As part of our calling to coordinate the Referral Center we did a training for the Senior Couples. The power point program is not compatable with the blog but this was the first frame. We used the parable of the sower and compared the Sister Missionaries to the sowers, the guest referral cards to seeds, and the Referral Center to the field. We spent a lot of time taking pictures and putting it all together. It worked out very well. We will use the power point program each transfer as we train the Seniors who work in the Referral Center.

The most exciting part is Referral Manager which is a Church wide program to interact with every Mission, Area, Stake and Ward in the world to keep track of referrals and their progress towards baptism.

The information for each guest that requests a visit by the missionaries is entered into Referral Manager and sent to the MTC in Provo. The referral is then sent to the appropriate Mission Secretary. They in turn send a text message to the appropriate Zone Leader on his cell phone. He passes the information on to the local missionaries who visit the guest. This can happen almost immediately with modern technology.

As soon as the guest arrives home from visiting Temple Square the missionaries are on their doorstep with a Book of Mormon and a message about our Savior. The Temple Square Mission processes over a million referrals each year. We are so thrilled to be part of this great work.