In Spring a Young Man's Fancy Turns to Thoughts of... Whiffle Ball!

Spring fever caught up with the senior missionaries

in April and the whiffle ball and bats came out.  

Elder Just steps up to plate.  Better back up!

He's apt to knock it across the fence! 

Sister Hubbaard, Elder Thorne and Elder Holyoak

watch Sister Thorn round second and head for third base. 

Sister Heaton is ready to call strikes.  

 Sister Thorne puts some spin on the ball.  Elder Heaton

and Elder Thorn are ready.  

These look like seriously large hamburgers, but 

they're really flank steaks.  After working up 

an appetite everyone enjoyed dinner.  These

are fun meals as everyone cooks and brings a 

dish to share. Our senior missionaries are 

great cooks!  Even better cooks than whiffle ball players! 

Out Like a Lion -- Multizone Conferences in March

With the new schedule announced in January, 

multi-zone conferences now take place every six weeks.  

It's wonderful to have twice the opportunities to 

meet with, hear from and learn from the elders and sisters.  

Corona Zone

Lake Elsinor Zone

 Mt. Rubidoux

 Menifee Zone

Moreno Valley

 LaSierra Zone

 Jurupa Zone

 Riverside Zone

 Hemet Zone

 San Jacinto Zone

Members provide many kind services for missionaries.  

They feed them nightly in their homes

go out on team-ups with them, help them move all

their things from one place to another on transfer days.  

One of the nicest things are the luncheons they do during

zone conferences. Each zone conference we leave the gym 

at about 11 AM andgo to the chapel.  When we return

an hour later, tables are set, food appears and missionaries

take a welcome break and enjoy lunch together.  We're so

grateful for the kind sisters and brothers who serve

the elders and sisters so well in this way.   

Seconds or...

Dessert!

Here is only one of the groups who worked together

to provide lunch for us. 

To say "thank you", the missionaries recite "The Standard of Truth"

and then sing "The Armies of Helaman."  After the song, 

each missionary shakes the hand of each person who helped

with lunch to thank them personally.  

March MLC 2017

While a lot of attention goes to important things

at MLC, occasionally it's hard not to notice the things

the don't mean much.  Clearly, the fashion 

memo went out and was observed by most those who

attended this MLC.

The pink tie memo, grey suit memo. 

The tan shoe memo (with one hold-out). 

The navy suit group. 

 The grey suit group. 

The black suit group. 

 Elder Whiting wore the lone brown suit.  

A true independent!

Sisters obviously had no memo today.  

The great thing was that at the end of a long day they were

all still smiling!  (That is Elder Fairbanks's smile.)

We had a great day.  We appreciate the example, counsel, 

and dedication of these mission leaders.