In the last zone conference it was announced that, except for branches with only four missionaries or less, the elders would no longer attend priesthood meetings. The weekly district meeting would serve as our priesthood meeting. Sunday School attendance, as always, would depend on whether investigators were present or expected. Today was the first time that we did not have reason to attend meetings in the morning, making the first part of the day seem like any regular day of missionary work.
During sacrament meeting this afternoon the concluding speaker was President João Dias, the district president, who gave an outstanding discourse on the second coming of the Savior and events related thereto. President Dias is a great leader of the Church here in Rio, a man with vision and with a very strong testimony and with a deep understanding of the ways of the Lord.
The theme of our district meeting tonight was a discussion of the principle of obedience and its importance in the work of the Lord. As a matter of business we divided up the area for the two new elders. To honor Elder Staker's departure, we sang "God Be with You till We Meet Again" in Portuguese. By next week the district could be divided, thus it was honoring us all.
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