Christmas Eve 2012

Arriving Missionaries December 2012

 Elder Butler from Virginia, Elder Lee from Michigan, Elder Mahedy from Georgia, Sister Schiel from Washington, Elder Tramel from Utah, Elder Roberts from Oklahoma, and Elder Arsenault from Texas have joined the CLAM.

Trainers:  Elder Koo, Elder Cutler, Elder Aleman, Elder Satre, Sister Davis (Schiel), Elder Kpainy (Mahedy), Elder Pollard, Elders Behnke and Pugh.

Departing Missionaries December 2012

Preston Grover, Chase Hardman, Jonghyun Choi, Havili Tovo, Ryan Shumway, Christian Alvarez, Massiel Olivo, Christian Kasteler, Yuzu Hara, Wayman and Kay Shuman have returned home

Creche Display at the Visitors' Center

Temple Day December 2012

Coliseum Zone:

Metro Zone:

Penninsula Zone:

Westwood Zone:

Zone Leader Council December 2012

Front: Elders Kim, Moscoso, Jones, Garrett, Kuo, Davidson.  Middle: Elders Blackham, Cooper, Richards, Kiser, Hsiao, Jensen, Junot, Sithole, Pack.  Back: Elders Hardman, Brinton, Dudrange, Moore, Boyd.

Turkey Bowl 2012 - Day 3

Downey:

Griffith:

Metro:

Turkey Bowl 2012 - Day 2

Central:

Penninsula:

South Bay:

Mission Leadership Training November 2012

Turkey Bowl 2012 Day 1

Marina Zone:

Westwood Zone:

Coliseum Zone:

Arriving Missionaries November 2012

Elder Ross from North Carolina, Elder Rojas from Tennessee, Elder Kimball from Washington,  Elder Marin from Texas, Elder Beecher from Utah, Elder Guerrero from Texas, Elder Dunn from Utah, Sister Coplan from Utah, Elder Broadbent from Minnesota, Sister Real from Spain, Elder Boyd from Colorado, Sister Monroy from California, Elder Schwalger from Utah, Elder Bird from Utah, Sister Wells from Arizona, Sister Cox from Utah, and Sister Nordhagen from Utah have joined the CLAM.

Trainers, Back:  Elders Rodriguez (Beecher), Baich (Guerrero), Botti (Rojas), Pearce (Bird), Abbott (Broadbent), Walker (Dunn), Grover (Boyd), Kasteler (Schwalger), Peters (Kimball), Salzl and Wald (Ross).  Front:  Elder Simpson (Marin), Sisters Lopez-Pech (Nordhagen), Barney (Coplan), Christensen (Real), Bahr (Cox), Mellor (Monroy), and Olivo (Wells).

Departing Missionaries November 2012

Back:  Matthew Powell, Alex Skousen, Simon Taylor, Seth Warr, Caleb Shannon, Front: Jeffrey Lee, Seth Clements, Jesse Carter, Hailey Hudson, Gabriela Oteiza-Hernandez, Vera Pinto, Coleman Wilson, Jeneil and Jay Hardy have returned home.

Clean Apartment Awards November 2012

Back: Elder Egbert, Elder Chavis, Elder Walker, Elder Marrott.  Front:  Sister Baeza, Sister Kim, Sister Cho, Sister Merciales.  Winners were Elders Walker and Marrott.

Zone Conference October 2012

This week was zone conference. We changed it up a little bit by having Elder Olsen take one of the rotations and he taught the missionaries outside how to check all the fluids on their car. Sister Mayorga (our nurse) began our day by suggesting that any missionary with a history of back, neck, knee or ankle problems ask for a heating pad for Christmas. Our regular session began with President Baker introducing our theme, “Be a Book of Mormon Missionary.” He challenged all the missionaries to read the Book of Mormon by the end of the year. Sister Baker gave a talk on “Enduring to the End,” using the examples of Nephi and Moroni. Many missionaries asked for a copy of the parable “The Rock” so I have created a page for it over on the right.

