MISSIONARY MULTI ZONE CONFERENCE/19 MAY 2016
Our first Multi Zone Conference with Elder Zwick and Sister Zwick was held in Raleigh.
Sitting in second row are Lane, me, President James, Sister James, Sister Zwick and Elder Zwick.
Peggy (green skirt) and Vaughn are in the from row.
WILMINGTON ZONE CONFERENCE/21 JUNE 2016
Lunch at our conference. President and Sister James attended.
SENIORS AT LUNCH
Left to right: Elder Peterson, Sister Junker, Elder Madeo, Sister Madeo, Elder Martin, Sister Martin, Sister Hyde and Elder Hyde
WILMINGTON ZONE CONFERENCE
President and Sister James, Elder and Sister Martin, Elder and Sister Hyde
FAMILY VISIT
SUNSET BEACH/SHALOTTE
We spent the day at Sunset Beach in Shalotte with Ben, Rachel and the kids. Rachel''s family all get together at this beach, every year for one week. It is a gorgeous beach with soft sand and warm Atlantic Ocean water!!
RACHEL, RUBY AND NORAH
As we arrived we were met by Rachel on the bike with Ruby and Norah in tow! So cute..
BEACH CONDO SHALLOT
This is the beach condo that they were staying in. It sleeps 17 people.
BOARDWALK DOWN TO THE BEACH
Lane, Rachel and the children on the long wooden boardwalk that leads down to the beach. Norah is peeping our from her little seat in front of Rachel.
MAX ON THE MINI TRAMP
Caught in mid-air. Ruby looking on as her brother bounces off the tramp.
RELAXING IN THE SUN
Rachel, Ben and Norah enjoying some quiet time on the beach chairs.
SWIMMING IN THE ATLANTIC OCEAN
There were super warm tide pools left on the shore as the tide receded. My first real swim in the Atlantic Ocean.
WINDY DAY
Lane and I enjoying a bit of sun and wind!!
BAPTISM
Saturday 25 June we traveled to Morrisville with the Elders to attend the baptism of a Chinese young man called Miao. Elder Chiu had "found" Maio while offering English lessons to the Manderin speaking students in Raleigh.
ELDER CHIU SPEAKING AT THE BAPTISM
Elder Chiu spoke at Miao's baptism. The whole service was in Manderin and all the English speakers were provided with headsets. Sister Katie Hoskins translated for us. Her husband, Joseph Hoskins, conducted the meeting. President and Sister James were also in attendance. It was a special day for all of us and both Lane and I felt the spirit strongly. I think this is a special young man. He came to the US to study and has just graduated with a Biological Science degree. He plans to do his masters this next year.
BAPTISM
Miao was baptized by Elder Lin. These Chinese speaking elders have learned the language on the job. They are taught one hour a day by Sister Hoskins and Brother Barrow. They are amazing.
MISSIONARY WORK
As you can see from the above photos two days were occupied with District Meeting and the Baptism. We also used our "P Day" to visit with Ben and Rachel. Apart from that we had a wonderful visit with Mary Butler, her sister Anne Scott and her daughter, Wanda. We also visited with Brother Garst again. We meet in his air-conditioned garage where he potters around each day. He has a very faithful old dog who follows him around everywhere. He lies quietly behind Roger's chair until he moves, then he follows wherever Roger leads. We went by Harold and Nancy Honeyman and were able to meet their son Chris who works for the forest service. Harold was at work. Sister Honeyman has a number of health issues and is not able to get around very much. She told us about their interesting lives, having lived in Japan for 4 years where they were able to adopt Chris who is of Japanese descent. He is a really nice young man and we challenged him to start reading the Book of Mormon. On Friday we visited Tammy and Danny Skipper. They were very welcoming and we enjoyed getting to know them. They have invited us to dinner next Wednesday. We are excited about that. Today at church the Elders had an investigator by the name of Eden. What a nice man. He is Spanish speaking and already knows the Book of Mormon is true. The Elders played the movie of Joseph Smith and his first vision. We all enjoyed watching. It was in Spanish but we knew the story so we followed the action easily. Eden had a few questions which we answered for him. After church the Elders and us senior missionaries joined the ward choir to practice a song we will sing in church during July. Tonight there is a fireside for missionaries and investigators at Brother Bowman's home. President James will be speaking to us. We are looking forward to hearing what he has to say.
