Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Mission Memories

September 2015 Zone Conference in Cranberry

"Preach my gospel is intended to help you be a better prepared, more spiritually mature missionary and a more persuasive teacher. "

The Pittsburgh North and Jamestown Zones

Front left: Sisters Johnson, Hokafonu, Birch, Maya, Clarkson, Christensen, Welch, Sears,

Ewing-Di-Bari, DeMille and Penrod

2nd row: Elder Draper, Pres. Johnson, Elder Rackham, Sisters Douglas, Jarvis, Wyasket and Wilson

3rd row: Elders Robertson, O'Keefe, LeBaron, Birrell, Tengberg, Miller, Redd, Redford, Cooley, Lundgren, Gates, Renteria, Isom and Whitmire

4th row: Elders Jackson, Cahoon, Mink, Glick, Wilson, Duffy, Stevens, Richens, Ashton, Ross,

Back row: Elders Hebdon - Far right: Klima, Story, Wilt, Walker and Bryant

Our sweet lunch providers!

Left clockwise: Elders Bryant, Redford, Sisters Penrod, DeMille, Elders Duffy, Mink and Cahoon

Elders Wilt, LeBaron, Klima, Walker and Story

Elder Clarkson and President Johnson

Left: Sister Birch, Elder Redd, Sisters Christensen, Clarkson, Elder Isom, Ashton and Ewing-Di-Bari

Elder Jackson, Whitmire, Hebdon, Robertson and Wilson

Left: Elders Walker, Story, Pres. Johnson, Elders Wilt, LeBaron and Klima

Left: Elders Cooley, Lundgren, Miller, Renteria, Richens and O'Keefe

Singing thank you!

Elders Jackson, President Johnson,and Elder Ashton

Left: Sisters Malo, Jarvis, Elders Draper, Ross, Glick and Stevens

September 2015 Zone Conference in Greentree

#PreachItHisWay

Zone Conferences this month centered on the strength of utilizing Preach My Gospel. Elder Birrell and Elder Gates gave a very powerful training on this great resource.

"I believe if we have a desire to do what the Lord's prophets want us to do that we will take seriously what's in Preach My Gospel. It's the most remarkable missionary guide of this dispensation. It's the combination of 175 years of experience in doing missionary work. I think that too many missionaries read it rather than study and apply it." Bishop Merle Taylor

The Pittsburgh and Pittsburgh West Zones

Front left: Elders Haskins, Ibarra, Wadsworth, Camp, Sisters Elcock, Johnson, Palmer, Ewell, Schofield, Buetler, Elders Buetler, Adams, Simmons and Sister and President Johnson

2nd row: Elders Hawley - jump to Elder Elcock, Sisters Clarkson, Smith, Huffaker, Forrest, Wall,

Johnson and jump over to Kocherhans

3rd row: Elders Spencer, Averett, Gehrke, Devey, Clarkson, Sisters Morrison, Durfee, Harlan, Malo and Crockett

4th Row: Elder Hyer, Sister Gardner, Elders Davis, Woods, Gille, Linford, Gates, Ord, Shuppy, Elkins and Gull

5th row: Elders Montgomery, Gardner, Masina, Elliot, Baxter, Whitney and Birrell

Our gracious lunch hostesses!

Left: Elders Montgomery, Hawley, Kocherhans, Gull, Spencer and Davis

Sister and Elder Elcock and the Clarksons

Twins? No ~Sisters Huffaker and Morrison

Elder Masina, Sisters Malo and Durfee

Left: Elders Hyer, Johnson, Woods, Sisters Ewell and Wall, Elders Elkins and Shuppy

Elder Shuppy, Sister Clarkson and Elder Whitney (suspicious)

Singing -"Called to Serve"

Elder Hyer

An Especial Witness

What a great blessing to the PPM to have Elder and Sister Stanfill come for a mission tour. We received inspired and very timely training from both of them. Sister Stanfill taught the power of charity, commitment, unity, studying, prayer and hard work.

"On the ship of the gospel, there are no passengers, we are all crew members"

"This is my work and my glory . . ."

Salvation is not cheap therefore missionary work is not easy.

Elder Stanfill taught us that we are epistles of the Lord from Elder Nelson's talk (epistle = a formal teaching instrument known and read of all men).

"Christ is the living water, bread of life and light of the world. These are essential to life. If we accept these things - The best way to show him we accept is to do our best!"