How many Senior Missionaries does it take to run a mission?

We had a pot luck dinner for most of our Senior Missionaries this week. Included are CES missionaries, Family History missionaries, Visitor Center missionaries, Office missionaries, Leadership missionaries, Public Affairs missionaries, and our Area Medical Advisor. Missing were Elder and Sister Macdonald who had to keep the Visitor Center running and 4 service missionary couples who live at home and inspect the missionary apartments each month. Please start planning now to serve as a senior missionary and help in this great work!

Beach Day April 2011 Central, Metro, Penninsula

Central Zone pyramid

Central Zone

Metro Zone pyramid

Metro Zone

Penninsula Zone pyramid

Penninsula Zone

Sister's pyramid

Zone Leaders April 2011

Elders Bigler, Simmons, Tanner, Jones, Woods, Hall, Gagnon, Russell, Brady, Bennett, Kelly, Groves, Molinaro, Eguizabel, Muir, Thiriot.

Beach Day April 2011 South Bay and Westwood

South Bay Zone pyramid

South Bay Zone

Sisters pyramid

Westwood Zone pyramid

Westwood Zone (with a few extra sisters from Marina zone)

Arrivals March 2011

Joining us are Elder Godderidge from Idaho, Elder Sithole from South Africa, Elder Koo from Korea, Elder Hardman from Utah, Elder Ursenbach from Canada, and Elder Wesley from Hawaii.



Our trainers are Elder Carroll (Godderidge), Elder Hernandez (Hardman), Elder Fourr (Sithole), Elder Williams (Ursenbach), Elder Robertson (Wesley), Elder Lee (Koo), and Elder Toelupe (Wesley).

Departures March 2011

Leaving us are Heidi Browning, LeeAnn Cass, Elisa Tittle, Lydia Garcia, Iris Garza, Marva Lyman,(middle row) Daniel Cooley, Andrew Moss, Jay Merrill, Nathan Hodell, John Lyman (back row) Douglass Maxwell, James Carter, Austin Tuttle, Michael Hoehn, and Matthew Cordy

Clean Apartment Awards March 2011

Elder Loli, Elder Acosta, Elder Hernandez, Elder McCulloch, Sister Brinkerhoff, Elder Conlin, Sister Cass, Elder Isaacson, Elder Williams, Elder Casteneda. Elders Conlin and Castaneda were last transfer's winners who were cashing in their rain check. This transfer's winners were Elders Williams and Loli.

Zone Leader Council March 2011

Elders Ricks, Welling, Russell, Simmons, Bennett, Brady, Thiriot, Groves, Muir, Equizabel, Bigler, Wood, Chambers, Kelly, Tanner, Gagnon

Zone Conference February 2011

Zone Conferences start off with the “Car Czar” talking about safety. We have revised our ticket policy so that if a driver gets a moving violation, riders in the car will pay a maximum of $25 towards the fine and the driver will be responsible for the rest. Since California is trying to make up its deficit with traffic tickets, they are very expensive. Running a red light is $450. That is a serious dent in somebody’s pocket (generally not the missionaries) so these are financial as well as safety issues.

Our theme for this conference was Chapter 6 of Preach My Gospel, “Christlike Attributes.” President Baker did an introduction to the theme and reviewed some of the things that have happened since our last Zone Conference in November. An Elder from our ASL program talked for a few minutes on finding deaf people and getting referrals. Sister Baker gave a talk on Virtue based on Jeffrey R. Holland’s “Of Souls, Symbols, and Sacraments.” Law of Chastity problems are the single biggest obstacle to baptism in our mission so I tried to help the missionaries have some background in why the Law of Chastity is so important.

We then divided into groups for our three break-out sessions. We had sisters from the Visitor’s Center teach how to get referrals from members. Two sets of Zone Leaders taught “Obedience and Diligence” stressing focus and attitude, and “Patience and Humility” focusing on getting along with companions and ward members. After the lunch break and zone pictures, the Assistants to the President taught “Faith” emphasizing goal setting. Then President Baker was the concluding speaker talking about “Obedience, the First Law of Heaven”. He explained that obedience is the basis for progress. He also used the story about the “Grapefruit Principle” found in the January Ensign to help missionaries understand that all change has to begin with ourselves. He shared some of President Benson’s talk on Pride and how it keeps us from obedience as well as from change.

Westwood Zone


South Bay Zone


Penninsula Zone


Metro Zone


Marina Zone


Lakewood Zone


Central Zone (with Doctor and Sister Lyman)

Arrivals February 2011

Elders Ridl from Montana, Ewing from Utah, Kim from Idaho, Allred from Idaho, Grover from Mississippi, Kasteler from Utah, Shumway from Utah, Hernandez from El Salvador
Sisters Olsen from Idaho, Malani from Fiji, Franks from Michigan

Trainers (and some Visa Waiters): Elders Keith, Bluth (Allred), Sisters Dansie (Olsen), Tittle (Franks), Contreras (Malani), Elders Poemape (Grover), Jung (Hernandez), Billat (Shumway), Spafford (Ewing), Deleon, Davis (Kim), Roundy (Kasteler), Szymanski (Ridl), Rose