Last week I wrote about the nurse, her husband and their many duties. As I was thinking about what to write this
week, I thought maybe you would find it interesting to read about the many
responsibilities of President Warne. I
am very impressed as I see him do a great job day after day,
We
have about 240 missionaries, so every week he receives about 230 letters. Some are long and some are short, but he
reads them all. He interviews all the
missionaries every third month, but has other interviews every week. For example since this week is our transfer,
he is interviewing about 15 missionaries before they go home. If an elder or sister has a problem, they are
always welcome to call and discuss it over the phone or meet with President in
person. Also at cambio time he has the
final say in whether or not missionaries will transfer and where they will go,
and also reads the applications for the new group coming in and pairs each one
with a trainer.
Obviously,
he is in charge of training for the mission.
The assistants help decide the subjects to be presented at the various
meetings, such as zone conferences or the mission leadership meeting, but
President follows the Spirit to know what will help the missionaries do better.
These meetings require planning and so
we have meetings with the assistants, plus a weekly office coordination
meeting. He is responsible for the success of the
mission, i.e., baptisms, retention and activation. He receives many reports from the mission, districts,
stakes, area presidency, and general church leadership to analyze and then
utilize.
Our
mission has three districts and President Warne and his two counselors are very
involved in helping them grow and eventually, hopefully, become stakes. He has many of the responsibilities a stake
president would have, such as temple recommend interviews, setting apart new
missionaries and dealing with various obedience issues. He has an obligation to develop close
relationships with the three district and four stake presidents and cooperate
with them in managing missionary work in their respective areas, which usually
means a meeting at least once a month.
In more
temporal areas, he must approve every financial transaction that takes place
such as rent payments or ordering new mission supplies. He makes sure that our missionaries’ houses
are safe, and in good shape. He has
final say over medical problems and makes the decision if a missionary needs to
return home to recover.
With
all these balls to juggle, it is no wonder that his hair is a little bit grayer
than when we came. I try my best to help
where I can, but often he must bear the burden and in my opinion, does it
extremely well. Thanks for reading!
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| Scenery pics this week--Santiago temple |
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| Gorgeous sunsets here-taken last night from an upstairs window |
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