Our Mission to Belize: Called to Serve

On Saturday, the elders quorum and missionaries gathered at a member couple's house to build a septic tank. These have to be above-ground structures due to the high water table in Belize City. Elder Magnusson's grandfather was a plasterer, so he's seen these tools used, and fortunately he had some good tutors during the project.

Last Sunday, on Mother's Day, we had the missionaries who are serving in Belize City over for dinner. After dinner they used our computers to talk to their moms and families. Mother's Day and Christmas are occasions when the young missionaries are able to talk to their families in person. Every Monday they write and receive emails from family and friends.

Notice the missionaries' big smiles.

Has it been 6 weeks already? Yes! Once again we had our country-wide zone conference. These are all the wonderful missionaries who are serving in the country of Belize.

When President Adams is in town for zone conference, he interviews each missionary. Our house was a staging area for a few missionaries as they came into town from Orange Walk and San Pedro for their interviews and conference. They enjoyed a home cooked meal and I enjoyed fixing it for them. Because of the distance the sisters have to travel from Corozal, they stay with us the night before zone conference.

The missionaries start zone conference off right after their two-hour bus ride from Cayo with breakfast from Sister Flake. The three senior sister missionaries get a surprise Mother's Day gift bag from Sister Adams!

The elders finish off the conference singing a rousing rendition of the missionary anthem "Called to Serve".

Today I was called to serve during Primary in Orange Walk Branch. I love being with the primary children. We reviewed the song, "If the Savior Stood Beside Me".