WASHINGTON D.C. SOUTH MISSION: A TRIPLE ZONE CONFERENCE-FRED. WOOD. POT

Sunday, April 4, 2010

A TRIPLE ZONE CONFERENCE-FRED. WOOD. POT

A TRIPLE zone conference was held in Fredericksburg and included the Fredericksburg, Woodbridge, and Potomac Zones. We were so excited because this was our first conference presenting all the things we had learned from Bros. Watson and Jarman's visit last week.

We found they were very excited about all the changes and our new FOCUS as President Albright has called it. We are focusing only on PMG and our PURPOSE and then asking ourselves, "How does this (whatever we are doing) help my purpose.

Our purpose is found at the front of the PMG book and says:

Invite others to come unto Christ by helping them receive the restored

Gospel through Faith in Jesus Christ and His Atonement,

Repentance, Baptism, Receiving the Gift of the Holy Ghost,

and enduring to the end.

Three zones combined

Fredericksburg is the farthest south part of the mission. It is beautiful, with large beautiful farms and a real country feel. The missionaries love to be in this zone. People are slower paced and easier going.

The Potomac Zone-Leaders: Williams and Simmons

This zone includes:Front Row: Pres. and Sis Albright, Sisters Spencer, Johnson, Funch, Barrero, Nichols, and Ferry, and Assistant Elder Sill

Back Row:Elder Stewart, Shupe, Bazzle, Simmons, Rex, Searcy, Williams, Greer, & Kirkham

The Woodbridge Zone- Leaders Baldwin and Lee

Woodbridge Zone includes: Front Row: Pres. and Sis Albright,Elder Hill, Elder and Sis

Clawson, Elders Bales, Buie, Wilkey, Bell, and Schmidt. Back row: Elders Morrill, Knowles, Averett, Baldwin, Barnes, Williams, Yancey, Kelley, and Packer

The Fredericksburg Zone: Leaders-Nielson and Lewis

This zone includes: Front Row: Pres and Sis Albright, Elders Strong, Thompson, Rusk, and Knechtel, Sisters Hahn and Arnett, Elder and Sister Butler, Elder Sill (assistant)

Center row: Elders Davie, Nielson, Barrett, Espinoza, Tauofou, Lewis, McFarlane, Skousen,

Standing row:Elders Bullock, Butcher,Hutchinson, Zapate

Elders Kirkham, Packer, Bales, and Sis. Deleona

The Relief Society Sister who fixed lunch -angels.

Singing and citing OUR PURPOSE for the sisters

Lined up on the 3 pt line

Elder and Sis. Clawson, Elder Holmgren and Pres.

Elders Schmidt, Packer, Butlers, Bell and Bales

Sisters table: Arnett, Hahn,Ferry, Nichols, Funch, Deleon, Spencer, and Johnson

Elders Averett, Buie, Baldwin, Wilkey, Yancey and Nielson

Elders Williams, Lewis, Rex, Simmons, Bazzle, Skousen, and McMarlane

Elder Lee, Thompson, Searcy, Hill, Stewart, and Bullock

Elder Davie, Knechtel, Morrill, Knowles, and Barrett

Elder Strong, Butcher, Zapate, Hutchinson, Barnes, and Kelley

Elders Tovar, Shupe, Greer, Simmons, Sill, and Rusk

Lined up for Pizza

Elder Simmons, Bazzle, McFarlane, Williams and Lewis

Elder Knowles, Espinza, Barrett, Tauofou and Davie standing

Elder Wilkey THE TRUE IRON MAN- 21 months on a bike WOW

Elders Rex and Bazzle clean car award

Elders Mcfarlane and Skousen

Sisters Ferry and Nichols

Elder Hill directs the music

Zone conference "real-playing" which is role-playing with a real person in mind

a Duet for the opening accompaniment --Sisters Ferry and Johnson

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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

We have met the sweetest young sister. Chelsea is amazing. She joined the church during the last year and has an incredible testimony also. She never misses any missionary function and we were able to take her with us to the Stephanie Smith Fireside. She also came to the mission home a few weeks ago and we had family night. She gave the lesson and is was unbelievable. She is hoping to go on a mission next year. What a great young woman. This is a picture of her with Elders Ganaway and Gifford.