Warsaw Zone Confererence Aug 21, 2013

Sister Edgren (wife of President Edgren) Sister Lloyd, Sister Jensen, Sister Hutchinson after the Cafe Rio lunch had been served and cleared.  What an inspiring and motivational day.  My favorite was the Testimony Meeting and Sister Lenhart telling that she was trying to decide whether to come on a mission.  It was the General Conference talk by Elder Holland that helped her decide.  The spirit whispered to her . . isn't it obvious that if I want French Horn players, I can get French Horn players , , ,what I need is missionaries in Poland.

Break Out Group

Elder Zelezniak from Australia is leading the discussion, President Edgren, Sister Wendel and Mikalauski, Elder Finch and Caskey,and  Elder Raines.

Jensen, Lloyd, Pres Edgren, Hutchinson

Break Out Session

Elder Tingey and Harris ZL's at the white board, Elder Meherg, Dopp,Szymanski, Hayes, Saltmarsh, Swicegood.

In Back, Sister Ott & Holmgren, Garfield, Cieslak, Stockford

 

LtoRSister Lidtka,Lenhart,Elder Van Bakel, Wolfley,Sister Howells, E Baranowski,Gibby

 

August 23, 2013 Dinner Out with the Jarosz family

 

President Jarosz attacking his dinner.  President Jarosz keeps this mission running. He opens new apartments, deals with traffic tickets and accidents, buys the new cars and insurance, deals with the landlords, does maintance on the chapel, mission home,mission office,apartments, pays bills;finds places for the branches to meet for church and rennovates the area.  When we need something done, who do we call?  President Jarosz.

 

Sister Iwona Jarosa with her beautiful dessert.

 

Ada displaying her cheese with chocolate and fruit.

 

 

Sara with the brown hair and brown eyes, Ada with the blonde hair and blue eyes.

 

Sister Hutchinson with 3 scoops of ice cream and fruit, Elder Hutchinson with Fried Ice Cream and Apple Pie.

 

Saturday 24 Aug 2013

  Warsaw II Baptism -  Tadeusz Osuch

Elder Meherg, Tadeusz Osuch, Elder Dopp who knows the Whiting family who served with us in the Philippines.  

 

 Sunday August 25, 2013

Warsaw I Branch Primary with visitors from Romania

Marta is taking the picture.  Left to right:  Marta's possible future mother-in-law and 2 daughters,

2 daughters of Agnieska in the branch, Sister Jagard, other Primary teacher, Ania Jagard and Sister Hutchinson.

 

 

 Free Chopin Concert in Lasenski Park 4 pm every Sunday

We have tried to attend the concert, but it was rained out or we could not find parking.  Elder Hutchinson said he would drop us off and come back and pick us up making it possible to attend.

Sister Howells and Sister Ott agreed to come with Sister Hutchinson

                                The Chopin Monument with the canopy over the grand piano.



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Women's Conference Aug 2-3, 2013

Warsaw District Conference began at 6 pm August 2, 2013 in the Warsaw Poland Mission Home.  Approx 45 women came from Poznan, Kielce, Lodz, Katowice, Krakow and both Warsaw Branches.

Left to right: Elsbieta who was baptized in April 2013, Krystyna who was baptized a year ago,
Sister Howells and Gosia from Katowice Branch

Elsbieta and Cheswava came clear across town and were so proud that they found the Mission Home.

Oskar Baptism week 20 Jul 2013

                                  Baptism in Warsaw I Branch:  Lto R  Elder Tingey ZL , Oskar, Dominik (great branch member and family history consultant) and Elder Harris ZL.

We went in search of the US Embassy and when the wind unfurled the flag it made us proud.

Right across the street we found this statue errected in 2011 of Ronald Regan.  The Polish people
appreciate the help he gave in ridding Poland of Communism in 1990.

 Back corner, Elder Manwill, Sister Jensen, Elder Jensen on his knees, center Elder Zelezniak, Elder Raines sitting on floor.  Just another day in the Mission Office.

Elder Cieslak hard at work as usual.

Elder Hutchinson at his desk doing the Mission Finances. 

 

Some of the branch memebers who attended the "Grill" the morning of the baptism.

