Florida Orlando Mission 2010-2013: June 2013

Saturday, June 8, 2013

MISSION LEADERSHIP COUNCIL

A New Era - Mission Leadership Council
In the past this was called "Zone Leader Council" which was for the 6 Zone Leaders in our Mission. The leadership of the missions throughout the church has changed to accommodate the increase of sister missionaries. It has been so exciting to see the Lord "hasten His work". The new name of this council is "Mission Leadership Council". The new look is Sister Trainer Leaders, this is a new calling for sisters. Sister Trainer Leaders (STL) will do 24 hour exchanges with sisters in their assigned areas and help them in their missionary work. They will be part of the Mission Leadership Council and have a strong voice in the vision and direction of the Florida Orlando Mission.

PREPARATION DAY

Best District stress reliever ever!

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.