Elder Zachary Andrews: Greenie!

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

Wednesday, September 3, 2014

Greenie!

So I got a Greenie!! His name is Elder Peterson. He is from Spanish Fork, Utah!! He is a really cool guy. I am really excited to be his companion and to teach him all the fine points of missionary work.

So last Thursday we where going to see Richardo and I told Elder Peterson that he had to invite him to baptism. He said that he didn't know the baptismal invitation in Spanish and I said, "Well, we better learn it then!!" So he had the opportunity to ask Ricardo and he said yes! (sure it took a little bit of explaining from me....) It was awesome and Elder Peterson was a little bit giddy after. It was funny.

So this branch is sucking everything they can our of me. Take last Sunday for example: I translated, lead the music in Sacrament, taught Gospel Principles and taught Gospel Doctrine. It was awesome! I am just running so much I might go a little bit crazy! Nothing too bad but just a little bit. I am having tons of fun and we are working our brains out.

Love y'all

Elder Andrews

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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.