We're Excited About A Meeting??

Up until now, most of the training and leadership in our branch has come from the missionary couples.  These wonderful amazing couples who have come before us have put a lot of effort into keeping the church running and helping the members.  We feel very unqualified to follow them and are constantly reminded of our weaknesses.

However . . . . we may not be as smart or talented as the others, but we have learned a few things along the way that have helped us.  First of all, we know that everything works much better when the district leaders do the training and teaching.  Missionary couples can assist, but the Priesthood line of authority doesn't go through us!  We have requested some assistance, and by golly, we got it!!

We now have a district councilman!!  He is an American who works at the embassy and speaks fluent Arabic.  He will be visiting the branch every month.  What a strength he is and like a breath of new, fresh air.

And we have a district Relief Society counselor--and she visits us and trains us!!  Another gift we are so grateful for.  I could do it, but having someone from the district is so much better.  She'll be here long after I'm gone.

The best new thing that's happening is that we are now having DISTRICT LEADERSHIP MEETINGS once a month!!  Did I say I'm excited about having a MEETING?   YES, I AM!!   Yesterday we took our van full of leaders and traveled to Amman and attended a meeting that was held under the direction of the counselor in the district presidency (and a former area seventy authority).  He was so awesome.  He taught them so many things about the church.  It was really good.  The best part was when he taught them how you can't have one foot in your former church and one foot in our church.  You have to decide.  He demonstrated by pulling up squares of carpet off the floor and had someone stand with one foot on one square and the other foot on another.

We are "feeling the love."  

After the meeting we took our group to McDonalds and everyone got sandwiches, fries and sodas and Lynn paid.  They were so excited and happy, they chattered (in Arabic)  all the way home.