RE: ATTN the listowner, was RE: [ZION] hi

2003-10-26 Thread ghamblin
lucky guess! -Original Message- From: Ronn! Blankenship [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, October 23, 2003 10:15 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: ATTN the listowner, was RE: [ZION] hi At 12:24 AM 10/24/03 -0500, Ronn! Blankenship wrote: Well, _this_ is certainly

RE: [ZION] Retention

2003-10-26 Thread ghamblin
Some time ago a member of our high council taught me a great lesson. His basic idea related to retention was that we should ask if someone / some family loved the new convert. If that was the case, then we didn't have much to worry about. They would have someone to answer questions, sense if there

RE: [ZION] Tell Heidi

2003-10-26 Thread Noel B
Having watched many converts come into church, having stood at some of their baptisms and welcomed them into the ward, I have to say that this is true for the social aspects of the ward. However, attendence at Club Mormon is not what we will be judged on, in my opinion. The converts that I have

[ZION] Conversion

2003-10-26 Thread Jim Cobabe
New converts are not often full-grown in their testimony. They depend somewhat on socializing and fellowship to support their faith. As do we all. The Savior's counsel to Simon Peter -- When thou art converted, strenthen thy brethren. (Luke 22:32). I am continually wounded by discussions

RE: [ZION] Retention

2003-10-26 Thread John W. Redelfs
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Some time ago a member of our high council taught me a great lesson. His basic idea related to retention was that we should ask if someone / some family loved the new convert. If that was the case, then we didn't have much to worry about. They would have someone to answer

RE: [ZION] Tell Heidi

2003-10-26 Thread Noel B
John, I don't want to discount the need to provide a loving relationship for new converts. My concern is that too many converts fail to take hold regardless of the amount of friendship that is extended to them. It is almost like they didn't have their roots deep enough when the sun began to beat

Re: [ZION] Conversion

2003-10-26 Thread John W. Redelfs
Jim Cobabe wrote: I am continually wounded by discussions that use family metaphors regarding church fellowship. Over the past decade my family ties have been tested, both bonds with literal blood-relations and fellow saints. Many of the alliances I thought I could depend on came apart in

New converts; was [ZION] Tell Heidi

2003-10-26 Thread Jon Spencer
I had a great experience last Sunday at our Stake Conference. (It was, in fact, both our last and our first Stake conference. Our last in the Raleigh NC Stake, and our first in the new Apex NC Stake. But that is another post.) I saw a man go by. He was someone that I had home taught in the