Letter from President Darrington 22 Feb 2010

Dear Elder Summers:

Congratulations on your call to serve for a period of time as a Trainer in the Florida Orlando Mission. As a Trainer you are filling one of the most important positions in this mission. The work that you do as a Trainer, and the diligence in which you carry out this responsibility, will determine the effectiveness of this mission for many years. The missionary you train will be your legacy. As you know, that success will greatly influence how the rest of his life will turn out. As a Trainer you must do the following to set the right example for the new missionary you train:

1. Become a missionary of faith and be strictly obedient.
2. Plan daily, weekly, work smart, and hard.
3. Pray with faith that you might be successful in teaching and baptizing.
4. Set the right example in every way.
5. Make Preach My Gospel the focus of your preparations, planning, study,proselyting and teaching.

We know that you will be successful as you train a new missionary. My prayers and blessings are with you.

Sincerely,

John C. Darrington
President, Florida Orlando Mission