Phoenix North Interview Day 7/13

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July is an "INTERVIEW MONTH"  I believe, around the world, all Mission Presidents are interviewing their missionaries.  It works out well, as new Presidents arrive in their assigned missions each July 1.
President Taylor and I are already mourning the fact that this is our last July here in Phoenix.  It seems like yesterday we were meeting our first zone of missionaries!
I admire them for how quickly they accepted and loved us.  For us, they were all we knew, and it was immediate!

In our mission, we live close enough we can get each zone together and meet with them in a training meeting while President pulls one at a time for their interview.

 We started the week with PHOENIX NORTH ZONE.
We incorporate CAR INSPECTIONS hosted by our own Elder Rodgers from our office.  He helps the missionaries check for safety and they show amazingly clean cars to him!

We had a wonderful day together!  We met in counsel with the Zone Leaders any myself.

 One activity was a game we played in the gym...I have a game each interview session, sort of a tradition we love.
The games always have a purpose, and this one was really different, and really very introspective.

I asked questions about their missions...when they knew they wanted to serve, what their families think, who they have learned the most from, what they want to be remembered for etc.

As we talked, we we creating this great NETWORK.

It was a great object lesson on how as we share our experiences, we are building a safety net of trust in our mission.

We bounced a ball that they all had to work together to keep bouncing. It was so much fun!

We had them bring their lunches...everything from sandwiches to uncooked ramen!

Elder Rodgers gave out rewards for the cleanest cars in the zone...they all did a great job.  You could eat off of the engines of these cars!

Elders Arias and Munoz show off their rewards.

For part of the training I did, we watched a film called "The 500 Day Project: Two Brothers."

It is about two young LDS boys who have a rather rocky relationship as boys, and their journey to being best friends, and eventually missionaries for the Church.
It is an incredible look into their growth and how they changed over the years.  It really helped us be introspective into our own lives.



We celebrated JULY BIRTHDAYS!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO:
Elder Rigby, Sister Vallejo and Sister Seaman!

We sang in English and then President Taylor and Elder Arias sang a Venezuelan birthday song together...Very Cool!  Wish I had recorded it!

Then we had our Samoan Elders sing in Samoan...also very cool!

Not done yet!  Sister Gacutan is in this zone and we got to hear it in her native language as well!  We are so blessed to have many cultures in our mission!

Our Zone Leaders wrapped up the day with the zone teaching the importance of morning schedule and exact obedience to Missionary Handbook rules.
They teach with love and compassion.
There is unity and trust in all they do.


The objective of the day was for President Taylor to meet with each missionary to check in with them and help them in their progression...and we accomplished that and so much more!

I am grateful for the Gospel of Jesus Christ.  So glad we learn line upon line and precept upon precept...forever.  So grateful for Christ's example and how modeling our lives on His example and attributes helps us grow into who we are able to become.