Elder Donnelly (on the left) is the mission medical adviser and his wife is his assistant. Elder Anderson (middle) is in charge of finances, apartments and phones. Sister Anderson in responsible for referrals, baptisms and supplies. Then there is us (vehicles and secretary). We are so blessed to work with these super senior missionaries. We have quickly become good friends.
November 6th and 7th was our Mission Tour/Zone Conference with our area representative, Elder Pearson. It was a great two days. Elder Pearson was a super motivational speaker. He spent a lot of his time boosting the morale of the missionaries, letting them know that they CAN do this work. His questions to them were:
What do I need to
let go of
What do I need to
change
What do I need to do
On Monday, November 6th, we had a musical number by the North York Zone. They sang "I am a Child of God." It was amazing. There are 20 missionaries in that zone. They all sang the first verse in English. Then the first verse was sang in the languages that those missionaries are preaching in - Mandarin, Cantonese, Korean, and Farsi. They sang the last verse in English. It was so beautiful.
During the morning of Zone Conferences, Elder Swendsen and I have to inspect the cars. On Monday, by 9:15 AM I had checked the oil of over 25 cars and changed the air filters in 12 Nissan Rogues. The tasks of the Mission Secretary keep expanding.
The third week of November was transfers and we had good missionaries go home and good missionaries arrive. I love transfer week. It is exciting in the mission.
The fourth Thursday of the month is our ward baptismal temple night. We had worked with a couple in our ward, to help them get some family names to take to the temple. They still have a problem with coffee, but the bishop thought that a one time use recommend to do baptisms might give them the incentive to prepare to get a full time recommend. It was an amazing night at the temple with them. They were so excited and they definitely felt the spirit. We have gotten hugs from them every time we see them since that night. I hope they can go to the temple soon for their own endowments and get sealed.
The fourth Thursday of the month is our ward baptismal temple night. We had worked with a couple in our ward, to help them get some family names to take to the temple. They still have a problem with coffee, but the bishop thought that a one time use recommend to do baptisms might give them the incentive to prepare to get a full time recommend. It was an amazing night at the temple with them. They were so excited and they definitely felt the spirit. We have gotten hugs from them every time we see them since that night. I hope they can go to the temple soon for their own endowments and get sealed.
The last Saturday of November, the senior missionaries met at the Mission Home for a Thanksgiving Party. We had a great turkey dinner and a good time was had by all.
Serving a mission is one of the greatest thing seniors can do. We are so loving serving here in Ontario.
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