MISSION MIRACLE

 Elder To'ia and I followed up on a prompting to visit a family in the ward. They said she wants her son to receive the Aaronic priesthood and eventually serve a mission. We met with the family 7 times in 3.5 weeks and baptised the 2 children. The family has returned to full activity and you can see the change in the older boy; he glows with the gospel all of the time now.  He loves to share how much he has read in the 
Book of Mormon.
Baptised by: Elder Kisner, Elder 'Otuafi

MISSION MIRACLE

The missionaries tracted into this part-member family and had been teaching these children a few months ago.  The son had no desire to be baptised, but through the faith of his mother and continual perseverance in taking them to church he has made friends and was baptised on the 19th of October with his 8 year old sister. the mother told us when the missionaries found her she realized it was time to come back to the church she was a convert of at the age 11.  

We could see the Light of the Gospel in the eyes of these children.

Found by: Elder Christiansen and Tino
Baptised by: Elder Kisner and Elder 'Otuafi

GLADSTONE COUPLE & FRIENDS

WE LOVE OUR SENIOR COUPLES!

 

ELDER & SISTER FENTON with their friends The Smiley's, who have served a mission in Indonesia, where they spent most of their time in Pakastan.  They are currently the directors of the Cody Mural Mission....they claim it is the Church's best kept secret...The magnificent Cody Mural covers a domed ceiling 36 feet in diameter and 18 feet to the top of the dome. Perfectly blended into the mural are selected historical scenes from the first 70 years of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.  

 FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE CODY MURAL CLICK HERE

The Fenton's have been working miracles with the Sister Missionaries in Gladstone.  They just radiate love, happiness, and service.  We are so grateful for all that they are doing....THANK YOU!

THERE IS BEAUTY

OUR WONDERFUL SISTER MISSIONARIES IN GLADSTONE...
There is Beauty!!!

PURPLE SPLENDOR

We have been in awe at the beautiful purple splendor of the JACARANDAS TREES here in Brisbane.  There is a park, Eagle Farm Park, that is filled with blooming Jacarandas trees and we had a chance to visit this park and take a few pictures. 

Jacarandas 

Australian streets are awash with the magnicient purple-blue blooms of jacarandas (Jacaranda mimosifolia) in late spring and early summer. As well as being superb street trees, jacarandas look stunning on their own as a specimen tree in an open lawn, where their fallen flowers form a colourful carpet of blue.Lots of people think jacarandas are natives, but they’re not. They are native to Brazil, where they are deciduous, not because of cold winters, but because of the monsoonal wet and dry seasons. They briefly drop their leaves at the end of the dry season, then leaf up again when the rains come.These trees can reach a height of around 10-15m, and a spread of the same size, so you need to be careful where you plant them, as they can extend a long way. 

Thanks for the information on the Jacarandas tree:  http://www.burkesbackyard.com.au

NEW MISSIONARIES

We are grateful for all the marvelous missionaries who are arriving in our mission; we had three come in the middle of transfers after welcoming 32 missionaries two weeks earlier.  These missionaries have been in the New Zealand MTC and the Philippine MTC and after their training there they have arrived safely in our mission:  an Elder from Shandong Province, China, who speaks Mandarin Chinese,  a Sister from Papenoo-Tahiti who speaks French, and a Sister from Indonesia who speaks Indonesian. 

They have wonderful, new trainers and are out in the field working hard.  This brings the number of missionaries serving in our mission to 268, with 27 countries represented, 20 different native languages, 35 new trainers, 11 Zones, 22 Zone Leaders and 8 Sister Training Leaders.

SUCH A GREAT TIME TO BE A MISSIONARY and to be a part of the "Hastening of the Work"

MISSION LEADERSHIP COUNCIL

We have the wonderful opportunity to meet with our Zone Leaders and Sister Training Leaders every month to train, discuss, teach, decide, work, plan, and organize for our mission.  These are sharp, mature missionaries who have the responsibility of leading the other missionaries in the mission:  

ZONE LEADERS ~ SISTER TRAINING LEADERS train 

DISTRICT LEADERS who train 

Senior and Junior Companionships of missionaries

This month we introduced our exercise/health initiative and had a good workout...

THANKS BROTHER BROOKS & CRYSTAL!

MISSION MIRACLE

About 2 months ago in our area the work was not moving very well and our teaching pool was down to nothing, so we decided to fast that a non-member would show up at church the next day.  When we went to church the next day Allister walked in off the street wanting to know the truth.  We started to teach him and watch him change greatly over time.  He went from being an unhappy person to a super happy person.  He said after his baptism that he has never felt so great and so clean.  He has a strong testimony that the church is true!  He loves the gospel and it is very apparent that he does.  It has also been a strong testimony builder as a missionary to see the growth of someone because of the gospel. 

Found by: Elder Powelson and Lao,
Taught by: Elder Powelson, Lao, and Grayson
Baptized by : Elder Powelson and Grayson

TOWNSVILLE VISIT

OUR GREAT TOWNSVILLE MISSIONARIES

Three great men who keep the mission young!

We love the families in the Townsville Branch...the rising generation is here

THIS FAMILY:  Beautiful, talented, happy, fun, strong, hard-working, musical, humble, dedicated.......and so much more!

Jesus wants me for a Sunbeam----We love the Primary children!!

Faithful, wonderful Relief Society Sisters

The Wonderful District President and his beautiful family...

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The District President's wife and her beautiful family.

OUR WONDERFUL NEW MISSIONARIES!

We LOVE when our "Goldens" arrive filled with a fresh missionary spirit!   We had 32 fantastic MISSIONARIES land in Brisbane this past week:  a senior couple from Logan, Utah, Sisters from Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan, New Zealand, Philippines, U.S. and Elders from New Zealand, Philippines, Tonga, Russia (an ABM first) and the U.S. 

ADIEU....

We bid Adieu to Elder Caby....

 We all learned a little more about France and French culture while Elder Caby was in the mission....

We had a mid-transfer farewell for Elder Caby, an amazing Elder from France (Australia Brisbane Mission's first).  He wore those shoes out and they will be forever bronzed in our hearts here in the ABM. 

 TO READ MORE ABOUT MISSIONARY SHOES GO HERE.

FAREWELL.....

A FOND FAREWELL to our departing missionaries...these are three mighty missionaries who served with all their heart, might, mind and strength!  The mission will miss them~~we will MISS THEM!

Another delicious departing meal from chef Hazel....THANKS!

OUR NEW SENIOR MISSIONARY COUPLE

We are happy to WELCOME Elder & Sister Johnson to the AUSTRALIA BRISBANE MISSION

 We are so grateful for their service and all that they will offer to this great mission for the next 18 months.  It is a wonderful blessing to our mission (any mission) to have senior couples who leave their children, grandchildren, parents, and all that is familiar and dear back home to help this great work of salvation....we are excited to have the Johnson's!

We put them right to work welcoming in our 30 Elders and Sisters who arrived this past week to the mission. 

WE EVEN INTRODUCED THEM TO TIM TAMS....and the TIM TAM SLAM!