Louisville Central and Louisville West Zones Conference

Louisville Central Zone
Top: Elder Beard, Elder Forsgren, Elder Seal, Elder Evans, Elder T. Johnson, Elder Burns, Elder Pritchett, Elder Carson, Elder Beale, Elder Warner, Elder Howard
Middle: Elder Whitehead, Elder Green-up, Elder Pipe, Elder Day-Nuah, Elder Singleton, Elder St. Martin, Elder Pradera, Elder Skousen, Elder Adams, Elder Daynes
Front: Sister Vikari, Sister  Mickelsen,  Penman, Hermana Hansen, President Woodbury, Sister Woodbury, Hermana Okey, Hermana Velasquez, Hermana Christensen

Louisville West Zone
Top: Elder Torgersen, Elder LeFevre, Elder Jacobsen, Elder Souza, Elder Butterfield, Elder Anderson, Elder Cox,
Elder Haws, Elder Jensen, Elder Barlow
Middle: Elder Dursteler, Elder Olsen, Elder Holt, Elder Barker, Elder Sizelove, Elder Taylor, Elder Warner, Elder Daynes
Front: Sister Heywood, Sister Lewis, President Woodbury, Sister Ward, Sister Stacey

        The May 2013 Zone Conferences were terrific. The first occurred on Tuesday, May 21st with the combined Louisville Central and Louisville West Zones.

        Elder Warner conducted, Elder Pritchett did the opening prayer and Elder Stohel led recitals. Elder Whitehead and Elder Beard did a contacting success story and Elder Torgerson and Elder LeFevre 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. President Blackwell, counselor in the MIssion Presidency spoke then Sister Vikari did a gorgeous musical number, "Consider the Lilies." Sister Woodbury did a workshop on effective lesson -planning and follow-up then President Woodbury addressed the missionaries and did Tune-Ups.

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

        

The dear Sisters who provided lunch

       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. 

Elder Haws and Elder Cox in foreground
Elder Jensen, Elder Olsen, Elder Souza in background

Sister Ward and Elder LeFevre in foreground,
Sister Stacey, Elder Anderson, Elder Dursteler in background

Elder Jensen and Elder Jacobsen

Elder Anderson, Elder Dursteler, Elder Taylor

Elder Barlow, Sister Stacey with Sister Ward in background

Elder LeFevre and Elder Dusteler

Elder Cox

Elder Souza

Elder Jacobsen

Elder Skousen, Sister Christensen with Sister Velasquez behind

Elder Singleton, Elder Howard, Sister Hansen

Elder Greenup, Elder Pipe, Elder Evans, Elder Forsgren, Elder Seal

Elder Tracy, Elder Johnson

Elder Carson

Elder Forsgren

Elder Pipe

Elder Beard, Elder Whitehead, Elder Day-Nuah, Elder Seal,
Elder Forsgren, Elder Green-up, Elder Pipe, Elder Evans

Hermana Okey, Hermana Velasquez

ElderBurns, Elder Pritchett, Elder Carson

Sister Vikari

Elder Beard, Elder Whitehead, Elder Day-Nuah, Elder Seal

Elder Howard, Elder Pradera

Hermana Penman, Elder St. Martin

Elder Burns

Elder Carson, Elder Tracy, Sister Mickelson,
Elder Burns, Elder Johnson

Elder Carson, Elder Johnson

         The Zone Leaders 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 Haws, Elder Olsen, Hermana Velasquez, Elder Adams, Hermana Okey, Elder and Sister Brinkman, 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 Cox, Elder Torgersen, Elder Jacobsen, Elder Holt, Elder Dursteler,
Elder Taylor, Elder Johnson, Elder Carson
Elder Anderson, Elder Day-Nuah, Elder Burns

Elder Beard, Elder Whitehead, Elder Howard ELder Day-Nuah,
Elder Cox, Elder Seal, Elder Pipe, Elder Green-up,
Elder Singleton, Elder Barlow, Elder Dursteler

Elder Burns, Elder Johnson, Elder Taylor

Elder LeFevre, Elder Torgersen, Elder Jacobsen, Elder Butterfield,
Elder Souza, Elder Barlow, Elder Dursteler, Elder Pipe

Sister Vikari, Sister Mickelsen, Sister Lewis, Sister Heywood,
Sister Woodbury, Sister Ward, Sister Stacey

Elder Haws, Elder Cox, Elder Jensen, Elder Seal, Elder Pipe
Elder Day-Nuah, Elder Taylor, Elder Olsen

Elder Torgersen, Elder Day-Nuah, Elder Seal, Elder Carson, Elder Pritchett,
Elder Tracy, Elder Skousen, Elder Beale, Elder Haws, Elder Pipe

Elder Johnson, Elder Burns, Elder Holt, and Elder Barker
checking out Elder Burns' planner

Elder Holt, Elder Barker, Elder Sizelove

           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!