"Love is one of the chief characteristics of Deity, and ought to be manifested by those who aspire to be the sons of God. A man filled with the love of God, is not content with blessing his family alone, but ranges through the whole world, anxious to bless the whole human race" (Joseph Smith Jr., Dec. 15, 1840; in Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith [Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 1969], 174).

"All I can offer the world is a good heart and a good hand" (Joseph Smith Jr., July 9, 1843; in Teachings, 313).

Friday, June 12, 2009

Thursday, June 12, 1969

The month of May saw more baptisms in the mission, 61, than in any other single month since the mission was organized last July. Presi­dent Johnson was happy of course, although it still falls short of the goal of 100 a month that he expects. There are 98 missionaries in the field right now, six of whom are sisters. Of the baptisms, 20 of the 61, or 30 percent of the new converts, resulted from member referrals. These are just a few interesting observations about the mission ex­tracted from our monthly report to the First Presidency.

Another letter arrived yesterday from Lyle and Barbara and boys, dated Tuesday, May 34. Yesterday was Jerry's 31st birthday. Today is Karen's birthday.

Our activities this week have been mostly tracting and tracting and more tracting. Last night we planned to teach Victor another les­son, but he did not return from work.

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