Florida Orlando Mission 2010-2013: January 2013

Monday, January 14, 2013

THE MOST DIFFICULT TIME

The most difficult thing on the mission is to say good-bye, it gets more difficult each time. It is so hard to let go of these dedicated missionaries. We love them and wish them the best!

TRAINERS AND TRAINEES

It's an exciting time when the new missionaries get to meet their trainers. The church has a new twelve week training program to train the new missionaries which has been a great thing for training.

WELCOME TO THE FOM!

Welcome to the FOM! This is the best time! We love these new missionaries. They are fearful of what lies ahead but are so eager to get going.

2012 CHRISTMAS DEVOTIONAL

2012 Christmas Devotional -- music and thoughts plus a gift for the FOM Missionaries!
"The magic of Christmas is not in the presents but in His presence"

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.