Crestwood and New Albany Zones Conference

       The May Zone Conferences were terrific. The second day of them occurred on Wednesday, May 22, 2013 with the combined Crestwood and New Albany Zones.

New Albany Zone
Top: Elder Gallagher, Elder Gill, Elder Allen, Elder Rollins, Elder Crook, Elder Colling, Elder Hildebrandt, Elder Rich
Middle: Sister Trimming, Elder Trimming, Elder Schroeder, Elder Clark, Elder Ahern, Elder Berube, Elder Sainsbury, Elder Moorhouse, Elder Roskelley, Elder J. Johnson, President Woodbury, Elder Daynes, Elder Warner
Front: Sister Baldwyn, Sister McInnis, Sister Melendez, Sister Whiting, Sister Brooks, Sister Short, Hermana Luke, Hermana Davis, Sister Logan, Sister Tripp, Hermana Lawter, Hermana Rice

Crestwood Zone
Elder Ott, Elder Warner, Elder Gardner, Elder Godfrey, Elder Thomas, Elder Kidd,
Elder Scott, Elder Potter, Elder Daynes
Middle: President Woodbury, Elder Meisel, Elder Blauer, Elder Clawson, Elder Crook Elder Behling,
Elder Leake, Elder Rigby Elder T. Johnson, Elder Manzano, Elder Lipsh
Front: Hermana Arreola, Hermana Kearlsey, Hermana Lawrence, Hermana Carnahan,
Hermana Messerly, Hermana Bunkall, Sister Myler, Sister Egbert

        Elder Daynes conducted, Elder Leake did the opening prayer and Sister Egbert led Recitals. Hermana Messerly, Hermana Bunkall, and Hermana Carnahan gave a contacting success story and Elder Hildebrant and Elder J. Johnson presented a conversion story. President Woodbury talked about auto safety and Sister Woodbury had everyone fill-out the Cleanliness Survey, awarding homemade chocolate chip cookies to the winners. Elder Daynes talked about how to update referrals in the Church automated system then Sister Woodbury led the Missionary Medley. Stake President Porter and Mission  Presidency Counselor Blackwell spoke then Elder Rollins sang a beautiful musical number. Sister Woodbury did a workshop on effective lesson -planning and follow-up then President Woodbury addressed the missionaries and did Tune-Ups.

        A delicious lunch was provided by the Relief Society then we sang "Called to Serve" to thank them for their kindness and service.  

The wonderful Relief Society Sisters who provided lunch

"Go-o-o-o-o forward, pressing forward..."

"Go baptize!"

"Go-o-o-o- forward!" (Second verse)

       After lunch two training sessions were held, with one Zone going with President Woodbury for training on how to begin to teach, and the other going with the Assistants to the President, Elder Warner and Elder Daynes, to be trained on using the Book of Mormon more effectively to contact and teach, then trading locations and subjects. In the former, President Woodbury had the Elder and Sisters do a speed-beginning teaching exercise, sort-of like speed-dating, which was very effective and confidence-building. 

Far side: Elder Moorhouse, Elder J. Johnson,
Elder Crook, Elder Gill, Elder Ahern

Far side: Elder Gallagher, Elder Allen, Sister Melendez, Elder Rollins

Left side: Elder Trimming, Sister Brooks
Right side: Sister Baldwin, Sister McInnis, Elder Allen, Sister Trimming

Facing: Elder Colling, Elder Roskelley, Elder Berube

Facing: Elder Rich, Sister Short

Left side: Elder Johnson, Elder Moorhouse, Elder Ahern
Right side: Elder Colling, Elder Roskelley, Elder Berube,
Elder Sainsbury, Elder Hildbrandt

Left: Sister Logan, Sister Tripp, Elder Gallagher
Right: Elder Allen, Sister Melendez, Elder Rollins, Elder Gallagher

        Crestwood Zone Leaders, Elder Thomas and Elder Rigby, and New Albany Zone Leaders Elder Ahern and Elder Berube took their respective Zone members and did training, then everyone reconvened in the chapel to hear the testimonies of the missionaries who will be going home before the next Zone Conference, namely Elder Lipsh, Elder Clawson, Elder Gardner, Elder Ahern, Elder Rigby, Elder Leake, Elder Moorhouse, Elder Gill,  Elder Warner, and Elder Daynes. President Woodbury did also did some wrap-up comments.

        Afterward. gathering in the gym, whole group shots were taken as well as smaller ones. Trumpet newsletters were handed out, copies of pictures that Sister Woodbury has taken in the last few months, and  two-each chocolate chip cookies because Sister Woodbury loves them and can't stand to see less tidy missionaries cry and beg cookies off those who won cookies for their cleanliness.

Elder Leake, Elder Godfrey, Elder T. Johnson, Elder Crook,
Elder Potter, Elder Rigby, Elder Behling, Elder Clawson

Hermana Rice, Hermana Lawter, Sister Tripp, Sister Logan, Sister Whiting,
Hermana Lawrence, Hermana Kearsley, Hermana Luke, Hermana Arreola,
Sister Short, Sister Brooks, Sister Melendez

Elder Gallagher, Elder Godfrey, Elder T. Johnson, Elder Leake,
Elder Roskelley, Elder Gill, Elder Lipsh, Elder Allen, Elder Schroeder

Two Crooks and a Sainsbury
Elder Crook, Elder Sainsbury, Elder Crook

Elder Moorhouse, Elder Colling, Elder Clawson, Elder Scott,
Elder Clark, Elder Lipsh, Elder Roskelley, Elder Rich, Elder Kidd

Hermana Davis, Hermana Luke

Hermana Lawrence, Hermana Kearsley, Hermana Arreola

Elder Kidd, Elder Scott, Elder Potter, Elder Behline,
Elder Godfrey, Elder Rigby

Hermana Lawrence, Sister Brook

Elder Colling, Elder Moorhouse, Elder Clark

Hermana Bunkall, Hermana Messerly, Hermana Carnahan

        President Woodbury met with a number of Sisters and Elders with problems or needing Temple Recommend renewals then it was back for everyone to their areas and being amazing missionaries