tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41393770156176626822024-03-13T11:16:50.455-07:00West Indies MissionDiane Robisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15747094796889484168noreply@blogger.comBlogger318125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139377015617662682.post-44648361525321832462016-10-13T22:35:00.003-07:002016-10-13T22:35:24.485-07:00OBHR Lessons from the Caribbean
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Robison and his wife presided over the Ghana Missionary Training Center, helping missionaries learn to teach the gospel in French and English from 2014-16.
When two young missionaries lost the trail while hiking La Soufière, a volcano on the French CaribbeanReid Robisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15858200937821421532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139377015617662682.post-67034942090327577882009-07-13T20:35:00.000-07:002009-07-15T04:43:49.040-07:00Great ReunionThe fine West Indies returned missionaries gathered from Montana, Idaho, Arizona, Colorado, California and all over Utah to Provo to be part of our 'homecoming' yesterday. They filled the chapel (stake center) and the entire overflow area. Our poor home ward didn't know what happened to them!The young elders and couples were invited to come front and sing "Called to Serve" as the intermediate Diane Robisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15747094796889484168noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139377015617662682.post-85614707872254893592009-07-12T21:47:00.001-07:002009-07-12T22:38:20.759-07:00What a special day!My husband and I were invited to speak in Church today. A number of returned missionaries and others connected to the West Indies Mission contacted us about attending. We posted details on Facebook and opened our house before and after the church meetings. We were looking forward to seeing a few of our wonderful mission friends but we had no idea how many would come.The day is now finished and I Diane Robisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15747094796889484168noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139377015617662682.post-88517646121915662812009-07-06T14:42:00.001-07:002009-07-06T22:47:40.217-07:00It's busy at home!I am beginning to think that mission life was calmer than home life - at least when home means organizing a house, weeding a poor neglected garden and celebrating a 4th of July weekend. I haven't even had time until today to sort through the pictures of our arrival home. I think things will settle down a little bit now.So here we are - poor unsuspecting couple thinking we are coming home to Diane Robisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15747094796889484168noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139377015617662682.post-88724529701497413422009-07-03T07:28:00.000-07:002009-07-19T15:57:33.532-07:00"Homecoming"Many friends have asked - so here are the details of our upcoming 'homecoming' talks.We will be speaking at the Sherwood Hills Ward in Provo Utah at 1:00 pm on July 12th.. The building is located at 345 East 4525 North. That is in NE Provo.We expect quite a few visitors and hope to chat with everyone. I worry a little about causing noise and congestion at the chapel and we will be attending all Diane Robisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15747094796889484168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139377015617662682.post-38321836673422355202009-07-02T22:53:00.000-07:002009-07-19T15:58:13.438-07:00At homeWe are home - safe and happy.I haven't had time to get most of the pictures organized and posted but here is a quick one.Our airport greeting was fun. I had to laugh - Rachel, our 10 year old granddaughter looked at our car parked in the SLC airport garage and said, "Grandma, has your car been parked there since you left?"I hope to have time tomorrow to post some information about the new missionDiane Robisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15747094796889484168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139377015617662682.post-14889215056695052322009-07-01T05:42:00.000-07:002010-12-03T17:09:53.107-08:00Senior Missionary Couples(Elder and Sister Owens - Guyana)Let me start by sharing a comment from this blog that delighted me:"Today as we were watching the slideshow my 10 year old son said “I want to go on a couples mission to the West Indies.” I don't know what that 10 year old saw or felt - but he got it right! Couple missions are special.One of the key 'secrets' to success in the West Indies Mission has been the Diane Robisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15747094796889484168noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139377015617662682.post-66140447826208005582009-06-30T13:01:00.000-07:002013-04-09T22:47:33.177-07:00My new blog
I got kind of attached to regular blogging during my mission. I plan to add things occasionally to this blog - and will continue the country by country information. But every day I have ideas that I want to share that aren't really suited to a mission blog.
So - I just created a new blog called 'Journeyings'. It's about living happy - spirtually, physically, intellectually and socially.
