Evansville Zone Conference

        The fourth day of the May Zone Conferences was terrific as were the other three. The Evansville  Zone got together Friday, May 24, 2013 in, you guessed it, Evansville, Indiana.

Evansville Zone

Top: Elder Larsen, Elder Butcher, Elder Davis, Elder Lowe, Elder Garrity, Elder Daynes, Elder Lawrenson, Elder Frisby, Elder Dahle, Elder Brook, Elder B. Johnson, Elder Despain, Elder Heslop, Elder Miller, Elder C. Anderson

Middle: Sister Godfrey, Elder Godfrey, Elder Allen, Elder Champion, Elder Warner, Elder Rueda, 

Elder Rowley, Elder Nielson,  Elder Evans, Elder Beagley, Elder Stevenson, Elder Burdge, 

Sister Long, Elder Long, Elder Leavitt, Sister Leavitt

Front: Sister Hodges, Sister Pisciotta, Hermana Meek, Hermana Marsden, Hermana McDonald, Sister Woodbury,
President Woodbury, Sister Thorne, Sister Black, Sister Loveless, Sister Earl, Sister Williams, Sister Roberts

         Elder Warner conducted, Sister Williams did the opening prayer and Elder Lawrenson led Recitals. Elder Anderson and Elder Allen gave a contacting success story and Elder Lowe and Elder Butcher 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 Warner talked about how to update referrals in the Church automated system then Sister Woodbury led the Missionary Medley. Stake President Stanfill spoke then Elder Beagley did 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. 

        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. 

Left: Sister Roberts, Sister Meek, Sister Marsden,
Sister McDonald, Sister Pisciotta, Elder Garrity
Right: Elder Lowe, Sister McGowan, Elder Beagley

Left: Sister Hodges, Elder Rowley, Elder Evans, Sister McGowan
Right: Elder Garrity, Sister Pisciotta, Hermana McDonald, Hermana Marsden, Hermana Meek

Elder Firsby, Elder Butcher, Elder Leavitt

Left: Elder Evans, Elder Beagley, Sister McGowan
Right: Elder Garrity

Elder Lowe, Sister Hodges, Elder Rowley

Elder Dahle, Elder Frisby

Elder Dahle

Elder Lawrenson

Left; Sister Roberts
Right: Elder Beagley, Elder Evans, Elder Rowley

Hermana Meek

Hermana Marsden

Sister Lovelss, Sister Earl, Elder Nielson

Sister Long, Sister Loveless, Sister Earl

Hermana Meek, Hermana Marsden

Sister Pisciotta

Sister Loveless

Sister McDonald

        Evansville Zone Leaders Elder Beagley and Elder Nielsen had a session with their 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 Rost, Elder Blake, Elder Walker, Hermana Gomm, Elder Howell, Elder Ferguson-Villegas, Elder Dye, Elder and Sister Olsen, Elder Warner, and Elder Daynes. President Woodbury 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 her Elders and Sisters and can't stand to see less tidy ones cry and beg cookies off those who won cookies for their cleanliness. 
        We were also treated to a performance of the Maori haku dance by the Fearless Wolf Pack of Jasper District, led by District Leader, Elder Stevenson.

Elder Heslop, ELder Stevenson, Elder Rueda, Elder Burdge,
Elder Lawrenson

Elder Miller, Elder Beagley, Elder Uttle, Elder Heslop, Elder Stevenson,
Elder Rueda, Elder Burdge, Elder Lawrenson, Elder Larsen

The camera missed the final pose, so they recreated it back in their suit jackets.
Elder Miller, Elder Beagley, Elder Larsen, Elder Tuttle, Elder Lawrenson,
Elder Stevenson, Elder Nielson, Elder Rueda, Elder Heslop, Elder Burdge

The men of the Fearless Wolf Pack of Jasper District

Elder Heslop, Sister Black, Elder Evans, Sister Thorne, Sister Roberts, Elder Johnson, Hermana Meek, Hermana McDonald, Hermana Marsden

Sister Goodwyn, Sister Leavitt, Sister Long, Sister Black, Sister Thorne, Sister Meek, Sistre Roberts, Sister Williams, Sister Woodbury, Hermana McDonald, Hermana Marsden, Sister Pisciotta, Sister Hodges

Elder Dahle, Elder Beagley, Elder Allen, Elder C. Anderson

Elder Lawrenson, Elder Beagley, Elder Rueda, Elder Brook,
Elder Nielson, Elder Despain, Elder Frisby, Elder Davis

Elder Beagley, Elder Garrity, Elder Evans, Elder Lowe

Sister Roberts, Sister Williams

Elder Davis, Elder Allen, Elder Daynes

(Sister McDonald) Elder Beagley, Sister Meek

Elder Lawrenson, Elder Nielso, Elder Tuttle, Elder Rueda,
Elder Stevenson, Sister Thorne, Sister Black

Elder Dahle, Elder Lawrenson, Elder Nielson

Sister Thorne and Sister Black

Elder Warner and Elder Champion

        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.