inspiration to me. There were over 350 people there and she does a great missionary work speaking to investigators. What a blessing to have heard her and felt her spirit.

Chelsea Our recent Convert

We have met the sweetest young sister. Chelsea is amazing. She joined the church during the last year and has an incredible testimony also. She never misses any missionary function and we were able to take her with us to the Stephanie Smith Fireside. She also came to the mission home a few weeks ago and we had family night. She gave the lesson and is was unbelievable. She is hoping to go on a mission next year. What a great young woman. This is a picture of her with Elders Ganaway and Gifford.