This post has pretty much the same information as the the previous one, but with different people and their pictures. If you read the article about the Evansville Zone Conference, you can skip to the photos...
The quarterly Zone Conferences are occasions that we as the Mission President and his wife, look forward to, as opportunities to see all of our missionaries and give them training and encouragement in their missionary responsibilities. The missionaries look forward to them, too, as a chance to receive instruction and counsel, and be built up and energized for the Work. Its also a great way to see the other missionaries and hear what is going on in other parts of the mission.
Zone Conference this time, as usual, took most of the day, starting with an Opening Song and Prayer, standing Recitals (saying the Missionary Purpose and Doctrine and Covenants Chapter 4 from memory) and a scriptural thought and message. They were conducted by the Assistants to the President with President Woodbury presiding. In each, there was a message and talk by a Stake President or one of the Counselors in the MIssion Presidency and a talk on a Christ-like attribute, this time, diligence, by Sister Woodbury. Instruction on driving safety and car maintenance was given by Elder Lewis, who is in charge of Mission vehicles, and President Woodbury showed showed a number of short vignettes on DVD about safe driving, After a musical number, President Woodbury took over and did "Tune-Ups', meaning talking about various ideas, goals, problems, and target areas for the mission. Sister Woodbury gave awards of cleaning products and her homemade chocolate chip cookies to those who won the Cleanliness Survey regarding the present condition of their apartments, and also the winners of the Diligence Survey, regarding, what else(?), their diligence as missionaries.
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I told them to look hungry... Elder Adams, Elder Dewey, Elder Lush, Elder Christensen Elder Morriss, Elder Taylor, Elder Anglin, Elder Starks, Elder Lutz, Elder Edwards, Elder Biddle, Elder K. Wood, Elder S. Cox, Elder Molleman |
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Waiting in line: Elder Wiggins, Elder Duran, Elder E. Nielsen, Elder Shutt, Elder Frye, Elder D. Gardner, Elder Adams, Elder Dewey, Elder Gill, Elder Christensen, Elder C. Johnson, Elder Winn, and Elder Taylor |
Lunch was served to us by wonderful local Relief Society ladies in the cultural hall, and everyone enjoyed reading the card the Primary children from four wards made for them.
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Sister Cross, Sister Delgado, Sister Dunlop, Sister Keller, Sister Guerra, and Sister Holt showing the cards the Primary children made for them |
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Elder Armstrong, Elder Starks, Elder Lutz, Elder Richins, Elder Blake, Elder Rost, Elder Leake, Elder Foutz, and Elder Wight showing their cards |
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"Missionaries are osm" |
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Elder Savage, Elder Christopherson, Elder Tuimoala, Elder Singleton, Elder Simms, Elder N. Anderson, Elder Bradford, and Elder Jacobsen |
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Elder Rollins, Elder Berube, Elder Cox, Elder Cook, Elder Musgrave, Elder Hart, Elder E. Nielsen's head, Elder J. Nielson |
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Elder Irwin, Elder Nebeker, Elder J. Cox, Elder Warren, Elder Molleman, and Elder Wood and three mystery Elders at the table |
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Elder Frye, Elder Morriss, Elder Anglin, Elder Taylor, Elder Lush, Elder Bratter, Elder D. Gardner, Elder Shutt |
The lunch break concluded with the traditional singing of the GKLM version
of "Called to Serve" as a thank-you for their kindness.
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Elder Lutz, Elder Freestone, Elder Morriss, Elder Bratter, Elder K. Wood, Elder Frye, Elder Lush, Elder Taylor, Elder Molleman, Elder Warner, Hermana Guerra, Hermana Holt, Elder Cook, Sister Keller, President Woodbury |
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Elder Gill, Elder Casteneda, Elder ?, Elder Dewey, Elder Winn, Elder N. Anderson, Elder Irwin, Elder Bradford, Elder Nebeker, Elder Christopherson, Elder Singleton, and Elder Tuilmoala singing "Called to Serve" |
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The wonderful Relief Society Sisters who made and served us lunch |
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Sister Guerra, Hermana Holt, Elder Cook, President Woodbury, Elder Berube, Elder J. Nielson, Elder Rollins, (Elder Jacobsen), Elder Musgrave, Elder C. Johnson, Elder Christensen, Elder Gill, Elder Casteneda, Elder Adams, Elder Dewey |
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Elder Armstong, Elder Eliott, Elder Leake, Elder Wight, Elder Foutz's head, Elder Starks, Elder J. Cox, Elder Lutz, Elder Freestone, Elder Morriss, Elder Bratter, Elder K. Wood |
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Elder Draney, Elder Armstrong, Elder Leake, and Elder Wight |
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Elder T. Gardner, Elder Richins, Elder Blake, and Elder Rost |
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Elder Warner, Sister Guerra, Sister Holt, Elder Cook, President Woodbury, Elder Berube, Elder Nielson, Elder Rollins, Elder Musgrave, Elder C. Johnson, Elder Christensen, Elder Gill, Elder Christopherson, Elder Adams, Elder Dewey, Elder Winn |
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Elders Christensen, Gill, Duran, Adams, Simms, Dewey, Winn, N. Anderson, Irwin, Nebeker, Singleton, Tuilmoala "Go-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o forward! Pressing forward..." |
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Elder Foutz, Elder Wight, Elder Starks, Elder Lutz, Elder Morriss, Elder Freestone, Elder Bratter, Elder K. Wood, Elder Frye, Elder Lush, Elder Taylor, Elder Warner "Go baptize!" |
Then it was back to the business.
