tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91436050447548956172024-03-02T00:19:10.214-08:00Canada Calgary Mission - President and Sister MilesPresident Stephen P. Miles and Sister Lori Mileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02548628969121385752noreply@blogger.comBlogger176125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143605044754895617.post-20190457805936877272018-07-14T09:25:00.001-07:002018-07-14T09:25:39.955-07:00Final Blog!Well, we have been home now for 14 days, and they have flown by since we have been so busy!<br />
We had a wonderful final week in the mission as we said good-by to 21 elders and sisters and then welcomed in 16 new missionaries--14 sisters and 2 elders! These missionaries were actually able to meet President and Sister Keung in the MTC, which was a real treat for all of them! So, when they arrived at the airport, we really felt like we were welcoming them on behalf of the Keung's. But, we immediately grew to love them, even though we would not serve with them at all! We were excited for them to be in the great Canada Calgary Mission and to move the work along. <br />
On Friday afternoon we were able to pick up President and Sister Keung from the airport, and it was so great to welcome them here! We just felt an instant love for each other as we met and hugged each other. We know they will be such a blessing for this mission, and they are exactly what the missionaries and the mission needs at this time. We are so excited for them to have this experience and have the blessing of being with these great missionaries. There really is nothing that compares to this calling and serving in this capacity. My testimony of the atonement of Jesus Christ has been strengthened in ways I never imagined as I have come to rely on Him and trust in Him as never before. My testimony that this is the Lord's work has also been strengthened...I have seen His hand on almost a daily basis, in so many small ways, with not only our missionaries but with Steve and I. I have felt of His goodness and love in abundance as I have seen Him bless our family in our absence, and have seen Him bless His missionaries as they go out to declare His gospel. It is truly an incredibly remarkable, spiritual, grueling, demanding, rewarding experience!<br />
Anyway, after we picked up the Keung's, we took them to the mission office to meet the couples serving there, and then we took them back to the mission home for a quick tour of it, and then Steve sat down with President Keung, and I sat down with Sister Keung to go over the few administrative items we each needed to cover. We then took them to an early dinner at a nice little bistro, and went back to the mission home for them to meet with the assistants and two of our sister trainer leaders to go out teaching with them. We all had a prayer together and hugged and said our good-byes. It was such a strange feeling! But good, too.<br />
We then went to the Marriott Hotel at the airport for our final night in Canada. We flew home at 2:00 on Saturday afternoon June 30 and were greeted by our 9 grandchildren, our 8 children, and our extended family! It was such a thrill to come down that escalator and hear our little grandchildren screaming and waving their home-made signs! I couldn't get enough hugs from each of them! It was the best!<br />
Three years is a long time to be away, but we are so grateful for the privilege and blessing it was to serve. We are still humbled that we were asked to do it. We have a strong testimony of our Savior, Jesus Christ. We love Him. We know He lives. We know the Book of Mormon is truly a second witness of Him, and was translated through divine means by the prophet, Joseph Smith. We know He was the prophet of the restoration, and that we are led by a living prophet today, President Russell M. Nelson. We LOVE the gospel of Jesus Christ! Living it has brought so much happiness into our lives. It gives us the peace, direction and hope that we need. We wish everyone could know of it--and that is why God calls His missionaries to go out and teach everyone! Our desire now is to be good member missionaries while we are back home!<br />
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<br />President Stephen P. Miles and Sister Lori Mileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02548628969121385752noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143605044754895617.post-80324453158941562032018-06-24T19:40:00.003-07:002018-06-24T19:40:44.832-07:00Moving van came, Final Stake Conference!Well, I guess we really are going home since the moving company came on Tuesday and loaded up all of our belongings! We really are just living with the things we can pack into our suitcases now! I'm hoping mine will all fit! <br />
The remodel of the mission home is completed, but there is cleaning to be done, draperies to be steamed, and a few odds and ends. It looks beautiful and will be so nice for President and Sister Keung when they arrive on Friday. There is such a great spirit in the mission home, and we have really missed living in it for the past month and a half. Hotel living, even in a good hotel, is just that--hotel living! <br />
This past week we held our New Trainer's meeting for all of the missionaries that will train the 16 new ones arriving this week. It was such a great meeting! We really left this meeting feeling like these new missionaries will be in good hands! It is really weird to think that we won't be here to watch them progress. We love watching the new missionaries come, and then be able to see them grow and blossom and gain confidence and everything else that happens in the first transfer. We will miss that. We will miss this whole mission experience--what an incredible blessing it has been for us. <br />
We feel so privileged to have been able to serve in this capacity.<br />
On Thursday evening a little social gathering was held for us for all the Stake Presidencies in the Calgary area to come and say good-by. We have so grown to love these good men and their wives and are so grateful for the friendships that have been created. One of the great blessings of serving in the church are the friendships that are made because of that service. We know that we will be able to stay in touch for years to come, and are looking forward to it. <br />
Friday we had a fun dinner at the Stephen's home with our mission presidency. We have loved serving with the Gedlaman's and the Stephen's and are so grateful for their friendship and their devotion to the work. Steve also released them that night as his counselors! It was hard to hug them good-by! We love them!<br />
This Saturday we participated in the final stake conference of our mission, the Fish Creek Stake Conference with President Kipp Craig. Originally we thought we were speaking only on Sunday morning, but when we looked on the program on Saturday evening, there were our names! And also on Sunday morning! So, I took a little gulp, said a silent prayer, and just shared what came to my mind. I have learned to trust in the Lord to 'give me what to say in the very hour' when I need it. He is so kind and merciful and wants to bless us. I mean, He really wants to bless us! It was such a great stake conference, filled with the spirit, as we learned more about ministering as the Savior would have us do. And the music was incredible--I have loved listening to all of the choirs in the stake conferences! Today, for the intermediate hymn we all stood to sing "The Spirit of God". I have never felt more power as the whole stake stood in unison to sing that hymn than today. There was an outpouring of the spirit, and as the hymn says, 'the spirit of God like a fire is burning'--I really felt that today as it was sung. We were so grateful to be there.<br />
We have attended about 27-28 stake conferences a year--so in doing the math, that's about 80 or so!<br />
And have spoken in at least one or more of the sessions. It's been such a blessing, but I am happy to go sit in the congregation now!<br />
We are looking forward to our transfer week this week! We say good-by to 21 missionaries on Wednesday morning and welcome 16 new ones that afternoon! It's always a fun week. This one is different for us, because we welcome them really for President and Sister Keung. I actually think the Keung's will be able to meet them in the MTC on Tuesday, because they are there at their New Mission President's Seminar--so that would be wonderful if they do!<br />
As our mission comes to a close, it is beyond difficult to articulate my feelings for this experience. I will be forever grateful to the Lord for letting us have this time to serve with these incredible missionaries and be part of the gathering of Israel. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">President and Sister Nzojibwame of the West Stake, and us!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Us and President and Sister Thompson of the Bow River Stake</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">lunch at New Trainer's meeting!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">All of our New Trainers! They will be awesome!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fun visit from two of our returned missionaries-Cally Rumbolt and Courtney Messick!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Us with Sassa & Tony Stephen- Steve's second counselor in the mission presidency.</td></tr>
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<br />President Stephen P. Miles and Sister Lori Mileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02548628969121385752noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143605044754895617.post-45281933512779782352018-06-16T16:39:00.000-07:002018-06-16T16:39:14.434-07:00Final Zone Conferences of our Mission!Well, on Thursday and Friday we held the final zone conferences of our mission. It was a tender time. Because of the 5 week transfer we have, we didn't have enough days to do full zone conferences, so we held two each day for 3 hours each. On Thursday we held two in Calgary and on Friday we held two in Lethbridge. They were wonderful, and there was a great spirit there as we discussed what we have learned from President Nelson since he has become the prophet. The missionaries have all felt he is asking us all to 'rise up' and they love his enthusiasm and faith. They all feel more committed to stay on the covenant path as he has asked us to do, and are so inspired by him. <br />
We also had the missionaries break into groups and answer the question, "Why do we strive to be exactly obedient?" It was a fantastic discussion afterwards as they shared scriptures about how we are blessed because of our obedience. They also came to realize that as we choose to be more obedient we are fighting off the natural man and becoming more like Christ. It is also one more way to show our level of conversion, and to live a more consecrated life. They began to really realize that as we keep the commandments and the rules of the missionary handbook, we are allowing the Lord to bless us more. It was such a great discussion. I love the insights the missionaries always have to share.<br />
