THE MESSENGER
VENEZUELA CARACAS EAST MISSION
APRIL 1992
What would become of me without the Church?
BAPTISMS BY ZONE IN APRIL| ZONE | TOTAL
BAPTISMS | AVERAGE PER
COMPANIONSHIP | |
| GUARENAS | 15 | 2.50 | |
| PTO. LA CRUZ | 10 | 2.50 | | OCUMARE | 19 | 2.11 | | LA PASCUA | 6 | 2.00 | | GUAYANA | 7 | 1.17 | | CARACAS | 10 | 1.05 | | CUMANA | 6 | 0.92 | | MATURIN | 8 | 0.80 | | BARCELONA | 5 | 0.71 | | BOLIVAR | 4 | 0.67 | | PALO VERDE | 3 | 0.50 | | EL TIGRE | 3 | 0.50 | | MARGARITA | 2 | 0.50 | |
| TOTAL BAUTISMOS | 108 | 1.21 |
REFLECTION
MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT
The cover of this Messenger shows us Joseph with the wife of Potifar. (Read in the Bible: Genesis chapter 39.) I have wanted to bring up this subject for your meditation because it is important that each elder and sister remember why they have come during this time of their mission.
It is a sacred time to serve the Lord and to close your heart to other feelings that are not for the work of preaching.
There is a very important lesson in this chapter, compared with the case of King David. Joseph was wise and fled from the wife of Potifar, but David was pleased in seeing the wife of Urias. (2 Samuel 11).
President Kimball spoke to the missionaries during a tour of the missions of Latin America, and he gave a message to them that if any missionary does not take care of his companion, and he falls, both would be judged, because each one must be a guard for his companion. To help him straighten his path, and if he does not heed, speak with your leaders. A good missionary can be a great example and a strength for the Church, but a wayward missionary can do irreparable damage. And there are many examples of these situations in which the missionaries forget whom they represent and why they are here, putting aside the mission rules and damaging the image of all the other missionaries who will come behind him.
Let us meditate on these things, read these writings and make a firm commitment to always be the best.
With much love,
President and Sister Hoffmann
ARRIVALS
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| Elder Butler and Sister Butler |
| Elder Acosta | Elder Bolívar |
| Elder Larson | Elder Padrón |
| Elder River | |
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| Welcome! |
DEPARTURES
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| Elder Cañizalez | Elder Colina |
| Sister Pineda | Sister Escobar |
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| Success in your new life! |
BIRTHDAYS IN MAY
| Elder León | 01 | Elder Yusko | 17 |
| Sister Morales | 03 | Sister Cory | 19 |
| Sister Rodarte | 03 | Elder Mattson | 22 |
| Elder Johnson | 04 | Sister Nielson | 22 |
| Elder Ivie | 06 | Sister McMurray | 25 |
| Elder Smith | 06 | Sister Milano | 26 |
| Elder Puertas | 08 | Elder Diaz | 28 |
| Elder Smoo> | 09 | Elder Llontop | 29 |
| Elder Rivas | 09 | Elder Rosales | 29 |
| Elder Ruiz | 10 | Elder Bolivar | 29 |
| Elder Conley | 12 | Elder Stevens | 31 |
| Elder Garcia | 14 | | |
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| We wish you a happy day! |
MESSAGE FROM THE ASSISTANTS
I declared to the bretheren that the Book of Mormon was the most correct of any books on the Earth, and the keystone of our religion, and that a man would come closer to God following its precepts than those of any other book. (Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith.)
In order to avoid adopting the bad things of this world, we must feed our minds daily with the things of the spirit, and the best way that I know to do it is to read the Book of Mormon every day. Marion G. Romney.
We must all understand the importance that the Book of Mormon has as the keystone of our religion. We must give account of the role that the Book of Mormon has in the conversion of our investigators, and our conversion.
First we must remember that every day in our schedule we have half an hour to read, to study, and to ponder (totally) the Book of Mormon. But we are doing it? It is so precious a time to read and to meditate on the words of God and to gain or reinforce our testimony more. Second, the Book of Mormon is a most powerful instrument that we have. When we understand and we use the Book of Mormon as we must, we will see more and more people enter the waters baptism. We invite you all to use the time that you have to ponder the Book of Mormon and use it to convert to the world.
We love you very much,
Elder Roberts and Elder León
Subjects from the president
We have noticed with great worry that missionaries are constantly calling to the office to every hour of the day for advice on things that could be solved with their district or zone leaders. These calls cause a distraction to the missionaries who work in the office and constantly interrupt the president. In addition to which they increase the telephone invoices.
From now on, only the district or zone leaders will be able to call the office to solve any problem within their respective districts or zones. Also, they must remember that the missionaries of the office finish their work at 5 PM, when they leave to proselyte.
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The financial secretary, Elder Sego, wishes to remind you to send original invoices of your expenses so that they can be reimbursed quickly. Preparation
The materials secretary, Elder Lopez, informs you that correspondence will be sent every Friday and will arrive the following Monday so that it an be given to you during your preparation day.
Also, he informs you that there are no more small hymnbooks. If you want the big ones, please let him know. Garments of all sizes have arrived.
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