Friday, May 20, 2016

May 2016 Zone Conferences

                    SEEKING THE LIGHT 1 Nephi 17:13

We were blessed this past week to hear from our mission leaders at our Zone Conference. We learned how we can "ignite" the light of the Lord, and how to share it with everyone around us. 

Sister Griffin taught us that the more truth we know, the more our LIGHT will shine. She also taught us that our success in this life, and in gaining our eternal salvation in the next life is determined by our COMMITMENT, and how much LIGHT we receive in this life. We are either gaining truth and light or it is being taken away from us. 1 Nephi 17:13, teaches us that, "I will be your LIGHT and prepare the way before you..." only if we are obedient and worthy. A perfect morning will open the door to the LIGHT that we need throughout the day. "THIS LITTLE MISSIONARY LIGHT OF MINE, I'M GOING TO MAKE IT SHINE!"

We learned about how we can be more obedient and worthy with our iPads so that we can have the ability to resist temptation for the rest of our lives. 

President Griffin taught us about the difference between head, heart, and soul knowledge. We learned that all three must work together in order for both us and our investigators to truly be converted. We learned that often times, the hang up between head and heart knowledge is HUMILITY. He also taught us to connect the Holy Ghost that we have with us with the LIGHT of Christ that is already in our investigators-- Plug it in! 

The Assistants taught us how to turn our names into referrals. They gave us some fun ideas to try like getting the member out with you, teach doctrine, practice with them, and have them practice the invitation with you. 

The Sister/Hermana Training Leaders taught us about teaching and living repentance, and helped us experience repentance for ourselves so that we can better teach it to our investigators. We also learned from our zone leaders how we can better use all of the "three buckets" of personal finding, member referrals, and using the ward council lists so that we can fulfill the new standards of excellence. 

We loved our zone conferences! We are all prepared to shine our light to the people of Northern Illinois!

Naperville Zones


Elder Seve, Elder Jacob, Sister Griffin, President Griffin, Elder Golling, and Elder Harris.
Elder Nelson, Elder Rawlings, Elder Marchant, Elder Morales, Elder Jordan, and Elder Warren.
Sister Smith, Sister Madsen, Hermana Diaz, Hermana Osborne, Hermana Hokanson, and Hermana Buehner.

Elder Lewis, Elder Jackson, Elder Limray, Elder Anderson, Elder Cluff, and Elder Hastings.
Hermana Buehner, Hermana Osborne, Elder Harris, Elder Hadlock, Elder Jackson, Elder Gollings, Elder Rawlings, Elder Murchison, and Sister Murchison!










Elder Casto, Elder Fillmore, Elder Johnson, Elder Lusk, Elder Neve, Elder Urness, Elder Maughn












Elder Wilson, Elder Hastings, Elder Nelson, Elder Chidester, Elder Hirschi, Elder Maynard, Elder McClowsky, Elder Wells














Elder Hill, Elder Lewis, Elder Jackson, Elder Murchison, Elder Sorenson








Elder Jepsen, Elder Tia, Elder Tafa, Elder Harris, President Griffin, Elder Golling











Elder Jordan, Elder Warren, Elder Hill, Elder Sorenson, Elder Nielson










President Griffin, Elder Murchison, Elder Warren, Elder Hill, Elder Jordan, Elder Lewis, Elder Jackson, Elder Golling  













Elder Hill, Elder Roper, Elder Giolitto, Elder Frehner











Elder McDonald, Elder Tia, Elder Scherer, Elder Cluff











President Griffin, Elder Mower 










President Griffin, Elder Mower, Sister Mower, Sister Tolman, Elder Tolman 














Elder Nielson, Elder Rawlings, Elder Marchant, Elder Morales, Elder Jordan, Elder Warren









Joliet Zones


                 
All the missionaries singing the Lunch Song!


Elder Mower, Elder Clark, Elder Urness, and Elder Burton singing a special musical number.


Sister Taggart and Sister James giving a special training on repentance and how we can teach our investigators the importance of repenting. 

President Griffin enjoying the Zone Conference!