We also spoke to them about the transition in 2 weeks when President and Sister Keung arrive to lead this great mission, and reassured them of our witness that they have been called of God at this time. I know some of them have a little anxiety about it, but many said they have just had a peaceful feeling that it will be good, for which I am so thankful! I know the Keung's will be such a blessing and I am excited for them to come have this experience and serve with these amazing missionaries.<br />
Steve and I each took a little time to just share with them some things from our heart, and then we had a testimony meeting which is always powerful! I wish everyone could hear a missionary testimony meeting. There is such a strong spirit there. And I love seeing missionaries grow in their faith and testimony. We had some share their testimonies who when they first came out were so shy and nervous, and to see them stand and boldly declare what they know is quite a miracle! That is truly one of the coolest parts about our calling!<br />
We are so grateful for this experience and privilege to lead these missionaries and be part of this great work. It is a time we will always cherish!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our Bow River, Confederation Park, Fish Creek and Foothill Zones</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Missionaries signing my tablecloth!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sister Ziegner bought me German chocolate!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our 2 elders from Spain-Elders Isern and DelMolino</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our Calgary, Calgary North, and Calgary West Zones</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our Lethbridge East, Medicine Hat, and British Columbia Zones</td></tr>
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<br />President Stephen P. Miles and Sister Lori Mileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02548628969121385752noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143605044754895617.post-68257015707513857772018-06-12T14:31:00.000-07:002018-06-12T14:31:21.987-07:00Visit from the Prophet!<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pictures with the Medicine Hat zone at their meeting on Monday!</td></tr>
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Well, it was quite an incredible weekend. First off we participated in the Taber Stake Conference with President Baldry, the stake president, and Elder Thomas Priday of the Seventy. We stayed with the Baldry's at their home Saturday evening, and they, as always, are so gracious and good to us! They save their 'special' room downstairs for us and even leave us chocolates! They are too good to us and we have grown to love them so much. One of the greatest blessings of this mission has been the friendships we have developed with the stake presidents and their wives. They are such good people, all of them, and we are so grateful for their support in this missionary work. After the conference we were invited back to their home for a yummy lunch before we needed to leave for Raymond to see the prophet. <br />
In Raymond we were invited to participate in the dinner with the prophet prior to the devotional. It was held in an upstairs room (this is a pretty unique building!). All of the tables were decorated by the cute little Achievement Day girls, and they left little messages for the prophet which were so cute.<br />
Sister Nelson took him around and introduced him to all of her extended family and close friends that were invited to the dinner. When it was our turn, we not only got a handshake, but a hug from the prophet! He held both of my hands in his and asked how I was doing, to which I replied, "So good!"<br />
How can you not be good when the prophet has just embraced you and is tenderly holding your hands? It was quite a special experience!<br />
We were also able to shake Elder and Sister Rasband's hands and they thanked us for our service, and wished us luck as we return home. <br />
The devotional was amazing-to hear from both Sister Rasband and Sister Nelson and Elder Rasband and then the prophet! We were able to sit right behind them all, and it was just so special to be in their presence. I just kept looking at President Nelson and thinking to myself, "I'm sitting right here by the prophet!" It was a sweet experience to have close to the end of our mission.<br />
I have such a testimony of a living prophet, and since President Nelson was called my testimony of them has grown even more. He is truly leading us to do the things the Lord wants us to do. I sustain him with all my heart, and hope I can always be found following the prophet.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fun visit from one of our returned missionaries- Lydia Williams and her family!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This sign was on our door at the Baldry's!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elder Priday, President and Sister Baldry, and us, at the Baldry's home.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The room where we had dinner with the prophet.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Raymond Stake Relief Society President presenting Sister Nelson with a quilt from all the sisters in Raymond. President Nelson is looking on.</td></tr>
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<br />President Stephen P. Miles and Sister Lori Mileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02548628969121385752noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143605044754895617.post-51825154809062990552018-06-03T19:20:00.002-07:002018-06-03T19:20:21.591-07:00Interviews and our last MLC!This last week we began our final round of interviews with our missionaries and also held our last Mission Leadership Council. It really is an unusual feeling to be doing things for the last time. We will be very busy up until the day we leave, but knowing that each time we interview a zone of missionaries it is our last time to do it is bittersweet. We never anticipated the love we would feel for our missionaries, and how deeply we would care for them--so it is a tender time to know we will be leaving them. But, we also know that the Keung's are called of the Lord and will bless this mission immensely! From the first time we skyped with them, the spirit confirmed to me that they are the ones to take this mission to new heights. It took all of 30 seconds to love them! So, we know our missionaries will be in good hands, and we are excited to see what happens.<br />
We left Calgary on Tuesday evening and met with President and Sister Lybbert of the Cardston Stake on Tuesday evening. We have so loved the friendships we have formed here on our mission-what a blessing! Then on Wednesday we had a great MLC with our zone leaders and sister trainer leaders. I just love this meeting! I love the faith and excitement and dedication and hard work of these great missionaries. They are inspiring! Following our MLC we drove to Glenwood so Steve could do an interview of a baptismal candidate, and I was able to sit in on the baptismal interview of her 9 year old daughter, Alyssa. It was the sweetest experience to hear this cute little girl talk about Jesus, and repentance, and be so excited to get baptized! After her interview, she demonstrated 'the flosser' for me! Which is a new dance I didn't know much about, except that my 8 year old grandson has been doing it! It gave me a real laugh!<br />
On Thursday through Saturday we did interviews with our Lethbridge, Lethbridge East and Cardston zones, and after interviews on Saturday we drove to Magrath to participate in the Stake Conference there with Elder Eduardo Gavarret of the Seventy. He is such a humble, kind person. We have been with him in another conference in Calgary and enjoyed that one so much. He is quite spontaneous though--and we thought we weren't participating in any of the meetings except Sunday morning. But he asked us to speak in the Saturday afternoon leadership session, and then again on Saturday evening. So, we spoke in all three sessions, only one of which we were prepared for. But, it was a wonderful conference in Magrath, and we were grateful to be there with President Maxwell. We have really come to love all of these stake presidents, and we will miss them! But, they all come to Utah occasionally, and we will be able to go back to see them, so our friendships will be able to continue, for which we are grateful!<br />
After the Magrath conference we drove to Medicine Hat and were invited for dinner by President and Sister Salmon, who we have also grown to love. We had a wonderful visit with them before heading back to our hotel room. Tomorrow we will do interviews in Medicine Hat and be there for their district meeting and will arrive back in Calgary tomorrow night. So, it's been a six day road trip! We laugh because we basically go from hotel to hotel to our 'home hotel' in Calgary! <br />
This week we will do 4 days of interviews and on Saturday will drive to Taber to participate in their Stake Conference, and then to Raymond for the visit from the prophet! Yes, the prophet is coming to Alberta! We can't wait! He and Sister Nelson and Elder and Sister Rasband will be in Calgary on Saturday evening, and then on Raymond on Sunday evening. We are just so excited for him to come!<br />
What a thrill it will be. I am so grateful for a living prophet here on the earth. Our lives have been so blessed by following the counsel of the prophets. I am so grateful for the direction they give us, which I know is from the Lord, to assist us as we meet life's challenges and just navigate through this mortal existence. Having a prophet to lead and guide us is a manifestation of the Lord's love for us--that He doesn't leave us alone, but gives us someone to lead us! <br />
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<br />President Stephen P. Miles and Sister Lori Mileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02548628969121385752noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143605044754895617.post-42102949734851267942018-05-27T19:14:00.000-07:002018-05-27T19:14:33.590-07:00Another great transfer week!As always we had another great transfer week! We sent 5 wonderful elders home to their families, and welcomed 13 missionaries from 8 different countries-Finland, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Italy, Spain, Cook Islands, Japan, and the United States! It was our most diverse group yet and so fun to have them here!<br />
We had a wonderful temple session with our 5 departing elders on Tuesday evening as well as a special testimony meeting. I always love hearing their final testimonies as missionaries in the field. It is so powerful. It is quite remarkable to see their growth over the two years they have been here--nothing short of a miracle, really. We always pray that their faith will continue to remain strong as they go home and start their new era of life!<br />
