Florida Orlando Mission 2010-2013: July 2012

Friday, July 27, 2012

EACH LIFE THAT TOUCHES US FOR GOOD

It is so hard to see the missionaries go! "Each life that touches ours for good reflects thine own great mercy, Lord; thou sendest blessings from above thru words and deeds of those who love".

WELCOME IN THE NEW

It seems like we just finished transfers last week! We are always excited to receive new missionaries who bring enthusiasm and excitement for the work. These new missionaries have come spiritually trained with powerful testimonies.

NEW MISSIONARIES

Monday, July 23, 2012

MORE APARTMENT INTERVIEWS

Sunday, July 8, 2012

ZONE LEADERS COUNCIL

On the first Thursday of every month we hold ZLC. We discuss monthly goals, mormon.org, the Mission Training Plan, other issues and then we teach and council together.

INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS IN APARTMENTS

Monday, July 2, 2012

AND MORE APARTMENT INTERVIEWS

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.