That's pretty exciting
about the changes that they will be making! (Missionaries will now be able to use internet tools like Facebook and Email as part of their contacting.) I wouldn't be surprised if my
mission starts it off soon considering the amount of members in Mesa (17.5
stakes in my mission!!!! I think that's second only to the Provo mission or
something. Soooo crazy!) I'm not really sure how using Facebook as a missionary
will work, but I think that after it all gets figured out, then it will be a
great tool! These elders actually came up to Hna Wright and I while we were
studying and I guess they've been piloting a internet missionary program.
They've been doing it for 5 months already. So they do their missionary work
via facebook chat or skype with people in South America! One
elder had 10 converts baptized over facebook chat! They are using the
internet mission for disabled missionaries or for visa-waiters.
Okay and the world
wide broadcast, isn't that crazy that for like the 10 seconds that you could
see sisters, how much I was on there???
It was just so great
to be sitting behind 11 apostles. They kept
waving back at us and giving us thumbs up (especially Elder Maxwell! He was so
excited!) And what about that call for stronger member missionary work??
Sounds like you guys will be needing to do even more than I have to! I encourage
you all to listen to what they said and start implementing it into your own
lives! Remember how important this message is. God is hastening His work and
wants all of His children to know of His love for them and to know of His plan
for them. The worst people can say is no! And if you are motivated out of love,
there's no way that they can be offended by you. The broadcast is
online on lds.org if any of you would like to watch it again (or try to find me in the
choir :) ).
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