New Members and New Missionaries
It is after 10, and we have to arise early in the morning to get to London. We will be staying with Dave and Deb Tuesday and Wednesday nights. We have zone conferences starting tomorrow and going through Thursday evening.
Elder and Sister Call, SK and I will be doing some training at each conference (there will be 3 or 4 zones at each conference, and our Reading Zone will be included with tomorrow's). SK is working on his part right now. We four have come up with a reading plan that will get every missionary through the very scholarly book of "Jesus the Christ" by mid-June. It will be exciting to read it as a mission, and to talk about it at our various meetings.
As part of the training we will do, I will present a half hour version of my "Faces of Christ" art powerpoint. I am kind of excited to do it, but I had the hardest time knowing what to leave out. I love every slide!
We went to Family Home Evening at the Bishop's home this evening. He hosts it every 1st Monday of the month. There was a wonderful large group there, as more and more students are coming back. We listened to one of the newest members - Ricardo - who was baptized about three weeks ago. He told of the path that led him here to Oxford, his encounter with the missionaries, and seeing the hand of the Lord in his life. He is teaching at another university close by. Isn't that funny? I'm sure there are quite a few colleges nearby that AREN'T Oxford, but living in Oxford and going to a non-Oxford university --- well --- who knew such a thing existed? After nearly four months here, I'm thinking Oxford IS the university.
It was a lovely evening, and Ricardo's testimony was inspiring.
Since getting home, we have been packing, and we talked to Lauren for awhile. Yes, pre-mission Lauren who will be leaving for the Mexican MTC in the morning. She is understandably a little anxious to know how everything will work out. I'm a little anxious for her. She seems like a sweet fragile sort of young woman....but her gentle demeanor is misleading. She is strong as can be, and forthright and open, and she knows her boundaries. No one can talk her into doing something she is not comfortable with. She is an incredible young woman.
She is capable and will no doubt be an excellent missionary. I've seen how the sister missionaries teach here and they are amazing. They have a different way of approaching people and they are very effective. I fully expect to see Lauren be that kind of missionary.
Well, it's off to finish packing and perhaps a quick run-through of my 38-minute slide talk....I hope that is going to work!
Elder and Sister Call, SK and I will be doing some training at each conference (there will be 3 or 4 zones at each conference, and our Reading Zone will be included with tomorrow's). SK is working on his part right now. We four have come up with a reading plan that will get every missionary through the very scholarly book of "Jesus the Christ" by mid-June. It will be exciting to read it as a mission, and to talk about it at our various meetings.
As part of the training we will do, I will present a half hour version of my "Faces of Christ" art powerpoint. I am kind of excited to do it, but I had the hardest time knowing what to leave out. I love every slide!
We went to Family Home Evening at the Bishop's home this evening. He hosts it every 1st Monday of the month. There was a wonderful large group there, as more and more students are coming back. We listened to one of the newest members - Ricardo - who was baptized about three weeks ago. He told of the path that led him here to Oxford, his encounter with the missionaries, and seeing the hand of the Lord in his life. He is teaching at another university close by. Isn't that funny? I'm sure there are quite a few colleges nearby that AREN'T Oxford, but living in Oxford and going to a non-Oxford university --- well --- who knew such a thing existed? After nearly four months here, I'm thinking Oxford IS the university.
It was a lovely evening, and Ricardo's testimony was inspiring.
Since getting home, we have been packing, and we talked to Lauren for awhile. Yes, pre-mission Lauren who will be leaving for the Mexican MTC in the morning. She is understandably a little anxious to know how everything will work out. I'm a little anxious for her. She seems like a sweet fragile sort of young woman....but her gentle demeanor is misleading. She is strong as can be, and forthright and open, and she knows her boundaries. No one can talk her into doing something she is not comfortable with. She is an incredible young woman.
She is capable and will no doubt be an excellent missionary. I've seen how the sister missionaries teach here and they are amazing. They have a different way of approaching people and they are very effective. I fully expect to see Lauren be that kind of missionary.
Well, it's off to finish packing and perhaps a quick run-through of my 38-minute slide talk....I hope that is going to work!
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