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| Elder Tompot |
The title Ward mission leader does not
imply being the only one in the Ward responsible for missionary, which we all
can agree to. Ward missionaries should and can be the secret to a busy Ward
regarding missionary efforts.
The Ward Mission Leader took it upon himself to be
the manager, not the dictator, for the missionary efforts. Just like in any
workplace, each employee has specific responsibilities. He adopted this into
his missionary efforts. He had 2 or 3 couples called in to be Ward
missionaries, along with a few others. Each Ward missionary received a specific
assignment, and they would get together every week for no more than 30 minutes.
In this meeting, they would report on last week’s assignments, talk about
concerns that were brought up, and discussion improvements that could be made
as a team. The Ward Mission Leader presided, and he would ensure the meeting was timely and
effective. There was an agenda. There was also a Ward missionary assigned to
take minutes and go over them in the next meeting. Because this meeting was a
very productive 30 minutes, the Ward Mission Leader was able to take this information back to
the Ward council, which occurred every other week after the Ward missionary coordination
meeting.
Some responsibilities of Ward
missionaries:
1. Meal appointments for full time missionaries
2. Sacrament greeters (out going people who also talked to those
sitting down)
3. Finding fellow-shippers for FT missionaries less actives and
investigators.
4. Recording Minutes for coordination meeting
5. Follow up with elder’s quorum president or relief society
president if there was anyone that needs an extra visit (this was usually a couple).
6. Each Ward missionary, including the ward mission leader, would receive
two names of Individuals or families to go visit that week.
These visits did not usually last
beyond 8-10 minutes. There was often not a spiritual thought. The purpose of
these visits was to ensure the happiness of each family. The visits were for
making everyone was accounted for and well.
Serving in this Ward was amazing.
They requested our presence at every opportunity possible to bear testimony in
sacrament, to attend church block meetings at least once a month. They wanted
to take us out to visit. The Ward Mission Leader would be proactive and set up appointments for
us. We would be willing to rearrange our schedules to give this Ward priority.
Why? Because of the effectiveness, diligence, and trust we saw in this Ward.
Because of that, the work hastened. This one stake, my trainee and I were able
to teach over 80 lessons a week. 10-15 of them a week came from that Ward
itself. As Ward missionaries and mission leaders take the initiative to show
love and care for the active, in active, and non members in the Ward
boundaries, the Lord provides opportunities to bring other's back into the
fold. Jesus Christ will trust those who work and care.
Love, Elder Tompot
