December 13,2009

We have found ourselves thinking a lot about home and the Christmas
season; this will be my first Christmas ever away from home.
Gratefully, we are staying very busy. We hope that all of you are
enjoying this joyful season of the year and making traditions that
focus on the birth of the Savior. Someone who proceeded us left a
nativity scene which is helping us celebrate the season.

On Monday of this week. we found an apartment for the Elders in
Kingstown that will be much more secure than where they were. We have
found out that the other apartment had been robbed once before so we
are glad to find one that we feel more comfortable about. It is close
to downtown and will be closer to the area they are working in and
will mean less walking for them. It is on the third floor and has
four patios with breathtaking views. The Kingstown chapel can be seen
from there. It would be a great apartment for a senior couple in the
future. Are any of you thinking about that possibility?

We also have been teaching with Calliaqua 2 Elders and they have two
fun young ladies. One was taught by a young man two years ago before
he went on a mission and he will return on Thursday. The other is
Domanick's sister who is working for the prime minister and plans
social events. It will be interesting to see what happens.

We had a transfer (going away) dinner here on Sunday night. Transfers
will happen this week and we will lose 4 of our eight to somewhere
else and receive 4 more. Busy, busy week in the mission office in
Trinidad, glad to be here!!!

We have just been listening to the family downstairs sing Jingle Bells
as we watch the palm trees sway out our patio doors. We love you all
so much and hope all is well on the home front!!!

Much love to all,
Elder and Sister Wheeler