I Diane Robisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15747094796889484168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139377015617662682.post-32880426375139583272009-06-29T06:42:00.000-07:002010-12-03T17:05:22.910-08:00Country by Country - French West IndiesOr I should really say, "Les Antilles" ?There are about thirty French speaking elders serving at any one time in the West Indies mission. The French speaking areas are:St Martin (half of island)GuadeloupeMartiniqueFrench Guiana (in South America)There are usually more than enough French Elders to cover those areas, so sometimes the missionaries serve for a transfer or two in English-speaking Diane Robisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15747094796889484168noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139377015617662682.post-20583042842636446122009-06-29T05:09:00.000-07:002010-12-03T17:05:54.705-08:00GuyanaAlmost every West Indies missionary falls in love with Guyana.Why?Unspoiled beauty, adventure, rapid Church growth, sweet loving people - what more could a young (or senior) missionary want?Facts:Known as the "land of many waters'The only English speaking nation in South AmericaBordered to the east by Suriname, to the south and southwest by Brazil, to the west by Venezuela, and on the north by Diane Robisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15747094796889484168noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139377015617662682.post-12331984306568578012009-06-29T04:02:00.000-07:002011-02-08T09:20:45.937-08:00Maybe it really is goodbyeWe honestly thought we were all done with goodbyes.Early this morning, President Robison walked into the big living room where we held many wonderful zone conferences and wished he could see the missionaries one more time. Little did he know what was happening outside our gate.The assistants (Elders Hamilton and Jones) and two of the zone leaders (Elders Williams and Worthington) arrived just Diane Robisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15747094796889484168noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139377015617662682.post-54597592227186351142009-06-28T19:42:00.000-07:002009-06-28T19:55:58.206-07:00It's not goodbyeOne of the elders just called all sad to say goodbye. I told him - "We are not leaving the earth, we are just leaving the mission!" We laughed. But it's true. We look forward to great times ahead with the WIRMs and their families. Please stay in touch.I was going to post details about our 'homecoming' talks today, but I still need to figure out how to get a map to our house and church from googleDiane Robisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15747094796889484168noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139377015617662682.post-25432351046853985782009-06-28T17:52:00.000-07:002009-06-28T18:26:42.546-07:00Sight and SoundMy husband and I are putting up a flurry of blog posts today. You'd think we don't have anything to do! Actually our suitcases are packed and we are just looking at each other saying, "now what???"Did you know that missionary companions are to stay within 'sight and sound' of each other all the times? The Missionary Handbook says:"Never be alone. It is extremely important that you stay with yourDiane Robisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15747094796889484168noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139377015617662682.post-45063248926788978442009-06-28T09:41:00.000-07:002009-06-28T11:51:42.452-07:00Who Were The First Missionaries in Trinidad?Elders O. Ned Kirkham, Max W. Simkins, and Richard G. Sharp were suddenly called home to the States by President Heber J. Grant upon news of the pending war in 1940. The three elders boarded ship in Cape Town, South Africa on November 9, 1940 for New York. On Sunday, November 24, 1940, their ship made a stop at a port of call in Port of Spain, Trinidad."As we were walking down one of the side Reid Robisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15858200937821421532noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139377015617662682.post-61606206212232707602009-06-28T05:59:00.000-07:002010-12-03T17:06:37.515-08:00Country by Country - SurinameFor a long time, I have been wanting to put information about each country up on the West Indies Mission Blog. Now that I am home, I have found some time to do so. I know newly called missionaries still look at this blog because I occasionally get e-mails from them just full of questions.I want to thank Brother Jones (Elder Ben Jones' Dad) for suggesting I do this and gathering most of the Diane Robisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15747094796889484168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139377015617662682.post-29148151782429319212009-06-28T05:15:00.000-07:002010-12-03T17:07:16.934-08:00Beginnings of the Church in GuyanaI received an email from Sister Ord a few weeks ago. She goes to church in West Jordan Utah with the Hudsons who were the very first LDS missionaries to serve in Guyana. She took the time to meet with the Hudsons and write down their story. It is amazing! Thank you Sister Ord!Memories of Selected Missionary Experiences in GuyanaRuth and Ben HudsonTold to Susan Ord; 6/26/09Ben and Ruth Hudson Diane Robisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15747094796889484168noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139377015617662682.post-6254525321180431072009-06-28T04:14:00.000-07:002009-06-28T04:56:02.503-07:00Looking