Elder Neve, Elder Cook, Elder Burton, Elder Fillmore, Elder Lusk, Elder Johnson, and Elder Morse all enjoying lunch together!












Elder Brimley, Elder Ashcraft, Elder Clark, Elder Chidester













Elder Fry, Elder Richards, Elder Vazquez











Elder Richards, Elder Vazquez, Elder Brimley















Elder Ogden, Elder Earl, Elder Mower, Sister Mower







Sister Carlson, Sister Mead













Sister Murchison, Elder Murchison, Hermana Sorensen, Hermana Jessop














Sister James, Sister Taggart, Sister Rungaitis, Sister Hopkins







Sister Jarvis, Sister Belding, Sister Dimond, Sister Diaz-Bonilla















Volunteers at Joliet             



 
 Elder Kearl, Elder Earl, Elder Anderson, Elder Cluff (doing iPad checks)








Elder Bird, Elder Horton, Elder Kearl, Elder Bollschweiler
















President Griffin, Elder Anderson, Sister Tolman, Elder Tolman, Elder Mower, Elder Urness 


Rockford Zones


Elder Chase, Elder McNatt, Elder Riggins, Elder Achaval, Elder Earl, Elder Kearl, Elder Maynard, and Elder Fia.



Sister Davis, Sister Halliday, Sister Shephard, Sister Havey, Sister Allowitz, Sister Turner, and President Griffin all enjoying lunch!






   Elder Porter, Elder Ellis, Elder Cluff, Elder Weigel, and Elder McDonald.

Sister Ivie, Sister Wallace, Hermana Webb, Hermana Craner, Sister Murchison, and Elder Murchison having lunch together!

                                Singing the Lunch Song!














Elder Hale, Elder Hirschi, Elder Achaval, Elder Riggins, Elder Anderson










Sister Allowitz, Sister Havey, Sister Turner, Hermana Craner, Hermana Webb











Volunteers at Rockford 











Elder Boulton, Elder Weigel, Elder Harvey, Elder Campbell, Elder Marchant, Elder Morales









Elder McDonald, Elder Faimalo, Elder Porter, Elder Maynard, Elder Kloosterboer, Elder Fia











Elder Nelson, Elder Bingham, ELder Morwood, Elder Ellis, Elder Kearl, Elder Weigel








Sister Ivie, Sister Wallace








Hermana Webb, Hermana Craner 















Sister Davis, Sister Shephard


















Sister & Elder Murchison













Hermana Gardner, Hermana Walton, Hermana Nelson








President Griffin, Elder Tolman, Sister Tolman, Hermana Gardner, Hermana Walton, Hermana Nelson 













Elder Faimalo, Elder Fia, Elder Hirschi












Elder Whipple, Elder Wiser, Elder Boulton, Elder Cluff











Elder Cluff, Elder Anderson, Elder Boettcher









Elder Hahn, Elder Boettcher, Elder Harvey, Elder Kearl, Elder Campbell, Elder Earl








Elder McNatt, Elder Hahn, Elder Riggins, Elder Chase















Elder Porter, Elder Ellis, Elder Cluff, Elder Weigel, Elder McDonald









Schaumburg Zones


The Schaumburg missionaries practicing how they can get referrals from members!

Elder Stewart-Chester, Elder Hughes, Elder Giolitto Elder Tedders, Elder Earl, Elder Hilton, Elder Webster, and Elder Kearl.


Elder Terry, Elder Cluff, Elder Tolman, Sister Davis, Hermana Weaver, Hermana Wixom, Sister Doty, Hermana Sa'ili, Sister Halliday, Sister Tolman, Elder Wells, Elder Anderson, Elder Pierre     

                                                Lunch Song!!

Elder Frehner and Elder Giolitto training their zone on the three buckets for finding people to teach!













