Zone Leader Council - Training, Food, Field Trip

The first week of the month is Zone Leader Council. The Zone Leaders come from near and far to spend a day with the President and get their batteries recharged. Thanks to President and Sister Young, President Lowary, and the AP's, this month's Zone Leader Council was full of good training, good food and a field trip to the University of Oregon campus and stadium. Check out the last picture to see the extra bit of fun the APs threw in for good measure.

An early start!

 







     



  


Who's your homeboy?

      

Former Mission Presidents Visit the OEM



L to R: President and Sister Young, President and Sister Smart,
President and Sister Cushing, President and Sister Fugal



What a great time President and Sister Young had in October with former President and Sister Smart, former President and Sister Cushing, and former President and Sister Fugal. They came to Oregon to enjoy the BYU game at Corvallis. The game was great   -   especially since BYU won J   -  and the weather was perfect! There was even time for some visiting with friends during dinner at the mission home. What a treat to spend time with people who share a common love for the people, the missionaries and the work of the OEM!

If At First You Don't Succeed............

“If at first you don’t succeed perhaps sky diving isn’t for you”

This sign appears on a fence near the mission office. Sometimes members of the church feel the same way about missionary work. Sometimes we are afraid to try, and before we know it we have given up altogether. Thankfully the missionaries in the OEM don’t have that attitude.

The Assistants to the President have recently started “The Assistants’ Challenge.” They challenged one pair of elders to make thirty OYMs (Open Your Mouth) the next day. Those contacts can be anything from a door knock to stopping someone on the street. Thirty seems a lot, but the elders themselves changed it to forty! These missionaries had been praying hard for a family to teach, so they were up to the challenge and off they set the next morning to find their forty. During the day they knocked and talked and even had success with some, but no families.  By late in the day, they were tired and their total was only thirty-nine! They could have given up, but had promised themselves and Heavenly Father they would hit forty. Instead of going home they decided to knock on one more door. There they were invited in to teach a family of six! …..and they have another appointment! The Assistants called it the "Miracle of the 40th Door." Blessings come when we don’t give up!

What Are Visa Waiters?

When visas don't come through for missionaries destined for foreign countries, they are given assignments inside the United States while they wait. Visa Waiters! We love visa waiters in the Oregon Eugene Mission. They come to the OEM for a brief time, where they are paired with great trainers and learn about mission life. We are so grateful for the service they render, but before we know it, they are gone :(  Right now we have four visa waiters with us. Elder Newell leaves for France this week. Elders Tillack, Henrie and McIntire as well as Sister Miller must be patient a little longer before they are off to Ukraine and Brazil.


Elder Tillack (Ukraine) with President and Sister Young

  



Sister Miller (Brazil) with President and Sister Young



Elder Henrie (Brazil) with President and Sister Young

 





Elder McIntire (Brazil) with President and Sister Young



Elder Newell (France) with President and Sister Young