Zone Conference

March 7 through March 10, 2017

I had the privilege of feeding the missionaries for Zone Conference this past week.    What a blessing!  I could NOT have done it without this man right here.  I may have done all the cooking and baking, but he literally was my right arm!   Seriously, there is no way I could have done it without him!

We figured we fed about 260 people all four days, including the missionaries....and others.   I decided to fix Spaghetti, french bread, salad and cookies.   Here is kind of a rough idea of what I made.   Please know that I am NOT bragging, merely supplying information, and facts for my blog, which is also our Missionary Journal.

60 dozen cookies,  chocolate chip, some oatmeal/raisin, and Peanut butter.
33 loaves of french bread.
14 gallons of spaghetti sauce.
And, salad galore!

Years ago when we lived in Arizona, and I was serving as RS President, I was asked to feed the missionaries after a Zone Conference.     I remembered how much fun it was, and I said at that time, that I hope I get the opportunity someday, to be able to feed the missionaries again at a Zone Conference.  Elder Tefteller and I figured that it cost $1.91 to feed each person.    Not bad!!!

The highlight for me was when all the missionaries came into the cultural hall and sang Called To Serve!    Such Power, and the Spirit was strong.

President Vest talking to the missionaries....

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 President Vest thanking us just before the missionaries sang...

 The best Sister missionaries ever....

 Singing Called to Serve...

 Olathe, Kansas Stake Center....singing....

 more of Olethe....

 Liberty Stake Center.....

 I love when missionaries sing Called to Serve.....

 Sorry about the duplicates....

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Here are more pictures of Zone Conference:

 My "Right Arm!"

 Got spaghetti?

 Me and Elder Cox....he served in our ward last year....

 President Vest and Elder Tefteller sharing a funny moment!

 Elder Corpuz, who served also with us in the Independence 3rd Ward.

 This is Elder Call from Highland, Utah, and we found out he is in our stake, and lives right down the street from us!

 Setting things up.....

 Salad fixins!!

 Elder Tefteller got a few medical calls......

 The sisters were always the first in line.......

 Elder Hiatt, who is the grandson of Elder and Sister Plummer, who we served with in the Washington DC Temple Mission....

 Me and Sister Zarate.......she is awesome....

 I baked 5 loaves of bread at one time.  Not bad for our little apartment oven....

 Here is the funniest story ever.....We were setting up for the luncheon in Olathe, Kansas......I had set the bags of cookies out on the trays.    When I went to the cultural hall after being in the kitchen, I noticed a bag of cookies wide open.   I had a dozen in each bag.   There were only 10 cookies in the bag, hence,  2 cookies were missing.  I went back into the kitchen to tell Elder Tefteller what happened.   About that time, the missionaries had a break....and President Vest walked into the kitchen.    I said, "President Vest, we have a cookie monster walking around!!"   I told him the story about the missing cookies.   He said, "we'll never know if it was a male or female."   Then he left, only to return a few minutes later.   He said, "we know that the cookie monster is a male."   I said, "how do we know that?"   He said, "because there are cookie crumbs on the counter in the men's restroom."   We got quite a chuckle out of that!!!

 Sisters getting their lunch....

 Next, the Elder's.

 I stood at the end of the table where the cookies were.   All the missionaries, Elders included would take one cookie, and I would tell them they could have 2.   They were very excited!!

 The Teftellers and Elder Parker from Hawaii!!

 The Teftellers and Elder Slesk, who happens to be the cousin of our friend and insurance agent back in Utah.

 Read for the missionaries to come eat!!!   The Teftellers with Lillianna Olvera, who helps Sister Vest at the mission home.    She helped us prepare some of the food.

Group picture....our last meeting.

What a blessing to be able to serve a mission!   We have had so many wonderful experiences!    We have met amazing people.    Before we came on our mission, and as we were telling people where we were going and told them Glenn would be the Area Medical Advisor.....we got so many comments saying that I would be so bored!!  That's the wrong thing to tell me, cause I will and have made the decision up front that I would not get bored.    And I haven't.  I always told my children growing up that "Life is what you make it!"    If you're bored,  it's your fault......we have been so blessed to be able to do so many wonderful things which has kept us busy!  With Glenn's calling it has afforded us to be able to volunteer for many different things!!!   I love to cook and bake, and I'm so grateful that I have been able to share that with others!   I LOVE BEING A MISSIONARY!!!!!
Until next time, say your prayers and read your scriptures!!!