Last week was sad because two of our fabulous “Senior”
couples finished their mission and left us. We will really miss them! We were
already sad because our wonderful mission president had to be released early
because of some family health problems. President and Sister Smartt will be
sorely missed by all the missionaries in the Puerto Rico San Juan mission. On a
happier note, we are privileged to have Elder and Sister Zwick come to guide
our mission until the new “permanent” mission president comes in July.
A few days ago we had an “All Mission” conference. President
Zwick told us that soon there would be 90,000 missionaries serving in the
world. Wow! He reminded us of the importance of humility and unity in all we do
in “hastening the work”. He stressed
unity between companions, members, and investigators. He said that we need a
culture of obedience in our mission, we need to serve with exactness and teach
by our example. The people of Puerto Rico are praying for a temple of their own,
with unity and hard work between members and the missionaries, that goal can be
accomplished.
Sister Garcia in our Cagaus ward asked Sister MB to come and
help the third graders at her school make greeting cards and especially a
Mother’s Day card. The students at Escuela Elemental Pedro Millan Rivera were
very enthusiastic and a lot of fun! We took two “young” sister missionaries
along to help and it was just a great experience for all!
