Oslo Christmas Conference 2017














Fjordahl & Oslo Zones

Missionaries love coming together.  For the Christmas conference half of the mission met on one day and the other half the next day.  Have to split it in order to accommodate housing needs.  Missionaries excited to learn more about improving the abilities to serve the Lord and others


Food is always an important part of every conference.  The Senior missionary couples love to make sure the missionaries are well taken care

make sure you leave room for dessert

Elder Martineau with friends
















Elder Brooks & Arnesen with friends

Elder Brooks found the dessert line


Musical talents were on display at the afternoon session of the conference.  Here are the Senior Missionaries serenading the younger versions with a slightly different version of I'm Dreaming of a White Christmas.  
Sister Peterson & Sister Stocks visit with Santa



Santa made a surprise visit to the missionaries, Sister Hill decided to get her picture taken with him






Sisters Gormely,  Cook, Jenson . - the ones who really make sure the missionaries are loved and taken care of

Elder Arnesen playing a piano solo in Hekkveien Chapel in Oslo as part of the conference

Sister Belus treated us to a flute solo

Elder Merrill Jenson also performed a new original composition for us at the conference




Missionaries were divided into five groups and performed "Skits in a bag" . They had 15 minutes to use all the props in a bag and come up with a Christmas missionary skit including a song.  Lots of Fun.





















We made sure we also took time to let Santa know what we wanted for Christmas this year.  We hope all our friends and family are happy, healthy and desirous to share the Light Of Christ with those who are in need.

President & Sister Hill






Sister Hill, Elders & Sisters Gormley, Robinson, Jenson, Cook & Berquist



Video of Senior Missionary couples musical talents - have a longer one of the White Christmas video but blogger says it is too large to upload (limit of 100mb and it is a little over 300mb) if anyone knows a way around it we can edit this later, otherwise you will have to wait til we come home. 





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