Florida Orlando Mission 2010-2013

Monday, November 19, 2012

Sisters Gathering November 15, 2012

Special Training Meeting

Tuesday, October 30, 2012

The North American Southeast Area mission presidents' seminar was held in Orlando. On Thursday we went to a session at the Orlando Temple. Then we stayed Thursday and Friday night at the Swan Hotel on Disney Property where we received instruction from Elder Rasband President of the Seventy, Elder Gonzalez, Elder Nash, Elder Kopischke and Brother Watson of the missionary department.

FOM Zone Leader Council

Wednesday, October 17, 2012

DEPARTURES

NEW ARRIVALS OCTOBER 15, 2012

Saturday, October 13, 2012

MISSION TOUR OCTOBER 10-11, 2012

DeLand Zone

Leesburg Zone

Orlando Zone

Hunters Creek Zone

Orlando South Zone

COCOA ZONE

This Zone Conference was a special gathering of the Florida Orlando Mission. The missionaries came prepared for the messages and training from Elder and Sister Zwick. Because of their preparation we were blessed with an outpouring of the Spirit. It was one of the most significant events in the mission during our service. May we reflect often on the mercies and blessings we felt that day.

“For both he that sanctifieth, and they who are sanctified are all of one”

Hebrews 2:11

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.