Three Morning Zone Meetings

Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday of last week (July 26-28), we have our virtual zone meeting.  It was one hour each morning from 9:00-10:00 am.  President and Sister Collins did an awesome job in all of their presentations as well as the missionaries assigned to present workshops.  Much of what they teach is directed at the work the young missionaries do--which makes sense.  We are the support people.  However, I still enjoy these meetings and I know I am becoming a better member missionary through the things that I am learning.

One of the best parts was the opportunity for the missionaries to learn something in the morning, practice it that afternoon and evening and then report back the next morning how things went. I am in awe of these missionaries and their great desires to follow the instructions of their mission leaders and the leaders of the Church.

Music while waiting for the meeting to start

There was a personal story shared by Sister Collins that I loved.  She talked about being forced to take an instrument in 6th grade.  She chose the flute but made a private goal for herself that she was not going to stress about learning how to play.  She saw her step-sister worry and work to keep the "1st chair" and she decided that was not for her.  She didn't practice outside of class and didn't really put any effort while in class.  She was in the last chair and happy to be there pretending to play.  However, she said, "I had no joy because I put in no effort."  The lesson:  we need to be 'ALL IN" in what we do--missionary work or life.  It is only then that true joy is found.  Be "ALL IN."  And her story has a footnote, as an adult, she decided that she needed to learn to actually play the flute and took lessons and learned--then she liked it.  I loved the footnote, too, which was shared by President Collins.  I am like that as well--try to learn from the past.

We are blessed with great mission leaders and a great zone.