April Mission Council 4-5-18

What a outstanding mission council we have had.  Such dedicated and earnest leaders are serving here with us at this time. We have several new zone leaders who are set in place to lead out in the months ahead.  We felt very good about our day together.. our training, teachings and the spirit that we felt. Once again..... We love our missionaries !!!
Our theme today was Receiving Revelation.
President Clayton - Receiving Revelation from the Holy Ghost
Sister Clayton - Revelation through Prayer
Assistants Elder Cluff and Elder Velasquez - Revelation through Church Attendance.

Here are some pictures of our day fabulous together!
Getting started with a little snack...

Getting everyone in place :)

Holding our most powerful tool!

Opening Song 

We Thank Thee of God for a Prophet

President’s welcome and introduction 

*What did you see and feel at General Conference?

*Why was it a powerful Conference?

*Why is it important that we gain a testimony

of our Prophet's prophetic calling?

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The world today.. how is it changing and becoming?

~more violent

~more dangerous

~more strife

~more questioning of what is true

~There is much good...

but Satan is raging.

*We must be prepared for the days ahead

*The Lord needs all of us to keep 

this mission moving forward.

*What you learn today - from the spirit

will help you during your mission

and after your mission.

*You must remember what you learn and feel

from this conference.

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Revelation from the Holy Ghost. 

*Receiving personal revelation for ourselves is

the most important gift our Father in Heaven

has given to us.

*Everything we do here in the mission is based

on the revelation we receive.

*As we learn to recognize the Holy Ghost 

speaking to us.. guiding us, prompting us,

comforting us, healing us... we are able

to then help others understand this 

precious gift.

We must:

~be worthy to receive revelation- 

*We must qualify ourselves to receive it

~We must obey God's laws with exactness-

*There will be rules and laws forever and ever.

*Keeping Gods commandments is a covenant we make.

~How do we receive revelation?

*After we pray... we must listen

*We must write down our impressions, thoughts, ideas

and sometimes the words we hear or 

that come to our minds.

~What can revelation do for us?

*We could talk about this all day long....

*We must give gratitude for the revelation we receive

and we will continue to receive more.

*Gratitude and humility will aid us in

 understanding the revelation that we have received.

~We cannot expect to hear the voice of the Lord, if we are

not living correctly.. or if we stop doing the things

we know we should be doing.

~D&C 43:16 And ye are to be taught from on high.

Sanctify yourselves, and ye shall be

   endowed with power...

~Teach these things in your divisions.

~When appropriate...talk about the revelations 

you have received, and testify that it is and can be

an hourly, and daily blessing.

A quick picture with our two assistants...

before I started my teaching...

*The message we teach is either true, or it is not.

*There is only one way that your investigators...

that anyone can know if what you are teaching them

is true or not.

*The only way to know for sure... is to ask God

privately and individually.

*The only way to ask God

is through Prayer.

The promise of the Book of Mormon is this:

If we ask God the Father-

*with a sincere heart

*with real intent

*having faith in Christ

The Holy Ghost will manifest the truth to all

who humbly ask for it.

This witness that comes from the Holy Ghost

is a powerful and lasting confirmation.

It has staying power, because it comes

from He who is the testifier of all things.

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The Holy Ghost teaches us as He confirms things to us.

He teaches us through our feelings, our thoughts,

and in our hearts.

There are many parts or pieces to securing a testimony

for ourselves

*desire to know

*attending church - partaking of the Sacrament

*reading the Book of Mormon

*Praying 

Gaining a testimony does not have to be puzzling

Each piece or part of the process is important.

If something is left out... there will be a hole or a gap

in ones testimony.

Praying for a confirmation from the Holy Ghost

is vital.. it is key... it is essential.

What can we do to make sure that this part of the process

is clearly understood and acted upon?

Lunch!

The assistants teaching

How important is Church Attendance?

The role of members

The role of leaders

The role of missionaries

The role of individual investigators

Practicing inviting our investigators to church.

*Come and see what's inside the Book of Mormon

*The power of sharing Just. One.Verse!

President Clayton's closing remarks

Elder Anderson's challenge-

focusing on the youth!

50/50

50 non-members

50 members

What can we do?

How can we find them?

Contacting is the sacrifice we make each day

to thank the Lord for this experience and

opportunity.

Looking for and expecting to see and find miracles.

Let's just take one more look at these

fabulous missionaries!!

#we love our missionaries!

All day training ! 4-3-18

Today has been a wonderful day of training for our two new sisters.
They are very well prepared and eager to begin their service here in the mission.
We began at the mission home with breakfast, President Clayton explained the mission areas and zones, I went through our daily schedule, missionary apartments, learning English during their time here in the mission and staying healthy as they serve.  They also had their first interview with President Clayton.
We traveled to the Union Stake center by the Guadalajara Temple to finish our training, and for these two sisters to be introduced to their first companions... their trainers.
It has been a great day together.

yummy breakfast :)

President Clayton introducing the 

sisters to our mission map.

Beginning our day of training.

One last picture before we leave

for the Union Stake Building

to continue our training.

A quick bite of lunch

President Clayton’s welcome and introduction

to our focus and purpose here in the mission.

The wait is over...

These sisters are finally introduced

to their trainers.

Trainer Sister Urrea with Sister Varela

Sister Caranqui with trainer Sister Villodas

Let's take one more look at these marvelous Sisters!

#we love our missionaries!

District Activity!

1.
In the area of the Sister Training Leaders, we put on an exhibition

of what we teach. We gave fresh water and gave sandwiches to

everyone who passed by. We made more than 100 contacts in the

3 hours of the activity, we were able to find interested people, and

obtain some addresses. We were able to answer the questions of the

ouls through the pages of the Book of Mormon, saw success in the

activity and felt the Spirit help us teach those people what God

expects of them, and be able to physically and spiritually feed people

through the pages of the Book of Mormon.

Elder Alvarez, Elder Morales, Elder Scoville, Elder Torres,

Hermana Andrade, Hermana Torres

En el área de las hermanas capacitadoras, pusimos una exhibición

de que es lo que enseñamos. Regalamos agua fresca y dimos sándwiches

a todas las personas que pasaban. Hicimos más de 100 contactos en las

3 horas de la actividad, pudimos hallar personas interesadas, y obtener

algunos domicilios. Pudimos responder las preguntas del alma mediante

hojas del Libro de Mormón, vimos éxito en la actividad y sentimos el

Espíritu ayudarnos a enseñar a esas personas que es lo que Dios espera

de ellos, y poder alimentar física y espiritualmente a las personas

mediante las hojas del Libro de Mormón.

 
2.

We had a district activity in Las Varas, which consisted of soul questions

and sharing a Book of Mormon script to answer those questions. We saw a

lot of success and we saw how a scripture touches the hearts of people.

Hermana Paredes, Hermana Urrea, Hermana Villagran, Hermana Arizmendi,

Elder Drumright, Elder Waid, Elder Knight, Elder Rodriguez

Tuvimos una actividad de distrito en Las Varas, que consistió en preguntas

del alma y compartir una escritura del Libro de Mormón para contestar esas

preguntas. Vimos mucho éxito y vimos como una escritura toca el corazón

de las personas.