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December 31st, 1964

 Date: 12-31-64 CHRISTMAS CONFERENCE People Present: Whole mission 119 (last year 193) Time: 9am   Place: Zollikofen  Procedure: 1. President Russon: Nieksen-goes with Tulley to Lebanon. Future of the mission: (a) no more co-senior companionships (b) no more 2nd counselor missionaries (c) Future only 50 senior companions (d) Zone Conference Jan 28 with personal interview with Benson (e) Few district outings (f) Assistants to President: Whipple and Mariott **Chastisement: word of wisdom, sports, trips, be truthful with self. "Far more men fail from ignorance of their strength rather than knowledge of their weakness." possessions of man dilute the spirit.  2. Stanley Jones: Solomon said " so as a man thinketh, so he is" Fools are more often mentioned than sinners in the Bible. *STORY: captain on a ship brought a rock on board but the compass wouldn't' word when the rock was near. He figured the rock was evil and threw it overboard (likened unto our lives with ...
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December 30th, 1963

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 Date: 12-30-63 DISTRICT CHRISTMAS CONFERENCE Time: 9.00am    Place: Information Buro Zollikofen Procedure:  1. Opening remarks Pres. Russon: (a) Mission Pin 320 (b)picture (c) Food and expenses for stay 2. Opening Song 3. Testimonies: Story about the boy that felt sorry because he didn't have nay shoes until he looked down and aw the man without feet.  4. song PEOPLE PRESENT: whole mission -180 people  Pres Russon: (a) 13 releases on Jan 3, praise (b) breakup of sister districts (c) Best song- Basel ii- Best presentation: Zurich Sisters (d) Liebe Award- 60 given out of 180 missionaries (e) letter from Brother Hansen (f) Evaluation of Missionaries (strong-fair-weak) only 15% weak, improvement needed (g) Convert baptisms decreasing. (h) know yourself know your weaknesses and strengths, work on weaknesses 5. Hildebrandt- (a) 3% church goers in Switzerland (b) talking about creating a good need for a prophet. 6. Wood- Better to be unborn then untaught because ...
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October 3rd, 1964

 Date: 10-3-64 CONFERENCE People Present: Basel 1 District, President Russon & Hart Time: 9am   Place: Basel 1 Procedure:  1. Elders given the opportunity to talk 3-5 minutes about immediate goals for next 3 months.  2. President Russon: Make goals Specific! Comparison June 1962: 8.5 actual inv., 23 baptisms, 236 hom.com. June 1963: 6.1 actual inv.. 31 baptisms, 102 hom.com. June 1964: 2.41 actual inv., 11 baptisms, 227 hom.com. ***Russon makes a problem for himself. D&C 20:37 conditions for baptism. McKay says 1 baptism/month. To be good and to do good are different. Solomon: In all they getting, get going. Doing the things that failures don't like to do. Example 211 degrees boiling but 212 is steaming. Grant Haggerty- insurance man in Wyoming must be dedicated for good self control. Success=effort x ability x time. Cubic s=c^3. China eggs or real eggs. Sanctity=Exaltation x atonement x Time consecrated. Surrender= endure x aim x time dedicated. Satisfa...
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