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We have about 108 missionaries in the Brazil Natal Mission. We will have quite a few more by Christmas. Allen and Cathy are the mission leaders. The president chooses two young missionaries to be his assistants.

 

The missionaries are divided into zones. Two missionaries are designated as zone leaders.

In this mission, we have 4 zones. There are 2 zones in the capital of Natal and 2 zones in the interior of the state. They report to the assistants.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Each zone is divided into a number of districts (2 to 5).

Each district has 6 to 8 missionaries

Each district has a district leader that reports to the Zone Leaders.

Each set of missionaries has their own area.

 

Every week the missionaries have a district meeting to report on their goals and to do some training. We have a new edition of Preach My Gospel. This provides excellent training.

 

Every 6 weeks, there are zone conferences. Allen and Cathy travel to these meetings. Everyone has breakfast together, then training by the young missionary leaders, packages and supplies are delivered. The meeting ends with a nice hot lunch.

 

This week, we will receive 13 new missionaries from the U.S., Mexico, Bolivia, Peru and Argentina. Some of them are young women. Each new missionary receives an experienced companion that is called a Trainer. Training takes 12 weeks. When we receive new missionaries, it means that there will be transfers. Often missionaries will be moved to a new district, receive a new companion, or a new area.

 

The mission leaders, Allen & Cathy, also have an interview with each missionary every 6 weeks.

 

When the church congregations are small and are not attached to a Stake organization, the mission president has responsibility for them in their area. Allen spends time taking care of these branches of the church as well.

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