New Zones

On Sunday September 16 the Huntington Park West Spanish Stake was dissolved.  The wards were reassigned to the Stakes that pertained to their geographical boundaries.  The Downey Stake was also dissolved and reformed as the Huntington Park Stake with President Larry Larsen and counselors President Chavez and President Osorio.  Each Spanish ward will meet in conjunction with an English ward.  They will have separate Sacrament, Priesthood, and Relief Society Meetings in both English and Spanish.  All youth and Primary meetings will be held jointly, in English.  The South Gate Ward was divided with South Gate First Branch in the Huntington Park Stake and the South Gate Second Ward in the Inglewood Stake.  All other wards will currently remain the same.

The missionary areas are not affected but we have decided to reform some of the zones so that they will also match Stake boundaries.
Los Angeles Stake:  Griffith, Westwood, and Coliseum Zones
Huntington Park Stake:  Metro and Downey Zones
Santa Monica Stake:  Marina Zone
Inglewood Stake:  Central Zone
Torrance North Stake:  South Bay Zone
Torrance Stake and Palos Verdes Stake: Penninsula Zone.

Departing Missionaries September 2012

Patricia and Dr. Steven Jackson, Se Hwa Moon, Mateja Saiz, Lane Hoyt, Charity Johansen, Ken Takogawa, Leslie Hidalgo, Brandon Robertson, Carlmai Ralpho, Paul Carver and Knowlton 'Ita'aehau have returned home.

Clean Apartment Awards September 2012

First dinner in the new mission home.  Elder Haro, Elder Casillas, Sister Hudson, Elder Beckstead, Sister Set, Elder Long, Elder Hsaio, Elder Hsieh.  Winners:  Sisters Hudson and Set

Zone Leader Council September 2012

Back:  Elders Cooper, Ogden, Kiser, Junot, Gonzalez, Moore, Richards, Blackham, Sithole, Jensen, Garrett, Hardman, Skousen.  Front:  Elders Kim, Kasteler, Warr, Takagowa, Allred, Davidson, Muse.

It's Finished

This home has been designer furnished and decorated.  It won't look the same after we move in.

Small living room. It is divided from the main living room by the fireplace.

This is the main living room with the dining room in the back.

The dining room

The main living room with front door on the right.

The "General Authority" bedroom has a private bathroom.    

One of the child bedrooms.

Second child bedroom.

This is the only room with a view of the temple.

The master bedroom.

The family room is open to the kitchen.  The cabinet holds a TV.

Kitchen.

Office

Mission Leadership Training August 2012

Arriving Missionaries August 2012

Elder Simpson from Utah, Elder Palomino from Arizona, Elder Adair from Texas , Elder Pearce from Florida, Elder Kpainay from Maryland (Liberia), Elder Noe from Tennessee, Elder Mandaza from New Zeland (Zimbabwe), Elder Pierce from Idaho, Sister Elmer from Texas, Sister Sorensen from Utah, Sister Mellor from Washington, Sister Lopez Pech from Mexico, Sister Tatlataiga from Samoa, Sister Bateman from Utah, and Sister Jones from Colorado have joined the CLAM

Trainers:  Sisters Oteiza Hernandez (Bateman), Mueller (Talataiga), Cho (Elmer), Cole (Lopez Pech), Hidalgo and Barney (Jones), Curtis (Mellor) and Pinto (Sorensen), Elders Baich (Palomino), Ridl (Kpainay), Grover (Pearce), Powell (Noe), Dudragne (Mandaza), Harper (Pierce), Behnke (Simpson) and Thurgood (Adair).

Departing Missionaries August 2012

 Kirstin Bodily, Ryan Hall, Katherine Thompson, Akihito Ohata, Ross Little, Hser Doh, Jeremy Moss, Bryce Howard, and Roberto Hernandez have returned home.

Zone Leader Council August 2012

Front:  Elders Kiser, Muse, Taylor, Gonzalez, Skousen, Powell, Warr.  Back:  Elders Sitole, Clements, Junot, Hardman, Serrano, Takogawa, Hernandez, Grover, Allred, Kasteler, Ogden, Shannon, Salzl.

Barbeque: Lakewood, Athens, South Bay, Metro, Penninsula Zones