Week 8--August 16-22, 2015
Tom was asked to create a map of our ward boundaries (La Mesa Ward) with all of the street identified which is an impossible task. The streets don't have street signs and the streets wind in a never-ending maze. When it is finished the ward members will identify where they live on the map so the missionaries can find them.
Xavier was at Church with a white shirt and tie because he wanted to look more like a member than an investigator. The lesson was on tithing and fast offerings which he was familiar with as many Christian churches have tithes and offerings.
We have moved our weekly office planning meeting from Sunday evening to Friday morning. This change will allow the office elders to spend Sunday evening teaching investigators which is prime time for them and allow us to attend ward functions.
Monday, August 17--Tom worked with Elder Campbell on financial reconciliation items and budgets. After lunch we both worked with Elder Biggs on ordering items for the mission such as Books of Mormon, proselyting pamphlets, etc. The Centrum from the last order hadn't arrived so Tom went to Mercury Drug to pick some up. The cost for five boxes was just under P5000. So he had to make a trip to the ATM to get the cash. Garnalee worked on the funds request for departing missionaries to pay their exit fee and give them some cash to purchase food if needed. She is also entering the referrals that are received into the system, and then either assigning a missionary to go visit that referral or if the referral isn't in our mission she assigns it to a different mission. We have a Google map that shows all of the areas of our mission and so she knows if it is in our mission or not. We have been asked to speak in Sacrament meeting next Sunday. Garnalee felt she received a tender mercy from the Lord as she started to write her talk. She decided to share lessons she learned from her parents while growing up. The thoughts, scriptures, and quotes from General Authorities just seemed to flow onto the paper.
Tuesday, August 18--Garnalee worked on copying the missionary assignments for the September Departing missionaries and placing them in their folders so they will have that record when they get home to share with their families. Many of the Filipino missionaries' parents don't have e-mail and so they never receive information from the mission about the leadership positions their missionary has had the opportunity to have. It was really quiet at the office because all of the office elders were at District meetings and the Ences have gone to Cebu with a couple from their ward. Tom worked with Elder Campbell on medical claims to Aetna.
Wednesday, August 19--Garnalee created folders for three missionaries that will be coming to our mission in a few months and entered several referrals into the system. We attended the lesson that was taught to Xavier which was on the Plan of Salvation. Sister Talalima and Sister Pader taught the lesson using an intricately fashioned wooden puzzle pieces that aided in teaching where we came from, why we are here, and where we are going. Tom shared the scripture in I Corinthians 15:40-42 from the Bible that talks about the three degrees of glory. Xavier said he had never read that scripture before. It is important to point out doctrine in the Bible to the investigator.
Thursday, August 20--Typhoon Goni is passing across the northern end of Luzon Island so the rain today was really heavy. Our internet at the office has been really slow for the past couple of days. We don't know if it is because of the Self-Reliance Hair Workshop that has been going on in the Camarin Church next to our office of if it is just the infrastructure of the Philippines. Free haircuts have been given at the workshop so there has been a lot of people coming and going all week. Tom set up his computer in the front of the office next to Garnalee and worked on the mission history all morning.
Friday, August 21--We had our monthly planning meeting at 8 AM. We had a wonderful lunch prepared by Sister Cherry. All of her meals are always very good. Slow internet again this afternoon so it was hard to get any work done. We went shopping to buy a few items to put in the apartment for the new senior couple that arrives tomorrow. Heavy rain again today.
Saturday, August 22--Tom went to the mission home to work on the newsletter with President Bertin. After he arrived, President Bertin received a call from one of the missionary apartments that they had been robbed during the night. They had left the gate into their apartment and the door unlocked. So needless to say, an article on security was included in the newsletter. We took the Ences out to for a last supper before they leave in couple of weeks and then played a game of Five Crowns. Heavy rain again today.
Xavier was at Church with a white shirt and tie because he wanted to look more like a member than an investigator. The lesson was on tithing and fast offerings which he was familiar with as many Christian churches have tithes and offerings.
We have moved our weekly office planning meeting from Sunday evening to Friday morning. This change will allow the office elders to spend Sunday evening teaching investigators which is prime time for them and allow us to attend ward functions.
Monday, August 17--Tom worked with Elder Campbell on financial reconciliation items and budgets. After lunch we both worked with Elder Biggs on ordering items for the mission such as Books of Mormon, proselyting pamphlets, etc. The Centrum from the last order hadn't arrived so Tom went to Mercury Drug to pick some up. The cost for five boxes was just under P5000. So he had to make a trip to the ATM to get the cash. Garnalee worked on the funds request for departing missionaries to pay their exit fee and give them some cash to purchase food if needed. She is also entering the referrals that are received into the system, and then either assigning a missionary to go visit that referral or if the referral isn't in our mission she assigns it to a different mission. We have a Google map that shows all of the areas of our mission and so she knows if it is in our mission or not. We have been asked to speak in Sacrament meeting next Sunday. Garnalee felt she received a tender mercy from the Lord as she started to write her talk. She decided to share lessons she learned from her parents while growing up. The thoughts, scriptures, and quotes from General Authorities just seemed to flow onto the paper.
Tuesday, August 18--Garnalee worked on copying the missionary assignments for the September Departing missionaries and placing them in their folders so they will have that record when they get home to share with their families. Many of the Filipino missionaries' parents don't have e-mail and so they never receive information from the mission about the leadership positions their missionary has had the opportunity to have. It was really quiet at the office because all of the office elders were at District meetings and the Ences have gone to Cebu with a couple from their ward. Tom worked with Elder Campbell on medical claims to Aetna.
Wednesday, August 19--Garnalee created folders for three missionaries that will be coming to our mission in a few months and entered several referrals into the system. We attended the lesson that was taught to Xavier which was on the Plan of Salvation. Sister Talalima and Sister Pader taught the lesson using an intricately fashioned wooden puzzle pieces that aided in teaching where we came from, why we are here, and where we are going. Tom shared the scripture in I Corinthians 15:40-42 from the Bible that talks about the three degrees of glory. Xavier said he had never read that scripture before. It is important to point out doctrine in the Bible to the investigator.
Thursday, August 20--Typhoon Goni is passing across the northern end of Luzon Island so the rain today was really heavy. Our internet at the office has been really slow for the past couple of days. We don't know if it is because of the Self-Reliance Hair Workshop that has been going on in the Camarin Church next to our office of if it is just the infrastructure of the Philippines. Free haircuts have been given at the workshop so there has been a lot of people coming and going all week. Tom set up his computer in the front of the office next to Garnalee and worked on the mission history all morning.
Friday, August 21--We had our monthly planning meeting at 8 AM. We had a wonderful lunch prepared by Sister Cherry. All of her meals are always very good. Slow internet again this afternoon so it was hard to get any work done. We went shopping to buy a few items to put in the apartment for the new senior couple that arrives tomorrow. Heavy rain again today.
Saturday, August 22--Tom went to the mission home to work on the newsletter with President Bertin. After he arrived, President Bertin received a call from one of the missionary apartments that they had been robbed during the night. They had left the gate into their apartment and the door unlocked. So needless to say, an article on security was included in the newsletter. We took the Ences out to for a last supper before they leave in couple of weeks and then played a game of Five Crowns. Heavy rain again today.
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