Day 211 - Thursday, January 26, 2017

            This set up was done by one Zone Leader.  Note the flowers!

Last month we received direction from the Missionary Department that we will now conduct both Zone Conferences and Missionary Interviews every transfer (every 6 weeks).  This used to be the 'norm' before the "wave" of 18-year-old missionaries drove missionary numbers in some missions beyond the 250 mark (including ours).  When we first arrived, we had Zone Conference once per quarter (3 months) and missionary interviews each quarter. Now that our numbers are down to 200 or so, we have gone back to Zone Conference and missionary interviews each transfer. I wondered how we could do it all and would the missionaries get tired of seeing us so often.  It has actually become a real blessing.  We are able to follow-up face to face on things that we discussed the interview before.  While it's a quickened pace and our travel times have increased, we love the chance to be with our missionaries!