To fill the gap between the time students start their mission papers and actually leave to serve a mission, a non-credit, pre-mission training course will now be offered on the campus of BYU-Hawaii. This new course was developed by Elder Frogley, a missionary teaching in the Religion Department, along with an advisory committee that consists of Robert Quinn, Elder Sidney Henderson and BYUH President Steven C. Wheelwright. People invited to join the class include anyone who has had their first interview with the stake president to begin their mission papers and others with bishop and stake presidency approval. “The course was conceived by our two YSA stake presidents who encountered that difficult reality of missionaries getting very excited to serve, beginning papers but then wait four to five months before leaving on their missions,” said Elder Frogley. “Several mini-miracles coalesced to bring together the teaching content including media support and text that would not duplicate the “Missionary Preparation” Religion class nor be redundant to the MTC curriculum.”Hone Heke, a junior in supply chain from New Zealand, said, “This course will allow future missionaries to become more acquainted with the resources that will be available to the throughout their missions.”The course goals, as outlined by Elder Frogley, are:-Deepening participants doctrinal understanding-Deepening participants conversion as a disciple of Christ-Learning to communicate the Doctrines of Christ-Giving pre-missionaries practical experience with missionary workLatu Ta’ofi, a senior in human resources from Tonga, said, “I think this course will help the future missionaries teach and preach the gospel with confidence and happiness, believing in everything they will share with our non-member friends and family.”The pre-mission training class meets Tuesday and Thursday from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m., and Sunday from 6 to 7 p.m. The Sunday class is followed by 15 minutes of a mini correlation meeting with the full-time mission to involve the pre-missionaries in the upcoming week’s proselyting. The class meets in the Heber J. Grant Building room 273, the main chapel.
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