Changes in Missionary Work Coming to a Mission Near You

Elder Harrison Riley Peper of the Oklahoma Oklahoma City Mission divulged some changes in mission procedures this week in his blog:

The First Presidency, over the course of the next year, is making a lot of changes to the missionary work. We will still be using “Preach My Gospel” but there will be another book with 8 lessons in it. These lessons aren’t for the investigators, but they are for us. They are changing a lot of our meetings, too. Zone Conferences, which are held every six weeks, will now be held quarterly. So, our next Zone Conference won’t be until August (can you believe I’ll be 20 next month?). There is a new meeting that is for Zone Leaders, District Leaders and Trainers that will be held every other month. The kicker is that this meeting will be four days long. That is insane. I’m curious to see how that will be.

How Do Missionaries React To Getting A New Mission President

Elder Bryson Wilding, Elder Ben Glade, New Mission President President  Richard Holzapfel, Elder Ben Canevari, and Elder Landon Cooley

When I was a missionary I had three different mission presidents.  Each mission president had his own unique style and personality.  One was a business man, one was a dentist, one was a Every three years mission presidents are changed usually on June 30th right after the mission presidents seminar.  It may take them from one to three days to arrive in their mission.  Missionaries are pretty anxious to get to know them and see how they fit in.