Presidente and Sister Reber

Sunday, March 16, 2014

New Missionaries

February 18, 2014

Picking up new Missionaries is one of my favorite days. We received 17 new Missionaries. 10 came from the CTM (MTC)8 Brazilian and 2 Americans in São Paulo and 7 from the US! 8 Brazilians and 9 Americans.

Our New Missionaries from the CTM (MTC) in São Paulo. The white shirts are their Trainers. New Sister Missionaries are with their Trainers

We loved watching this group getting off the plane. We were watching from the airport and watching them taking this picture

It is an all day process picking them up as the Airport is being remodeled and the single lane dirt road in and out of the airport is very congested!

7 coming from the US missed their connecting flight. It was 11 pm when they finally arrived. We were so happy to see them walk off the plane.

This is a great group of needed Elder's - Welcome to Cuiaba! Land of HOT AND HOTTER!

Luggage damage in route

Our New Group from the US, kneeling in front are the 2 Office Elder and 2 Assistance.

Tuesday, March 4, 2014

Departing Missionaries

Departing Missionary's

this Mission will miss these Elder's

February 17, 2014

Saturday, February 22, 2014

Zone Conferences

We do 2 Zones at a time. We travel to the Zones over an area roughly covering 2000 miles.

Zone Conference is a great time with our Missionaries.

We do Trainings, Contact Practicing, Health Segments. Sister Leaders and the Assistance's do a Training. President Reber concludes the AM and PM with him remarks, teaching and challenges to our Missionaires.

This Conference we did a segment of Missionary Attire. I wrote the segment and the Assistance's present it. The Area Presidency asked us to go over this in our last Seminar. There are many little things with the Elders and Sisters that is good to go over.

We also had Cleaning Supplies for the missionaries to take home with them.
We celebrate Birthdays too.
We conclude the Conference then the Missionaries head to the Bus Stations to catch their bus back to their Area. Some of them travel anywhere from 3- 15 hrs on bus to attend the Conference then have another 3 - 15 hr bus ride home!

Zones in the North

Cuiaba, Caceres, Rondonopolis, Lucas, Sorriso, Sinop, Varzea Grande

Q&A with the Assistance and Sister Leaders

Zones in the South

Campo Grande, Aquidauana, Ponta Pora, Dourados, Manacaju

Ponta Pora
This cute couple is Serving the Mission by helping us with the up keep with the housing

Sister's in Campo Grande

Sister Leader Training

Cleaning Supplies

Birthday Celebrations
(my apologies to the Birthday pictures for the North, They got lost in the transferring of pictures from the camera to computer)

Our Assistance - We have 2 in the North MT and 2 in the South MT do Sul

Tuesday, February 11, 2014

Vivian's Visit

When President Reber served 40 years ago as a Missionary, he taught Vivian's family, in Porta Algre. It was then in the Brazil South Mission and covered all the Area's in the South. She was 11 years old when he served there. In 1979 she was in High School. She went to the United States for her last year of HS and 1st year of College, She learned English. She returned to Porto Algre, married. Her husband Fernando and her have a family, son and daughter. Vivian teaches English classes and has taught for 30 years. She is a sweetheart and we love her. We have kept a close friendship with her over the past 40 years. She wanted to visit us during our Mission here and came last week. We had a wonderful time with her. She gave me a Portuguese lesson every day!

Wel