WASHINGTON D.C. SOUTH MISSION: Zone conference Annandale 10-09

Sunday, November 15, 2009

Zone conference Annandale 10-09

We went to Annandale for Zone Conference on Thursday the 22nd of October. This is Zone where we live and we get to know these missionaries pretty well because we can have them over to eat and visit.

They are getting transferred every 6 weeks so we get to know new ones everytime. The Zone Leaders here are Elders Lieppman and Johnson. Very strong and respected by the other missionaries. One of the things that has been really special during this round of conferences is that we go into the Chapel after the morning break and have a more spiritual setting for the rest of the meetings. Included in this is a testimony meeting. It has been very touching to hear the heartfelt and powerful testimonies of these Elders and Sisters.

This zone includes these missionaries: Elders Hill, and Averett (our office elders), Peterson and Smith, Perriton and Clinger, Brunstad and Forsberg, Elders Gannaway and Gifford and Withers ( our 3 assistants this transfer)Elders Jeppesen and Brogan, Loppe, Williams, Tovar, Cuevas, and Schnepf. And Sisters Skipper, Downey, Reid, and Knutsen. It also includes the office couples: Cordners and Holmgrens.

This group pictures includes all the members of the zone.

Elders Averett, Johnson, and Forsberg

Sister Skipper, Elder Brunstad, Forsberg, Peterson,Smith, Clinger, and Perriton

Elders Withers, Williams, Tovar, and Loppe

The Lunch Sisters from the ward who are so sweet to fix us a wonderful and delicious lunch

Elders Peterson and Forsberg

Pres. Albright, Sister Skipper, Downey, Elders Gifford and Withers

Elder Cordner, Perriton, Hill, Clinger, Schnepf, and Averett

Elders Loppe, Tovar, Williams, Sisters Reid, Knutsen, and Elder Brogan

Elders Brunstad, Smith, Lieppman, Johnson, and Cuevas

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Stephanie Smith Fireside

Last Sunday evening we were privileged to attend a fireside in the mission. It was held at a beautiful old chapel in McLean. One of the pictures shows the inside of the chapel and the wood beams on the very steep-pitched ceiling of the room. The gym is under the chapel in the basement. I have never seen a floorplan like this one. Very unique. This fireside hosted Sister Stephanie Smith. Her story was in the Ensign sometime in the last year. She has a remarkable conversion story. She has held very high government positions and at one time was 5th in command at the CIA. She said something at the first of her talk that I wrote down: she said, "I've been on some remarkable adventures. But no adventure in my lifetime has been as extraordinary and life-changing as my path to conversion and baptism in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day-Saints. She then told about her introduction to the church. She was at a time in her life with tremendous worldly success achieved after clawing her way to the top without any regard for others, and she felt her life was shattering into a million pieces. At this time she turned to a colleague she admired who was a member of the church. He told her two things. That her Heavenly Father knew her by name and loved her and that Heavenly Father had a plan for her success. The next day he sent her a map to the temple visitor center. She told how when the missionary sisters came to her door, she didn't think she could relate to these young women. The first thing they did was ask if they could sing to her. They sang,"I am a Child of God." That was the beginning of her conversion, a long a beautiful story. You can read it on the web at Meridian Magazine. Her testimony was a real inspiration to me. There were over 350 people there and she does a great missionary work speaking to investigators. What a blessing to have heard her and felt her spirit.

Chelsea Our recent Convert

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