Zone Activity Day

Instead of the normal P-day, the zones were allowed to organize a Zone Activity Day.  The intent was for the missionaries in each zone to play and interact with each other.  We attended the Sarasota Zone activity.  The zone leaders had organized a volleyball "tournament" with four teams.  Following that, we had a series of intense dodgeball games.  Teams were organized without respect to companionships, so they were able to interact with different missionaries.

One of the fun things I saw was when they first organized the dodgeball teams.  Elder Mazivila, from Mozambique, had never played dodgeball before.  So just before the game started, he raced across the floor to ask his companion, Elder Stanley, how to play the game.  Then he raced back to start the game.  And he played well.

They had organized plenty of food -- a taco bar.  After dinner, they met for a lesson on praying with those they contact and helping investigators make and keep commitments.  They ended with a brief testimony meeting.

I thought it was a beneficial meeting for all of the missionaries.  Everyone was involved and engaged.  Some of the missionaries I worry about were smiling and and seemed happy.  There was a good spirit during the concluding meeting.

Renee had some additional activities during the day.  Before the Zone Activity, she met two sisters to help them shop for some clothes.  And then following the meeting, she spent quite a while meeting individually and together with another two Sisters who are having some challenges in their companionship.

The intensely competitive dodgeball game

The Sarasota Zone