Wednesday, May 9, 2012

District Meetings

District meetings are held weekly.  Because of this blog, which drives most of my picture taking now days, I have recently started taking photos of some of the ones we've attended.  The meetings are held in a Relief Society room, the Primary room, or any other available area.
Left to right: Sister Allen, Sister Quintanilla, Elder Anderson, Elder Olson, Elder Kennedy, Elder Gleed, Sister Jones and Sister Miller.

Left to right: Elder Flores, Elder Nielsen, Elder Epperson and Elder Mataele.

Seated left to right: Elder Mataele, Elder Anderson, Elder Peterson, Elder Jelitto and Elder Pon.
Standing: Elder Cottrell and Elder  Bates.

Left to right: Elder Bates, Elder Pon and Elder Brown.

Left to right: Elder Anderson, Elder Brown, Elder Ah Puck, Elder Moore, Elder Martinez and Elder Furugen.

Sister Standing, you'll be happy to know those piano lessons paid off.
In the background, left to right:  Sister Wong, Sister Wankier, Elder Hurd, Elder Roomataaroa and Elder Searle.

District leaders plan the meeting and make assignments for workshops. They track numbers and give encouragement and they conduct district meeting.
Elder Stallings conducts the meeting.

Left to right:  Sister Wong, Sister Wankier, Elder Hurd, Elder Roomataaroa and Elder Searle conducting the meeting.

And just like in CDM's or in zone conferences, the missionaries practice teaching by using role plays.
In district meeting there is sufficient room to spread out.

District unity sometimes is demonstrated by tie choice.
President unknowingly showed up with the White Plains district tie color.
Left to right: Elder Mataele, President, Elder Peterson, Elder Epperson and Elder Cottrell.

When we attend district meetings, we might show up with cookies or donuts or another goodie.
Sisters: Sister  Ertelt and Sister Chan.
Elders left to right:  Elder Dillon, Elder Seo, Elder Fisher, Elder Wells, Elder Kerby and Elder Greiner.

To avoid the required "backing"help that is required to do with all missionaries vehicles, the missionaries park so all they need to do is drive forward. It looks like they are ready for a fast get away.


Every now and again someone will send in a picture of their district - usually taken following their district meeting.  Here are some of those photos.  You'll notice they are more fun and creative than the ones I took.  Oh well, at least you did see missionary faces in mine.

Left to right: Elder Shigeta, Elder Christensen, Elder Vanaa, Elder Valdetano, Sister Withers, Sister Bleazard Sister VanTassell, Sister Holt and Elder Krugman.

Left to right: Elder Hurd, Elder Kinne, Elder Krugman, Elder Goodman, Elder Karlinsey and Elder Shurtleff.

Left to right: Elder Cottrell, Elder Krugman, Elder Kennedy, Elder Sanchez, Elder Furugen and Elder Shurtleff.

Front row left to right:  Elder Gorringe, Elder Lowry, Elder Danklelfsen, Elder Dillon and Elder Rodriguez.
Back row left to right: Sister Murdock, Elder Mataele, Elder Bushman, Elder Shurtleff, Sister  Bushman, Elder Krugman and Elder Murdock.

Front row:  Elder Teriirere, Elder Probst, Elder Krugman and Elder Anderson.
Backrow: Elder Walker, Elder McKay, Elder Pawlenchuk, Elder Nisson, Sister Welch and Sister Wong.

Elders left to right: Elder Valdetano Elder Shigeta, Elder Meserole, Elder White, Elder Probst and Elder Krugman.
Sisters clockwise from the front: Sister Avelar, Sister Withers, Sister Bleazard and Sister Holt.

Seated left to right: Elder Rodriguez, Elder Olson and Elder Garcia.
Standing left to right:  Elder Larson, Elder Krugman, Elder  Sanchez, Elder Christensen, Sister Miller and Sister Cadenhead. 

Left to right:  Elder Tomlinson, Elder Salanoa, Elder Probst, Elder Schaap, Elder Krugman and Elder Epperson.


Front row left to right:  Elder Standing, Elder Dillon, Elder Storr and Elder Fawcett.
Back row: Elder Lambert, Elder Pierucci, Elder Gumbi and Elder Morris.