LtoR:  Stan, Bro Pogorzelski, Agnieska's Dad, Sylwia,an investigator lady, new Primary teacher, Elder Symanski, Elder Hayes, Elder Hutchinson.

Center row: Jagard niece,Sister Ott, Maria (investigator), Sister Howells, Jagard niece, Dominik's niece and sister, Elder Garfield,and Piotr.

Front row:  Sister Pogorzelski, with baby Maria, Branch President Jagard with Issac and Ania, Elder Fotu from Highland.



 

President and Sister Edgren Arrive

President and Sister Edgren

President and Sister Steven C. Edgren will preside in the Poland Warsaw Mission beginning June 30, 2013.   We welcome them with open arms to our great mission.  We love them as you will. These are great and remarkable people.  They are perfect for our mission and the Church in Poland.

President and Sister Edgren arrived 28 June 2013.  They were met at the airport by the Nielson's.

Steven C Edgren, 63, and Martha Susan Roark Edgren, six children, Alamo 2nd Ward, Danville California Stake. Brother Edgren is a temple sealer in the Oakland California Temple and is a former regional welfare agent, stake president, high councilor, bishop, counselor in a bishopric and ward Young Men president. Retired vice president of investment management, Goldman Sachs. Born in Livermore, Calif., to Lloyd Harris Edgren and Aileen Belz.
Sister Edgren is a temple ordinance worker and a former counselor in ward Young Women, Relief Society and Primary presidencies, ward Young Women adviser, Primary teacher and seminary teacher. Born in Joplin, Mo., to Donald Love and Sammie Lou Roark.

 We are trying to help the Edgren's find their way around Warsaw and the Blue Cactus Restaurant.

  

Check our the technology in their hands, they are trying to get set up for communication in Poland.

 

 Elder Hutchinson outlining options for Web Casting for training.

Elder Hutchinson continuing to order apple pie alamode just like he did in the Philippines.  Have you ever seen apple pie that looks like this?

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

President and Sister Nielson go home

 

We arrived at the Chopin International Airport in Warsaw at 9:00am.

 

29 June 2013 We went to the airport to see them off.  When we arrived we found them and visited until they needed to check in their luggage.  We could see them down the isle talking to the people in front of them in the line.  When they came back to us, President told us that they were flying to the United States going to San Diego, Las Vegas and Salt Lake City.  President told them to go to the San Diego Temple, call when they got to Vegas and they would show them the city (and the Temple) and to go see the Temple Square when they got to Salt Lake City,  Then he knew he would see them again on the airplane and he did not have a Book of Mormon.  The Assistants, Elder Raines and Elder Zelezniak went out to their car and brought him a Book and some pamphlets.

I love this picture of Sister Nielson.  She looks refreshed and beautiful.. . ready to start her new life in Las Vegas with her family. 

President and Sister Nielson - We Love You Song
(sung to the tune of Battle Hymn of the Republic)

The Nielson's came to Poland with a call to serve the Lord.
Sister Nielson conquered buying food and then her spirits soared.
Once she wasn't feeling well, was found, and many blessings poured.
By us she is adored.

Who'll remember all the birthdays?
Who will cut off ties and sweaters?
Who will blog our mission doings?
Sister Nielson's going home.

A mission pres i dent is like a business CEO,
All the hard decisions come. . . waiting to see what you will say,
Will it prep the missionaries for their lives, foundations lay?
YES . . let's to it today!

Who will text us every morning?
Who will listen to the spirit?
Who will motivate and lead us?
The President's going home.

We love the Nielson's testimonies of the Mormon Book,
We appreciate their time with us, there's much that they forsook,
Now it's time to fly to Vegas . . . . there to at their family look,
Their grandkids need them too!

Who will get us at the airport?
Who will pray to know our area?
On what will we eat spagetti?
The pottery's going home.

Lou and Eliana visit Poland 28-30 May 2013

Wolska Chapel

 

The Wolska Chapel: Everything in Poland is in bloom. The country is green, green, green. Trees and bushes are trimmed so nicely and the inside is freshly painted thanks to Brother Jarosz.

 

 

 

 

On another beautiful day,  this picture was taken of the Wolska Chapel Tower.