Thursday 27 July 2017

28 July 2017

Some Zone Conference Notes 
In preparation for Zone Conference President Fife asked us to review and complete the "Check My Progress" pages in the 12 week booklet.  As we listened to the Spirit during conference, most of what we came feeling a need for help with, was given.  We were asked to listen to the Holy Ghost and record our promptings. 

QUICK BUSINESS
Obedience
The Why's of obedience.  (So we can be lead by the Spirit, can pray sincerely.....)
Daily study of Preach My Gospel
Keep the schedule
Make sure phone messages on cell phones are reflective of a Missionary and not a YSA.
Missionary Handbook Review:  Pages  8-9 and 20-37.
Remember to address each other as Elder and Sister.
Make sure you are always in sight and hearing of conversations of companions.  Never should you speak to Elder/Sister without companion.
Get rid of special "talks".  Stick to the words of the prophets (Handbook p.25).

DIVINE COMPANIONSHIP
Elder Holland's story of long lost brothers finding each other through divine intervention.
D&C 50: 14
2 Nephi 27: 19-21, 23  "I am able to do mine own work"  He is a God of miracles
SPECIFIC PRAYERS

FINDING  PMG CH. 9
Missions that baptize consistently do a great deal of personal finding and schedule it in every day!!!

Elder Ballard:  Work with members but missionaries should conduct effective finding activities every single day.  How many of you talk to at least 10 people each day outside of tracting -- on the streets, at the shops, park, bus and train station or on it.  If you want more people to teach you must talk with more people!
Make a plan to visit all members in the ward, those further away as well.  All need the invitation.  Make a plan to accomplish this.

Elder Anderson:  Finding is a daily tutorial in the exercise of faith!  You must be actively engaged in finding.  Your faith must be strengthened by study, consistent prayer, obedience and hard work.  Pray each morning --  "I am ready to be an instrument in Thy hands again today, be with me, put people in my path that Thou hast prepared, help me hear Thy whisperings and be quick to follow.  Guide my tongue so that I know what to say....teach and testify,  Finding is exercising faith --- the evidence of things not seen the substance of things hoped for, faith grows and matures.  

EFFECTIVE GOAL SETTING AND PLANNING  PMG ch. 8
Effectively establish companionship goals and set real plan to accomplish them -- then act in faith, work hard and pray continuously.  There is a direct connection between finding goals achieved and bringing people to the waters of baptism.
1.  Seek out older youth and young adults.
2.Those connected with our members including part member families, and less active families and their friends.  Help members learn how to share the gospel through social media.
3. The poor in sourut Alma 32:6.
4.  The temporally poor.

Australia Perth Mission Statistics Reviewed

STUDYING AND TEACHING PMG 2 & 11
Elder Renlund:  How to know what to study
1.  What invitations will I extend?
2.  What doctrine correctly understood, will motivate someone to follow the invitation?
3.  What are the promised blessings if they do follow through on the commitment they are invited to keep?

When inviting someone to do something they need to understand why it is important and what the blessings are for doing it --- they need motivation and incentive to act.

Make sure you help them see the blessings that will come, promise the blessings.  

All that we do, in obedience, goal setting and planning, laboring much in the spirit (prayer, specifically), diligent  -- faith filled and prayerful work, studying, finding, and teaching by the Spirit, working with members, etc. erc., is all to qualify to be instruments in His hands to participate with Him as He does His work!!!












(ooops!  a little YSA behavior accidentally slipped in there! Repent!! ;)











28 July 2017
Official Departure and Arrival Pictures of last transfer.

The official photos of the last transfers departing and arriving missionaries have been located!  Here they are!  We sure miss these wonderful Elders and Sisters!  We sure are happy for the arrival of these great Goldens!








Sunday 23 July 2017

22-23 July 2017
Visit to Esperance

We had a wonderful visit with the Australia Perth Mission Group down in  the far southeastern corner of the Australia Perth Mission.  We enjoyed a fun evening together and shared a delicious meal prepared by Sister Barr.  It is always a joy to be with the Saints of this special group.  They love each other and take good care of one another as well.  They are special people!  We love them!!!  Esperance is a town tucked away and surrounded on one side by the Southern Ocean, and rolling fertile farm land on the other side.  It is a beautiful, secluded area of Heavenly Father's creations!!!!

Here are a few pictures we took on our way back to the airport:





Some amazing trees along the side of the road:



Beautiful Bark!!!

  A highlight of this weekend's visit was that the grandmother of one of the great Elders of our mission came and joined with us for the Saturday social as well as for our Sunday meetings!  We were able to present her with a copy of the Book of Mormon, which her grandson lovingly inscribed with his own testimony, as well as a picture of him and his companion.  President Fife added her name to the Esperance Group roster!  We are so happy to know this beautiful, sweet Sister!  




Note:  I wrote up some of the highlights of last weeks Zone Conferences, however, they (along with a few more pics)  are somehow lost in cyberspace!  Look for these in next week's post!  Sorry!

Sunday 16 July 2017

11 July
Farewell to these two fine missionaries.  They have served with all their hearts, might, minds and strength!  We thank them for their faithful service to their brothers and sisters in here in the Australia Perth Mission.  They will be greatly missed.  We love you, Elders!  Go Forward with Faith!




13-14 July 2017
Zone Conferences!

It was great to be together during Zone Conferences and enjoy the sweet outpouring of Heavenly Father's spirit as we shared in the teachings and trainings that took place. 


"Role Plays"

 










































Lunch!!!