We went to the airport a total of 4 times on Wednesday getting missionaries to and from the airport! Well, Steve went 4, and I went 2! He took two elders out that had to go really early--he got up at 3:30 for that. And we picked up our last little sister at about 11:30 Wednesday evening--so by the time we got home, it was 12:30 a.m. We climbed into bed about 1:00 a.m. and were up again at 6:00 to be ready for our training meeting with our new missionaries. It is always so fun to get these new missionaries straight from the MTC! I love their enthusiasm and excitement and faith. <br />
Thursday they all met their new trainers and went to their areas, and the rest of our missionaries being transferred all met their new companions and went to their new areas. Transfers are such a great thing--it's a new beginning every 6 weeks! A time to recommit, re-evaluate, and rededicate themselves to the work. Sometimes there is some anxiety that comes with transfers and I always share this quote with our missionaries: 'Stop being afraid of what can go wrong, and start getting excited about what can go right!' I always tell them that this might be their best companionship yet, their best area yet, and the best part of their mission--so be optimistic and hopeful and happy!<br />
The past 3 Sundays we have actually been able to be in a sacrament meeting! I have truly come to love being able to partake of the sacrament, because there are times when we will go 4 weeks without being able to. I look forward to being able to renew my covenants. Our next 4 weeks will all be stake conferences, so the next time I am able to partake of the sacrament is when I am home--that is a weird thought! But, I have come to love this gift the Savior instituted to help us always remember Him. I love Him.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">At the temple with our 5 departing elders!<br />Elders MacJanet, Zolman, Reed, Pugmire & Paletua</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elders Grinwis, Chapman & Grider-enjoying Chick-fil-A while waiting for new missionaries to arrive!</td></tr>
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<br />President Stephen P. Miles and Sister Lori Mileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02548628969121385752noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143605044754895617.post-12298133327009971062018-05-20T16:25:00.000-07:002018-05-20T16:25:02.620-07:00Hotel Living, Preparing for Transfers!Well, we are officially living in a hotel as of Tuesday evening! For the past month while the top floor of the mission home has been under renovation we have been living in the basement, which has worked out ok. We still had access to the kitchen, but everything in it was full of sheetrock dust and sawdust from all the work; even though it was 'shielded' with a plastic tarp. Then the decision was made to also tear up the floor in the kitchen and redo it with the same hardwood floor going throughout the rest of the main floor--so this brought on a little bit of a problem, being that we would not really be able to be in there, and it was so dirty, you wouldn't want to be in there! This, compounded with the extreme noise from the hammering and sawing was making it not real conducive to studying and working. So, on Tuesday night we moved into a Marriott Residence Inn for the next 30 days until construction is complete. We are in a little one bedroom suite with a kitchenette, and it has a little desk area we can work at, and it's clean and quiet. So, we are good!<br />
We can still go to the mission home in the evenings to use our computer and printer there when we need to, so it will all work out. <br />
This past week has been a good one--we've been preparing for our transfer week this week, so we did the interviews with the 5 departing elders that will be leaving us on Wednesday. The missionaries always enjoy this last, longer interview with Steve.<br />
On Friday we also held our 'New Trainer's' Meeting, with the 13 missionaries that will be training the 13 new ones coming on Wednesday. This was a great meeting, and we are so excited for these trainers. We think they will be just fantastic, and will teach and help these new missionaries as they come into the field. We also called a new assistant, Elder Grider, as Elder Grinwis will be going back out to be a 'regular' missionary for his last transfer. We have been so grateful for his service and diligence and example. And we are excited to have Elder Grider on board with Elder Chapman. They will play key roles as they help with the transition to a new mission president. We know they will be great, and will be just what is needed for President and Sister Keung when they arrive. <br />
Friday evening we had a fun visit with Evan and Kathy Thorley who served here in our office for 18 months. They completed their mission last summer, and had come back up to visit. It was great to see them, and I realized after they had gone, I had forgotten to get a picture with them! <br />
Saturday we also had a visit from one of our returned missionaries, Charlotte Romney and her dad. That was also fun, and especially to know that she and another one of our returned missionaries, Creig Jewkes, had just gotten engaged! It has been really fun to see the weddings that have come from our mission! What better place to meet your spouse?<br />
We are enjoying beautiful weather and love every minute of it! This week it could actually hit 29 celsius--which is HOT! About 88 Fahrenheit! That is considered high in the middle of summer!<br />
Our missionaries are really liking it. This past winter was so brutal, and long and cold, and the snow just kept coming. So, no one is complaining at all about what we have now.<br />
Today we attended the Spanish ward and enjoyed that. It was nice to be able to partake of the sacrament again. We will have one more week to be able to be in a sacrament meeting and then we have 4 stake conferences in a row--so I cherish the time I am able to take the sacrament. I have come to love and appreciate it more on our mission because we haven't been able to take it on a regular basis. It is so nice each week to recommit, and to reflect on what the Savior's atoning sacrifice means for me personally, and to just feel the power of it. <br />
We are looking forward to this next week and welcoming our new missionaries into the great Canada Calgary Mission! It is always a fun week!<br />
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<br />President Stephen P. Miles and Sister Lori Mileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02548628969121385752noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143605044754895617.post-85303082939307912782018-05-14T19:26:00.001-07:002018-05-14T19:26:51.849-07:00Spring is here!Today we had almost 80 degree weather--it is wonderful! Our missionaries are in such good spirits because of it! We were able to attend a great district meeting this morning with the Heritage District in the Calgary zone, and they all remarked on how great it is to have nice weather! We love going to district meetings--our district leaders are doing such a nice job leading their districts, and in today's meeting everyone in the district had the chance to participate in some way, and they all were so good.<br />
We are training in district meetings on Chapter 11 of Preach My Gospel on Helping People Make and Keep Commitments. This is such an important part of helping investigators progress; and so we really need to focus on what commitments we will extend to them, like reading the Book of Mormon, or praying; and then we need to do all we can to help them actually do it. As they do, the spirit comes into their lives, and their hearts begin to change.<br />
We were able to complete all of our interviews for the transfer last week. We traveled from BC in the west to Medicine Hat in the east! A lot of miles were put on our car! Steve was able to go out teaching with Elders Grider and Wolfe in Medicine Hat and they had a great night out teaching. And we were actually able to drive to Brooks on Highway 1 with no incidents! Highway 1 has been our nemesis this past winter!<br />
On Friday we had a great Retrainer's meeting with our new missionaries that arrived a month ago and their trainers. We had a lot of discussion and focused in Preach My Gospel for our answers. We always love this meeting and to see how much the new missionaries have grown in such a short time!<br />
Saturday we were able to attend the baptism of Jessica McGaughey which was really sweet. She has some physical challenges and it was really tender to see her enter the waters of baptism, and to see her excitement and joy. Her non-member parents were there, as well as many friends, and they were all touched during the service. We were able to visit with them afterwards, and they were all proud of her. <br />
After her service we drove 1 1/2 hours to Fort Macleod so Steve could speak for a few minutes at a Missionary Youth Conference. They had combined with the Cranbrook stake and had our missionaries help teach the youth how to teach lessons, and role-play, do p-day activities, service, and other things missionaries do. It was fun to go down and eat dinner with them and see them. We drove back that evening and crashed! <br />
Mother's Day was a great day--we were able to actually attend a sacrament meeting! We miss so many sacrament meetings because of Stake Conferences, that I really miss them. And so, we really look forward to Sundays when we can attend a sacrament meeting. I've grown to love the sacrament more than ever on our mission, and taking that time to reflect on the Savior and renew my covenants.<br />
It was also great to FaceTime with all of our children and grandchildren!!! We miss them like crazy and love to talk with them. They are really beginning to count the days until we come home.<br />
This week we are preparing for transfers next week. So, we have lots to do!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elders Wolfe and Grider--they had a great time teaching with Steve in Medicine Hat</td></tr>
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<br />President Stephen P. Miles and Sister Lori Mileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02548628969121385752noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143605044754895617.post-73970903368231021592018-05-06T17:08:00.000-07:002018-05-06T17:08:08.406-07:00Pics from last zone conference!Just had to add a few pictures from our final zone conference on Friday that was held in Raymond. We haven't had one in Raymond for a long time, so it was fun to be back there; and wow, did they spoil us with their beautiful buffet! All of the breads were homemade! The missionaries ate just about every thing on that table!<br />
After the zone conference we went back to Lethbridge for the night, and then the next morning we completed the interviews with our Cardston zone by doing interviews in Raymond, Magrath and Cardston. Following that we drove back to Lethbridge to participate in the leadership meeting of the Lethbridge North Stake Conference with Elder Donald L. Hallstrom as the visiting General Authority. It was a great stake conference with a wonderful spirit! When it was over on Sunday we drove to Cranbrook, BC, to do interviews there. And we are now having beautiful weather! Driving to Cranbrook it was 25 celsius, which is about 80 Fahrenheit! Spring is definitely here and we are loving it!<br />
