Zone Leaders Council

Our Assistants Elder Ryser and Elder Moon. They help so much with Zone Leaders Council. They fix breakfast for the zone leaders, they do clean up(dishes) prepare an agenda, conduct, teach, and support President Fry and I. Great leaders!!!

Elder Jahnert is serving in Gorlevka and Elder Schoen is serving in Petrosky. Notice the tie. We just finished eating when I took the picture.

Elder Schoen, Elder Barton(serving in Donetsk Center) and Elder Finneran(serving in Donetsk Center). This zone leaders council was awesome. We discussed where the mission was going and what President Fry's vision is. Lots of really good comments and the spirit was really strong.

Elder Kofoed is serving in Petrosky and Elder Petersen is serving in Gorlevka. Two young zone leaders that have stepped up to the plate and are doing a great job with their zones.

Elder Jensen and Elder Rader are serving in Kharkov B zone in the XTZ and Novie Doma area. Their maturity in the mission adds a lot to the council. We are grateful for them.

Elder Neal and Elder Clarkstone are serving in Kharkov A zone which is in the center of town in Kharkov. They both brought a great spirit to the council. Super Elders!!!

This is the awesome group! We love them so much and appreciate all their hard work. The mission could not function without our leaders. Thanks for your great example Elders!!!

New Missionaries in Feb 2011

Elder Cummings is from Chesapeake, Va. He enjoys rock climing, martial arts and scuba diving. He has 3 brothers and 2 sisters. We are really glad he chose to go on a mission!! And that he is here in our mission!

Elder Antamanov is from Krasnoyarsk Russia(Novosibirsk Mission). He has 2 older brothers and he is the only member in his family. He enjoys reading and playing soccer. He knows English very well and we are thrilled to have him be a part of our mission!!

Sister Hudson is from Calgary Alberta Canada. She has 2 older sisters, 1 older brother and 1 younger sister. She was studying to be a nurse and took a break to come and serve the Lord. We are so happy she is here!!

Elder Cummins is from No. Ogden Utah. He has 1 younger sister and 2 younger brothers. He enjoys all sports but mostly biking and running. We are so grateful he is here serving with us!!

Our wonderful Feb. Missionaries!! As we have visited with these new missionaries, we have found a great spirit about them. They have strong testimonies and are anxious to share them. We love them and thank their parents for sharing them with us.

Missionaries Return to Donetsk Mission

Sister Mezinets returns home from the Yekaterinburg Mission. She is from Makeevka and her brother, sister, mom and the Branch President that sent her out are in this picture. More people came to see her also. She will be a great asset to her branch just as she was to her mission.

Sister Tanadychuk is from Mariupol and she returns home from the Novosibirsk Mission. Her Branch President and young women leader came to welcome her home along with some other people as well. She also will be a great strength to the branch.

Missionaries Leave Feb 2011

Elder and Sister Reed served as our CES couple in Kharkov. As you can see - they were very active and had as much energy and more than those they served!! They were perfect for the young adults and youth. We are missing them already. They were from California but are going to reside now in Colorado Springs, Co.
Elder Dietrich(left) is from Bluffdale, Utah. His last area that he served in was Lugansk with Elder Belyeu(right). We really are going to miss this Elder!!!
Elder Hess is from Alpine, Utah. We appreciate his service and are grateful we had the opportunity to serve with him. Yep his red hair matches his personality!! Lot's of Spirit!
Elder Young(right) is from O Fallon, Ill. He served with Elder Petersen(left) his last transfer in Donetsk Center. We are grateful for his service and know he will do well. We miss you!!
What a great group!! Thanks for all your service and hard work. You are blessed for your service! We miss you all!!

New Missionaries Arrive Jan 2011

Sister Vasiliva is from Kharkov and she is serving a mini-mission as a trainer. She served a mission in Romania. She has been so awesome to help us out from time to time when we are shorthanded! We love and appreciate her so much!!!

Elder Loveridge is from American Fork Utah. He loves horses and he plays the drums. We are so excited to have him serving here in our mission!

Elder Stradling is from Mesa Arizona. He loves music and plays the guitar, harmonica, piano, djembe drum & ukulele. We are so grateful he has come to our mission!

Sister Haymond is from Manti Utah. She is the oldest in her family and she enjoys snowboarding, drawing and reading. It has been a pleasure, this last week, to have her in our home. We are so glad she is here!

Sister Watts is from Sandy, Utah. She is the oldest in her family. She enjoys all sports especially tennis. We have felt her warm sweet spirit this week in our home. We are grateful to have her in our mission.

Sister Ward is from Laguna Hills California. She enjoys kick boxing, cooking and plays the piano. We have been blessed to get to know her this week as she stayed in our home. We are very happy to have her in our mission!

The Assistants, Elder Moon & Elder Hess, our new Elders, Elder Stradling & Elder Loveridge. What great Elders we have!!

The sisters have really brought a wonderful spirit to our home while they stayed here. It will be a great experience to watch them grow and progress.

Elder Thornburg(office), Elder Kofoed(just returned from having surgery in the states) Elder McCallson(office), Elder Loveridge & Elder Stradling. I think we wore the new Elders out this day!

These are beautiful young women to share the gospel here in Ukraine!

And here they all are. This group has a definite special spirit about them. It has been such a blessing to get to know them this week. President Fry and I just kept saying, "what a wonderful feeling there has been with this group." Thank you parents for raising such great young men and women!!!!