AMAZING MISSIONARIES--ELDERS AND SISTERS AND SENIORS

Aren't they clean good looking young men -elders and young women -- sisters?

These missionaries: (always 2 are placed together and they are never to be out of sight of each other)--  learn to get along and help each other and work together;  the come in companions:
2 young men together in an apartment and 2 young women together in their own apartment in another area).

After rising early, showering and eating, they study the scriptures separately for an hour and then together for another hour.  They are required to keep their apartments tidy and clean and to keep on task.  They have their moments of discomfort and distress just as we all do but they learn the best ways to work through them.

Very good training for life ahead for both  marriage and/or career.

The missionaries work hard every day.  They are out and about introducing them selves to all they see and meet and acquaint them with the Book of Mormon as a second witness of Jesus Christ.  It was compiled by Prophets who lived among the people that lived on this continent before and during the time that Jesus lived on the European continent.  Jesus also spent time among them after he was resurrected.  It was delivered by the Angel Moroni to Joseph Smith to be translated by him and published for all to read.

Other times they are teaching lessons about Heavenly Father, Jesus Christ and the Holy Ghost.  For those who are investigating the Church, they teach them about the Doctrine of Jesus Christ and that His Priesthood Authority that was lost on the earth at the death of all the Apostles  has again been restored to the earth through Joseph Smith.  They also talk  about the organization of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints that is to help us all learn the scriptures and how to live them and then to care for and help others.  

When they aren't busy doing that, they are finding ways to help and serve who ever needs help both in and out of the church and with various organizations that need assistance  in the community they are living in.

The young men are expected to go on missions as part of their Priesthood responsibility.  The young women can go if they choose to.  Usually them or their parents/family pay their own expenses for the entire 2 years they are out.

About every 6 weeks the missionaries gather together for Zone (a defined section of the area they are serving in)  meetings where they get instructions by the Mission President and others that will help encourage, strengthen, and increase their knowledge and correct understanding of the scriptures, meaning the Bible and the Book of Mormon, the Doctrine and Covenants and the Pearl of Great Price. The young elders organize and plan these meeting and conduct them under the direction of the mission president. They also plan what they are going to do in the community and how to use their time wisely.  It is amazing how they can all cooperate together and be supportive of each other.   By the time they leave in two years, they can do these meetings really well.  The spirit of light and truth and love in these meetings is so strong.

After the meetings are over,  they also have some great fun relaxing and having fun together as part of their Zone meetings.  Here after their meetings in the morning, they played games like:
a. human foosball,
b. role playing something fun=skits,
c. playing music/guitars and singing of appropriate music,
d. building and flying paper airplanes,
e. keeping 3 balloons in the air at once--the one that keeps 3 balloons in the air the longest wins.
f.  watching a short movie about how to call a girl for a first date--hilarious! 

Making paper airplanes with a pencil
and then blowing them off a pencil to see how far they would go.

Short film about first time calling and asking a girl for a date.  Takes after Napolean Dynamite.  They loved it










The missionaries spend anywhere from 6 weeks to 3-4 months together and then they get transferred to new companions and learn again to help and enjoy each other.  It is such a wonderful site to see these missionaries at time of transfers when everyone is altogether to change for new companions. During the transition they are so delighted to see old companions for a short period of time and then welcome new companions happily.  Most of them learn how to get along with most everyone by the time the 2 years is up.

These are the missionaries in two zones that were at the meeting.  Just look at those sharp looking young elders and sisters.  Even though we senior missionaries have more aches and pains and don't function at the pace the younger ones do,  we bring some wisdom and lessons learned in life that seem to contribute well.