Zone Conferences September 2014

 We enjoyed wonderful zone conferences in September with our missionaries-- above in Battambang where we started things off.  Clockwise from bottom left:  Sister Suon, Sister Jepsen, Sister Hem, Sister Chea, Sister Vinh, Sister Peterson, and Sister Davis.

 Clockwise from bottom left:  Elder Sam, Elder Kim, Elder Jones, Elder Nhoem, Elder Brewer, Elder Ngov, and Elder Satterthwaite

 Clockwise from bottom left:  Elder An, Elder Le Nguyen, Elder Lao, Elder Steadman, Elder Garrow, and Elder Neng

 Our very capable Battambang and Siem Reap Zones

 The new Kampong Thom chapel under construction

 Kampong Cham and Kampong Thom zones - together at KC 1/2 branch building

 If I'm remembering correctly, we had Central District Zone Conference in the middle of the zone conferences, which is where this photo of the lovely Sister Sophy, Sister Mai, and Sister Truong is from-- all returned missionaries

 Above:  Central and North Zones -- below Elder Ty and Elder McGavin attempt to get an investigator all the way to the temple

 Above:  a little easier with member and priesthood leader help!  Below:  Den Chansokhum dropped in to share in the lunch, and Elder Pom, Elder Plothow, Elder Khlot, Elder Sam, Elder SAtterthwaite, and Elder Chhouk

 Unfortunately not a clear picture above, but a wonderful table full of sister missionaries-- clockwise from bottom left-- Sister Thain, Sister Orton, Sister Mathews, Sister Allen, Sister Tieng, Sister Nov, Sister Earl, Sister Homer, Sister Kean, Sister Fife, Sister Ray, and Sister Kung

 Above clockwise from bottom left:  Elder Ying, Elder Khem, Elder Myers, Elder Kim, Elder Eppley, and Elder Choi

 

 Above South and East Zones for zone conference

 We sent several of our sisters off to the MTC in Manila above-- I think this is a bit out of date order-- Sister Bui and Sister Nguyen above.  Sister Suon and Sister Kung below.

 A wonderful group of local missionaries-- from left-- Sister Suon, Sister Kung, Elder Khanakham, Sister Bui, Elder Cao (Quang), and Sister Nguyen (Diem)

 Saying goodbye to Elder & Sister Dilworth who served so faithfully and so well in Kampong Cham-- they are amazing senior missionaries and helped so much there.

This is saying goodbye to Sister Eglund when she had to go home for to have a thyroid lump removed and checked.  It was an abrupt thing and very hard for her to leave, and hard for us to send her, she is such a capable and powerful missionary, but the story has a very happy ending and clearly the Lord's hand was in it, as she was able to get healed and taken care of quickly and return to us in just a couple of short weeks!  She was even able to do a lot of missionary work at home while she was getting taken care of, with her mom's Vietnamese friends, and others.