Just a few pictures of our wonderful missionaries involved in teaching and role play at leadership training. Everyone seemed to enjoy this chance to grow.
Elder Brinkerhoff, the Area 70 for our area, the Portland Temple President, the 15 stake presidents in our mission boundaries, and President Macdonald. We thoroughly enjoy the opportunity to serve with them and their wives.Last week I reported that I had heard the assignments for next year’s mission presidents would be mailed out on Monday. This week I found out that the decision to mail the assignments out this week either change or was incorrect when I heard it, as they have not gone out yet. It doesn’t change anything on my end, but I’m sure the interest level on the other end is a bit higher.
This week we held a series of one day Leadership Training Conferences in three locations. They were held in Corvallis, Eugene and Central Point on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. This time we invited all the missionaries to attend instead of just trainers, district leaders and zone leaders. In each conference we held three breakout sessions where we had missionaries break into smaller groups. At the beginning of each session I would assign two of the missionaries to teach one of the following subjects: 1. The role of the holy ghost in conversion, 2. The role of prayer in conversion, and 3. The principle that we invite, individuals commit, and we follow-up. While some missionaries were better prepared to teach in front of a group than others, the missionaries in each classroom did so much to help the ones assigned to teach. In each group one of my assistants, a zone leader, or one of my counselors served as a monitor to help where needed, and review each session at the end. This allowed Sister Macdonald and me to travel to each class. Over the three-day period we heard over 50 of our missionaries teach in front of a group, and heard almost all of the missionaries participate in role plays. We felt it was a huge success and may use this approach again in the future.
This Sunday our Coordinating Council meeting with the stake presidents was held in just one location, Eugene, and all 15 stake presidents from throughout the mission were there. At the Coordinating Council, in addition to our normal agenda items, I held a discussion with the stake presidents similar to the one I held with the missionaries last December regarding working hard and I thanked them for all they do. I then gave them a copy of the horse picture that we had given to our missionaries. It was good to again meet with these stake presidents whom I have grown so close to over the last couple of years.
This week we held a series of one day Leadership Training Conferences in three locations. They were held in Corvallis, Eugene and Central Point on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. This time we invited all the missionaries to attend instead of just trainers, district leaders and zone leaders. In each conference we held three breakout sessions where we had missionaries break into smaller groups. At the beginning of each session I would assign two of the missionaries to teach one of the following subjects: 1. The role of the holy ghost in conversion, 2. The role of prayer in conversion, and 3. The principle that we invite, individuals commit, and we follow-up. While some missionaries were better prepared to teach in front of a group than others, the missionaries in each classroom did so much to help the ones assigned to teach. In each group one of my assistants, a zone leader, or one of my counselors served as a monitor to help where needed, and review each session at the end. This allowed Sister Macdonald and me to travel to each class. Over the three-day period we heard over 50 of our missionaries teach in front of a group, and heard almost all of the missionaries participate in role plays. We felt it was a huge success and may use this approach again in the future.
This Sunday our Coordinating Council meeting with the stake presidents was held in just one location, Eugene, and all 15 stake presidents from throughout the mission were there. At the Coordinating Council, in addition to our normal agenda items, I held a discussion with the stake presidents similar to the one I held with the missionaries last December regarding working hard and I thanked them for all they do. I then gave them a copy of the horse picture that we had given to our missionaries. It was good to again meet with these stake presidents whom I have grown so close to over the last couple of years.
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