Back, Looking ForwardToday is our last day in the mission field.Last night we had a wonderful fireside with the saints of Trinidad. We looked back over the church history of the country and the mission.Did you know that three young missionaries on their way home by boat from Cape Town South Africa in 1940 stopped in Port of Spain and preached the Gospel to a Pentecostal congregation? As far as we know they were the Diane Robisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15747094796889484168noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139377015617662682.post-66371689034963730972009-06-27T19:30:00.000-07:002009-06-27T19:41:10.104-07:00A few Success StoriesI haven't had time to go through all the Success Stories lately but here are a few that caught my eye:(please excuse all the asterisks - I prefer to keep the names of investigators and new members confidential)Elder Tholen (Suriname) - Working this week with Elder Mecham on exchanges in one of my old areas that got closed (Uitkijk), we went to visit a member family. As we were leaving a group of Diane Robisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15747094796889484168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139377015617662682.post-34566767882459578822009-06-26T13:06:00.000-07:002009-09-13T07:51:33.845-07:00A few numbersAs we prepare to leave I have been looking back over the mission. I thought it might be fun to share a couple of numbers (I am a little strange - geeky according to my children - because I like numbers).#Countries = 14 when we started, 10 now after a change in mission boundaries (those moved now in Puerto Rico East are in red)St MartinSt Kitts and Diane Robisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15747094796889484168noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139377015617662682.post-26454202754259216892009-06-24T20:15:00.000-07:002009-06-25T03:46:17.862-07:00All doneWho are these fine young men?Here's a few hints:(Doesn't this picture tell it all?)(note the way too large suit jacket)They are the latest group of WIRMs (West Indies Returned Missionaries)(Left to right, back row: Elders Fillerup, McDaniel, Temarono, Clark, and Shakespear. Front row: Elders Ritchey, Jones, Sorber, Parrish, and Fisher. Not pictured: Elder Falutau)Oh wait....we're going home Diane Robisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15747094796889484168noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139377015617662682.post-42949469738754707562009-06-23T20:23:00.000-07:002009-06-24T05:38:02.655-07:00New Elders of JuneThese new elders had quite a day today. (Left to right: Elders Evans, Beeson, Ence, Houchens, Morris, and Babbel)It started with a hearty breakfastAfter study, interviews and training in the office, they headed up to Fort George in Port of Spain where there is a fabulous view over the island of Trinidad.The assistants along with Elder Barton and Elder Westover, shared a little about the history Diane Robisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15747094796889484168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139377015617662682.post-7521873100995087872009-06-23T12:48:00.000-07:002009-06-23T13:44:55.353-07:00Future of this BlogI thought I'd do a little blog housekeeping and summarizing these last few days before going home. The new elders are out converting the island of Trinidad right now. I'll post pictures of them tonight.Here's what I think will happen with West Indies mission blogging.This blog is staying with me and will shift to a returned missionary focus and perhaps a look back at some fun pictures I never hadDiane Robisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15747094796889484168noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139377015617662682.post-20743235699128887362009-06-22T20:02:00.000-07:002009-06-22T20:10:15.220-07:00They made itHere is a quick peek at the newest West Indies missionariesThey flew in tonight minus one of their brothers who found out early this morning that he didn't have his passport!more pictures tomorrow....Diane Robisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15747094796889484168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139377015617662682.post-68570541441670858092009-06-21T19:47:00.000-07:002009-06-21T19:55:24.570-07:00Success Stories - June 15Elder Holtz (Suriname) –This Sunday at church we had the lesson in Sunday School about Baptism... and reason #1 why I love having investigators at church = they feel the spirit... I was sitting next to an older gentleman that is an investigator of ours and the teacher of the lesson asked the class a general question: "Who needs to get baptized?" so our investigator put his finger in the air to Diane Robisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15747094796889484168noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139377015617662682.post-49637544684186607772009-06-19T18:43:00.001-07:002009-06-19T18:47:29.691-07:00Power of PicturesHere is an interesting storyPresident Robison was contacted a few weeks ago by a senior missionary. He was preparing a presentation for some ambassadors to the United Nations regarding the Church in their countries and wanted some pictures. We began a correspondence and I eventually suggested he read the mission blog so that he could pick any photos he wanted. Friday he sent an email describing Diane Robisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15747094796889484168noreply@blogger.com1