August 11, 2013

August 11, 2013 It’s been another crazy  week.  We had 7 missionaries go home and 3 new ones come.  With all of the goings and comings and us still trying to figure out what we are supposed to do and how to do it – it has all made for a bit of craziness.  Oh well, we must like it because we are doing well.  Everyone here is wonderful and very helpful while we are trying to get into the swing of things.  I get to be out in the outer office and see all of the missionaries as they come in and visit with them, so you know I am doing good and loving that.  Fréde, the APs, and the office Elders are all working on getting me up to speed.  I learned a lot with all of the missionary comings and goings this week.  It’s good they were a small group coming in because next month we get 16 new missionaries, with only 3 going home.  Tuesday evening Sister Adams cooked dinner for all of the departing missionaries, the APs, the Shupes, us and Adams – dinner for 15.  She is an amazing woman.  I go up and help her, for just a little while before everyone comes, but she does all of the cooking.  She always fixes a green salad and a fruit salad.  She says that she doesn’t think they eat green salad type of vegetables much, as you have to wash the lettuce leaf by leaf and soak in Clorox water, as well as all of the other vegetables and fruits, before you can eat them.  The food preparation that you have to do here is taking a little getting used to.