WASHINGTON D.C. SOUTH MISSION: MCLEAN & OAKTON ZONE CONFERENCE

Sunday, April 4, 2010

MCLEAN & OAKTON ZONE CONFERENCE

Our last Zone Conference was on Fri. April 2 at the Oakton Stake Center. The Mclean Zone also attended. The Zone leaders are Elders Metcalf and Jones in Mclean and Johnson and Jeppesen in Oakton. Our conferences have followed the same format each day. Pres has given opening remarks about our goal of 500, the Changes we are making, and a doctrinal understanding of our Purpose. I got to follow with a presentation on The Purpose and the birth of Preach My Gospel. The zone leaders taught an inviting with purpose skills practice. Elders Cordner and Holmgren gave the car report together. After a break for lunch, the afternoon session included a musical number. In this zone it was Elders Johson, Ika, and Jeppesen singing "Lord I would follow thee.". Then Pres and I took turn talking about "Prayer". The AP's did a skills practice on Inviting the head of the household to say a kneeling prayer. We had testimonies from the departing missionaries and a testimony meeting. Then Pres. gave closing remarks.

Both Zones above and silly Mclean Zone below

The Mclean 'Zone: Front Row:Pres and Sis Albright, Sisters Bagley, Lofgran , Lee, and Murray

Second Row:Elders Bell, Campbell, Bolos, Wilkinson, Freeland, and Sill, Back Row: Hoffer, Chimmee, McGill,Pomeroy, Jones, and Metcalf.

The Silly Oakton Zone

The Oakton Zone: Front Row: Pres. & Sis Albright, Sisters Larson, Basurto, Bay, Baxter , and Hawkins. Second Row: Elders Orme, Ika, Giraud_Carrier, Johnson, Jeppesen, Clinger,Cheung, Choi, Coleman, and Hansen, Back Row: Bell, Brazell, Scoble, Larsen, Hancock, Logan, Donaldson, Forsberg, Bowers, Bullock, Lawson, and Sill

Real-Playing" two missionaries teaching an investigator how to kneel and prayer. Elders Sill and Bell with Elder Hansen.

Happy Birthday Elders Choi and Metcalf

Singing to the Sisters

The Relief Society Sisters who fixed lunch. Angels. They really made a gourmet meal

Elders Hoffer, Donaldson, G-C, Coleman, Sill, Choi, and Forsberg

Elders Wilkinson and Orme

Elders Jones, Bell, and McGill

Elders Chimee, Metcalf, and Pomeroy

Elders Hoffer, Clinger, Logan and Bullock

Elders Lawson, Bullock, Bowers, Brazell, and Sill

Elders Hancock and Larsen

Sisters Baxter, Hawkins, Murray, Bagley, Bay, Lofgran, Lee, Basurto, and Larsen.

Elder Hoffer, Jeppesen, Johnson, Bell, ... Elder Cordner,

Heads are down but I can identify Clinger, Campbell, McGill

Elder Wilkinsin, Metcalf, Pomeroy, Logan, Clinger, This side: Elder Bolos (thumbs up), Jones, Hancock, Larsen, and Orme.

The sisters table: Bay Basurto, Larsen, Hawkins ,Baxter, Bagley, Lofgran,Lee and Murray

Elder Hoffer--the Ironman

Sisters Bagley and Lofgran--clean car award

Elders Brazell and Bowers

Elders Jeppesen and Johnson

Elder Holmgren talks Cars

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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.