Senior Zone Conference April 20, 2022

 


A zone meeting of senior missionary couples happens every quarter or so.  It originates from the Area Offices in Accra, Ghana, and is zoomed to the other couples throughout the Area (Nigeria, Benin, Togo, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Senegal).  A member of the Area Presidency and his wife speak to us.  Definitely a great part of serving a full-time mission to hear from these couples so often.  Like a general conference experience in your living room.  This zone meeting was held in an Area Office conference room.

This April meeting was the last zone meeting we attended.  Elder and Sister Kacher spoke.

In the picture are: (standing) Elder Terry and Sister Cynthia Call, Ross, Sister Jerie Jacobs (Elder Robert Jacobs not in attendance), Elaine, Elder Jon Duke and Sister Shauna Duke, Elder Jack Nelson (Sister Diane Nelson took the picture),  Elder Neil Whitaker and Sister Bonnie Whitaker,  Elder Dale Olsen, Elder Eric Derr and Sister Lori Derr, Emmy Burton and Richard Burton (he is the lead attorney employee for the Church in the AWA),  Elder Marlin Porter and Sister Lisa Porter, Sister Suzanne Francom and Elder Wayne Francom, Elder Greg Lewis, Elder David Middleton, Sister Debbie Lewis, Sister Jolynne Middleton, Elder Grayden Bridge and Sister Claudia Bridge, Sister Nancy Dance and Elder Steven Dance, Elder Jeffrey Adams and Sister Linda Ann Adams, (sitting) Sister Marla Olsen, Sister Doris Martin (Elder Richard Martin not in attendance), Sister Diane Gibb (Elder Randal Gibb not in attendance), Sister Pauline Kacher and Elder Larry Kacher (1st Counselor in Area Presidency), Elder Nick Eastmond and Sister Irene Eastmond.


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