If you have been following this blog, you will know that one of the special events of each week for us is the opportunity to go to a district meeting with the missionaries of the Fort Lauderdale district. However this transfer things just kept coming up and today was the first time we were able to go. As always it helped recharge our spiritual batteries to sing, pray, and learn with these great above average missionaries.

  

We were among the first there with only sisters Lake and Bean as well as elders Andelin and Burt being early. Singing – other than sisters Bean and Lake – is not this districts greatest strength but we try very hard. Mary played the piano while elder Jones led and his companion elder Van Wagenen sang along.

  

The Zone Leaders – elders Smoot and Hunt – were a little late because they were at another district meeting before this one and had to make a stop at the mission office. Sister Lake and elders Andelin, Burt, Thorne and Rondo were ready to sing when they arrived. Later sister Andrus and Dunford came in and picked up their own mail as well as that for others in their area. Sister Dunford got a package with lots of great ideas, talks, etc that she was excited to use in teaching.

  

After closing the office we went to the post office and then back to the Fort Lauderdale chapel. I took this picture of Bishop Brown and his desk. He actually knows where everything is on his desk – he only has a problem if someone else moves things around. Pink thing was given to him to take care of by a sister who was leaving the area. It is supposed to be until she comes back – if she comes back. The WMC meeting is always good because the bishop makes sure that it is centered around the actual investigators and new members. Elder Gust was on an exchange with elder J. Brown – the bishop thought that was a great last name – brothers Acevedo and Hafen are in the background.