Florida Orlando Mission 2010-2013: Tropical storm warnings issued from Florida to South Carolina

Tuesday, May 29, 2012

Tropical storm warnings issued from Florida to South Carolina

It was a hot, humid, hurricane like day this Memorial Day. Tropical Storm Beryl put a damper on the holiday in Florida. Beryl is the second named storm this year.

The system developed off the coast of South Carolina on Friday night, prompting a tropical storm warning. Hurricane hunter aircraft investigated the storm Sunday evening and reported maximum winds of 70 mph. Forecasters also changed the classification of the system from a subtropical to a tropical storm. It is considered a hurricane when the winds are 74 mph. The storm made landfall in Jacksonville, Florida. We were blessed, this storm brought lots of rain which we needed but not severe for Northern portions of Central Florida, Volusia and Flagler counties in Florida (FOM Mission area). They received 3 to 5 inches of rain, with 1 to 3 inches of rain in the metro Orlando area. No strong winds just rain!

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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.