It was an inspirational feeling to have all of the Zone Leaders here together! They are really trying hard to be good leaders. The training was excellent, and President Brubaker and the assistants had put in a lot of time on their preparation. Scott talked to them about leadership skills and how to be the example for the other missionaries. "Do as I do not as I say." He is really trying to instill within each of them a more loving way to lead. Little by little, hopefully they are catching the vision and what it means to lead by example. It is exciting for me to have a few of the missionaries come up to me and say that they love having a cleaner apartment, and a clean desk as they start studying in the morning. They are really starting to catch the vision!
In the afternoon the assistants talked about better ways to prepare people for baptism. There was a lot participation. President Brubaker talked to them about being creative in their finding. He said, "you are the luckiest missionaries in the world because in our mission we encourage making your finding creative! He said, "Many of you have asked me if we are having to still have 14 hours of finding in a week. I have been a little evasive, haven’t I ? I think we should be finding 40 hours a week. We should always be in the mode of finding wherever we are."
The French missionaries brought pastries from France for breakfast. We were all excited! Then for lunch we had a snack of different kinds of French cheese, grapes and plums, a veggie tray with dip and French bread. For dinner I served barbecue chicken, baked beans, and green salad, and French bread. They are all so appreciative of a good meal! It doesn't seem to matter what I prepare, the missionaries are happy!
President Brubaker feels it is important to have a representative from the sister missionaries at the leadership council meeting. Sister Gagon from the French side and Sister Erickson from the Dutch side enjoyed being together for the day. Their insight and experiences and wisdom added greatly to the meeting.
I was really impressed as Elder DeMass asked each zone leader share their feelings about a recent baptism in their zone. He asked each zone leader to share the story of how they were found and a short story of their conversion. The room was so full of love for these new converts, and it was so inspiring to hear these personal stories.
President Brubaker took a few minutes before the arrival of missionaries for last minute preaparations.
No one makes pastries like the French!
President Brubaker feels it is important to have a representative from the sister missionaries at the leadership council meeting. Sister Gagon from the French side and Sister Erickson from the Dutch side enjoyed being together for the day. Their insight and experiences and wisdom added greatly to the meeting.
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