Coming Home July 2011

"TO EVERY THING THERE IS A SEASON AND A TIME UNDER THE HEAVEN." ECCLESIASTES 3:1

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It has taken me awhile to decide what to do with the blog. I felt lost not posting pictures of the missionaries and I've felt lost with not having my missionary routine. We are starting to settle into a different routine and I have decided to start blogging again. It will take me a little while to get things squared away but we are rolling into the next phase of our journey in life - recovery from the best experience of our lives ( the mission), knee surgery( Tim's), physical therapy for my back, and the economy with our business. We look forward to continuing our growth spiritually and preparing for what comes next!

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Friday, March 12, 2010

Zone Conferences for February

Wow! The time has flown and I'm late again on posting. Sorry! Our Zone Conferences this time was on "Gaining the Trust of the Members." It was awesome!!! (I was in and out of the meetings because I fixed the food this time but I did catch some of what was said. Next time we will order Pizza so I'll get to be in the meeting more). We started out with talking about gaining the trust of your companion. Avoiding gossip, being forgiving, be a friend, serve your companion, make compromises, have fun, good sense of humor, be honest, have humility & charity. Missionary conduct at Church was also discussed: helping investigators feel comfortable, showing members how important investigators are and help them get accquainted with each other, help them have a good experience at Church. Strengthening the members was talked about also: inspire them, be happy while at Church , talk to every member, "Be ye doers of the word," participate in lessons in class. When visiting a members home: good quality lessons, be there for a purpose, help build faith, increase trust and uplift the members spiritually. Show members you are obedient, and be an example of the believers! Get members excited about the missionary work, involve them. President Fry has implemented visiting less actives once a week - missionaries and members together. Donetsk will do this on Thursday evenings and Kharkov on Friday evenings. (Everyone please pray for our success. The more we petition the Lord - the more success and blessings we receive. We are already getting reports back from Branch Presidents of the success they are having!!!) Finding people was discussed also during our meeting. It is quite intimidating to contact on the street but let me tell you - these missionaries are brave and bold! I'm so proud of them. Their attitudes are incredible! When we first got here, very few missionaries contacted while on public transportation. The people here, while on public transportation, act like they really don't want to be bothered but we've had success with this lately. Our missionaries are stepping it up and moving forward - making progress! There is no looking back now! The future looks bright and it's awesome! President Fry talked about seeking the Lord's guidiance to know where to contact. Praying to be led to those needing the gospel and wanting it in their lives. Time and time again a missionary will tell us of a prompting they had to contact in a certain area or tract in a certain apartment complex(we call them a dom) and how they were led to someone that listened and wanted to know more. The missionaries are finding more and more people to teach and we have close to 20 people on date for baptism! The work moves forth. It is an exciting time to be in Ukraine with the Temple being built. The members are so excited! It's a wonderful feeling. We've been having Branch and District Conferences and talking about preparing for the Temple, Rescuing those less-active, and the Atonement. It has been very uplifting and I have felt the spirit so strong. The Lord's work is awesome! The Gospel is touching the lives of the wonderful people here. I love the Lord, my Savior and Redeemer. The missionaries have been such an example to me. Thank you parents for raising wonderful young men and women and for sharing them with us and the people in Ukraine.

1 comment:

Melinda said...

Happy Easter.
we miss you so much
Melinda and Bruce