Andersen Canada Calgary Mission

We're getting to know our area, both the Siksika Branch and the Strathmore Ward. We're feeling the love of being here and knowing them. The branch has 90% inactivity, the ward quite a bit less. However, a similar thing is occurring in both: a very small number of families are doing most everything. Not like we can do a lot about that, it's the way things are being done, but we are starting to visit. When we do, we individually take someone active to visit those on the edge of activity, and hope to then take them along, and see if we can make some positive things happen.

That makes me think of something Mormons everywhere do: we send around a sign-up sheet, which the same group of people sign. As we're preparing a Christmas event here, I asked that they not do that, but call down the Ward list instead. There are those who would serve or participate, but are rarely asked. Let's confess, we need them, not the other way round.

(Thought from Steve: When Christ called his apostles, did He send around a sign-up sheet?)