Weekly Training, March 30-31...

Training at Historic Liberty Jail

We had another good training today! Sister Rice Conducted 

Sister Moulton was the Chorister with Sister Bronson on the

piano.  Sister Gonzalez gave the opening prayer...Next, I gave

a training on Being a True Disciple... Like the Savior told the 

rich man, we should give, "whatsoever thou hast" to the work. 

We need to let go of some things in order to do that... some 

things mentioned are:  A mild rebellious streak, inclination 

to bend the rules, habit of being late, homesickness, ego and 

competitiveness, selfishness, bit of laziness, pre-occupation 

of home, attention and recognition, tendency to compare, or 

even fear... A wise mission president once said, "If you are 

not doing what the Lord would have you do, you cannot 

believe in yourself. You cannot feel worthy to receive God's 

help and guidance...or the faith to pull down the blessings of 

heaven into your life...not because you don't believe in God; 

rather because you cannot believe in yourself.  I told the story 

of Joseph F. Smith going on a mission at 15 yrs. old.  His 

experience turned him into a man and he said, "...that...

witness that I enjoyed at that time has made me what I am, if I am

anything that is good, or clean, or upright before the Lord, if there

is anything good in me.  That has helped me out in every trial and 

through every difficulty."  We often quote D&C 4:2...see that ye

serve hime with all of your heart, might, mind and strength...

Sometime missionaries serve with their might and strength and

neglect serving with their mind and heart.  We went through the

words Paul spoke in 1 Corinthians 13:1-3.  If our heart and mind

are not in the work, we will be ineffective and counter productive.

We will forgo the personal development that happens on a mission.  

It is not just about adapting your behavior to conform to the rules

of the mission and to the commandments of God.  If your heart 

is not right, you will not profit from it.  The purpose and central 

blessing of life is to change...change to become more like Jesus 

Christ.  George did a beautiful job going through the Historic 

Site Guide for Liberty Jail and helped us to pay closer attention 

to the exhibits in the Foyer and History room.  He talked about 

how we could use each of the exhibits to bring out the history 

and purpose for this Historic site.  Sometimes we neglect using

all the exhibits and just go to the map!  He wants the Sisters and

the couples to use what's there to teach not only what happened 

there but why it happened and what was learned.  The doctrine 

or message,that should come out of that room is Revelation, 

Adversity, and the Refining of a Prophet and make it relevant 

to the lives of those visiting...And discern that through the 

Spirit.  He challenged them to do lesson plans for what to teach

in that room.  Next week we'll have someone teach it to us.

Happy Birthday Sister Gonzalez

This is Sister Lovell lighting the candles for Sister Gonzalez's 

Birthday! ...with Sister Gonzalez smiling happily waiting to

blow out the candles...

Sisters Angerbauer, Farnsworth, Udall, Bleak, Gonzalez, Mouton,

Anderson and Rice.

Training at the Visitor's Center

Sister Giraud Carrier conducted...

Time was given to Elder Wilson who gave some counsel on 

how to handle the busload crowds that start coming in spring 

and summer. Sister Johnson gave a quick lesson on the Law

of Consecration.  Sister Vest showed up ready to give a training

if needed.  Apparently, the Sisters Training Leaders invited 

her to come sometime and there was a mis-communication as 

to when, so she opted to do it another time since she needed

at least 30 minutes.  I followed up with my Training on Being 

a True Disciple...George had very little time to do his training 

and wasn't able to do any role playing...

Elder Peterson training on How to Begin Teaching...

Love these sweet faces!! Starting at the left, front row, Sisters

Giraud Carrier, Soutas, Bingham, Larson, Lifferth, Dawson, 

McDonald, Cammack and Davidson.  Back row, left, Sisters

Cooper, Harley (Happy Birthday was sung to her!!), Rust, 

Bench, Edwards, Atkins, Zarate, Guerrero and Eraso.  Sister

Sharp is sitting back behind the sisters...the rest of the couples 

had gone already!  Elder Sharp made carrot cake cupcakes 

for Sister Harley's birthday!  They were delicious! He's a 

good cook!  Loves to bake!