Mission Leadership Training May 2013

Special Devotional

Our mission was fortunate to have a visit from Elder Quentin Cook and his wife Mary.  We had a devotional for all missionaries at 7:30 am on Saturday.  Every missionary had the opportunity to shake the hand of an Apostle of God.

Beach Day 3 May 2013

Coloseum Zone:

Downey Zone:

Kent Zone:

Penninsula Zone:

Sisters Pyramid:

Zone Conference May 2013

Our theme was “C” THE CHANGE.  We wanted to missionaries to think about ways they could change as well as ways the mission will and should change.  Sister Mayorga led off with a review of energy drinks (no!) and green vegetables (yes!).  Elder Kelley showed videos on bike safety and intersection safety.  President Baker introduced our topic by talking about how missionaries should show support for their new Mission President.  He also reviewed a talk by Tad Callister on Consecrated missionaries.  Elder Callister said there were 5 things they should lay on the altar of sacrifice:  disobedience, fear, romantic passions, pride, and negativism.

Sister Baker talked about the Character of Christ.  She focused how much our Savior loves us and how he wants to forgive us.  She used the parable of the Loving Father (prodigal son) as one example and the story of Abigail in 1 Samuel 25 as another.  We then had two break-out sessions:  The Assistants taught Change (Repentance) as it applies to missionaries and investigators and our new Sister Training Leaders taught Cordially Invited to teach missionaries how to help people getting baptized invite all their friends and family to their baptism. 

After a delicious lunch provided by three different Stakes, we had 6 missionaries called out of the audience to bear their testimony and an experience they had with repentance in their lives.  President Baker closed by showing a video of Elder Scott’s talk from Oct 2010 General Conference “The Transforming Power of Faith and Character.”   President Baker then took some time to explain how “Consistent Correct Choices” as described by Elder Scott had shaped his own life.  He took some questions from missionaries for a half hour at the end.

 Central Zone:

Coloseum Zone:

Downey Zone:

Metro Zone:

Griffith Zone:

Kent Zone:

Penninsula Zone:

South Bay Zone:

Westwood Zone:

Marina Zone

Mission Leadership Council May 2013

Front: Elder Thurgood, Elder Hill, Sister Mellor, Sister Baeza, Sister Bateman, Sister Snyder.  Middle:  Elders Haro, Davidson, Junot, Kuo.  Third Row: Elders Dudragne, Pearce, Cressman, Penrod, DiPaolo, Garret, Roberts.  Back:  Elders Jones, Behnke, Kimball, Black, Brinton, Moore, Gonzalez, Pollard.

Beach Day 2 April 2013

Central Zone:

Metro Zone:

Westwood Zone:

Beach Day 1 April 2013

Griffith Zone:

Marina Zone:

South Bay Zone:

Sisters Pyramid:

Arriving Missionaries April 2013

Sister Blair from Utah, Sister Ford fromWashington, Sister Harrison from Kentucky, Sister Lyman from Utah, Sister Sister Oldham from Arkansas, Sister Petersen from Alabama, Sister Powell from Utah, Sister Rudd from Idaho, Sister Warner from Utah, Sister Wright from Colorado, Sister Young from Utah, and Sister Zollinger from North Dakota have joined the CLAM.

Elder Casey from Utah, Elder Christian from Idaho, Elder Crane from Georgia, Elder Davey from Utah, Elder Ericksen from Utah, Elder Harris from Wales, Elder Moon from South Korea, Elder Spencer from Idaho, and Elder Tupouata from Tonga, have joined the CLAM along with Visa Waiters Elder Anglade from Utah, Elder Chriss from Utah, Elder Clawson from Nevada, and Elder Engebretsen from Utah.

 New missionaries: (front) Sisters Blair, Ford, Harrison, Lyman, Oldham, Peterson, Powell, (middle) Sisters Rudd, Smith, Warner, Wright, Young, Zollinger. Elders Anglade Casey Chriss, Christian, Clawson, (back) Elders Crane, Davey, Engelbretsen, Erickson, Harris, Moon, Spencer, Tupouata.

Trainers:  (front) Sisters Ostler, Atkinson, Barney, Cole, Jones, Wells, Nordhagen (middle) Elders Marin, Mandaza, Chacon, Marrott, Pace, Olsen, Phelps, Sisters Moeller, Copland (back) Froisland, Thomas, Bowman, Hsiao, Hallan Wald, Reeves, Kuli.

If you noticed that the number of new missionaries and the number of trainers don't match, it is because we have 4 Sister trainers with 2 new missionaries each and some of the Elders have two trainers.

Departing Missionaries April 2012

Young Koo, Justin Ratto, Adam Pace, Mark Kiser, Daniel Bucheger, Jessica Bahr, Paul Langi, Amy Curtis, Alexander Walton, Perelini Lameko, Ericka and Ronald Grover,  Sue Ann and Ramon Sanft have returned home.

Clean Apartment Awards April 2013

Clean Apartment Award Winner:  Front, Elder Cooper, Sister Lago, Sister Stevens, Elder Eddy.  Back, Elder Campbell, Elder Low, Elder Pearce, Elder Kuo.  Winners:  Sisters Lago and Stevens.