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<br />President Stephen P. Miles and Sister Lori Mileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02548628969121385752noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143605044754895617.post-68050300570689486462018-05-03T20:57:00.001-07:002018-05-03T20:57:37.325-07:00Zone conferences! So good!This week we have been holding our zone conferences. So far we have held 3, and have one more to go tomorrow. We LOVE zone conferences! There is such a great spirit in each of them, and we just have so much fun with our missionaries and enjoy them so much. In these conferences we have focused on seeking personal revelation as President Nelson has counseled us to do. Each of the missionaries were able to go for 15 minutes and pray and 'pour out the longings of their hearts' to the Lord and seek their own personal revelation. It was really a great experience for them as they really listened to the spirit and wrote down the things that came to their minds.<br />
We also practiced teaching the lesson on the restoration of the gospel of Jesus Christ in 6 minutes! We did this to help them learn to teach simply. It was really fun to hear them role play in companionships, and then we had 9 missionaries volunteer to come up front and each one would take a concept and they would just go in order and teach the whole group the first lesson. They did a great job, and we all learned how to just teach the basics, and cut out the things we really don't need to say. Then we discussed how just asking inspired questions to get our investigators talking, and using specific scriptures would really be the only other things they would need to add. <br />
We also had great trainings from different companionships on how to develop a Christlike attribute--how to choose one (being prayerful about it), how to study about it, and basically just how we could do our best to emulate our Savior and try to be more like Him. We had asked each missionary to come prepared with a 3 minute talk about the attribute they are working on, and Steve asked two to randomly come up and share their thoughts. It was great!<br />
We also did a little training on preparing for baptismal services...how to make them sacred, special experiences for our investigators. To do this requires planning and preparation, and we read through the guidelines in Preach My Gospel to help us with this.<br />
Following lunch we had the assistants lead a discussion on using social media and share 'best practices' and also addressing challenges the missionaries are having. Being that we are new to using smartphones and using Facebook and all that, it is definitely a learning process! So, we are all trying to help each other and use technology to enhance our work! We emphasized following the Safeguards for Technology always! We know that as we stay in tune with spiritual promptings, stay focused on our missionary purpose, be disciplined, and be one with our companions, we will be able to use technology the way it was intended.<br />
We ended the day discussing a talk on the atonement of the Savior by Elder Bednar entitled, "In the Strength of the Lord". It is an amazing talk which taught us that the gospel of Jesus Christ is to help bad men become good, and good men become better, and that only happens as we rely on the atonement of Jesus Christ. Our missionaries have such incredible insights! I am so impressed as we listen to them share their thoughts. Studying the atonement together has really helped our missionaries' testimonies grow in such incredible ways. It is such a wonderful thing to witness.<br />
Following that we had a testimony meeting which is always a highlight for us. We love hearing the testimonies of our missionaries. We really cherish these times. We love seeing them grow in the gospel and faith. Our greatest desire is for them to have deep, abiding testimonies for their entire lives...we want them to really know that this gospel will bless their lives forever, and bring them so much happiness as they stay true to their covenants. Our lives have been so abundantly blessed because of it. We love this gospel!<br />
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<br />President Stephen P. Miles and Sister Lori Mileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02548628969121385752noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143605044754895617.post-46195587436171851702018-04-22T17:15:00.000-07:002018-04-22T17:15:24.774-07:00MLC and Inspiring Mission President's SeminarThis past week we continued with interviews in two zones, then we had an awesome Mission Leadership Council on Wednesday. We had about 10 new zone leaders and sister trainer leaders, and we just had a wonderful meeting! We discussed President Nelson's talk on receiving personal revelation and also linked it with Chapter 4 in Preach My Gospel on Recognizing the Spirit. Our assistants, Elders Grinwis and Chapman led this discussion and it was really great. Steve also spoke to these leaders about the importance of having vision in the work, and how it influences us in setting our goals and making plans. He used the scripture in Proverbs which says 'where there is no vision, the people perish.' We try to help the missionaries have a vision of what our mission can do, what their zones can do, and what they in their companionships can do. I think it is really a powerful principle. We also spoke about the 'small and simple' things as President Oaks taught us in General Conference, and how those are the things that determine not only our missionary work, but also what happens in our lives. We also had trainings from Elder Urling and Sisters Christensen and Johnson, and they all did such a good job. You would be in awe of how great these missionaries are when they stand up to teach and train--they are pretty incredible, and we are so proud of them.<br />
We also had a little fun playing a 'pictionary' type game with phrases from the scriptures and other missionary words. The winners got some pretty good candy bars!<br />
On Thursday we left for Denver for our interim Mission President's Seminar. These seminars are so uplifting, and we look forward to them every 6 months to recharge us! This one was very special because we had two apostles with us! Elder Andersen and Elder Soares! We felt blessed at our last seminar to have Elder Andersen, and then we got him again, along with our newly called Elder Soares! It was so incredible to be taught by them, and have them with us. We also had Elder K. Brett Nattress, Elder Joaquin Costa, and President Carl B. Cook of the Presidency of the Seventy. All of their wives came with them, and we love getting to know them. <br />
The last morning, we had the blessing of hearing Elder Andersen speak to us about the sacred experience of seeing the First Presidency reorganized and then also the calling of two new apostles. To hear him share his testimony about it was so incredibly special. It was something we will never forget. We felt so blessed to be there. <br />
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President Stephen P. Miles and Sister Lori Mileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02548628969121385752noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143605044754895617.post-75156328989474667242018-04-15T19:14:00.001-07:002018-04-15T19:14:32.654-07:00Another transfer week complete!Well, another transfer week has come and gone! We sadly sent 5 missionaries home to their families, after completing their wonderful service here, but then we welcomed 10 new excited missionaries straight from the MTC! Transfer week is always a week of emotions for me. Our final testimony meeting with our departing missionaries is always so touching. To witness the amazing missionaries they have become is nothing short of a miracle. I wish everyone could hear their final testimonies--it is so powerful. I'm always a little teary in that meeting! But, I just think of their families waiting to greet them the next day, and I remember what it was like to have our missionaries come home, and it makes me so excited for them! <br />
And then I love greeting our new missionaries at the airport and seeing their enthusiasm to be here. It's so fun to have them come, and meet them and begin to get to know them. I get excited for them to meet their new companions and get to their areas and begin being a missionary in the field! Transfer week is really such a fun week! We always tell the missionaries it is a great time to rededicate themselves to the work, and to set goals and make plans to have the best transfer ever!<br />
Prior to transfer week we had to pack up and move downstairs to the basement of the mission home since the main floor is going to be remodeled prior to the new mission president coming in June. So, we have a makeshift office in the training room, but it is all working out fine. It can be a bit noisy when the workers are here hammering and pulling out tile, etc., but we make do!<br />
On Saturday we began interviews again for this transfer, and so the cycle begins again! Today we were able to speak in the Highlands Park YSA ward, which was really fun. There were four non-members attending, which they were hoping to have happen. So, we had prayed and prepared in advance something to say that might inspire them to want to investigate the church and this wonderful gospel of Jesus Christ. <br />
We are preparing for our Mission Leadership Council on Wednesday, and in 2 weeks we will have zone conferences. In between those we will attend our Mission President's Seminar, which is always an incredible couple of days as we are taught by the General Authorities over our area. So, we have a lot to do, and are excited for this new transfer. We are so grateful for the renewal of both body and spirit as we go about this work. So many times we feel so exhausted, but the Lord always blesses us to do His work, and we feel it. We continue to pray that we might be an instrument in the Lord's hands to bless our missionaries and this mission and help further the missionary efforts here in the Canada Calgary Mission. We love this gospel, and we love our Savior, and are grateful to have the blessing and privilege to be able to serve in this capacity.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">At the temple with our 5 departing missionaries!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One more group shot at the airport before they leave to go home!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And of course, one last selfie with them!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Greeting our new missionaries at the airport!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The main floor of the mission home under renovation! We now live in the basement!</td></tr>
