Zone Leader Council May 2012

Back:  Elders Warr, Payne, Sithole, Salzl, Gonzalez, Hernandez, Graves, Serrano, Allred, Hardman, Muse, Junot, and Grover.  Front:  Elders Clements, Powell, Ferrin, Taylor, Gilbert, Takogawa, and Shannon.  This group includes Elders from South Africa, El Salvador, Brazil, Spain, Japan, and the United States.

Beach Day 2012 - Athens, Central, Westwood

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Zone Conference April 2012

We began by hearing from Sister Mayorga, who taught the dangers of high caffeine drinks, and better ways to get a good night’s sleep.  Elder Olsen taught about avoiding accidents, especially on left hand turns.  He spends most of the day inspecting cars.  Missionaries who get a “10” on the cleaning inspection get a candy bar, and those who get less than 7 get their cars confiscated.

President Baker introduced the theme of our conference, “Working with Members” by explaining  that missionaries working on their own have to find 25 new investigators to get one baptism.  When members do the finding, the ratio is 5 to 1.  We want our missionaries to gain the trust and confidence of members, and work closely with them to find more teaching opportunities.  Sister Baker spoke about Unity, referencing President Benson’s talk on Pride as well as President Uchtdorf’s recent talk on being Merciful.

We next had our breakout sessions with Zone Leaders teaching “Dinner Appointments,” “Working with Less Actives,” and “Creative Ways to Work with Members.”  Each day we were fortunate to have one of our Stake Presidents come with their wives to talk about “Gaining Member Trust.”  President Keeler of the Santa Monica Stake came on Tuesday, President Larson of the Downey Stake on Wednesday and President Lam of the Palos Verdes Stake on Thursday.

After a delicious lunch provided by one of the Stake Relief Societies, the Assistants taught about “Sustaining Our Leaders”.  They began an “I Sustain Campaign.”  President Baker finished the meeting by teaching about Priesthood Keys and the “Mobilizing the Ward Mission Plan.”

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Mission Leadership Training April 2012

Beach Day 2012: Lakewood, Marina, South Bay

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Arriving Missionaries April 2012

Elders  Nicholson, Oliver, Cozza, and Haslem are all awaiting visas for Mexico.  Joining the CLAM permanently are Elder Rodriguez from California, Elder Marrott from Missouri, Elder Baich from Argentina, and Sister Snyder from Utah.

 New Missionaries with their trainers:  Sisters Snyder and Saiz, Elders Ditton and Marrott, Elders Hsaio and Rodriguez, and Elders Dudrange and Baich.

Visa Waiters and Trainers:  front: Elders Cressman and Cozza, back: Elders Nicholson and Auna, Elders Moore and Haslam, and Elders Kuo and Oliver.

Departing Missionaries April 2012

Brittney Green, Donna Tanner (Family History Library), Gabriela Schumacher, Maribel Pinto, Esther Flake, Rachel Fonokalafi, Timothy Hough, and Augustin Orozco have returned home.

Clean Apartments April 2012

Back: Elders Wesley, Jones, Cisneros, Conder, Boyd, and Walton
Front: Sisters Thompson, Cole, Oteiza-Hernandez, and Pinto.  The Sisters, who all share an apartment, are holding their winner certificates.

Zone Leader Council April 2012

Front:  Elders Ferrin, Taylor, Gilbert, Muse, Powell, Loli, and Gonzalez.  Back:  Graves, Ferrin, Warr, Payne, Molinaro, Hernandez, Matheson, Sithole, Clements, Takogawa, Grover, Hardman, Serrano, and Shannon.

Mission Leadership Training March 2012

District fLeaders, Zone Leaders, Assistants, and Sister Trainers.