Leadership Council

 

 

 We had some exciting new changes to announce in the leadership of the mission this month.  The South America South Area Presidency, under the direction of Elder Nelson and Elder Christofferson, have ask the missions in the area to only use two key indicators for the missionaries.  Before this change the missions had many more indicators.  Some examples of indicators we  had were how many new contacts the missionaries had each week and how many lessons they taught with members.  Now the only two key indicators the missionaries will have is how many baptisms they have and  sacrament meeting attendance.

 

Now much more will depend on the ability of the missionary to seek and follow the spirit in order to set goals and to help the people in their areas progress toward baptism or return to full activity in the church.

In conjunction with this we came fasting and prepared to discuss the talk "The Consecrated Missionary" by Bishop Gérald Caussé, a counselor in the Presiding Bishopric.  This talk  was given at the New Mission President Seminar held in June of 2014.  It was wonderful to discuss this talk together and the missionaries had  wonderful incites and inspiration on how this new focus will be successful in our mission.   

 

 

 

There was surprise and excitement when President Lovell announced that President and Sister Casariego would be presiding over the mission starting in July!

 

 

This Elder is the only missionary here in this meeting that will still be in the mission in July!  It is an exciting time for the mission!

 

 

All 25 of our New Missionaries have arrived!

 

Our big group of 25 missionaries are here!  Because there were so many new missionaries it was hard to try and match the names to the faces though the glass while they waited for their luggage! 

 

 

It is was fun to greet each one of them as they came out!

 

It took a minute to get organized!  There were documents we needed to gather and questions from the missionaries.

 

Off we go to the Mission Home!

 

Our Assistants

 

While President Lovell started the interviews the assistants shared things about the mission and helped everyone get to know each other!

 

Our Secretaries came over to get some of the documents they needed.

 

One of them had a very good friend that arrived with the group of new missionaries!

 

Our secretaries are wonderful.  They take care of so many things for us and for the missionaries!

 

 

We had some Empanadas for dinner and.....

 

..some alfajors for desert!

 

There was a little more training and then it was time to get some rest!

January Fieles Video

I am reposting this because the rest of our January Fieles are going home this week! 

 

  Please celebrate the service of all of these wonderful missionaries.

 

Update on our new missionaries!

Our new Hermana from Brazil arrived early in the transfer.  Missionaries from Brazil only stay about 10 days in the CCM (MTC).  They learn Spanish right here in the mission!  It is difficult at first but it is amazing how fast they learn! 

 

 

 

Our son-in-law Ben was visiting us and was able to go with us to the airport.  He served his mission near her home in Brazil and was excited to see if she knew anyone he knew.  It was fun to hear him speak with her in Portuguese!  One of our assistants is from Brazil too so it was a fun ride home from the airport!  We were speaking Portuguese, my very basic Spanish and real Spanish!

 

 

 

Also...I received a message from our Fiele, Elder Valderas.  He is in Provo. He was at the temple near the MTC and ran into a group of the missionaries that will arrive here in Neuquén on Tuesday!  He was so excited!  They look ready to come!

 

 

Carlos Alberto Casariego and María del Rosario Casariego have been called to preside over the Argentina Neuquén Mission starting July 1st 2015!

 

 

Carlos Alberto Casariego, 60, y María del Rosario Casariego, 4 hijos, Barrio El Bosque, Estaca De La Costa, Uruguay. El hermano Casariego sirve como consejero en la presidencia de la Misión Uruguay Montevideo. Sirvió en la presidencia de la Estaca Montevideo Este, Obispo en tres oportunidades, Miembro del Sumo Consejo, Obrero de ordenanzas del Templo de Montevideo y Buenos Aires, Maestro de Seminario e Instituto, y Misionero en la Misión Uruguay Montevideo. Estudio en la Universidad de la Republica, Uruguay, Facultad de Agronomía. Propietario del Grupo CasaRiego. Nació en Montevideo, Uruguay, a Walter Alberto Casariego y Magali Abellal. La hermana Casariego sirve como maestra de la Sociedad de Socorro. Sirvió en la Presidencia de Primaria, Mujeres Jóvenes y  Sociedad de Socorro de Barrio y Estaca, Misionera en la Misión Argentina Buenos Aires Sur. Nació en Montevideo, Uruguay, a Héctor Ariel Castro y a María Esther Craviotto.

 

We have met the Casariegos via Skype and they are very excited about their call.  They are wonderful people!  The Lord continues to be mindful of the Argentina Neuquén Mission!