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<br />President Stephen P. Miles and Sister Lori Mileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02548628969121385752noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143605044754895617.post-89660098717001209752018-04-09T16:38:00.000-07:002018-04-09T16:38:46.314-07:00Beautiful baptisms!Last week we were able to attend 3 different convert baptisms. Our schedule usually doesn't allow that to happen, but it just worked out and each one was so touching. We were able to see a mother and her 11 year old son be baptized, Xinia & Kale Ketilson, then we saw Eulalie Akambu be baptized by her husband (talk about special!), and then Sally Deng, also be baptized. I wish everyone could have witnessed them and have been able to hear them share their thoughts at the end. Sally was just weeping with happiness--she said she felt so loved! I also came to know of the importance of the members of the ward in each one of these instances. The members really 'ministered' to each one of these sweet women, in many different ways; always making them feel included and loved, and it made such a difference. For every convert there is a spiritual conversion, where they have to have felt the spirit strong enough in their heart bearing testimony of the truthfulness of the gospel for them to go forward with faith and want to be baptized. Yet there is also a social conversion--where they truly feel adopted into a ward family, and loved and accepted. This is so important as they are making crucial changes in their lives after having been baptized. It is such a sweet thing to see how members fill this role, and love them, and help them along. We each need to be aware of what more we can do for those who are investigating the church..we can give them the love they need as they are also seeking for the spirit to touch their lives. <br />
On Friday we held our New Trainer's meeting for the missionaries that will be training our new missionaries arriving on Wednesday. It was a great meeting and these trainers are going to be awesome! We know they have been called by the Lord to this assignment at this time--and they will do a great job. <br />
Sunday morning we drove to Fort MacLeod to participate in the Stake Conference there with Elder K. David Scott of the Seventy. We had more snow the night before and the roads weren't very good, but we made it in time! It was a nice conference, and they had a beautiful Primary children's choir, which sounded like little angels. We made it back safely to Calgary that afternoon to meet with our assistants to discuss the transfer this week. We are excited to welcome 10 new missionaries on Wednesday! And sad to see 5 go home--yet also excited for them to begin this new chapter of their lives. It is always a revolving door in the mission field! Every 6 weeks you sadly say good-by, and happily say hello!<br />
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<br />President Stephen P. Miles and Sister Lori Mileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02548628969121385752noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143605044754895617.post-3934753281059830402018-04-06T15:36:00.002-07:002018-04-06T15:36:45.651-07:00Great Week!What a great week we have just had! We completed interviews for the transfer and on Friday we held our 'Retrainer's' meeting where all the new missionaries with their trainers come for a 2 hour training.<br />
This is such a great meeting because we can really talk about how they are adjusting as missionaries, what they have learned, what their challenges are, and we answer questions all pertaining to missionary work. They don't realize it, but we have already seen them grow! Yes, some are still quite homesick, and some are still overwhelmed, but they are beginning to really feel what it is like to be a missionary and are learning to throw themselves into the work. The quicker they can do that, the <br />
happier they are. Sometimes it is hard to let go of home--but as they take the counsel that President Hinckley's father gave him, to 'forget yourself and go to work', the happier they are and the more effective missionary they become. It's quite a unique thing to witness! After the meeting we had a pizza lunch in the cultural hall before sending everyone on their way back to their areas.<br />
Friday night we were able to attend the baptism of Rory Swoboda. It is just so special to attend a convert baptism! There is nothing like the sweet spirit there as you watch someone change and follow the example of the Savior and be baptized. It is also so cool to see how it impacts the ward members. It really unifies a ward, and builds their faith as they watch someone take this step. <br />
General Conference weekend was so inspiring, and our missionaries loved it. Of course, for all of them this was the first solemn assembly they can remember, and it was very special for them to participate in it and sustain our new prophet, President Russell M. Nelson. And then to hear of all the inspired changes that were revealed--it was quite a conference to remember! <br />
This weekend being Easter was also the day we completed our reading of the Book of Mormon together as a mission. It was very fitting that this time we underlined all the references to Jesus Christ, and to realize just how much the Book of Mormon testifies of Him. We have come to realize in an even more profound way just how much this book talks of Him. I know it was powerful for our missionaries to read it this way, and their love for their Savior grew. I know mine did. I know as we read and study His life in the Bible and Book of Mormon, we come to realize His great love for us, and also His great mercy, and goodness, and his perfect example. I am so grateful to know that He suffered for me, for each of us, because of His great love for us. And I am so grateful to know that He lives, and because of His glorious resurrection, each of us will also be resurrected and have the opportunity to live with Him forever if we remain faithful in His gospel. What a great blessing!<br />
To have General Conference on Easter Sunday is just the best! Our missionaries just loved it, and were so inspired and lifted up. <br />
We keep hoping for spring, but we have had some cold temperatures and snow! I don't think spring is coming until at least May! I don't think the snow in our back yard will melt until July, haha!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sisters ready to eat pizzas at the Retrainer's meeting & lunch!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Baptism of Rory Swoboda with Elders Woltron, Barnwell & White</td></tr>
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President Stephen P. Miles and Sister Lori Mileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02548628969121385752noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143605044754895617.post-55525871294483392572018-03-22T19:41:00.003-07:002018-03-22T19:41:52.036-07:00Zone Conferences and InterviewsLast week we held all 4 of our zone conferences-two in Calgary, one in Lethbridge, and one in Taber. They were all so great! Our morning was spent learning more about using our smartphones and applying the Safeguards for Technology. There are 4 safeguards the missionaries are to follow which will help them as they incorporate the phones into their missionary work. They are 1-Always be in tune to spiritual promptings 2-Stay focused on your mission purpose 3-Be disciplined 4- Be one.<br />
We spent time talking about the importance of each one, how everything we do with our phones should be guided by the spirit, and as we stay focused on our purpose of inviting others to come unto Christ, stay disciplined, and be united with our companion, we really won't fail. The missionaries are learning to 're-learn' how to use modern technology--to use it for righteous purposes, not just out of boredom. We know it will take some re-thinking and more self-mastery, but we really know our missionaries are ready for it. We know that all of the modern technology has been created at this time to assist in hastening the Lord's work. If we use it righteously, amazing things will happen! We also talked a lot about using Facebook, and using it properly, as well. We have already seen miracles happen by using it the right way, and it is really exciting. We know as the missionaries develop good habits about how to use their phones on their mission, it will bless them as they go home. Missionaries will conduct 'companion device audits' with their companions, where they will trade phones, and their companion will look through their phone and be sure everything they are doing is appropriate. We determined that if we are following the safeguards, we will really have no problem with this, because everything on our phone is about missionary work. We trust our missionaries and are excited to see what will happen as they use these smartphones!<br />
As always, our testimony meetings at the end of each conference were a highlight. They are so filled with the spirit, and it is powerful to hear such beautiful testimonies from missionaries as they speak about how they are coming to know their Savior and to love Him more than ever. I wrote down some of the phrases of testimonies that were shared because they were so touching:<br />
"I feel closer to my Savior as I read the Book of Mormon."<br />
"I'm so grateful that the gospel has become 'delicious' to me."<br />
"I know that Heavenly Father loves us and gave us His son."<br />
"I do know the Savior lives. I've been completely changed by the gospel."<br />
"Even if it's hard I can look at the end of the day and see the little miracles."<br />
"I feel so much joy and happiness in the gospel and I want other people to feel it."<br />
"I know that Jesus Christ lives."<br />
"No matter what, we always have worth in the sight of our Heavenly Father."<br />
So, you can see why we always love zone conferences!!<br />
We were able to attend two baptisms on Saturday, one of a young single adult named Elli, and the other of a man named Ramon. There is really nothing like witnessing a convert baptism. To see people accept the gospel and make significant changes in their lives is so inspiring. We love being able to attend these baptisms.<br />
We participated in the Lethbridge East Stake Conference that weekend, and it was a great conference with many inspiring messages. Afterwards, President and Sister Stewart invited us to their home for lunch, along with their counselors and their families. Somehow, they knew it was Steve's birthday and they brought out a beautiful cake and sang Happy Birthday to him. They are so good to us! We have really loved our friendships with the Stake Presidents.<br />
We returned home Sunday afternoon and then on Monday began interviews again and have been conducting interviews all week long. It has been fun to have the missionaries tell us what they learned from zone conference the week before. <br />
This week we have actually some some warmer days--up to 8 celsius on Tuesday, which is 46 Fahrenheit! It was wonderful! But today it is snowing again--but we feel like spring is coming and we can't wait! Even the Calgarians are tired of the snow we've had! The good weather also lifts the spirits of our missionaries, too. It can be hard to get out on those extremely cold winter days--it's hard to go out when it's -22 out there! So, I admire our missionaries for their determination and faith to go do the work. We love them!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Baptism of Elli with Sisters Perez and Bushman</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fun visit from two of our returned missionaries who announced their engagement-Brittany Robison and Tyler Harrison!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elder Buttars and Elder Cook came out to their car after interviews to find it decorated with balloons!</td></tr>
