Week 31--January 24-30, 2016
On Saturday, January 30, a Relief Society/Young Women New Beginnings activity was held. The Primary president handed the Primary girls who will be entering Young Women in 2016 to the Young Women's president who accepted responsibility for them. The Young Women's president handed the young women who are leaving Young Women's over to the Relief Society president who accepted responsibility for them,
Pictured are Bishop Villalester, the Young Women's president Analyn Conde, 4 young women, and 3 future young women. The Young Women president doesn't have any counselors so she is carrying the full responsibility.
It has been a sad couple of weeks in our mission as four missionaries were sent home. Some of them were very close to completing their mission.
We also had a miracle in our mission. On January 13, one of the missionaries, Elder Tagulao, fell after attending the Temple and had a deep laceration in his chin and broke his jaw. He was given a priesthood blessing and taken to the hospital where he under went two surgeries. He returned our mission on January 27 just two weeks later. The area medical doctor couldn't believe he was ready to return.
Last Sunday our high council speaker told of a miracle that happened in his life. Several years ago, as he was completing his mission, he prayed to know what direction his life should take. He felt impressed that he should study to become a doctor. He had enough money saved to pay for his first year of medical school. At the end of that year he didn't have the money to continue so he decided to drop out. His mother reminded him that he had chosen that field of study because of an answer to his prayers. She encouraged him to continue. He returned to the university and studied for the next three years without paying his tuition. At the end of each year he expected the school to ask for his tuition money but they never did. As it came time for his final exams the school discovered that he had not paid his tuition, and they told him he could not take the exams. He was heart broken but accepted it. A couple of weeks after being told he couldn't take the exams the school called and told him he could take the exams as scheduled, but he could not get his degree until he had paid. He didn't know where the money would come from. His family had a small piece of land they decided to sell that would be put toward the tuition that was owed. The land sold for exactly what was needed to pay the school for tuition. He was able to pay the school and today he is a doctor.
Monday morning found us on the road at 6:45 AM to the office. We were asked to attend the Camarin District meeting for transfer announcements. Since Monday is our code day we had to leave early or not arrive at the meeting until after 10 AM. We chose to leave early and planned on leaving the office at 2:45 PM. Tom had to go to the bank and then take the phone load money to Marvin Tarvarez. He didn't arrive back at the office until 2:55 PM. Not enough time to get home so our day was just extended to 7 PM.
On Tuesday, January 26, the smallest batch to leave our mission left--4 sisters, one from Fiji, one from New Zealand, and 2 Filipinos. Exit day is always one of our favorites as we get to hear the missionaries bear testimony of the Atonement and their love of the Savior and the people of the Philippines.
Our incoming batch of nine missionaries arrived on Wednesday, January 27. Three of the batch are VISA waiters. One is a sister who is going to the Hawaii Honolulu Mission where her sister is currently serving. Two others are elders who are cousins and they are gong to Johannesburg South Africa Mission.
On Thursday, January 28, Tom and Elder Broadhead spent the day out looking at apartments. They left home at 8 AM and returning a little after 8 PM. Garnalee spent the day at the office sending out arrival letters and pictures to the parents of the of the new missionaries and sending our departure information for the March batch. She also spent several hours sorting the mail after transfers. That is always a big job because the missionaries move areas and now the mail has to sorted and placed in the correct zones' mail box. Also when transfers close are she doesn't do any mail sorting for several days so it doesn't have to be resorted.
On Friday, Tom got his usual 50 peso haircut. He also spent the day catching up on work that didn't get done on Thursday.
Tom has spent every free minute in the evening or early morning working on the Mission History which is due on February 10.
Pictured are Bishop Villalester, the Young Women's president Analyn Conde, 4 young women, and 3 future young women. The Young Women president doesn't have any counselors so she is carrying the full responsibility.
It has been a sad couple of weeks in our mission as four missionaries were sent home. Some of them were very close to completing their mission.
We also had a miracle in our mission. On January 13, one of the missionaries, Elder Tagulao, fell after attending the Temple and had a deep laceration in his chin and broke his jaw. He was given a priesthood blessing and taken to the hospital where he under went two surgeries. He returned our mission on January 27 just two weeks later. The area medical doctor couldn't believe he was ready to return.
Last Sunday our high council speaker told of a miracle that happened in his life. Several years ago, as he was completing his mission, he prayed to know what direction his life should take. He felt impressed that he should study to become a doctor. He had enough money saved to pay for his first year of medical school. At the end of that year he didn't have the money to continue so he decided to drop out. His mother reminded him that he had chosen that field of study because of an answer to his prayers. She encouraged him to continue. He returned to the university and studied for the next three years without paying his tuition. At the end of each year he expected the school to ask for his tuition money but they never did. As it came time for his final exams the school discovered that he had not paid his tuition, and they told him he could not take the exams. He was heart broken but accepted it. A couple of weeks after being told he couldn't take the exams the school called and told him he could take the exams as scheduled, but he could not get his degree until he had paid. He didn't know where the money would come from. His family had a small piece of land they decided to sell that would be put toward the tuition that was owed. The land sold for exactly what was needed to pay the school for tuition. He was able to pay the school and today he is a doctor.
Monday morning found us on the road at 6:45 AM to the office. We were asked to attend the Camarin District meeting for transfer announcements. Since Monday is our code day we had to leave early or not arrive at the meeting until after 10 AM. We chose to leave early and planned on leaving the office at 2:45 PM. Tom had to go to the bank and then take the phone load money to Marvin Tarvarez. He didn't arrive back at the office until 2:55 PM. Not enough time to get home so our day was just extended to 7 PM.
On Tuesday, January 26, the smallest batch to leave our mission left--4 sisters, one from Fiji, one from New Zealand, and 2 Filipinos. Exit day is always one of our favorites as we get to hear the missionaries bear testimony of the Atonement and their love of the Savior and the people of the Philippines.
Our incoming batch of nine missionaries arrived on Wednesday, January 27. Three of the batch are VISA waiters. One is a sister who is going to the Hawaii Honolulu Mission where her sister is currently serving. Two others are elders who are cousins and they are gong to Johannesburg South Africa Mission.
On Thursday, January 28, Tom and Elder Broadhead spent the day out looking at apartments. They left home at 8 AM and returning a little after 8 PM. Garnalee spent the day at the office sending out arrival letters and pictures to the parents of the of the new missionaries and sending our departure information for the March batch. She also spent several hours sorting the mail after transfers. That is always a big job because the missionaries move areas and now the mail has to sorted and placed in the correct zones' mail box. Also when transfers close are she doesn't do any mail sorting for several days so it doesn't have to be resorted.
On Friday, Tom got his usual 50 peso haircut. He also spent the day catching up on work that didn't get done on Thursday.
Tom has spent every free minute in the evening or early morning working on the Mission History which is due on February 10.
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