Elder Hughs Elder Reyes










Training in Schaumburg











Elder Squires, Elder Maughn, Elder Cluff, Elder Earl, Elder Kearl, Elder Lewis, Elder Jackson, Elder Anderson










Sister Doty, Sister Ensign, Sister Anderson, Sister Murphy










Elder Terry, Elder Pierre, Elder Wells, Elder McCloskey, President Griffin, Sister Doty, Sister Ensign, Sister Anderson, Sister Murphy










Elder Frehner, Elder Giolitto 










Elder Stewart-Chester, Elder Giolitto, Elder Tedders, Elder Ruiz, Elder Fong Baeza, Elder Frehner Hermana Nelson, Hermana Jarosz











Elder Mower 










Elder Earl, Elder Hughs, Elder Stewart-Chester, Elder Frehner, Elder Tedders, Elder Giolitto, 
Elder Reyes 











Sister Ensign, Sister Anderson, Sister Burton, Sister Waters, Sister Murphy, Hermana Gowens, Hermana Sa'ili, Hermana Henricksen, Hermana Albrechtsen, Hermana Nelson, Hermana Jarosz










Hermana Nelson, Hermana Jarosz











President Griffin, Elder McCloskey, Elder Maughan, Elder Fong Baeza, Elder Squires, Elder Ruiz, Elder Kearl, Elder Royce, Elder Butterfield, Elder Kelly     








\Sister Doty, Sister Halliday, Sister Davis, Hermana Saili, Hermana Gowens










Sister Murphy and Elder and Sister Tolman, Hermana Henricksen, Hermana Jarosz 













Hermana Henricksen












Sister Doty, Sister Davis, Sister Ensign 







Elder Fong-Baeza, Elder Maughn, Elder Ruiz, Elder Squires









Elder Wells, Elder Terry, Elder McClowsky, Elder Butterfield, Elder Kelly









Elder Stewart-Chester, Elder Hughes, Elder Giolitto, Elder Teddars, Elder Earl, Elder Hilton, Elder Webster, Elder Kearl








Elder Stewart-Chester, Elder Hughes, Elder Giolitto, Elder Tedders, Elder Earl, Elder Hilton














Elder Anderson, Elder Cluff, President Griffin










Elder Clark, Elder Reyes, 
Elder Hughes







Peoria Zones


      The missionaries being served by Howie!

Elder John, Elder Clark, Elder Larsen, Elder Carter, Elder Bennett, Elder Aagard, and Elder Frarck.


                  All the Sisters at lunch together!
       Sister Penrod, Sister Smith, Sister Metcalf,            Sister Campbell, Sister Gallup, Sister Murchison, Sister James, Sister Taggart, Sister Nogueria, Sister Khou, Sister Bell 



Elder Hibbard, Elder Lavemai, and Elder Jones.




Elder Heiner and Elder Bennett giving an excellent training for their zone!




Elder Pace, Elder Shields, Elder Umphress,
Elder Moore














Sister Bell, Sister Penrod, Sister Taggart, Sister Nogueira, Sister Smith, Sister Khou 























Sister Gallup


















Elder Julander, Elder Tolman,
Elder Casto













Elder Kearl, Elder Eddenfield, Elder Westenskow, Elder Anderson


















Elder Scherer, Elder Aagard, Elder Carter, Elder Williford, Elder Heiner

















Elder Westenskow, Elder Casto

















Elder Hibbard, Elder Lavemai, Elder Jones


















Elder Heiner, Elder Jones 

















Elder Cluff, Elder Heiner,
 Elder Scherer


















Elder Earl, Elder Williford, 
Sister Tolman














Elder Kearl, Elder Eddenfield, Elder Westenskow



Elder Tolman, Sister Tolman, 
Sister Penrod


















A few More Pictures:  










Elder Lewis, Elder Jackson, Elder Limary, Elder Anderson, Elder Cluff, Elder Hastings















Elder Hendrickson, Elder Chidester, Elder Limary, Elder Hastings




















Elder Roper, Elder Earl, Elder Kearl
















Elder Stewart-Chester, Elder Schere, Elder Heiner, Elder Earl



















Elder Aagard, Elder Brimley, Elder Pace, Elder Kearl, Elder Webster, Elder Carter, Elder Ashcraft, Elder Bennet













Elder Carter (conducting the lunch song)