WASHINGTON D.C. SOUTH MISSION: ZONE LEADER COUNCIL DEC 29,2009

Thursday, January 21, 2010

ZONE LEADER COUNCIL DEC 29,2009

Another Zone Leader Council and I am again "blown away" at the abilities of these young men and how incredibly they can hold a council and work together to solve problems and come up with plans and ideas to improve the mission. This is a remarkable meeting they have put together to help young men learn how to become future leaders in the church. I wish every Mother and Father could witness these meetings and you would feel so confident about the young people of today. I really love them all so much. We invited our two sister exchange leaders to come and participate today and it was nice to have them participate and feel of their special talents and ideas also. We started with fruit and bagels. And ended with lunch of meatballs sandwhiches (a DC South mission Tradition). They can sure put away a lot of food.

On the front porch of the mission home. Sisters Reid and Ferry, Elders Lewis, Egan, Packer, Sill, G-C, Bell, Brunstad, Newton, Williams, Shattuck, Sackett, Wilkes, Smith, Johnson, Metcalf, Holmstead, Strong, Ross, Ozaki, Ross, and Gifford

Elders Scoble, Gifford, Taylor and Gifford helping cook the meatball sandwhiches (a tradition we can't break)

Elders Sill, G-C, Packer, Shattuck, Sisters Ferry and Reid, Elders Sackett, Brunstad, Johnson, and Ross.

Elders Wilkes, Williams, Strong, Bell, Lewis, Metcalf, Ozaki, Holmstead, Smith and Newton

Sitting in a big circle and holding council. 24 of us

Elder Johnson leads in a song while Elder Wilkes accompanies

Bailey and Payton in the study where the couch has been put so we can put 24 chairs in a circle

Eldler Sackett, Brunstad, G-C, Johnson, Sill, Lewis, Strong, Bell, and Ross

Elder Newton and Wilkes

Elders Williams, Packer, Gifford, Taylor, Metcalf, Ozaki, Holmstead, Smith

Must be good

Elders Packer, Bell, Taylor and Gifford

Nicole and Romney hanging out during the meeting

Cannon was the first one to the table. Doesn't he look cute at that BIG table

Elder Lewis

Visiting in the kitchen

Pres. Albright and Elder Sackett

Sisters Reid and Ferry. They are so cute.

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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.