WASHINGTON D.C. SOUTH MISSION: ZONE CONF

Sunday, August 8, 2010

ZONE CONF - MCLEAN & OAKTON

Our first zone conference was held at the Oakton Stake Center for the Oakton and McLean Zones. The ZL's are Elders McGill and Sackett inMcLean and Elders Brogan and Cuevas in the Oakton Zone. This was a fun Zone Conference. Pres. Albright opened with a great presentation He got the missionaries all pumped up. Showed them lots of videos from the new church web site "I'm a Mormon" stories. He showed them videos of the jamboree and told them stories from the LDS booth. He told about statistics and how we are doing as a mission. We are #1 in the NE area for baptisms per companionship (tied with NY) Then I introduced our theme for the day "WE INVITE, THEY COMMIT, WE FOLLOW UP" Our emphasis is to learn how to get investigators to make and keep committments. I focused on our task of "crying repentance" ro people. PMG tells us the when you invite people to make & keep commitments we are inviting them to repent by changing. President followed with the theme of "keeping commitments or covenants and the blessings that come from it"

The Zone Leaders each gave presentations and they were superb.

The Assistants led the Skills Practice. We had a musical # by Sisters Murray, Balsley and Elders Butcher and Hougaard. They sang, "I'm trying to be like Jesus".

I gave health instructions: 72 hour kits, safe tick removal & lyme disease, & the importance of drinking lots of water-dehydration.

Elder Holmgren gave the car report and awards.

Elder Searcy gave a departing testimony.

Lunch in the gym.

THE MCLEAN ZONE: Pres. and I, Sisters Bagley and Bolosaikhan, Elders Franzwa, Kelley, and Bramwell, Middle Row:Elders Bullock, Sackett, McGill, Pomeroy, Back Row: Elders Key, Tamir, Campbell, Dastrup and Hoffer

2 ZONES TOGETHER; SILLY POSE

2 zones; Mclean and Oakton

THE OAKTON ZONE; Pres and I, Sisters Murray, Balsley, Trepanier, Henderson, and Larsen.

Middle row: Hougaard, Yancey,Knowles, Butcher, Kirkham, Ika, Cuevas, Back Row:Barrett, Bolos, Grundvig, Brogan, Church,Bowers, Searcy, Hansen, and Hancock

Pres. A speaks

Zone leaders Cuevas and Brogan teach and train

Elders Sackett and McGill Also teach

Pres and His Assistants Preside

Musical Number by Elder Ika's zone: Sisters Murray and Balsley, Elders Hougaard,Church, Butcher, and Ika.

Elder Holmgrens rewards

Car Czar Holmgren

Elder Williams and Lee

Bad Car Award: Elders Hansen and Searcy

3rd Place: Elders Bolos and Grundvig

2nd Place; Sisters Bagley and Bolorsaikhan

1st place: Elder Knowles and Bowers

IronMen: most bike miles Elders Hoffer and Ika

Elder Sackett plays like a pro.

Elder Bolos is a great music director

Lunch

Office Elders: Stockham and Ford

Sisters table: Bolorsaikhan , Bagley, Larsen, Trepenier, Henderson, Balsley and Murray

Pres., Butcher, Williams, Bolos, Searcy and Cuevas

Elders Lee, Kelly, Hoffer, Bramwell, Bullock, Franzwa and Pomeroy

Elders Ika, Brogan, Hougaard, Ford, Stockham, Kirkham, Sackett and Hansen

Elders Church, Hansen, Ika, Key, and Tamir

Elders Knowles, Bowers, Grundvig, Yancey and Barrett

Elders Stockham, Kirkham, Sackett, Hansen, and Hougaard

Elder Searcy' s last time to clean up a zone conference before he heads home

Lunch ladies

Singing

Celebrating birthdays

Sisters Bagley, Bolorsaikhan,Larsen,Trepenier, Henderson, Balsley, Murray

Elder Ika does the Haka on Sackett with Staples and Hougaard

Elders Bolos, Grundvig, and Brogan

group photos: Elder Bullock,Church, Knowles, Williams, Kirkham, Bolos,Searcy, Brogan, Cuevas, and kneeling Ika and Hougaard

Butcher, Staples, and Dastrup

Franzwa and Kelly playing games
Elders Key and Tamir

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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.