WASHINGTON D.C. SOUTH MISSION: WOODBRIDGE ZONE ACTIVITY 9-21-09

Friday, September 25, 2009

WOODBRIDGE ZONE ACTIVITY 9-21-09

The Woodbridge Zone Activity -As a reward for goals reached-a barbecue at the mission home

Back Row: Pres. and Sis. Albright,Elder Allred, Wilkinson,Wethington, Beal, Benson, Schnepf, Mechling, Ika, Dimick, Ray. Front Row: Elder Lyons, Nelson, Bueno, Ozaki, Withers, and Hunt.

Zone Leaders: Elders Withers and Ozaki (2 really great leaders)

Pres. and Sis. Albright with Elder Bueno

This is how the elders ALWAYS back each other out whenever they are in reverse.

Basketball fun.

Elder Withers with Pres. and Sis. Albright

Elder Lyon with a visiting recent convert who helped drive the elders to the mission home.

More BBall

Elder Ika with his Ukelele

Elders Ika and Wilkinson sing for us.

The group is loving it.

Elders Wethington, Allred, Withers, and Lyons

More audience approval.

Elder Ray at the piano. Another talented young elder.

Elder Mechling and Schnepf on the patio.

Eating on the patio. Elders Withers, Mechling and Wethington

Elders Hunt, Wilkinson, Withers

Elders Ozaki, Benson, Dimick, Wilkinson and more

Elder Nelson, Allred, Schnepf and Ika

Elders Lyons and Ozaki

Elders Allred and Ika

Elders Bueno and Wilkinson at the feast.

Volleyball with Elders Ozaki and Hunta

ElderMechling goes for it.

Good spike Elder Withers, but Elder Hunt might just block it.

Attention: Elders Dimick, Withers, and Ray

Backyard fun

Even I got a moment on the patio to visit with Elders Benson and Beal.

My famous PINK tooks. No one mistakes mine for theirs.

Elder Wethington helps with the basketball standard and he loves tools of any kind.

Elder Allred, Dimick, and Wethington

Two pictures. One serious and one having Fun.

So Monday was my official cooking day. After the Oakton Zone came for a breakfast activity, we cleaned up and got lunch going for the Woodbridge Zone arriving for a lunchtime barbecue. We had another great party. The Woodbridge Zone was also challenged to make and reach some goals. They, too, worked very hard and succeeded. We are so proud of all our zones for putting in so much effort to find, teach, contact, and invite. You are all wonderful. The Woodbridge Zone leaders are Elders Withers and Ozaki. We had a big barbecue with all the extras: hamburgers, hotdogs, potato salad, macaroni salad, chips and dips, all kinds of fruits, cookies, and drinks. This is really a fun zone. They played lots of volleyball and basketball and they came inside and sat around and sang church songs and other fun songs. Elder Ika played his Ukelele and led the group in songs. It was a really fun afternoon. After this Zone Activity we cleaned up and got ready for a family night fireside in McLean where President Albright was asked to give a presentation. This has been a BUSY day. Three big activities.

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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.