DEPARTING MISSIONARIES

July 2016

Back Row: Elder Stoker, Skoy, Abeyta, Hopkin, Romero, Edwards, and McBride

Front Row: Sister Clark, Morganthaler, and Malm

Even though we have only known them 6 weeks we are so sad to see them go.  Parents, you should all be so happy with the growth of your missionaries.  Their testimonies are so strong.  As we sang "Call to Serve" and spoke our "Recitation", in the Florida Jacksonville Mission way for the last time, there were many tears.  It is bitter sweet.  They are glad to go home but apprehensive to leave.  

It was the best two years of their lives, and the hardest two years of their lives, because of the sanctifying process they have been through, and they know it.   Up to this point they have given 10% of their life in the service of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.  They have left their missions honorably, now receive them in such a way that they can express all the feelings they have, that they might adjust as fast as they can to the life Heavenly Father intended them to have.  

We love them, and we love you for letting these fine young adults serve in the Florida Jacksonville Mission.  President and Sister Lee

INTERESTING FACTS -COUSINS ABOUND

FLORIDA JACKSONVILLE MISSION

July 2016

We have several sets of Cousins serving in our Mission.  There are 4 that I know of and probably more.

Our New Incoming Elder Mahoney is cousin to Elder Hopkins

 Our New Incoming Missionary Elder Berg is 1st Cousins with our own Elder Berg

Our New Incoming Missionary Elder Call is 1st Cousins with our own Elder Call

Elder Call

Elder Averett and Elder Sanford are 1st Cousins

Elder Sanford

THE NEW TRAINERS and THEIR TRAINEES
JULY 2016

 Sister Brian will be training Sister Bennett

 Elder Stanley will be training Elder Whittle

 Sister Warr will be training Heiner

 Elder Daly will be training Elder Stuart

 Elder Roy will be being trained by Elder Riley

 Sister Smith will be training Sister Koener

 Sister Breckenridge will be training Sister McConnell

 Sister Olsen will be training Sister Webb

 Elder McMullin will be trained by Elder Day

 Elder Boyson will be training Elder Mahoney

 Elder Cook is training Elder Leon

 Elder Faber will be training Elder Berg

 Elder Hosking will be trained by Elder Hulse

 Elder Richins will be training Elder Fisher

 Elder Call will be trained by Elder Carillo

These two Assistants to the Presidents will watch over them all

INCOMING MISSIONARIES

July 2016

Back Row: Elders Berg, Whittle, Stuart, Hosking, Roy, McMullin, Call, Mahoney, Leon, Fisher

Front Row: Sisters McConnell, Heiner, Bennett, Webb, Koener

THEIR ARRIVAL

THEIR FIRST SOUTHERN MEAL

including biscuits and grits

THE GREAT COOKS

What would we do without them, we are so blessed to have them in our mission?

  Elder Foreman, Sister Fershtut, Sister Foreman, and Sister Cengiz

To the Left, Sister Fershtut our Newest Sweetheart and  Secretary

Sister Foreman our master Cook and Office Secretary

Sister Cengiz, our Expert Nurse

THE TRAINING BEGINS

THE ROLE PLAYS

The Trainers have the situation such as "Someone crying on a Bench" Someone pulling weeds"  "Someone Rollerblading."  The new missionaries meet and greet them and try to find people to teach the gospel of Jesus Christ to.

Then the New Missionaries hold the situation signs and the Trainers approach them and show them what a seasoned missionary would say to find investigators.

They all did an amazing!

BACK TO THE NEW ARRIVAL MEETING

THE LUNCH

All from the same High School

Elder Stuart, Sister Bedwell and Sister Brian

Sister Foreman makes a mean Sandwich