We are leaving in the AM for Turks. We will NOT be going through Miami so I won't get to talk to any of you. I will write a letter soon and tell you all i know. We had a Senior Missionary meeting this AM. It was rough....not really. It is just that we learned more what we are up against. The poor mission president. Because there is no stake here, he is the ecclesiastical leader for the whole island of Jamaica, Cayman Islands, Bahama and the Turks and Caicos. He spends much of his time working with moral issues. He said in the three months he has been here he has met with over 300 people who needed to repent of moral issues. The mission president has had to send home several elders. It absolutely breaks my heart thinking of what those poor elders are in for the rest of their lives. He spends so much time with the members that his time to work with the missionaries is much less than he would like. He is tough. He has to be to do what is required. He told the missionaries yesterday, that he feels the mission is now ready to go forward because the poison in the field is cleaned up. It is a very heavy burden for him. He expects absolute obedience and accepts nothing less. He is quick to chew elders out and quick to accept their apologies. He is in touch with the general authorities and is exact in his obedience too.
I think it makes it easier for us to work when we know what to expect and he has been very direct with us. I know we are doing the Lord's work. I know the Lord has sent us here. Pray that we can all be equal to what is expected. I am thankful for this opportunity. Some of the senior missionaries have children with lots of problems. I am so thankful that you have good companions and your families are in order. I am so proud of you. You are our lives. We love you so much. Mom
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