These Are The Special Times

Elders Liston and Averett with the Phillips family.

Elders Johnson and La-Fon at stake conference with Renée who was taking the lessons at that time and was baptized July 2, 2016

Sister Ewell saying goodbye to Sister Wong.

Sister Wadsworth saying goodbye to Sister Chauah

Sisters Johnson and Sister Huffaker saying goodbye to Sister Wayman

Elder La Fon packing up!

Two sisters who love "red"!

Happy birthday Sister Gardner!

Assistants selfie! (Elders Liston and Ord)

Elder Crook traveling with mom and dad after completing his mission.

Elder Childs back for a quick visit to PPM with his family.

Elder Gates celebrating with his parents at the end of his mission!

Sisters Morgan, Bartlett, O'Reilly, Crisp and Nevil have a last hug before Sisters O'Reilly and Nevil head back to temple square mission.

The previous Sister Kinney back for a visit with her Hubby (former PPM Elder) Zumwalt!

Look who wants to be Sister Durrant's companion!

Celebrating Renee's baptism

President Johnson, Renee, sister Nevil (on iPad at temple square-interpreting) Elder Johnson

Sister Johnson and Elder LaFon

Sister Roberts and Sister Sage had a joyful reunion - good friends back home!

Sister Beutler had a joyful reunion with her father and sister one of her triplets just released from Portland Oregon mission - other sister serving in Texas. 

Sister Busath with her mom and dad.

June 2016 ZONE CONFERENCE in Lancaster

Front:  Elders Wilson, Rose, Hawley, Howard, Wadsworth, Worsham, Iverson, Garduno, Duffy and Shepard

Row 2:  Elders Adams, Davis, Gardiner, Poulsen, Camp, Ibarra, Gray, Ainsworth, Baxter, Spencer

Row 3:  Elders Renteria, VanLeeuwen, Tunquist, Rogowski, Devey, Liston, Gehrke, Ross, Wood, Mejia, and Vu

Row 4:  Elders Ord, LeBaron, Cuthbert, Perry, Hatch, Elkins, Mink, Lundgren, Hinckley, Spencer, and Herzog

Row 5:  Elder and Sister Christensen, Sisters Faamaile, Evenson, Smith, Forrest, Wyasket, Harlan,  Roden, Noorlander, Hokafonu, Hale

Back:  Sisters Collins, Busath, Sears, Blake, Welch, Manemaleuna, Wall, Maya, Smith, Hamblin, Palmer, Kwasney, Huffaker, Nevil, Johnson and President Johnson

Elder Worsham 

Picking up supplies!  Elder Rose and Iverson

Elder Duffy with Sisters Noorlander and Faamaile

Sisters Kwasney and Palmer, Elders Poulsen and Shepard

Sisters Huffaker, Nevil and Elder Perry

Let's eat!

Elders Ibarra and Gehrke 

Elders Howard and Ross

Sisters Wyasket and Forrest

Sister Collins

Our wonderful hostesses!

Singing our thanks!

Stop and see the beauty!

A beautiful Cardinal reminding us to notice the beauty that surrounds us!

June 2016 ZONE CONFERENCE in State College

Have you ever had a concern or a question or problem that you couldn't seem to find an answer for?  

The young Joseph Smith showed us the pattern of faith in seeking for an answer to a question or problem!  

Joseph was confused by the differences among the many churches in his area and wanted to know which church was right. Knowing he lacked wisdom, he followed the counsel found in the Bible, “If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him” (James 1:5).  

Joseph

    -Recognizing he lacked wisdom (he was humble)

    -He counseled with local church leaders in the area and with his family

    -Looked in the scriptures for counsel

    -He acted on the scripture in faith - he expected God to answer!  

    -Ultimately he sought counsel of God

Joseph counseled with Heavenly Father in the woods that day, he went with sincere desire to receive counsel!

Do you think he expected to see Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ?  Do you think he was surprised by the answer (counsel he was given) he received?  

He sought counsel from the ultimate and true source and then when he received he stayed true to that counsel!

Front: President and Sister Johnson, Sisters Campbell, Thompson, Elder and Sister Samuelson, Sister and Elder Christensen, Sister Farnes, Roberts, Ewing-Di Bari, President Mauro

Row 2:  Sisters Simonsen, Bowden, Ewell, Wentzel, Wadsworth, Paine, DeMille, Morrison, Hartman, Brown, Thorsen, Crockett and Allen

Row 3:  Elders Smith, Holdaway, Richens, Segon, Averett, Zubeck, Swisher, Smedley, Selfridge, Davidson, Mueller, and Wilt

Row 4:  Elders Eubanks, Hansen, LaFon, Saylor, Cook, Holman, Johnson, Haroldsen, Calaway, Kotter

Row 5:  Elders Uchityl, Draper, Curtis, Montgomery, Liston, Ord, Robertson, Halls, Simmons and Holbrook

Sisters Thompson and Campbell

Elders Saylor and Swisher

S-M-I-L-E

Elder Davidson, Sister Roberts and Elder Montgomery 

Elders Averett, Johnson, and Sister Morrison

Sisters Bowden, Ewell, Hansen and Zubeck

Elder Robertson and Eubanks

Elders Eubanks and Robertson with Sisters DeMille and Simonsen

Elders LaFon and Kotter

Our wonderful lunch team!

Elders LaFon, Haroldsen, and Holbrook

Elders Segon and Curtis

Lunch helpers!

Elders Calaway, Zubeck, Robertson, and Richens

Elder Johnson, Sisters Ewell, Wentzel, Bowden and Wadsworth

Singing our thanks!