Tuesday, July 28, 2015

7-28-15 Taichung South Zone Conference

New missionaries were introduced to the zone:
The senior sister above is a local member who is serving a part-time mission in the mission office!

Reflections of a zone leader soon to be returning home:
Zone leaders train on the mission vision, goals, and plans:
Establishing a base of converted PMG missionaries:
Building upon the foundation with unified companionships:
Going forth with faith to find and baptize, focusing on families!
President's counselor addressing the missionaries:
Establishing a house of order begins with a clean and well-organized apartment!
Games and candy make even mundane subjects a lot of fun!
Happy September, October and November birthdays!
Meeting next door at the chapel made it convenient to gather at the mission home for lunch!
Costco makes an awfully mean hot turkey ciabatta sandwich!
This sweet sister from the English Branch pickup up our order and brought it to us! 
We are grateful for members who serve our missionaries so willingly:)
Beautiful musical number: I Need Thee Every Hour
AP Training: Working with Members
An AP tradition: memorable videos!
New PMG Planners to be used by members:
Help members identify friends and family members with whom they could share the gospel:
President spent the morning instructing missionaries on helping investigators progress towards baptism. He also led a discussion on Elder Theodore M. Burton's talk, "The Meaning of Repentance."
In the afternoon, President discussed mission standards, developing missionary skills, having faith in your area, and where to turn to for sources of inspiration and guidance.
After sharing testimonies, closing with the mission song:
Taichung South Zone:
An abbreviated MLC was held afterwards with 
zone leaders, district leaders, and the sister training leader (and her companion):

Wednesday, July 22, 2015

7-22-15 Departing Missionaries

Gathering for one last dinner in the mission home:



And fireside afterwards:

Singing the mission song:



Mangos from the mission home tree...
...make for delicious mango sticky rice!
Six sisters and sixteen elders, such a valiant group!
Bus ride to temple: sharing what they will miss the most about Taiwan (excluding the people)!


One last session together at the Taipei Temple:
Meeting one of our missionary's parents!
Recent convert from Kaohsiung:
Proud mother and stake president coming to pick up their missionary:
Meeting another missionary's father before he arrives, he's in the MTC completing his training! 
The lucky elder already has a package waiting for him!
Having lunch together at temple patron housing:
They'll need the energy for their next activity...
…climbing Elephant Mountain:
Breathtaking view of Taipei 101:
While the missionaries were climbing, we met the new Taipei Mission president's family!
Welcome to Taiwan!!!

7-22-15 Training Follow Up Meeting

 So good to see our new missionaries again!
 So many sisters!
 With one transfer under their belt, they're no longer the newest missionaries on the island!