New Calling, New PDay

Now I email on Saturdays :) Haha, hopefully everyone remembers to write me on Friday night now :P

(in red are Mom's questions to Daylon)

1. Do you think you'll get to go to the temple now?

Nope. We only go to the Temple when we a) are going to train a new missionary, or b) are going home.

2. You can only eat with members on Sunday, but you get extra money for food? Try to be at least a little healthy!

We get 50,000 pesos more each month for food (that's about 100 USD) but based on this week (I was looking at my expenses this morning) it'll be interesting trying to keep a good budget. We sometimes pick up breakfast on the way, then go out for lunch, then maybe some snacks later if we have to stay late. Definitely going to work on my bag lunch making skills haha :)

3. Do you live in a part of the mission home, in an apt, or with a member? What is your new place like?

The Mission Home is way far out of our mission, so only the President lives there. We live about 5 blocks from the office in an apartment. Missionaries down here are no longer allowed to live in members' homes. I'll try to send pics or a video of the apt when I have time :)

4. What kinds of financial things do you keep track of? Do you buy supplies for the mission?

I make sure the missionaries have their monthly allotment, negotiate with real estate agents when we need to buy or sell a house, manage the light, gas, and water bills for all the apts (about 200) and approve all purchase made with the mission's two credit cards as well as President's card purchases. I also deal with reimbursements when missionaries make mission-approved purchases.

5. Do you work closely with the mission pres? What's he like, you've never said much about him.

Not really. I need his signature twice a week and maybe two more times in the month. I can't really tell you what he's like because I don't know him all that well. Not even the APs are always with him.

6. How's your push-up program coming along? We laugh all the time about our Mother's Day call when you said, "I had to rest between push-ups # 3 and 4"   

I decline to respond to this question on basis of the 5th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America.

7. Is it major World Cup fever down there? 

Let's just say that when Chile plays, the missionaries have to be in their houses when the game starts and for the rest of the day. And when President walks into the office he always asks us to check Google to see what the score is. It's almost like March Madness :) Almost...

8. What is your schedule like? Do you get any time teaching or proselyting?

We're supposed to be in the office between 9-9:30 and out by 6. With my job that's usually always possible, but I had a companion (my 4th trio...) who went home last night (as in back to his country) and so this week was a bit complicated. I think we'll be able to get out quite often this change though :)

That was a lot easier than trying to think of things to say :P Why didn't we start this before?

Anyway, a perk of being in the office is that I get mail as soon as it comes in. However I haven't gotten anything yet in case you were wondering.