Florida Orlando Mission 2010-2013

Sunday, July 18, 2010

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nanamooJuly 18, 2010 at 7:46 PM
I just love your pictures with the moss draped trees!
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Randy A. MorganJuly 19, 2010 at 8:55 AM
Pres. and Sis. Hall,

So happy to be part of your mission blog. I hope I can keep up with the new tech. Looks beautiful there. Hope all continues to go well.

Love you guys,

Randy
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empty nesterJuly 19, 2010 at 9:30 AM
Well, here we go. I am excited to be able to follow your mission. We all loved your other email and pictures. Thanks for letting us check in and know how you are doing. Did Sister James tell you we visited. Have a great day.
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adorable pearsonsJuly 19, 2010 at 11:43 AM
Oh How fun! Thanks for the email with the link! I loved looking at all of the pictures and thinking of the many adventures you must be having. We can't wait to read more!
Love,
Chad & Mist Pearson (and girls)
ps. I double dog dare the Bishop to smile at the camera :)
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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.