Dear MMM Families,
The work goes forward here in the Minnesota Minneapolis Mission! We wanted to give you a brief update, since much has transpired in the last few days, and things continue to develop here at a pretty fast clip.
First and foremost, all of our missionaries are well, and going strong, despite the current constraints under which we are operating insofar as our proselyting activities are concerned.
Currently, our missionaries have been directed not to have any in-person visits with non-missionaries, and to restrict in-person interactions with each other by following the no-touch, social distancing protocols that have been prescribed. We have encouraged our missionaries not to gather in groups, except for essential reasons, and we will be directing them this week to hold their district councils over video conferencing rather than in person. We will be using our remote video conferencing technology for our zone conferences scheduled for this week as well. For the time being, we are permitting our Elders to administer the sacrament to one another and to our Sister missionaries in short Sunday worship services, and then to disperse again.
As far as our outdoor movements are concerned, we have been instructed that our missionaries may go outdoors to do service, to exercise, and to take care of essential functions, such as grocery shopping and doctor visits.
It is of course possible that our movements may be restricted further as time goes on, but that is where we are at the moment.
As many of you know, a great many of our most stalwart missionaries will be departing for home soon (we are told within the next week or two, but we have no more details at this time) because of health and other issues, and we will be seeing the departure of another large group of missionaries at the end of April, many of the Elders returning because they will have attained 21 months or more. This past week has honestly been the hardest of our tenure here, having conveyed this news to these returning missionaries and their families. We know how heartbroken many of you are about this as well. We must put our trust in the Lord and His plan for each of us, and we know these missionaries will continue to bless the lives of many at home.
With the greatest love and respect,
Pres. and Sister Barney
The work goes forward here in the Minnesota Minneapolis Mission! We wanted to give you a brief update, since much has transpired in the last few days, and things continue to develop here at a pretty fast clip.
First and foremost, all of our missionaries are well, and going strong, despite the current constraints under which we are operating insofar as our proselyting activities are concerned.
Currently, our missionaries have been directed not to have any in-person visits with non-missionaries, and to restrict in-person interactions with each other by following the no-touch, social distancing protocols that have been prescribed. We have encouraged our missionaries not to gather in groups, except for essential reasons, and we will be directing them this week to hold their district councils over video conferencing rather than in person. We will be using our remote video conferencing technology for our zone conferences scheduled for this week as well. For the time being, we are permitting our Elders to administer the sacrament to one another and to our Sister missionaries in short Sunday worship services, and then to disperse again.
As far as our outdoor movements are concerned, we have been instructed that our missionaries may go outdoors to do service, to exercise, and to take care of essential functions, such as grocery shopping and doctor visits.
It is of course possible that our movements may be restricted further as time goes on, but that is where we are at the moment.
As many of you know, a great many of our most stalwart missionaries will be departing for home soon (we are told within the next week or two, but we have no more details at this time) because of health and other issues, and we will be seeing the departure of another large group of missionaries at the end of April, many of the Elders returning because they will have attained 21 months or more. This past week has honestly been the hardest of our tenure here, having conveyed this news to these returning missionaries and their families. We know how heartbroken many of you are about this as well. We must put our trust in the Lord and His plan for each of us, and we know these missionaries will continue to bless the lives of many at home.
With the greatest love and respect,
Pres. and Sister Barney
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