 We then broke into our rotating sessions, taught by the Zone Leaders. They discussed the diligence of Ether, the persistence of Samuel the Lamanite, and the obedience of Amulek. (This was President’s favorite session as they role played correcting a companion who is listening to inappropriate music and explaning to a sister why they can’t come in and eat with her when there is no adult male at home.) After lunch, we had some missionaries bear their testimonies of the Book of Mormon and then the Assistants taught a session on using The Book of Mormon as a finding tool. President Baker closed the session by reading and discussing 3 Nephi 3. The missionaries were able to see, even in one of the “war” chapters, important lessons about “Satan’s Weapons” and the “Lord’s Defenses.”

Central Zone

Coliseum Zone

Downey Zone

Griffith Zone

Marina Zone

Metro Zone

Penninsula Zone

South Bay Zone

Westwood Zone

Zone Leader Council October 2012

Seated Elders: Sithole, Cooper, Warr, Kuo, Kim, Kiser, Richards, Kasteler.  Standing Elders: Hardman, Moore, Skousen, Davidson, Muse, Jensen, Boyd, Blackham, Junot, Garrett, Ogden, Moscoso.

Women's Conference 2012

The full field sisters joined President and Sister Baker for dinner before watching the Women't Conference.  Back Sisters:  Greenwood, Sorensen, Bahr, Curtis, Lameko.  Front Sisters: Deskins, Pinto, Hensley, Set, Morgan, Mellor, Lagos, Snyder.

New Zones

On Sunday September 16 the Huntington Park West Spanish Stake was dissolved.  The wards were reassigned to the Stakes that pertained to their geographical boundaries.  The Downey Stake was also dissolved and reformed as the Huntington Park Stake with President Larry Larsen and counselors President Chavez and President Osorio.  Each Spanish ward will meet in conjunction with an English ward.  They will have separate Sacrament, Priesthood, and Relief Society Meetings in both English and Spanish.  All youth and Primary meetings will be held jointly, in English.  The South Gate Ward was divided with South Gate First Branch in the Huntington Park Stake and the South Gate Second Ward in the Inglewood Stake.  All other wards will currently remain the same.

The missionary areas are not affected but we have decided to reform some of the zones so that they will also match Stake boundaries.
Los Angeles Stake:  Griffith, Westwood, and Coliseum Zones
Huntington Park Stake:  Metro and Downey Zones
Santa Monica Stake:  Marina Zone
Inglewood Stake:  Central Zone
Torrance North Stake:  South Bay Zone
Torrance Stake and Palos Verdes Stake: Penninsula Zone.

Departing Missionaries September 2012

Patricia and Dr. Steven Jackson, Se Hwa Moon, Mateja Saiz, Lane Hoyt, Charity Johansen, Ken Takogawa, Leslie Hidalgo, Brandon Robertson, Carlmai Ralpho, Paul Carver and Knowlton 'Ita'aehau have returned home.

Clean Apartment Awards September 2012

First dinner in the new mission home.  Elder Haro, Elder Casillas, Sister Hudson, Elder Beckstead, Sister Set, Elder Long, Elder Hsaio, Elder Hsieh.  Winners:  Sisters Hudson and Set

Zone Leader Council September 2012

Back:  Elders Cooper, Ogden, Kiser, Junot, Gonzalez, Moore, Richards, Blackham, Sithole, Jensen, Garrett, Hardman, Skousen.  Front:  Elders Kim, Kasteler, Warr, Takagowa, Allred, Davidson, Muse.

It's Finished

This home has been designer furnished and decorated.  It won't look the same after we move in.

Small living room. It is divided from the main living room by the fireplace.

This is the main living room with the dining room in the back.

The dining room

The main living room with front door on the right.

The "General Authority" bedroom has a private bathroom.    

One of the child bedrooms.

Second child bedroom.

This is the only room with a view of the temple.

The master bedroom.

The family room is open to the kitchen.  The cabinet holds a TV.

Kitchen.

Office