October 24,2010

Friends and family,

Greetings from Trinidad in the West Indies. We have had another busy
week. We stayed with our mission president's five children this past
week while Sister Gamiette joined the President on Zone Conference
tour in Guadeloupe and Guyana. It takes three to four hours per day
to drive them to and from school and activities. We were reminded of
all the hours we spent running the "school taxi" all the years our
children were growing up. We are glad we live each season of our
lives just once, along with a a few flashbacks while tending
grandchildren etc.

Our time spent in the office this week was reduced so we tried to be
efficient and productive. Sister Wheeler is preparing packets for
incoming and outgoing missionaries, coordinating airline tickets and
immigration issues, answering questions from parents of newly called
missionaries and newly called couples (which we need many more of) and
numerous other responsibilities.

Elder Wheeler is paying all the mission vendors, taking care of
apartment issues and paying monthly rents for 60 plus apartments,
funding all the missionaries for their travel and missionary support
funds, funding the petty cash funds in all of the countries, which
pays for apartment utilities, cell phones and other mission expense
and managing the car fleet of 50 vehicles. There is much to do!

We are enjoying being busy and doing as best we can what the Lord has
called us to do . We feel so blessed to be called to serve and to see
the work of the Lord going forth here in this mission. It is a great
blessing to serve with the valiant young missionaries the Lord has
raised up to carry the message of the Gospel and the Restoration to
the world. This work is led and inspired by God. Full-time
missionary service is wonderful! We love our friends and family and
appreciate your love and support. May the blessings of heaven be with
each of you!

Much love,