Zone Conference - Seneca and Washington North Zones: April 8, 2013

It has been a colder than normal spring so everyone was thrilled to have a beautiful spring day to gather together for zone conferences. It made car checks much more pleasant.

After car checks left to right: Sister Owens, Sister Kaarma, Sister Brown and Sister Gros.

We taught in rotations again so here are photos of groups as they came through.  You'll notice the missionaries who manage to find their way into many shots.

Elder Alca and Arnett.
Sisters listed in the next photo.

Left to right: Sister Schoemacker, Sister Tuft, Sister Shaw, and Sister Chappell.

Front row let to right: Elder Arnett, Elder Hart and Elder Szabo  ( I make up for this shot later).
Second row left to right: Elder Livengood and Elder Gilbert.
Back row: President and Sister Lorenzana.

Front row: Elder Julander and  Elder Rozsa.
Second row: Elder Watts and  Elder Miyasaki.
Back row: Elder Galuvao sleeping on Elder Malugin's shoulder because I can't see in my view finder fast enough that he's doing that. I make up for that one later, too.

Front row left to right: Elder Bledsoe, Elder Queen and Elder Pawlenchuk.
Second row:  Sister Blasco, Elder Vaterlaus and Elder Cervantes.
Back row: Elder Long.

Front row: Elder Anderson and Elder Farley - notice the companion neckties.
Second row: Sister Balls, Sister Wankier and Sister Owens.
Back row: Elder Tanner, Elder Mecham and Elder Christensen.

Front row: Sister Aldridge and Sister Pirir.
Second row: Sister Kaarma, Sister Gros, Sister Lin and  Sister Owens.
Back row: Elder McLane, Elder Proudfoot and Elder He.

Front row: Elder Epperson and Elder Gold.
Second row: Elder Brown, Elder Parlogean, Elder Winkler (who provided rabbit ears for Elder Parlogean - sigh)  and Elder Morris.
Back row: Elder Appiah. 

Front row: Elder Ah Puck.
Second row: Elder Winkler, Elder Morris and Elder Flores.
Back row: Elder Appiah.

After the zone training, the missionaries role play. Typically they are broken into groups that contain a newer missionary, an experienced missionary and one veteran missionary.
Left to right: Elder Vaterlaus, Elder Long and Sister Owens.

In this group there is Elder Livengood from the ASL program, Elder Flores from the Spanish program and Elder  Appiah from the English program.

Occasionally I leave my camera on a table.  Here are the results of the phantom photographer. Ok, I know -  some of them are better shots than what I take.

Left to right: Sister Tuft, Sister Schoemaker, Sister Word, Sister Lin, and Sister Owens.

Elder McLane, Elder Vaterlaus, Elder Proudfoot.

Left to right: Elder Julander, Elder He, Elder Szabo, Elder Hart, Elder Livengood.

Elder Hart, Elder Brown, Elder Malugin and Elder Clapier.

Sister Aldridge and Sister Pirir

Elder Szabo

We are always grateful for the wonderful Relief Society sisters who provide lunch.

Left side of table front to back: Sister Pirir, Sister Schoemaker, Sister Gros, Sister Lin and Sister Brown
Right side of table front to back: Sister Aldridge, Sister Tuft, Sister Word, Sister Shaw, Sister Owens and Sister  Chappell.

Looking back up the table
Left side of table front to back: Sister Kaarma, Sister Blasco, Sister Chappell, Sister Owens and way down there - Sister Tuft.
Right side of table front to back: Sister Wankier, Sister Balls, Sister Owens Sister Brown, Sister Gros and Sister Schoemaker.

Here are some of the senior missionaries.
Left side of table: Elder Burnham and Sister Burnham.  The Neibaurs are visiting with Sister Lorenzana.
Right side of table: Elder Black and Sister Black.

Left side of table front to back:  Elder Galuvao (I made him behave), Elder McLane, Elder Rozsa, Elder Proudfoot and Elder Szabo.
Right side of table front to back: Elder Florez, Elder Alca,  Elder Arnett, Elder Cervantes and Elder Vaterlaus.

Left side of table front to back: Elder Livengood, Elder Brown, Elder He, Elder Morris and Elder Gilbert.
Right side of table front to back: Elder Julander, Elder Gamez, Elder Christensen, Elder Long and Elder Epperson.

Left side of table front to back: Elder Malugin, Elder Miyasaki, Elder Epperson and Elder Hart.
Right side of table front to back: Elder Hart, Elder Gold, Elder Gilbert.

Left side of table front to back: Elder Mecham, Elder Bledsoe, President Lorenzana and Sister Lorenzana.
Right side of table front to back: Elder Tanner, Elder Queen, Elder Pawlenchuk and Elder Winkler.

Left side of table front to back: Elder Watts, Elder Parlogean, Elder Anderson and Elder Farley.
Right side of table front to back: Elder Appiah, Elder White and  Elder Clapier.

No one's son or daughter pictured here, but thought you'd like to see what was for dessert.

And then we celebrate birthdays.

The rush is on to choose a tie.

The sisters celebrating their birthdays left to right: Sister Owens, Sister Blasco, Sister Aldridge, Sister Pirir and Sister Neibaur.

The elders celebrating (unfortunately with me in the way): Elder Parlogean, Elder Clapier, Elder Brown, Elder Mecham. Elder Cervantes, Elder Miyasaki, Elder Morris and Elder Gilbert. 

The sisters look through the birthday basket for their presents.

Elder Morris likes his birthday tie choice.