Monday, April 22, 2013

Zone Conference - Silver Spring South, Anacostia and Suitland Zones: April 11, 2013

With three zones at this conference, there are many missionaries checking their cars.
Elder Horowitz  demonstrates one method of cleaning a car mat.

Left to right: Elder Gardner, Elder Kuddes, Elder Snow and Elder Hatch.

Left to right: Elder Moore, Elder Lanham, Elder Peterson and Elder Rushton supervise Elder Owens doing a car check.

Those who finish car checks early or who are on bikes helped me set up.
Left to right: Elder Olsen, Elder Treasure, Elder Loveless and Elder Stoor.


Once again we break into three groups and these are the missionaries as they come through my workshop.  Remember there are three zones - so lots of missionaries.
Front row left to right: Sister and Elder Oaks, Elder Whitlock and Elder Vanaa.
Back row left to right: Elder and Sister Knight, Elder Lott, Elder Wells, Elder Stoor and Elder Loveless.

Front row left to right: Elder Horowitz and Elder Radford.
Back row left to right: Elder Stoor, Elder Loveless, Elder Bates, Elder Hansen, Elder Hunt and Elder Brian.

Front row left to right: Elder Hatch, Elder Sanchez, Elder Seely and Elder Mullins.
Back row: Elder Hunt, Elder Brian, Sister Larsen and Sister Boone.

Left to right: Elder Squires, Elder Schoemig, Sister Larentyeva and Sister Bullock.

Front row left to right: Elder Olsen, Elder Snow and Elder Kuddes.
Back row left to right: Elder Gardner, Elder Jelitto and Elder Picon.

Front row left to right: Elder Treasure, Elder Olsen and Elder Snow.
Back row left to right: Elder Moss, Elder Olson, Elder Gardner, Elder Jelitto and Elder Picon.

Front row left to right: Elder Raasveld and Elder Tavana.
Back row left to right: Elder Palmer, Elder Moss and Elder Olson. 

Front row left to right: Elder Munoz, Elder Fletcher, Elder Roomataaroa and Elder Wery.
Back row left to right: Elder Meserole, Elder Hansen, Elder Larsen, Elder Lanham and Elder Rushton.

Front row left to right: Sister Fehlman, Sister Leben, Sister Jackson and Elder Jackson.
Back row left to right: Elder Lanham, Elder Rushton, Elder Moore, Elder Porter and Elder Schow.

Elder Owens and Elder Peterson.

The zone leaders teach their workshop and then the missionaries role play to practice.

Elder Lott and Elder Wells.

Left to right:  Elder Squires, Elder Sanchez and Elder Whitlock.

Elder Seely and Elder Mullins teach. 

There are so  many missionaries, Elder Olsen and Elder Treasure use the piano bench as a place to practice.


Elder Gardner, Elder Moore and Sister Larsen use the cultural hall as a place to role play.

Lunch is served - seniors first.
Left side of table front to back: Sister Larsen, Sister Boone, Sister Jackson, (Elder Jackson is hidden), Sister Black and Elder Black.
Right side of table front to back: Elder Eyring, Sister Eyring, Sister Oaks, Elder Oaks.

Left side of table: Sister Bullock, Sister Leben, Elder Fletcher and Elder Wery.
Right side of table front to back: Sister Lavrentyeva, Sister Fehlman - and Elder Whitlock who doesn't want to be part of a "sisters" picture.

Left side of table front to back: Elder Knight and Sister Knight.
Right side of table front to back: Elder Black, Sister Black, Elder Jackson and Sister Jackson.

Left side of table front to back: Elder Vanaa, Elder Fletcher, Elder Wery and Elder Kuddes.
Right side of table front to back: Elder Whitlock, Elder Stoor, Elder Olson and Elder Snow.

Left side of table front to back: Elder Mullins, Elder Snow, Elder Loveless and Elder Olson.
Right side of table front to back:  Elder Kuddes, Elder Vanaa, Elder Wery and Elder Fletcher.

Left side of table front to back: Elder Horowitz, Elder Peterson and Elder Brian.
Right side of table front to back: Elder Raasveld, Elder Wells and Elder Hunt.

Left side of table front to back: Elder Palmer and Elder Hatch.
Right side of table front to back: Elder Seely, Elder Moss, Elder Sanchez and Elder Black.

Left side of table front to back: Elder Hansen, Elder Olsen, Elder Lott, Elder Radford, Elder Bats.
Right side of table front to back: Elder Treasure, Elder Larsen, Elder Lanham, Elder Moore and Elder Jelitto. 

Time for birthdays.
Left to right: Sister Fehlman, Elder Oaks, Sister Oaks, Elder Wells, Elder Seely, President Matsumori, Elder Rushton, Elder Larson, Elder Porter, Elder Hansen and Elder Picon.

The search is on.

And the search happens for the sisters as well. 


President Matsumori concludes his training.  Missionaries were asked to give the First Vision in their native tongue or language they were called to use on the mission.  Every time the First Vision is given, the spirit comes, but it was especially powerful to hear it spoken in so many languages.
Left to right: Elder Loveless (English), Elder Wery (French), Sister Leben (German), Elder Squires (ASL), Elder Vanaa (Tahitian), Sister Lavrentyeva (Russian).