Daily Archives: October 31, 2014

More of our Busy Week – Friday – Vaal Zone Meeting

Elder and Sister Dummer car-pooled with us to the Vaal Zone meeting in Vereeniging. It is great to have another couple close enough that we can do some things together, talk about what is happening in our areas, ask for suggestions on how to be more effective in our callings as missionaries and just enjoy each other’s company. It is not that we do not love the young elders and the members of the branches, but sometimes we just need to share time and experiences with other senior missionaries.

31oct14 - ZM - Sis Dummer leading 31oct14 - ZM - Mary piano

Zone training is held once each transfer. The zone leaders conduct the meeting, go through the calendar for the next few weeks, share messages from president and sister Dunn, and train the missionaries on a subject that they have been trained on by the mission president and the APs.

Mary played and sister Dummer led the opening song.

31oct14 - ZM - elders singing 31oct14 - ZM - Reese, GeorgeThe elders joined in the singing. Elder Reese and elder George as the zone leaders for this transfer. This was elder Reese’s first training meeting with the zone.

31oct14 - ZM - Perez, Liera 31oct14 - ZM - Rami, Mayende, Rami, Graham, Mukasa

I managed to get all the Ikageng district’s elders as they sat across from us. Elders Perez and Liera and elder Rami, elder Mayende, elder Graham and elder Mukasa.

31oct14 - ZM - Segil, Kalani 31oct14 - ZM - Stilgoe, MayElder Segil with elder Kalani, Elder Stilgoe who is training elder May.

31oct14 - ZM - Graham, Stilgoe, 31oct14 - ZM - Vaal ZoneElders Graham and Stilgoe share a moment before we take a zone picture! I guess Elder Perez was afraid he would not be noticed so he raised his hand!



Thursday – Self-Reliance Training

Elder and Sister Adams, the area self-reliance missionaries, came to Ikageng and presented a training session for the members of the branch who are looking for employment or who are interested in improving their employment. The Adams have been very successful in establishing contacts with many companies here in South Africa and introducing them to the high work ethics of the LDS members. Some of these companies now are willing almost any member who is qualified and applies for a job in their organizations.

IMG_6570 IMG_6571Elder and sister Adams taught the group about self-reliance, budgeting, and how to prepare a statement about themselves that they could use when asking for an appointment for a job interview and during the interview. They are called ‘Me in 30 seconds’ statements.

IMG_6575 IMG_6574The students practiced giving their statements to each other before getting on the phone and actually using them to try and get interviews. They were told to practice giving them to 20 people each day until they become natural. In checking with some students a few days later it seems they are not doing this.