January ended with 18 missionaries going home, 13 new
missionaries arriving and many being transferred to new areas. We always think
that “ this transfer will not be all that big” but it's like a domino effect,
especially when there are so many leaving. The meeting with the new
missionaries and their trainers was very special. The new trainers are some of
our best missionaries and the Spirit in that meeting was one of Love and
dedication. That same spirit was there as we met with those missionaries being
transferred. We are definitely beginning to see a change for the good in the
mood and the culture of the mission.
February brought with it an upsurge of an intestinal virus
that has plagued many of us since the onset of the new year. The missionaries,
even though they feel rotten, hate it when I say they have to stay down for 3
days. Probably the worst medicine I could recommend. I say plagued us, because
I also had it. Dad says he hasn't had it
because “coke” kills all the germs. I
think it is really due to the poor water quality here. Thank goodness all missionary apartments now
have bottled mineral water in them. It's when thy are out or having lunch in
members homes and they make juice for them that is the problem. From our
experience in Belem the education of the members just takes a long time.
Probably longer than we have here. I am giving education on the whole subject
as part of my trainings this month in the Zone Conferences.
I had a wonderful birthday talking to many of you and
preparing my birthday lunch with our staff. I am rarely home long enough to do
any major cooking and at my age I don’t seem to be able to whip it up like I
used to. One of our assistants ask me if I always made my own birthday dinner.
I assured him that I did not but one of the advantages of doing so was that I
could make what ever I wanted to and what ever I liked. And I did. We had
pulled pork sandwiches, macaroni and cheese (Donna’s great recipe), coleslaw
with pineapple in it and chocolate cake.
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| Elders Melo, Regeher,,Kaopua, Hong, Hill, Raylande |
Saturday and Sunday we participated in the first of the
Stake Conferences for the first half of the year, visited one of our Sisters in the hospital,
nothing serious, and spent the day getting ready for Zone Conferences which
start this week, and of course Dad was reading missionary letters.
Tuesday and Wednesday we had zone conferences in the two
zones in the interior of the mission. The conferences for this round are based around
the “Attributes of Christ” section of
Preach My Gospel as well as trainings in finances, key indicators in reports
and keeping their houses clean and in order.
We also showed the film “ Meet The Mormons”, which they really enjoyed.
We send you are love and wishes for a HAPPY VALENTINES
DAY!!! 
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