Chile Santiago East Mission

Sunday, March 20, 2011

Flu Vaccinations

After our Zone Conferences in March, our dear Elder (Dr.) Welch and his wife came to the chapel and administered flu shots to all of us who chose to receive them. We didn't know that doctors still make house calls.

These pictures are a good reminder to all of us to take good care of our physical bodies so that we can have the health and strength we need in order to be able to serve with all our might.

We love Elder and Sister Welch. They do so much to help us stay healthy, and we know they work long and hard to be good missionaries. They are truly on the Lord's errand.

Don't worry, these shots really were not painful...we just thought they would be. The anticipation was much worse than the shot itself!

Flu Vaccinations

Tuesday, March 8, 2011

March Zone Leader Council

Revelatory Experience (Zone Conference) March 3 and 4, 2011

This sweet Zone Conference focused us on two key elements of sharing the Gospel:

1. The significance of the Book of Mormon and the wonderful conversion power it contains.

2. The need we have to seek out, teach and bring all of God's children to accept the truthfulness and joy of the restored gospel of Jesus Christ.

We felt the Holy Ghost bear witness to us, and we experienced the Lord's love as we toiled together.

We often talk of the Holy Ghost being the greatest gift we can receive in this life. We also talk of Eternal Life being the greatest gift of God in the next life. Elder Saenz and Elder Wilkey (Assistants to the President) taught us the importance of working with all our heart, might, mind and strength to obtain both of these desirable gifts. They conducted an object lesson as they had an Elder do the wall sit for as long as he could possibly do it. As time went on, and it became more challenging, District Leaders were allowed to offer encouragement, then Zone Leaders, and ultimately, President Laycock. As the Elders fought to reach their goal of staying in the wall sit until the set time, their muscles began to tremble. The sweat dripped down their faces, but they were absolutely determined not to give up and quit. We all offered love and encouragement, but we could not take their burden completely from them. This was a wonderful lesson in the importance of each one of us doing our part to help one another remain faithful and strong as we serve together and build the Kingdom of God in the Chile Santiago East Mission. We have such fantastic missionaries! We love them all.

Saturday, March 5, 2011

Revelatory Experience (Zone Conference) March 3 and 4

The theme for Zone Conference on March 3 and 4 included the following:

"Invitamos a toda persona, dondequiera que se encuentre, a leer el Libro de Mormón, a meditar en su corazón el mensaje que contiene y luego a preguntar a Dios, el Padre Eterno, en el nombre de Cristo, si el libro es verdadero. Quienes así lo hagan y pidan con fe lograran un testimonio de la veracidad y la divinidad del libro por el poder del Espíritu Santo" (Introducción al Libro de Mormón, párrafo 8).

"We invite all men everywhere to read the Book of Mormon, to ponder in their hearts the message it contains, and then to ask God, the Eternal Father, in the name of Christ if the book is true. Those who pursue this course and ask in faith will gain a testimony of its truth and divinity by the power of the Holy Ghost" (Paragraph 8 of the Introduction to the Book of Mormon).