ZONE CONFERENCE

We enjoyed two wonderful days of zone conference with about 120 dedicated missionaries. We were blessed to have Elder Patrick Kearon of the Seventy as our visiting area authority. Elder Kearon started the meeting by personally shaking every missionary's hand and complimenting them in some way. He expressed to us how grateful he was for our service and that we had heeded the words of our prophet.
A great spirit was felt there through wonderful counsel and instruction from our leaders.
Elder Kearon reminded us all that when we were set apart we were given power and privileges to act as representatives of Jesus Christ. We talked about attributes of a successful missionary, and how we acquire them. A thought from Elder Kearon that was so powerful is, " In so many ways it is about you becoming the message." We were reminded of the message from the First Presidency in Preach My Gospel. "We challenge you to rise to a new level of commitment to assist our Father in Heaven in His glorious work." ( Preach My Gospel, pg. v)
It was a tender time for Elder Kearon as he had just gotten word that morning that his mother in law had passed away. We felt so blessed that under such hard circumstances he chose to spend the time with us.


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