Dear Family,
Mission News
We attended two baptisms. John a high school teacher from Ethiopia was introduced to the Church while he was working at a 7-11. While engaged in a conversation with a boy on the subject of the Bible, the boy said he would be back in a few minutes. He came back 10 minutes with a Book of Mormon. The boy connected him with the missionaries and the rest is history. A 16 year old priest baptized 40 year old John.
We were asked to take a Hispanic woman from Bolivia to a baptism on Saturday. She wants to get baptized before she goes to back to Bolivia in two weeks. Pablo 50 years old or so was baptized by his son-in-law. We did not understand the words of the service, but we surely felt the spirit.
3 of our visa-waiters got their visas approved, but more paperwork needs to be done. Hopefully they will go the end of next week.
We got some new assistants to the president. They were in the president’s office when the mission president’s wife came in. She wanted a picture with her and the new APs. The new AP said that the mission president was busy, and the picture could be taken later. Sister Caplin said, “Oh, let’s take a picture anyway.” She handed the camera to President Caplin, who with a big smile on his face took the picture. I told the AP that he was just taught a very important lesson on Church government.
I invited the zone leaders to come give us training on how the office missionaries can find people for the missionaries to teach. They did a fine job.
The next day a man (David) came to the door with a brochure for a Japanese restaurant down the street. I began talking with him about what we do in the mission office. Mom came in and joined the conversation. Elder Larsen joined us. Then the 3 office elders came in. He was way out numbered. Yesterday while we were at Pablo’s baptism, Elder and Sister Larsen took the missionaries to lunch with the three office elders. They had a good conversation with David.
Elder Downs, our vehicle coordinator got in a discussion with a customer at Pep Boys. This customer said he would come by the office and pick up a Portuguese Book of Mormon.
Elder Larsen, the housing coordinator, was out at one of the apartments where missionaries used to live. He struck up a conversation with the receptionist. She said, “I miss those young ladies. They had such a glow about them.” Elder Larsen said, “You ought to go to Church with those young ladies.” She said, “I think I will.” The Senior Office Missionaries are trying to get more friends for our missionaries to teach.
The mission president asked me to do the departing interviews for the three visa waiters that are leaving Monday. That will be fun.
We got a report from Salt Lake about mobile device usage in our mission. It is apparent that not all missionaries are using their devices wisely. President Caplin asked me to make this my primary assignment to create a culture of willing obedience to rules of mobile device usage.
Fun Stuff
We completed taxes on Saturday. Life does not get more fun than that.
Our window on the back driver’s side broke and it was $624 to fix it.
WES News
I make a proposal to partner to buy some of his shares. We will see how that goes.
This week we got some good sized orders.
Family News
After a telephone conversation with Kent, Elizabeth tearfully told Keri that she missed Uncle Kent.
Mom’s hot already. It is in the 70’s now. It will be a very long summer.
Love,
Dad
Mission News
We attended two baptisms. John a high school teacher from Ethiopia was introduced to the Church while he was working at a 7-11. While engaged in a conversation with a boy on the subject of the Bible, the boy said he would be back in a few minutes. He came back 10 minutes with a Book of Mormon. The boy connected him with the missionaries and the rest is history. A 16 year old priest baptized 40 year old John.
We were asked to take a Hispanic woman from Bolivia to a baptism on Saturday. She wants to get baptized before she goes to back to Bolivia in two weeks. Pablo 50 years old or so was baptized by his son-in-law. We did not understand the words of the service, but we surely felt the spirit.
3 of our visa-waiters got their visas approved, but more paperwork needs to be done. Hopefully they will go the end of next week.
We got some new assistants to the president. They were in the president’s office when the mission president’s wife came in. She wanted a picture with her and the new APs. The new AP said that the mission president was busy, and the picture could be taken later. Sister Caplin said, “Oh, let’s take a picture anyway.” She handed the camera to President Caplin, who with a big smile on his face took the picture. I told the AP that he was just taught a very important lesson on Church government.
I invited the zone leaders to come give us training on how the office missionaries can find people for the missionaries to teach. They did a fine job.
The next day a man (David) came to the door with a brochure for a Japanese restaurant down the street. I began talking with him about what we do in the mission office. Mom came in and joined the conversation. Elder Larsen joined us. Then the 3 office elders came in. He was way out numbered. Yesterday while we were at Pablo’s baptism, Elder and Sister Larsen took the missionaries to lunch with the three office elders. They had a good conversation with David.
Elder Downs, our vehicle coordinator got in a discussion with a customer at Pep Boys. This customer said he would come by the office and pick up a Portuguese Book of Mormon.
Elder Larsen, the housing coordinator, was out at one of the apartments where missionaries used to live. He struck up a conversation with the receptionist. She said, “I miss those young ladies. They had such a glow about them.” Elder Larsen said, “You ought to go to Church with those young ladies.” She said, “I think I will.” The Senior Office Missionaries are trying to get more friends for our missionaries to teach.
The mission president asked me to do the departing interviews for the three visa waiters that are leaving Monday. That will be fun.
We got a report from Salt Lake about mobile device usage in our mission. It is apparent that not all missionaries are using their devices wisely. President Caplin asked me to make this my primary assignment to create a culture of willing obedience to rules of mobile device usage.
Fun Stuff
We completed taxes on Saturday. Life does not get more fun than that.
Our window on the back driver’s side broke and it was $624 to fix it.
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WES News
I make a proposal to partner to buy some of his shares. We will see how that goes.
This week we got some good sized orders.
Family News
After a telephone conversation with Kent, Elizabeth tearfully told Keri that she missed Uncle Kent.
Mom’s hot already. It is in the 70’s now. It will be a very long summer.
Love,
Dad
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