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<br />President Stephen P. Miles and Sister Lori Mileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02548628969121385752noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143605044754895617.post-50938217691047056992018-03-15T19:28:00.002-07:002018-03-15T19:28:30.481-07:00Few more pics!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our mission leadership council-March 7, 2018---these are great leaders!</td></tr>
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<br />President Stephen P. Miles and Sister Lori Mileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02548628969121385752noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143605044754895617.post-20465943393789378562018-03-07T20:00:00.002-08:002018-03-07T20:00:38.904-08:00Another transfer week come and gone!Last week we had another great transfer week! We took 19 departing missionaries to the Calgary Temple on Tuesday afternoon, which as I've said before, is always special. I love seeing these missionaries dressed in their white temple clothes! And we then came back to have a yummy meal made by Natasha--and her desserts are even more yummy! I couldn't resist the ones she made this week! Then on Wednesday morning we got up early to take 2 missionaries to the airport early, at 6:00 a.m. After getting those two off, we came back to the mission home and I even got a chance to exercise, before cleaning up and taking 16 more out to the airport to catch their flights. There is such a bittersweet feeling as we send these departing missionaries home. We will miss them, but after listening to their final testimonies and seeing how they have grown throughout their missions, we are excited to send them into their next phase of life. It took us so long to get those ones off that we just stayed there to greet our 12 new ones coming in at 1:30. But by the time they got through customs, it was really about 3:15 or so. We love greeting these new ones and seeing their enthusiasm and excitement. We love welcoming them into the great Canada Calgary Mission.<br />
We took the new ones to the mission home for our regular training with our senior couples serving in the office, and then we had a great meal (again, made by Natasha), followed up with a little more training with the assistants, and then we got them to their hotel for a fairly early bedtime. Then we took our last missionary to the airport at 10:00 p.m. to catch her flight to Mexico! 3 Trips to the airport in one day! Crazy!<br />
The next morning, on our regular transfer day, they were all able to meet their companions and go to their assigned areas. I love seeing this! As great as the MTC is, this is where they really feel like their mission has begun--they are really here and ready to go to work!<br />
It was a good transfer and all went well! <br />
Saturday after transfers we began interviews as we drove to Medicine Hat to participate in a Stake Conference with Elder Brian L. Rawson of the Seventy. And of course, as we got on the infamous Highway 1, the wind was blowing drifting snow, visibility was poor, and we began to wonder if we were once again, going to get stranded on that highway! But, we made it through! We had a great stake conference, and afterwards we were able to FaceTime in and watch the baby blessing of our first little granddaughter, Nina! It tugged at our heartstrings a little (again) to not be able to be there for this special event..but we are grateful for modern technology that allowed us to listen in and hear the beautiful blessing our son-in-law Jordan gave. <br />
President and Sister Salmon invited us for lunch after, along with Elder and Sister Rawson, and we had such an enjoyable time with them. We have so grown to love the Stake Presidents and their wives that we serve with. They are such GOOD people, and we cherish our friendships with them.<br />
We made it back safely to Calgary by 7:00 Sunday evening in time for a 7:00 meeting with our assistants. This transfer we sent Elder Wolfe back out to be a regular missionary, and a new assistant, Elder Chapman was called. We are so grateful for Elder Wolfe's service, and are excited to work with Elder Chapman and know that he will be great, as well. These young missionaries are amazing! <br />
Tuesday we were able to pick up one more missionary, who came late because of Visa troubles, and get him to his companion! So we really had 13 arrive for this transfer.<br />
Today we held our Mission Leadership Council in Lethbridge, and all of our leaders have their new smartphones, and most of our training today was on using these devices as a missionary. We are really so excited for them to have this capability. They are already thinking of wonderful things they can do to further the work, and they have a great desire to be obedient with them. We know as they do this, they will see great things happen. We are so proud of them, and of their righteous desires.<br />
It is a privilege and blessing to serve with them. We just love them.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">All the departing missionaries in the mission home before leaving!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our garage full of luggage at transfer time!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elders Grinwis, Chapman, Wolfe- enjoying Chik-fil-a before picking up new missionaries </td></tr>
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<br />President Stephen P. Miles and Sister Lori Mileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02548628969121385752noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143605044754895617.post-33457331525586152582018-02-27T11:37:00.002-08:002018-02-27T11:37:49.438-08:00Beautiful baptisms!As I've said before, one of the special things we get to do in this calling is attend convert baptisms. We aren't able to get to all of them because of conflicts in or schedule, but when we can we always do. This past weekend we were able to attend three and they were all beautiful. We were able to see three sweet children, Xander, Damien, and Isabelle all be baptized. They live with their grandparents who are raising them, and the grandparents are also taking the lessons and wanting to be baptized, yet they struggle with smoking, which they are trying so hard to overcome. But the grandmother told everyone at the baptism that it will happen! And she also expressed how grateful she was for the way everyone loved them and treated them and welcomed them at church. I have come to realize more than ever how we need to be so inclusive...no matter how people look, dress, or smell. We can tend to make quick judgments if we happen to smell smoke on someone sitting next to us at church--and yet they might desperately be trying to overcome that habit and repent of it. They need us to love them and encourage them as they try to change their lives and come closer to the Savior. I've also seen here how people who are recent converts or who are investigating the church might come to sacrament meeting wearing jeans or other every day clothes. We need to remember that they are learning...they've never been to a church where people dress up. And as they grow in their faith and learn more of the Savior, they will come to realize that we wear our best clothing because as we do, it shows the Lord we want to be at our best in his house. And as we love them and accept them, we can help teach them these things. <br />
We were also able to watch the baptism of Lily, in our Mandarin branch, and also of Elizabeth, who was baptized in the Midnapore ward in south Calgary. She was introduced to the church through her friend of 27 years. It was such a beautiful baptism as well. It really is a privilege and blessing for us to see these people change their lives as they take the lessons and feel the spirit and begin to experience the atonement of Jesus Christ in their lives as they repent and come closer to him. It's an incredible thing to see.<br />
Last Friday we held our training meeting for the missionaries that will be training the new missionaries that arrive tomorrow. They were all excited to receive the assignment to train, and we know they will be great. We feel like we are being blessed with wonderful missionaries coming to our mission. It's so fun to see how missionaries grow and progress--some of these trainers have just finished being trained, so they have only been out 3 months! And others have been out over 18 months, and some anywhere in between that. But we know as they are obedient and faithful the Lord will bless them and help them. There is a lot of trust given to a trainer. We know they can help set the tone for the new missionaries whole mission. <br />
One of the more difficult things we do on our mission is deliver the sad news of the death of a grandparent, or friend, or some other loved one to a missionary. We never like making those calls. It is very difficult for them to be away from home when they get that news. We have had many missionaries lose their grandparents. Some have lost family friends, some cousins, and a few have lost parents. We always pray that they will each feel the peace and love that only the Savior can give. We have also seen how the glorious Plan of Salvation becomes ever more meaningful to them--and as they teach it, they have more conviction as they tell someone that because of our Savior, there is life after death and we will all be resurrected, and that Heavenly Father has a plan for each of us. <br />
It is through some of these difficult times that their testimonies grow the most.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We were invited to have dinner with the cute Sandoval family and Hermanas Vera and Smith--best Mexican food!</td></tr>
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<br />President Stephen P. Miles and Sister Lori Mileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02548628969121385752noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143605044754895617.post-66417758082111283642018-02-17T18:42:00.002-08:002018-02-17T18:42:41.039-08:00Zone Conferences & Interviews Complete!We have just been so busy that I really haven't had time to sit down and write about the past few weeks! We began our zone conferences on Monday Jan. 29 and ended in BC on Feb. 5. In these conferences our morning was spent watching training videos from Elder Bednar of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, and Elder Brent H. Nielsen, director of the Missionary Department. The videos were all on the use of smartphones and how to use them appropriately for missionary work. We truly learned that these devices will be a great blessing to the work as long as we use them to fulfill our purpose as missionaries, which is to invite others to come unto Christ through faith, repentance, baptism, receiving the gift of the Holy Ghost and enduring to the end. Every time we open our phone we are to ask ourselves if we are using it to fulfill that purpose. If we are, then use it! If we aren't, then put it away! We are excited about getting phones, but also know that it will require our missionaries to be more diligent and more focused, and determined to rely on the spirit than ever before.<br />
