Sunday 19 November 2017

16 - 17 November 2017
Zone Conferences!!!

We had great and uplifting sessions of Zone Conference this last week.  It's wonderful and exciting to be together and to feel each other's enthusiasm for missionary service.  We focused on Preach My Gospel chapter 8 with gaining a vision for our work by remembering the "Why" of doing what we do and always keeping in mind our missionary purpose.  Then creating inspired goals so that we can focus on what has to be accomplished in order for the vision to come to pass.  And then the detailed plan (weekly, daily, and sometimes even shorter periods of time) so that the goals can be achieved and thereby enabling the vision to be realized!
We shared insights from our previously assigned study of Preach My Gospel chapters 4 and 10.
We discussed the importance of becoming "Spiritually Self Reliant".
We studied 2 Nephi 32:9, 2 Nephi 2: 1, D&C 84:88
Tracking New Convert Retention
Members in the work.
We reviewed all kinds of aspects of Preach My Gospel.
Alma 37:33  Remember as investigators struggle, help them build their faith on Christ.  Rather than seeing investigators lack of following through on commitments as a problem, view it as a really great teaching opportunity on how they can exercise faith in Christ to act.
We ended with wonderful testimonies from our next group of departing missionaries...who still have 4 Weeks to preach the wonderful doctrines  repentance and to  baptize converts!

Northern Zones Lunch






























Souther Zones Lunch





















Thank you Elders and Sisters for your faithful service!  You are the best missionaries in the world!!!!










19 November 2017
Last Transfer!  Here are the official Departing and Arriving pictures of the last transfer.

Farewell to these valiant and wonderful Australia Perth Mission Missionaries!!!  We are grateful for your faithful service!  We will miss you all!!!  Now, go forward in faith!!!  We love you!!!


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Welcome to our newest Australia Perth Mission GOLDENS!!!  We are so excited to have you here!  Many great adventures await you, and there are many of your brothers and sisters here, who are ready and being prepared to                                                                               hear this beautiful gospel!!!  We love you!
(These Elders come from Italy, Samoa, Cook Islands, Vanuatu, the U.S.A. and Austria!)







Sunday 12 November 2017

12 November 2017

Come and See Fireside in Mandurah!
 It was wonderful to be with some of the Saints and Missionaries and their friends they brought along with them to  the come and See Fireside in Mandurah!!!  Beautiful musical numbers were provided, and we really appreciated the heartfelt testimonies of the recent converts!  Thank you to all who helped!!!






Saturday 11 November 2017

7-9 November 2017
Transfers!

I don't have the "formal" pictures yet of our departing and arriving missionaries, but here are a few of the others I took.

  
What a great group of faithful missionaries we said "goodbye" to last week!!!!  We will miss you!!!



Bags waiting to be loaded up for the airport and the trip home.


Some well used high mileage bikes!!!



Companions for a time, friends forever... from Thailand, Australia, and Tonga.


Saying goodbye to a cherished friend and recent convert.



Training the Golden Missionaries with their Trainers.






Off to their first areas with their Trainers!!!



















Getting ready for one more plane ride up north.



Loaded up and ready to get started!!!




Sunday 5 November 2017

5 November 2017
North Coast "Come and See Fireside" at Warwick Chapel
















This was our 7th "Come and See" Fireside.  Each one is a little different from the others.  The one thing that is always the same, is the sweet Spirit that attends those who come.  The music tonight was worshipful, our new convert testimony was powerful and sweet, and the rest went very well.  We are grateful for all the help the Stakes are providing and the hard work of the members and missionaries in putting these on.  

We look forward to being with you in Mandurah next week!!!






Friday 3 November 2017

28-31 October 2017
Pacific Area Mission Presidents Seminar, Fiji

Look who surprised us at the airport in Suva!!!  We were so happy to see him!!!


Our hearts were overjoyed to see one of our valiant former missionaries!  



The Suva Fiji Temple is truly beautiful!!!



This is our new Golden, Sister Vuetimbau's sister, Mariah!  She came to visit her former Mission President and his wife, Pres. and Sister Howes (currently serving in the Aukland MTC).  We were also able to meet Sister Vuetimbau's wonderful mother at another location earlier that day.  What a sweet family!!!



It was wonderful to be able to spend some together with these two fantastic Australia Perth Mission returned missionaries, Brother Setareki Suguturaga and Sister Ruci Bolabi!!!  They are strong in the faith and working hard at their jobs and pursuing their education.  We know they are both a great strength to their families, wards, and friends.  We love you both and are so proud of the great people you are.  Keep moving forward with Faith!!!!
21-22 October 2017

Visit to Port Hedland Branch

We had a wonderful visit with the Saints of the Port Hedland Branch!  They are in great spirits, working together to help bring their brothers and sisters back into the fold of the church, and they are great missionaries in reaching out to their community and friends and family.

  







Our two great Elders in Port Hedland!!!