With Elder Nebeker at the piano, Sister Woodbury did a session of singing, introducing the medley of songs she put together and had arranged for the mission. It consisted of "The Valiant Song," "I Hope They Call Me on a Mission," "We'll Bring the World His Truth" (Armies of Helaman), parts of "I'll Go Where You Want Me to Go," and ending in "Called to Serve." In the last verse of the latter, half of the missionaries simultaneously sing "The Valiant Song" which has the same chord progression. It worked fabulously, concluding with a big reprise of "God our strength will be, press forward ever called...to...serve our...King!" Too bad we didn't have an audience to hear us - we sounded awesome!
Following the music, President Woodbury once again took over to do training on the Doctrine of Christ. Everyone then broke up into smaller groups in various rooms in the building, to do practicing and role-plays, overseen by President Woodbury and the two Assistants, Elder Johnson and Elder Winn. The Zone Leaders had time with their Zones to do instruction and Accountabilites, then everyone returned to the main group for Farewell Testimonies by the missionaries who were going to be ending their mission
before the next Zone Conference.
After concluding remarks by President Woodbury, a closing song, and prayer, the conference was officially over. Still, everyone met back in the gym for Zone and small group photos, socializing, and Sister Woodbury's homemade chocolate chip cookies.
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LOUISVILLE CENTRAL ZONE Farthest standing: Elder Lutz, Elder Christensen, Elder Adams, Elder Blake and Elder E. Nielsen Front standing: Hermana Holt, Hermana Cross, Elder Rost, Elder Gill, Elder Dewey, Elder Richins, Elder Leake, Elder Starks Elder Hart, Elder Wiggins, and Elder Armstrong Kneeling: Elder Casteneda, Elder Duran, Elder Warner, Elder Foutz, and Elder Waddell Elder Whetman and Elder T. Gardner had to leave for an appointment |
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LOUISVILLE WEST ZONE Elder D. Gardner, Elder Shutt, Elder Bratter, Elder Lush, Elder Frye, Elder Taylor, Elder Anglin, Elder Molleman, Elder Morriss, Elder Biddle, Elder Irwin, Elder K. Wood, Elder Nebeker, and Elder Edwards |
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CRESTWOOD ZONE Top: Elder Berube, Elder Rollins, Elder Musgrave, Elder Rowley, Elder Warren Middle: Elder Jacobsen, Elder Nielson, Elder Freestone, Elder Cook, Elder S. Cox, Elder Winn Front: Elder J. Cox, Elder Tuimoala Elder Bradford, Hermana Delgado, Hermana Dunlop, Hermana Keller, Hermana Guerra, Elder Simms, Elder Anderson, Elder Singleton, Elder C. Johnson |
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Elder Winn, Elder N. Anderson, Elder Simms, Elder Singleton, and Elder Duran |
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Elder Edwards, Elder Irwin in background, and Elder Dewey |
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Elder Irwin, Elder Dewey, Elder E. Neilsen, and Elder Nebeker and their cameras |
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Elder Dewey, Elder Blake, Elder Gill, Elder Tuilmoala, and Elder Rost |
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The Hermanas, and the Sister Hermana Holt, Hermana Cross, Sister Woodbury, Hermana Guerra, and Hermana Keller |
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Elder Rowley, Elder Nielson, Elder Cook, Elder Freestone, Elder Musgrave, and Elder S. Cox |
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Elder Warren, Elder J. Cox, Elder Berube, Elder Bradford, Elder Rollins, Elder C. Johnson, Elder Cook, and Elder Rowley |
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Elder Wiggins, Elder Waddell, Elder Lush, Elder Bratter, Elder Irwin, Elder Nebeker, Elder Edwards, Elder Rowley, Elder Biddle, and Elder Cook Elder E. Nielsen in background |
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Elder Dewey, Elder Armstrong, Elder Casteneda, Elder Adams, Hermana Holt and Hermana Cross |
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Elder Wiggins, Elder Draney, Elder Waddell, Elder Eliott, Elder Cook, and Elder Rowley |
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Elder Rowley, Elder Dewey, Elder Christensen, Elder Gill, Elder Casteneda, and Elder Adams |
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Best friends back home and in the GKLM: Elder Freestone and Elder Musgrave |
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Elder Gill, Elder Starks, and Elder Christensen |
President Woodbury met with several missionaries needing counseling, blessings, Ecclesiastical Endorsements for school, or Temple Recommend renewals as the other wonderful missioanaries trickled off to appointments, visits and tracting for the evening.
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