BIG APOLOGIES to our regular readers. My lame excuse is
that because we have not been away I have not had the chance to write our blog
on our journey. So that means we must have been very busy in the office! Or
some of you might be saying “Why doesn’t Elder Saunders write a few lines?” My
answer “That will never happen” actually I am saying that so that he can prove
me wrong. He doesn’t read this blog, (shameful, I know) and I only read to him
the bits I want to. J
So this conversation is just between those of you out there and me.
Now what has been happening over the last month! We had
transfer week the beginning of the month and what a challenge that was. 22
Sisters went home and they were just lovely Sisters. I miss them very much. And
next month 19 more Sisters will finish their missions. This is getting harder
each month as we build a stronger relationship with them all. But then on the
other side we have had lots of new and enthusiastic missionaries coming in,
which we grow to love daily as we serve them.
Elder Saunders has been even busier than ever. He has had
to close 13 flats in the last 4 weeks which included the 9 he has closed in the
last 6 days. Phew! I went with him last Friday to South Auckland to help clear
out two flats. We didn’t have the time to clean them so he has to arrange that
with the local flat inspectors. I think
that the total numbers of missionaries in our mission is going to go down to
200 instead of the previous over 250. Hopefully that will make it more
manageable with all the breakdowns and supplies needs.
We are still very much enjoying our mission and serving
the Lord in whatever capacity he requires from us. We were so blessed to be
able to go to the Temple this week. Only our third visit since we have been
here. We are going to try and make this a weekly goal and guess what time we
will be aiming for?
Actually I’m going to leave that question for you to
answer plus another little story for you to guess the ending of. Then post it
in my next blog hopefully at the end of the week.
So once upon a time on a Sunday afternoon there was this
Sister Saunders who was writing something on the computer in the office. When
she had finished she wanted to save her work to take home and put on her laptop
but she looked everywhere and could not find a USB memory stick. To her rescue
came Elder Saunders with a warning!!!! “Don’t lose my stick as it has precious
information on it.”
“Of course I won’t lose it!!!!” Famous last words.
When the couple went home to their little flat and Sister
Saunders went to transfer the information from the USB stick to her lap top,
ALAS WHAT HAD HAAPENED. The USB stick had disappeared into thin air.
The little flat was turned inside out, back to front, and
upside down. No memory stick was found. Sister Saunders had also lost her
memory of its whereabouts. In great
despair Elder Saunders rush back into town and checked out the office, just in
case the stick had found its way back to the office. No such luck. The saddened
couple went to bed that night with a heavy heart knowing that the USB memory
stick was lost. (and all the precious information on it could be in the hands
of criminals.
Monday morning Sister Saunders rechecked the office, no
luck.
Tuesday the whole day went by without the saddened couple
mentioning the loss.
Wednesday morning Elder Saunders went on a flat clearing
exhibition and when he returned he went to his little flat for lunch. He made a
revealing phone call to Sister Saunders. “I’ve found the USB memory stick.
Guess where it was?”
Now that your 2 challenges for this week.
1. What
time are we planning to go to the Temple each week. (Approx. time)
2. Where
did the memory stick hide itself? (I’m taking no responsibility for putting it
there.)
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