Zone Conference - South & East Zones

Normally we attend the Zone Conference for the Phnom Penh South and East Zones, which was today. We were invited to attend the one yesterday with the Phnom Penh North and Central Zones to help with our new mentor and inspection assignments. We likewise needed to attend today's conference for the same reason.

In life it is always easier to grasp something the more times that you hear about it and then contemplate the message. It was very good to hear President Christensen's message of his vision for this mission, we wish every missionary had that opportunity.  

Before explaining his message President Christensen told the missionaries they are the most important thing to him. Yes, converts and members are important, but the very most important thing was each of them. He understands his responsibility to make sure everyone lives up to the covenants that they have made. If the missionaries are becoming "Deliberate Disciples" then everything else will fall into place, baptisms will happen, rescues of less actives will increase and the work will go forward. He explained that Preach My Gospel was not created to convert investigators, it was to convert and train the missionaries.

We did have to skip part of the zone conference for some Skype calls with Hong Kong.  We have a weekly Skype call with the Self Reliance Senior Couple in Hong Kong to keep them appraised of what is going on here.  We also spoke to the Asia Area PEF Manager about a missionary from Vietnam that will be going home next month.  PEF is not authorized in Vietnam yet, but we are looking for ways to help him with school after his mission.