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 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
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 Scherer
Elder Earl, Elder Williford,
Sister Tolman
Elder Kearl, Elder Eddenfield, Elder Westenskow
Elder Tolman, Sister Tolman,
Sister Penrod
A few More Pictures:
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 Roper, Elder Earl, Elder Kearl
Elder Stewart-Chester, Elder Schere, Elder Heiner, Elder Earl
Elder Carter (conducting the lunch song)
