Merrell Mission: 06-15-2019 - Atlanta Zone Conference

What a wonderful week we have had! Our Georgia Atlanta Mission had two days of Zone Conferences where we were blessed to attend the Atlanta Temple with all the missionaries. The temple accommodated us by opening extra early and providing two additional sessions each day just for our groups. We met back in the chapel of a meeting house there on the temple grounds and listened to the testimonies of the out-going missionaries. There were 28 total from both days. They will be missed! We also listened to the good council of President Clayton. Lunch was served and President Clayton treated everyone to all-you-can-eat shaved ice from a local vendor. The missionaries really like that!

Out-going missionaries on Tuesday. There were 11 more in Wednesday's group.

Elders & Sisters Read, Kone, Meadows (new missionaries serving from their home), and me

Pres Clayton, Elders Kohler, Garrett, Dunn, Potts, and Sisters Potts & Clayton

Sisters Winder, Merrell, and Hulce (Sister Hulce is from Tremonton 13th Ward.)

This week we hosted our District Council Meeting. I love these meetings. Lots of good ideas and helps are shared. Our Fayetteville District elders and sisters are amazing!

One of the problems discussed was how it's so hard these days to find people in their homes. So many apartments are gated, and people are leary of others knowing where they live. On the other hand, people are willing to be friends on facebook. They are willing to join chat groups. They are willing for the missionaries to send church videos, etc. Electronics have changed the way missionaries do their work, but these elders and sisters are on top of it and finding solutions.

Our Fayette District: (Front) Elders Dunn, Sillito, Sisters Rice and Williams; (Back) Elders Phipps, Kendrick ZL, Yorgeson ZL, Garrett, Kohler, Sister Merrell, Elders Merrell, Hopkins, Smith, & Rushton

Elders Hopkins, Yorgesen ZL, Garrett MO, Kendrick ZL, Dunn AP, Sillito AP, Smith DL, Rushton, Kohler MO

Sisters Williams & Rice, Elder Phipps;
Elders Merrell, Kohler MO, Hopkins, Yorgesen ZL, Ruston, Kendrick ZL, Garrett MO, Sillito AP, Smith DL, Dunn AP

Elder Merrell and I spent the morning enjoying the Atlanta Botanical Garden. These living plant sculptures were absolutely beautiful. My favorite was the Earth Goddess.