The second part of our conferences was spent improving our teaching. We are really trying to help our missionaries become effective teachers--teaching simply and with the spirit, and using scriptures and asking inspired questions so we can meet the needs of all those we teach. It is an ongoing process, and one we will always work on. <br />
We also had a wonderful, spirit filled testimony meeting in each conference. As I've said before, I wish everyone could be at a zone conference and hear the testimonies shared of the missionaries. It is an incredible thing to experience. It touches me every single time! It is such a joy to see how these elders and sisters come to know the Savior, and come to feel how His atonement blesses them. <br />
We are enjoying reading the Book of Mormon together as a mission, and it has been fun in interviews to hear the missionaries talk about how they are learning just how much it testifies of Jesus Christ. They also are better able to use it in their teaching and also, to testify more powerfully of its truthfulness. <br />
Besides interviews and zone conferences Steve and I have been involved in the Confederation Park Stake Conference with Elder Rulon F. Stacey of the Seventy. We have been with him in several other stake conferences and really enjoy being with him. We were also able to participate in the Lethbridge YSA stake conference, which was also a treat. And then we were able to be in the Calgary West Stake Conference with Elder James E. Evanson of the Seventy. He is our Area Seventy we work with down in Lethbridge, and he and his wife have become good friends, so that was fun to be with them at this conference. Although we attend many stake conferences, and have to speak in all of them, we are always blessed to feel the great spirit in each of them, and to hear the different messages given. And also to hear the choirs! There are some incredible choirs we get to hear! Each stake conference is inspiring. <br />
We also held our MLC on Feb. 7 which is always great. We love meeting with these zone leaders and sister trainer leaders. We also role-played on teaching skills there, so that these leaders will know where they need to improve and will work hard at it so they can help their zones. Over the past few weeks we have had several companionships teach us the Plan of Salvation, and then we evaluate with them, to help them improve. It is fun to see their teaching improve as they practice. Learning to teach simply determining which scriptures to use, and what questions to ask takes a lot of preparation, but the payoff is so worth it! When they practice, and role-play, it really brings the spirit into their lessons.<br />
We are now getting ready for transfers. This week we will interview all the departing missionaries that leave the next week, and we will do everything else that needs to happen before the actual transfer.<br />
We have also been able to Skype with the new mission president and his wife, President and Sister Keung, who have been called to take our place on July 1. They are wonderful and will be such a blessing to this mission. We pray for them as they prepare to come. <br />
This is such great work, and my testimony of how it is truly the Lord's work has really grown. He really does guide us in it, and we have to trust in that. I am so grateful for this wonderful gospel and for how it has blessed my life and the lives of my family. I have had so much happiness in my life because of the gospel of Jesus Christ. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lots of role-plays going on at zone conference!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Young elders role-playing to Seniors!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sisters Wright and Bushnell gave Steve some peach jam and sourdough bread!</td></tr>
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President Stephen P. Miles and Sister Lori Mileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02548628969121385752noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143605044754895617.post-57491025591062305852018-01-21T18:23:00.000-08:002018-01-21T18:23:29.131-08:00Busy, Busy week!This past week has to have been one of our busiest in our mission so far! We covered a lot of territory and had a lot of meetings! We left last Saturday and drove to Sparwood out in BC to speak in their sacrament meeting on Sunday. We stayed the night with Bishop Prince and his wife Karen and enjoyed his yummy nachos as a treat! It was great to be in their sacrament meeting and see their ward and meet the families. Then after that meeting we drove back to Calgary so Steve could have his meeting with the assistants later that afternoon. On Monday morning we attended a wonderful district meeting in the Bow River zone that was just a perfect district meeting. We were so proud of our missionaries! Then we did all the interviews with that zone and that night we met with our Spanish speaking elders and sisters to discuss their needs and help them in the work. They are all doing a great job and have really committed to talk with everyone-english or spanish speaking! After all we are here to invite 'all' to come unto Christ. Tuesday we had our regular office meeting with our senior couples to discuss the needs of the office, and then we drove to the airport to pick up Elder Chitano who was coming from the MTC one week later than our regular transfer. He is from Italy and they had him stay a little longer to increase his English speaking skills. He rode with us down to Lethbridge to meet his new companion down there. Then Tuesday evening we had a meeting with President MacLennan of the Lethbridge stake and all of their bishops and ward mission leaders and our missionaries serving in that stake. It was a great, productive meeting. Then Wednesday we had our Mission Leadership Council with all of our zone leaders and sister trainer leaders which lasted all day long. We had training videos on the proper use of the smartphones we will be using, and were able to realize the potential we will have to teach and reach people. We are really excited about them! And our missionaries are too! You really come to realize that modern technology is just a blessing we have been given to hasten the Lord's work! Then Wednesday evening Steve went out teaching with elders and I went out teaching with sisters, and we both had great nights doing that. I was able to meet Akelio, an investigator of the sisters, who is a single mother of 5 children who will be baptized on Jan. 27. She had such faith, and spoke about how she prays to Heavenly Father and how He answers her prayers. It was really such a sweet meeting with her! It is so incredible to see how finding the gospel changes people's lives and blesses them. <br />
Thursday morning we started our interviews with our Lethbridge Zone. It is one of our largest zones, so it is a lot of interviews, but our missionaries are all so excited about the work and are doing well. Thursday night we had a meeting with President Atwood of the Lethbridge North Stake and one of his wards about their missionary efforts, which was also a good meeting. Then on Friday morning we held a District Leader Training with all of our district leaders serving down south, and when that was complete we drove back to Calgary and held the same meeting with the district leaders serving up in the Calgary area. They were both great meetings--we discussed how to plan for a District meeting, what it means to minister, how to conduct effective exchanges, and we also had a question and answer time. We felt like it really gave our district leaders good direction and inspiration as to how to serve as a district leader. Their assignment is so important--they are in front of their missionaries every single week, so we depend on them to do a great job planning and teaching their districts. Then on Saturday morning we held a tele-conference call with our district leaders out in BC and Medicine Hat and gave them the same training, which went well. After all that, I was finally able to go to the grocery story and get us some food! We didn't have any milk or anything to eat--so it was good to stock up! We usually always have eggs, but we were even getting low on those!<br />
Then, today we spoke in the McKenzie ward here in Calgary, as they are focusing on their missionary efforts as a ward. We looked at our calendar and realized that we will speak in either a ward or stake conference 6 weeks in a row! I always hope I am saying what the Lord would have me say, and so does Steve. But sometimes, we have to admit, we worry that people are growing weary of hearing us. This upcoming week we will do a lot of interviews and we will prepare for our zone conferences coming up the next week. We were both pretty worn out on Saturday evening, and were grateful to be back in our own bed, too! We are so grateful for how the Lord strengthens us to do the work--because we know we couldn't do it on our own! <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Selfie after going out teaching with Sisters Rhead and Mikesell!</td></tr>
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<br />President Stephen P. Miles and Sister Lori Mileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02548628969121385752noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143605044754895617.post-22230127878444622642018-01-12T15:00:00.003-08:002018-01-12T15:00:56.085-08:00One COLD transfer week!We had another successful transfer week this week! We sent 5 missionaries home to reunite with their families on Wednesday morning, and welcomed 9 new ones in Wednesday afternoon. It is always hard to let the old ones go, but exciting to get the new ones in--it is pretty much a revolving door in a mission every 6 weeks! We love hearing the final testimonies of those departing...it really is such an incredible thing to hear them verbalize how much they have grown, and how they have come to know the Savior. I cherish every single final testimony meeting. <br />
And then it's so fun to be at the airport to welcome the new ones and to see their excitement and also their nerves! We love to have that first dinner with them and begin to get to know them on a more personal level--and then it's even more fun to see them meet their new companions the next day! <br />
This week has been very cold, after having a week last week that had warmed up significantly! So when those new missionaries arrived it was -20. And then on Thursday, which is our regular transfer day, it was close to -30! It was so cold outside while missionaries were hauling their luggage around that you really just froze! I had to keep going inside the church to warm up for a few minutes, even though I had layered up, and had on my warmest boots! Because of the weather we didn't bring our BC missionaries in that were being transferred because they were having snow and the night before part of the road had been closed. So, we held them off, because we don't like them traveling in those conditions. Today the few that were being transferred to and from BC did their moving. It's such a nice feeling when transfers are over and everyone is to their new area with their new companion! It feels like a new beginning every time! It's a great time for missionaries to re-commit and rededicate themselves to the work, and we get re-energized, too. <br />