Lane and I are both enjoying feeling the spirit often and at unexpected times. Sometimes it is during someone's talk, while singing a hymn saying our prayers or just reading the scriptures. I am so grateful for this experience of serving a mission. It is truly blessing our lives and bringing us closer to our Savior and our Father in Heaven. The gospel blesses all lives and is free to anyone who is willing to study, pray and keep the commandments.
WILMINGTON ZONE CONFERENCE/21 JUNE 2016
Lunch at our conference. President and Sister James attended.
SENIORS AT LUNCH
Left to right: Elder Peterson, Sister Junker, Elder Madeo, Sister Madeo, Elder Martin, Sister Martin, Sister Hyde and Elder Hyde
WILMINGTON ZONE CONFERENCE
FAMILY VISIT
SUNSET BEACH/SHALOTTE
We spent the day at Sunset Beach in Shalotte with Ben, Rachel and the kids. Rachel''s family all get together at this beach, every year for one week. It is a gorgeous beach with soft sand and warm Atlantic Ocean water!!
RACHEL, RUBY AND NORAH
As we arrived we were met by Rachel on the bike with Ruby and Norah in tow! So cute..
BEACH CONDO SHALLOT
This is the beach condo that they were staying in. It sleeps 17 people.
BOARDWALK DOWN TO THE BEACH
Lane, Rachel and the children on the long wooden boardwalk that leads down to the beach. Norah is peeping our from her little seat in front of Rachel.
MAX ON THE MINI TRAMP
Caught in mid-air. Ruby looking on as her brother bounces off the tramp.
RELAXING IN THE SUN
Rachel, Ben and Norah enjoying some quiet time on the beach chairs.
SWIMMING IN THE ATLANTIC OCEAN
There were super warm tide pools left on the shore as the tide receded. My first real swim in the Atlantic Ocean.
WINDY DAY
Lane and I enjoying a bit of sun and wind!!
BAPTISM
Saturday 25 June we traveled to Morrisville with the Elders to attend the baptism of a Chinese young man called Miao. Elder Chiu had "found" Maio while offering English lessons to the Manderin speaking students in Raleigh.
ELDER CHIU SPEAKING AT THE BAPTISM
Elder Chiu spoke at Miao's baptism. The whole service was in Manderin and all the English speakers were provided with headsets. Sister Katie Hoskins translated for us. Her husband, Joseph Hoskins, conducted the meeting. President and Sister James were also in attendance. It was a special day for all of us and both Lane and I felt the spirit strongly. I think this is a special young man. He came to the US to study and has just graduated with a Biological Science degree. He plans to do his masters this next year.
BAPTISM
Miao was baptized by Elder Lin. These Chinese speaking elders have learned the language on the job. They are taught one hour a day by Sister Hoskins and Brother Barrow. They are amazing.
MISSIONARY WORK
As you can see from the above photos two days were occupied with District Meeting and the Baptism. We also used our "P Day" to visit with Ben and Rachel. Apart from that we had a wonderful visit with Mary Butler, her sister Anne Scott and her daughter, Wanda. We also visited with Brother Garst again. We meet in his air-conditioned garage where he potters around each day. He has a very faithful old dog who follows him around everywhere. He lies quietly behind Roger's chair until he moves, then he follows wherever Roger leads. We went by Harold and Nancy Honeyman and were able to meet their son Chris who works for the forest service. Harold was at work. Sister Honeyman has a number of health issues and is not able to get around very much. She told us about their interesting lives, having lived in Japan for 4 years where they were able to adopt Chris who is of Japanese descent. He is a really nice young man and we challenged him to start reading the Book of Mormon. On Friday we visited Tammy and Danny Skipper. They were very welcoming and we enjoyed getting to know them. They have invited us to dinner next Wednesday. We are excited about that. Today at church the Elders had an investigator by the name of Eden. What a nice man. He is Spanish speaking and already knows the Book of Mormon is true. The Elders played the movie of Joseph Smith and his first vision. We all enjoyed watching. It was in Spanish but we knew the story so we followed the action easily. Eden had a few questions which we answered for him. After church the Elders and us senior missionaries joined the ward choir to practice a song we will sing in church during July. Tonight there is a fireside for missionaries and investigators at Brother Bowman's home. President James will be speaking to us. We are looking forward to hearing what he has to say.
Lane and I are both enjoying feeling the spirit often and at unexpected times. Sometimes it is during someone's talk, while singing a hymn saying our prayers or just reading the scriptures. I am so grateful for this experience of serving a mission. It is truly blessing our lives and bringing us closer to our Savior and our Father in Heaven. The gospel blesses all lives and is free to anyone who is willing to study, pray and keep the commandments.
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