September 22, 2009
Dear Elders and Sisters,
When all the dust settled and all of the reports were in, we ended up with 41 baptisms for August instead of the 36 that we reported. That was fantastic. Keep up the good work.
We had a wonderful 4 days with Elder Perry, Elder Rasband, Elder Hallstrom, and Elder Snow as well as many others in our training in Nauvoo. I will be reporting on that information as the weeks go by.
We had a very good Zone Leaders Council Meeting in Helena yesterday. Thank you to all who traveled so far and shared so much. We hope it will help us move the work along.
You probably have heard by now from your Zone Leaders that Preparation Day is being shifted to Monday starting the first Monday in October. (Please alert your family so they will change the date of their e-mails.) Some of the reasons are, #1. The missionary department has strongly recommended that we do so, #2. Some of the Brethren have also recommended that we do what they do. (Monday is the day they use to recover from their weekend duties of being out changing Stake Presidencies at Stake Conferences.) #3. Saturday and Sunday should be the longest, hardest, and most effective days for missionary work. Everything during the week should crescendo to getting your investigators to Church and catching people home to teach. The Sabbath is prime time and should be the busiest day of the week, therefore, since Monday is a natural let down anyway, why not use it as a preparation day?, #4. Wednesday breaks up the work week too much and creates too many inefficiencies in the work., #5. Monday matches up better with your planning and your goal setting for the week.
If you still have questions, talk further with your Zone Leaders or give me a call.
We are anxious to do all we can to accelerate the work and trust that you are as well.
Much love,
Pres. Gardner
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