Dear Family,
This was a wild and crazy week!!!!!
Monday- We were coming back from lunch and got a phone call from 4 sister missionaries. They were at the train station and needed a ride to the office. We let the office missionaries know we were leaving again to go get the sisters. We went to the Waverly station and picked up 2 of the sisters, took them to the office and then went back and picked up the other two sisters. Our car only holds 5 people and we aren't allowed to squeeze in an extra passenger. After their appointments with the mission president, we took two of them back to the train station and Elder and Sister Rodgers took the other two sisters to the train.
On our way to the train station we got a call from Sister Tau'a'alo and Sister Haenga telling us that Sister Lee, third sister in their companionship, had passed out. She was breathing but unresponsive. We told them to call their zone leaders to come and give her a blessing. We were on our way to their flat after dropping the sisters off at the train station. We called the elders to make sure they were on their way. They gave her a blessing as soon as they arrived. Adrienne then talked to the sisters and Sister Lee was still unresponsive. She told them to get her to the emergency room. Elder Lee called and said he couldn't take them in the car (mission rules). Adrienne said,"I am giving you permission to get the three sisters to the hospital and we will meet you there." We let President and Sister Maxwell know and they were going to meet us at the hospital. The emergency room was packed. Adrienne was taking care of Sister Lee who was still not responding. Sister Lee didn't have any ID so the elders had to drive back to the sister's flat, get Sister Lee's purse and Rx pills. In the meantime, President and Sister Maxwell arrived. She stayed with Sister Lee. Sister Haenga, one of the companions was not well. She had a very bad cough, (bronchitis). The elders returned with the purse. President Maxwell asked us to take the sisters home. They needed food so we got permission from the President for the elders to come and eat with us.
They released Sister Lee at midnight. President and Sister drove her to her flat. The other two sisters were soundly sleeping. They had to pound on the door, the windows and even kick the door to wake up the sisters.
Tuesday-The next day was MLC, missionary leadership council) and we had to be in the office and get the lunch for 36 missionaries. We picked up subway and took it to the mission home and got the tables ready for lunch. The three sisters, Lee, Tau'a'alo, Haenga) had appointments in the afternoon. The Rodgers went to their flat, picked them up and dropped them off at the doctor's office. We picked them up when they were finished. We took them to the chemist (pharmacy) to get their meds. It was now 6-7 pm. We took them to dinner and then back to their flat.
We were exhausted by the time we got home.
WE ARE SO GLAD WHEN WE CAN SERVE THESE GREAT MISSIONARIES. WE THINK THAT IS WHY WE WERE CALLED TO BE ON THIS MISSION, IN THE OFFICE, IN MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA.
Wednesday- Two new missionaries arrived, one from French Polynesia and one from Malaysia. Adrienne and Sister Maxwell had planned a surprise birthday lunch for my birthday. I was soooooo surprised. There were about 20 people here for the luncheon. There were young elders and sisters here also. We had Schnitz (chicken), chips, salads and a beautiful cookies and cream chocolate cake. It was a fun day.
Thursday we had zone interviews for 26 missionaries.They were coming into the the office throughout the day. We love having them around. They are happy and make the office come alive.
Friday- In the afternoon, 2 Chinese sister missionaries, Sister Chen and Ren, came to the office. Sister Ren had permission to call her dad. We don't know the circumstances but she was upset and crying when she came out of the president's office. It had something to do with a friend. The bus and train trip would have been a long trip home so we decided to drive them. Big surprise, they hadn't eaten lunch and it was now dinner time. We took them to a Taiwanese restaurant. I had one piece of toast with jam. The cost was $3.60. Adrienne had dumplings. They both ate a large dinner that didn't look very appetizing. We are both nervous about eating in some of these restaurants.
Saturday- We watched conference at the Heidelberg Stake center. There were 8 people in attendance and six of them were missionaries.
Next we ventured down to the city. We parked our car and walked around for a couple of hours. They were having a Pro-life demonstration
so we couldn't check into the hotel for 2 hours. The roads were blocked off and there were police everywhere.They were nervous that it could turn into a riot. We finally checked into the Windsor Hotel. It was built in the 1880's.
In the evening, we went to the Tommy Dorsey/Frank Sinatra celebration. The orchestra was great and very entertaining. The singer that sang the Frank Sinatra songs did a great job. Seeing live entertainment is so exciting. Hamer Hall is an amazing venue.
Sunday- We were in the city so we watched conference at the Chinese branch/International branch. English conference was in the chapel, and Chinese was in the RS room and Mandarin was in another room. In between meetings they had a pot luck lunch. Elder and Sister McFadden brought spaghetti. We were very happy to have that for lunch. We don't really eat much authentic Asian food.
Thought for the day:
"I told the brethren that the Book of Mormon was the most correct of any book on earth, and the keystone of our religion, and a man would get nearer to God by abiding by its precepts, than by any other book." Joseph Smith
Love to you,
The Moms, The Grandmas, The Sister Sisters
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