Our mission is going to be using smartphones in the near future, so we are in the process of having families purchase the phones for their missionary and have them shipped to the office through a special website. Steve and I have been receiving online training which features Elder Bednar teaching missionaries in the Gilbert, Arizona mission about the use of smartphones as a missionary. It is pretty exciting, and will enhance the work. And the missionaries will also develop good habits of phone use that they can use when they go back home. The Lord is wanting them to learn to be good agents and use these devices for righteous purposes. Missionary work in the traditional sense is changing and it will be exciting to see what happens in the next few years. Our purpose is always the same: to invite others to come unto Christ by helping them receive the restored gospel through faith in Jesus Christ and His atonement, repentance, baptism, receiving the gift of the Holy Ghost and enduring to the end. Modern technology, if used correctly, can help us do this!<br />
Today we had all of our missionaries watch President Monson's funeral. We felt like this would be a spiritual experience for each of them, as he was the prophet that called them on their missions. We will so miss President Monson, and are so grateful for the remarkable example he was to each of us.<br />
We know he was the prophet of God here on the earth.<br />
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<br />President Stephen P. Miles and Sister Lori Mileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02548628969121385752noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143605044754895617.post-18418587081259298012018-01-02T19:30:00.001-08:002018-01-02T19:30:30.843-08:00Happy New Year!Happy New Year Everyone! We are so excited for what this year will bring to the Canada Calgary Mission. I think our missionaries are ready to work, and as much as they loved the holidays, they are ready for people to be back into a normal routine, which will help them in their work. They all loved their Christmas phone calls home- for many it was their first phone call, which is always exciting and special. For a few, it was their last as they go home next week! <br />
We had a nice relaxing Christmas Day where we were able to talk to all of our children at different times and share a little in their day with each of them. We also began our reading of the Book of Mormon with our mission, which we are loving. Along with this our missionaries have been looking through the scriptures- the Bible, Book of Mormon, Doctrine and Covenants, and the Pearl of Great Price, for their top 10 scriptures that describe 'What Think Ye of Christ'? Steve and I have also been coming up with ours, and it has been a neat experience to be reading in the New Testament, Old Testament, and the Book of Mormon, and D & C to find the ones we would put on that list. I still haven't decided exactly on my 10 yet, but I did just put one on it from Isaiah 41:10 &13, where the Lord tells us to 'fear not, for I am with thee..I will strengthen thee: yea, I will help thee..I the Lord thy God will hold thy right hand..' I just love those words from the Savior telling us how He will help us, and I have felt it personally in my life. He is so kind, and so loving, and truly does carry us in our times of trial. You ought to try this if you want to have a wonderful experience.<br />
The weather the past couple of weeks has been downright freezing! As we drove to Lethbridge on the 26th our temperature gage in our car reached -29, which was a record for us while driving. And then the next morning it was -30! That is COLD!! Needless to say, I have been wearing tights and another pair of socks over them, and layering like crazy! In Lethbridge we were able to complete our interviews down south, and while we were there we were able to attend a great district meeting in Taber with our missionaries serving there and in Coaldale. We got home Thursday evening and then on Friday had a great 'retrainer's meeting' with all of our new missionaries and their trainers. We discussed and addressed their needs, referring to Preach My Gospel, and it was just a great meeting. We are so blessed to have these missionaries that have such a great desire to be the most effective missionary they can be and to go spread the gospel!<br />
Sunday, New Year's Eve, we had dinner at the mission home with 5 of our missionaries that were returning home the next day, after completing their missions. It was great to be with these wonderful missionaries that have truly consecrated the last 2 years or 18 months to the Lord. Following dinner we had a nice little intimate testimony meeting with them. As always, it was very special to hear them all share their testimony of the Savior and how much they love Him, and also their testimony of the truthfulness of the Book of Mormon. <br />
Then on Monday morning we took them to the airport and sent them on their way home to have wonderful reunions with their families. <br />
This week we are preparing for transfers next week and for the 10 new missionaries that will be coming to our mission! <br />
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President Stephen P. Miles and Sister Lori Mileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02548628969121385752noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143605044754895617.post-31944051046666016502017-12-24T14:28:00.001-08:002017-12-24T14:28:28.415-08:00Christmas Zone Conferences complete! Merry Christmas!We completed our final zone conference for the Lethbridge East and Medicine Hat zones in Taber on Friday. And it was just as wonderful as the others! The music was beautiful, we had a guitar and violin accompany some sisters on one number, and then some sisters sang Acapella on another number, and they were so nice. We love how the missionaries are always willing to share their talents and bless us with the spirit. The testimony meeting of course was the highlight. <br />
We are really excited to begin reading the Book of Mormon together as a mission beginning tomorrow and ending on Easter Sunday, April 1. We know it will be a remarkable experience for our mission. We love the Book of Mormon and know that it truly does testify of our Savior and of His love for each one of us. Merry Christmas everyone! <br />
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President Stephen P. Miles and Sister Lori Mileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02548628969121385752noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143605044754895617.post-54396127637174298932017-12-21T19:13:00.000-08:002017-12-21T19:13:16.044-08:00More zone conferences for Christmas!On Wednesday we had our zone conference with the Fish Creek, Bow River, Confederation Park and Bow River zones. And then on Thursday we had zone conference with our Lethbridge and Cardston Zones down in Magrath. As with the other conferences, there was a great spirit in each one. We had absolutely wonderful musical numbers in each one--cello, piano, singing, flute, and organ! We have some very talented missionaries, and they try to do numbers that bring the spirit. And the testimony meetings in each one were so powerful...they are my favorite part. We also had yummy lunches, and a lot of fun doing our white elephant exchange. <br />
In each conference we gave the missionaries a copy of the Book of Mormon with our testimony in it and invited them to read it with us beginning Christmas Day and ending on Easter Sunday, April 1.<br />
We have done this before as a mission and it has been such a great experience to all be reading it together. We know there is a power in the Book of Mormon that can't be found anywhere else, and we want to help our missionaries follow President Monson's counsel in his last conference address to read and study it daily. We know it will bless their lives--it has blessed ours immensely!<br />
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<br />President Stephen P. Miles and Sister Lori Mileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02548628969121385752noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143605044754895617.post-69540757127142459202017-12-18T16:36:00.000-08:002017-12-18T16:36:57.331-08:00Christmas Zone ConferencesOn Thursday afternoon we drove out to BC to begin our Christmas zone conferences and to do their interviews. We've been having really great weather lately and it was nice to NOT drive in snow and ice like we usually do when we go out there. But the weather is changing and snow has come and freezing temps are on the way! Have to admit I was enjoying the unusually warmer weather.<br />
The zone conference in BC is always a small, intimate one, with only 10 elders serving there, and 2 senior couples...but, it is always a great conference and the spirit was really strong. Our zone conference today had 3 zones, the Calgary Zone, Calgary West, and Calgary North. We made these zone conferences a little different in that we spent quite a bit of time focusing on the birth of the Savior and watching Christmas Mormon Messages that were very powerful. We had some wonderful musical numbers in the one today--our Mandarin missionaries sang a beautiful rendition of 'Away in a Manger', and our Spanish missionaries sang 'Oh Come All ye Faithful'. Then 4 of our sisters sang, 'Mary did you Know?' We also spent time talking about finding and teaching through our service and sharing experiences as we have been doing the #LighttheWorld initiative. After lunch we had a fun white elephant exchange in the cultural hall, where we had a lot of laughs as we passed gifts right, left, right, right, left and so on! We closed each conference with a testimony meeting--which in both instances was very touching. As I've said before, we wish everyone could listen in on a missionary testimony meeting and hear them share their feelings about the Savior. The spirit is so strong!<br />
We love these missionaries and are so grateful for their testimonies and faith. We know it is hard work, and they face a lot of rejection--but they keep going and are so resilient. We are so grateful for their decision to serve and cherish our time to be involved in this great work with them. <br />
Sunday evening we were able to attend the baptism of Sara Gundowry, who Elders Wolfe and Grinwis taught. It was such a sweet baptism. There is nothing more special than a baptism, especially of a new convert who is embracing the gospel for the first time. We really love it when we are able to attend these baptisms--we can't get to all of them, and many times our schedule doesn't allow us to go, but we love it when we can.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Getting ready to pass white elephants in BC!</td></tr>
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