Second Week Zone Conferences June 2013

Hattiesburg Zone

Missionaries are beginning to enjoy all the practicing we do.

After a delicious lunch prepared by a Relief Society in Hattiesburg Stake, missionaries clean up tables and chairs.  Many hands... it goes quickly!

I don't know if others will get tired of seeing cars lined up and ready for inspection, but I really like them and love the missionaries who have taken such care to get them in tip-top condition!

 

And the BOSH Award winners in the Hattiesburg Zone are...

....all so gorgeous!

 

Time for more training.

 Our senior couple over all the apartments teach the missionaries

about insect and other pest infestations and how to avoid/control them.

"Don't Bug Me!"

They are wonderful, enjoyable, tireless, lovable missionaries.

We are blessed that they are here.

 

 

The next day is Specialized Training for District Leaders,

New Missionaries, Training Missionaries, and Sisters!

 

 

Gulfport Zone

 

Slidell Zone

 

The senior missionary in charge of the fleet of missionary cars found the perfect

Big Ol' Shiny Hubcap ....and this isn't it. 

He was using one (pictured) that came off of the Transfer Van and it wasn't shiny enough.



Winners of the new Big Ol' Shiny Hubcap Award.

 

Now THAT is a Big Ol' Shiny Hubcap!

 

Zone Conferences and Specialized Training come to an end for a couple of months.

It has been a powerful, spiritual, energizing time for us and for the missionaries!

OH!  We love all of these missionaries in all of these zones!  We are so blessed.

First Week -- Zone Conferences June 2013

 

Texarkana Zone

 

Shreveport Zone

 

The U Set-up

 

We Do a lot of Practicing....Makes excellent missionaries!

 

Car Inspections were complete by the time we arrived.

Amazing!

I still really love seeing all the cars lined up,

clean and perfect, hoods and trunks open.

 

After a wonderful lunch provided by the Relief Society for us,

we circle up, sing a song to say thank you, and give out the awards for the best-kept cars.

The BOSH Award

(Big Ol' Shiny Hubcap)

 

And the winners are.....

 

Ruston Zone

 

Monroe Zone

 

Ready to teach, ready to learn.

Clean and shiny, inside and out.

So is the car.

 

More BOSH Awards

 

Sister's Specialized Training is the following day.

Clinton Zone

 

Jackson Zone



 

Lots of picture-taking!

 

We like this U set up for teaching and training.

 

BOSH Awards are a real highlight of Zone Conference

Here are more winners.

We're so proud of all of them!

 

Sister's Specialized Training

Productive, Informative, Endearing, Fun!

 

Our Newest Senior Missionaries

Welcome to Louisiana!

You're gonna love it!

 



Today's DDM

 

Before DDM started, the sisters brought a bike to loan to some other sisters. 

They gave us a quick demo in the parking lot of how

they clip their skirts together to allow modest cycling.

 

 

The president loves to ride bikes.  He couldn't resist trying this one.

 

Happy Anniversary!

 

Forty-one-derful

Years!

It's gone fast.

We never dreamed we'd be celebrating this in Mississippi
with 169 new children!

 

 

Thank you

for all the fun texts, phone calls, singing, sticky notes,

and cake!

 We love you.

 



The president really enjoys coconut!

 

Yum!

Later That Night

Dun ta da da!

After meeting for more hours with the Sister Training Leaders and President McDonough,

 Two able-bodied, willing and pretty wonderful assistants lend a hand cleaning the building

 to help a family when the rest of the crew didn't show up who were assigned the task.

Mission Leader Council

Here are our current Assistants, Sister Training Leaders and Zone Leaders.

Remarkable missionaries!

 

 

Mission Leader Council was

Inspiring, Spiritual, Powerful,

 

Strenthening,

 



 

Educational;

 

 

BoA cards,

 

 

Spell out the month in the baptismal date, get forms into the office,

 

 

Cleanliness is next to Godliness,

 

 

Use "elbow grease" & Ajax to clean your bath tub,

 

 

and very fun.

Oh, how we love these and all the missionaries!