Florida Orlando Mission 2010-2013

Friday, November 5, 2010

Wow, it's been crazy the last few weeks! It was hard, my father passed away but it was a blessing. We had a new Temple Square Sister arrive and then nine new missionaries as well as the departure of six of our Florida Orlando Missionaries. But much to our surprise Mr. Al Gator came for the new arrivals. He's come for every group of new missionaries!

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Aaron KinserNovember 8, 2010 at 11:35 AM
Sister Hall,

My name is Aaron Kinser and my brother Elder Brandon Kinser just arrived in your mission. I have created a blog for his friends and extended family to follow his mission and wondered if you would mind if I post some of the pictures that you have taken with him on that blog. The blog is http://elderkinser.blogspot.com if you would like to see. Please let me know if you would prefer me to not do this. Thanks and take care of Elder Kinser.

Aaron Kinser
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FLORIDA ORLANDO MISSION HISTORY

Florida has a deep Mormon heritage, going back as far as 1843. Traveling elders were occasionally sent into Florida until the Florida conference was officially organized November 1, 1895, which conference was within the Southern States Mission. In 1937, the first chapel in central Florida was built in Orlando. In 1950, the church established what is now officially called Deseret Cattle and Citrus Ranch in Osceola County, southeast of Orlando. Today the Church owns 316,000 acres covering three counties, making it the largest cattle ranch in Florida. Orlando was the second Florida stake, and was organized on February 23, 1958.

On November 1, 1960 the Florida Mission was created out of the Southern States Mission. This was the fist mission for the State of Florida. The original Florida mission was divided into the Florida South Mission July 1, 1971, then later into the Ft. Lauderdale Mission (June 1974); the Tampa Mission being created in 1976, and the Jacksonville Mission in July of 1987.

The Florida Orlando Mission is now graced to have within its boundaries the Church Ranch and the first temple of the church in Florida, the Orlando Temple.