Matthew 24:14
"And this Gospel . . . shall be preached unto all the world
as a witness to all nations . . . "
We enjoyed our week of Preach My Gospel training at
the Provo Mission Training Center,
followed by four days of "get a taste of it"
specialized office training.
I was impressed at the "Welcome" devotional on
the first Monday as all the Senior Missionaries met together
and were addressed by MTC and Branch Presidency members
when we became acquainted with the widely varied
missions and humanitarian locations that the 77 seniors
would be journeying to.
This picture of our first week District
(with two young teachers on each end) . . .
. . . represents the seniors who were in attendance.
It was announced that those training the week
we were there came from 7 states, and would be going to
5 continents. Assignments included: NH Manchester (us),
UT Layton, NZ Hamilton, AK Anchorage,
Myanmar (service only), Chile, China, Africa, Eastern Europe,
Australia.
The explanation of our "Mission" statement that is
"To bring others to Jesus Christ" was tied back to
our Savior's original mandate to "take the Gospel
unto all the world". Though daunting, the original Twelve Apostles'
commitment to this commandment is being followed up
by the Twelve Apostles of the Restoration.
No one can doubt that this commitment is being responded to
by the hundreds of young Sisters and Elders with whom
we rubbed shoulders as we walked between classes,
to Tuesday night devotionals, and to eat in the cafeteria.
Ten young Sisters and Elders arrived at the MTC for
three weeks of Preach My Gospel training on the Wednesday
before we completed our training. Elder Warner and I
stood outside the cafeteria door with an "airport" style sign
showing those entering the words
"New Hampshire Manchester" in hopes that we could
identify them. We lucked out and met the ten,
and I think it was about the best feeling of the two weeks.
So much energy and dedication from these
wonderful young people.
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