Elder Zachary Andrews: Elder Perkins Visit Preparation

THE VISION OF THE SOUTH

"Make no small plans: This is the vision I have for the South. I believe that one day the South will baptize more people into the church than all other English speaking missions in the world together....We will see the time when we will baptize hundreds, thousands, tens of thousands...In your day you will see a million members of the church in the South. There will be temples plural in the Southern States. What a great call you have to serve with these marvelous people." President Spencer W. Kimball

Tuesday, January 7, 2014

Elder Perkins Visit Preparation

Sent Date: Monday, January 6, 2014

As per Elder Perkin's request:

All missionaries are to come prepared with a 3-4 minute talk. The assigned topic is "How do commitments relate to conversion by the power of the Holy Ghost?" (Preach my Gospel, Chapter 11). Each companionship will come prepared to teach a 10 minute lesson on the importance of ordinances, including a commitment invitation. They will teach a role-play investigator in English. The companionship will be invited as the spirit directs. (Note: D&C 84:20-21; Therefore, in the ordinances thereof, the power of godliness (meaning the atonement) is manifest. And without the ordinances thereof, and the authority of the priesthood, the power of godliness (again meaning the atonement) is not manifest unto men in the flesh;)

Also, please be spiritually prepared by fasting one day in the week of the mission tour/zone conferences held on January 16th for Alexandria, Lafayette, Baton Rouge and Denham Springs Zones and January 17th for New Orleans and New Orleans Spanish Zones. You can choose any day in the week before your conference session. Please complete your fast in advance and do not come fasting.

Thank you for your preparation. Your diligence in studying repentance and forgiveness along with the "40 day fast" will help you be prepared to receive revelation for yourself, your companionship, your area, your district and your zone.

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Louisiana Baton Rouge Mission

The first branch of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was organized in New Orleans with 334 members in 1841. The prophet Joseph Smith sent the first missionary to New Orleans in March of that year. After reaching 169 members in 1849, the New Orleans branch disbanded because of the threat of serious disease in the area. The Southern States Mission, which included Louisiana opened in 1878, but the first missionaries were not sent to the state until nearly 20 years later. Missionary work spread throughout the state during the early twentieth century and by 1930, there were 1500 members. The first ward was established in Shreveport in 1953 and the first stake in New Orleans in 1955.In 1975, the Louisiana Baton Rouge Mission was created and by 1980, there were over 12,500 members in the state of Louisiana. By 1989, Louisiana had 22,000 members in seven stakes. In 1998, the First Presidency announced the building of a temple in Baton Rouge. That temple was dedicated on 16 July, 2000.The Louisiana Baton Rouge Mission extends from Natchitoches South to the East and West borders through the state including the Gulf of New Orleans. The mission also includes the South West corner of Mississippi including Natchez, Liberty, and Macomb.