15/12/2025
๐๐ฒ๐น๐ฝ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ข๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐๐ต
๐ ๐๐ช๐ด๐ด๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ข๐ณ๐บ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด ๐๐ณ๐ข๐ช๐ฏ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ | ๐๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐จ ๐๐ช๐ป๐ข๐ญ ๐๐ฉ๐ช๐ญ๐ช๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ด ๐๐ต๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ
Following the devotional with Elder Jackson last week, members of the Morong Rizal Philippines Stake gathered for a follow-up missionary and members training entitled โHelping Others Stay on the Covenant Path.โ The training was led by ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฎ, ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐น๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฝ๐ผ๐น๐ผ ๐ ๐ถ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐, together with his wife, Sister Papa, and with the support of the missionaries serving in the Morong Stake.
The training opened with remarks from ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ผ, ๐ ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ป๐ด ๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐, who emphasized the vital role of missionaries and members working together. He reminded leaders and members that the work of salvation moves forward most powerfully when unity, cooperation, and shared responsibility guide missionary efforts.
President Papa emphasized the importance of using inspired guides to strengthen new and returning members, reminding leaders and members alike that retention is not a program, but a Christlike responsibility rooted in love, consistency, and genuine care. He taught that the success of missionary work depends greatly on the members, highlighting that lasting conversion happens when members actively welcome, fellowship, and strengthen new and returning members.
Sister Papa shared a powerful message about multigenerational families blessed by the restored gospel of Jesus Christ. She testified that when even one individual chooses to magnify their calling, generations can be changedโfamilies strengthened, covenants honored, and testimonies passed down through faithful examples.
The training actively involved ward and stake leaders through role-playing activities designed to improve how members welcome friends, investigators, and new and returning members. These practical exercises highlighted simple but meaningful ways to help others feel seen, valued, and supported as they walk the covenant path.
In his closing remarks, President Reyes, Second Counselor in the Morong Stake Presidency, shared a touching personal experience of how missionary work blessed his wifeโs family. He recounted how the faith of one elder, who taught an individual named Alvin, led to a legacy of faithโnow including family members sealed in the temple, grandchildren serving missions, and an entire family remaining active in the Church.
President Papa concluded with two heartfelt invitations to all:
โข ๐ ๐ฎ๐ด๐ป๐ถ๐ณ๐ ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐, no matter how small they may seem
โข ๐๐ฒ ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๐น๐, remembering that kindness and inclusion can change lives
This training served as a powerful reminder that the work of salvation and exaltation continues not only through preaching the gospel, but through loving, welcoming, and walking alongside one anotherโhelping all remain firmly on the covenant path.
