Mission Leadership Council-- July 2014

Another Month, Another Meeting!
Here is our wonderful Mission Leadership! We are so thankful for all they do for the mission!

Our Mission Leadership #discoverthebook!!!

BIGGEST FACEBOOK EVENT EVER!--#discoverthebook #calledtoshare

Discover the Book

In a previous Missionary Leadership Council meeting we discussed ways in how we can further the work online. After much inspiration and discussion the “Discover the Book Facebook Event” came about. It started with the Facebook group called “Called to Share.” Calling everyone and anyone to learn about the Book of Mormon! Through the course of 4 different events over the past 4 weeks, we have been able to boldly and simply share our testimonies of the Book of Mormon through picture posts. Each week was a different event. At the end of every post each missionary would put a hashtag (#) of the event, so that it would trend on Facebook. So many people participated that it ended up actually trending on Facebook! That is phenomenal!

Here are some wonderful examples of our missionaries getting involved with the members to share the Book of Mormon with the world! Our missionaries are so creative and fun! Enjoy what we got to see! Hopefully you did too!

#discoverthebook – took place on June 10^th. What people were invited to do was “Tell how you first discovered the Book of Mormon”.

#searchthebook—took place on June 17^th. “Share a powerful experience you’ve had reading the Book of Mormon”

#livethebook—“Explain how the Book of Mormon influences the way you live.”

#sharethebook—“Invite your friends to learn more about the Book of Mormon and specifically invite someone to be taught about the Book of Mormon by missionaries online or in person.”

There have been so many miracles from this event! All of the missionaries teaching pools have grown enormously online and in person. So many people wanted to know what it meant to “discover the book.” LDS Living and Mormon.org posted about it online and through Facebook. Thousands have been involved in this event throughout the world. I invite all who is reading this to please join the group “Called to Share.” We all are missionaries. Let’s help the world learn more about the Book of Mormon!

Trainers and Trainees! -- June 2014

What do I love about transfers? I love getting to see and meet the new missionaries! This group was a smaller group! It’s the first time in over a year where we’ve had more Elders than Sisters come in! They’re a great group of missionaries! We just love them!

The first day in the mission is always exciting! The trainers meet their trainees! We have them eat together so they can get to know each other.

A little reunion between Elder Newbold and Elder Cordon

Elder Weaver training Elder Andersen

Elder Ray training Elder Bladen

Elder Burton training Elder Brazell

Elder Eppley training Elder Brian

Elder Newbold training Elder Ivory

Elder Nielson training Elder Mann

Elder Collett training Elder Randall

Elder Herrick training Elder Richardson

Elder Pili training Elder Thompson

Elder Masters training Elder Warren

Elder Clark training Elder Perez

Sister McCleary training Sister Corcoran

Sister Allred training Sister Dixon

All the trainers and trainees eat lunch together! Sub sandwiches and chips are the best!