S. PHOENIX INTERVIEWS 1/13

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January is an interview month.  This means that President Taylor gets to have a one-on-one talk with every single missionary in the mission during this month.  It is a highlight of each quarter!
I love it because I get to come along and teach the missionaries by zone as they take turns in interviews.  We use it as a special training time for me and the zone leaders.

 This month we focused on "FiINDING" which may sound strange to someone not a missionary...but makes perfect sense to us missionaries.

One of our most important responsibilities is to FIND people who are prepared to receive the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

It is really a comfort to know that every one of us knows Jesus Christ already from before we came to earth.  So we are helping BRING people back AGAIN to something and someone they knew before.  It gives us CONFIDENCE to understand this concept.
We had a really fun "SPEED CONTACTING" activity that gave us some good practice!

 Elder Rodgers was on hand to inspect the vehicles and to teach and train on how to care for them.  Yes, he gets to teach the same things over and over and over again just like we do!!!


Our missionaries love him so much!  He gives them fun awards to earn extra miles and treats for the top scoring car!












Since we have an extended period of time with each zone, I use this time to teach practical skills.  This month was about BUDGETING!  Missionaries are given a limited budget so they can learn to spend smart!

I created a lifesize CHUTES AND LADDERS with lots of good and bad budget choices that led them up ladders or down chutes.

I had some very fun helpers set it up with me!!

Elder Castanos looks sad as he gets to the bottom of the chute...If only he had not used his emergency debit card from home to buy food...that is a NO-NO.
And poor Sister Murdock...went down her chute 4 times in a row.  You would think that she would learn not to SHOP HUNGRY!
It was tragic!

We had a spiritual feast after the game as the zone leaders led their zone through the Mission Action Plan and focused trainings on key goals.



What a blessing it was to be with the PHOENIX SOUTH ZONE for Interviews!
They are happy and obedient, having fun serving the Lord!