Dear Family and Friends, This may be a very different way to begin a mission blog but we have a request to ask of each of you. Our Mission President has ask each couple in the mission if thry will submit a list of twenty names of couples that would be would be able to serve a senior mission. This would be in the West Indies Mission and could begin as early as January 2010. We currently have 22 couples serving but from January to September of next year we will lose 14 of our 22 couples. Can you think what would happen in this mission if we only had 8 couples serving 148 young missionaries? This information was sent to us by Sister Myers of the office staff. Would you please take a look at your family, friends or acquaintances and please help us out. We need the names, phone numbers and/or email addresses and the office will take it from there. Please don’t deprive those you love from receiving the many blessing that can be theirs if they have a desire. Thank you very much. Just send the information to our email address ddfaux@gmail.com. Thank you once again.
This has been somewhat of a slower week as compared to last week. Wednesday morning the elders came to our apartment for a zone meeting which was held via telephone/computer connections. Since our zone covers four different islands it is easy to see why this mode of meeting is used. The computer used for displaying the visuals effects and the telephone/speaker for the audio. For the most part it works quite well. Elder Westover gave us a bit of a concern for part of the week. He woke up Monday morning with his right cheek all puffy and swollen. It was not painful and no evidences of any kind of a bite. By evening it had subsided significantly so we hoped whatever it was had run its course. Alas, not so. Tuesday morning the swelling was back and involved some of his lower lip-again subsiding as the day went on. Wednesday morning when he arrived for the zone meeting broadcast his lower lip was so swollen it dominated all his facial features. Thinking it might be something to do with his pillow/bedding we bought him a new pillow and Dora washed all his linen. Thursday morning he looked more like Jay Leno than Jay Leno. We had been in contact with the mission nurse all this time and she concurred when we told her that branch President Nicholas had arranged for Elder Westover to see a FNP their family. So an appointment was made for Friday morning and wouldn’t you know it? There was hardly any swelling for FNP Mimi to see. Nevertheless she gave him a thorough examination finally deciding he had had an allergic reaction to something. Anyway, so good so far and we think the linen washing and new pillow went a long way in solving his dilemma. We were in Castries most of Thursday meeting with Elder and Sister Treseder. It is zone conference next week and with more than forty to prepare a meal for we thought we should get it planned. We had a nice visit, which of course, included having lunch together.
Sister Faux: I spent some time yesterday telling you about our week and then hit a wrong button and that was the end. We had a good week Monday the elders were here and two them did their washing as their washer was broken, they did emails, and had lunch, so that is always a good day for us. Friday I made 12 hot pads for those that came to RS that night and also made cinnamon rolls as a treat and then demonstrated how to make the rolls. It was an okay evening but need to find something that really interests them. Any suggestions? I thought I would tell you about the meat selection at the grocery store. Beef buys from New Zealand---minced beef, beef kidney, beef feet, frozen goat meat, boneless beef, lamb neck, frozen local pork, frozen pork ribblets salted, frozen pork tails, bangamary fish filler, butterfish fillet, tuna fish steak, dolphin fish steak, ring fish steaks, chicken backs, and chicken parts. Now that is only a part, so if anyone comes to visit us we will get some of these great tidbits if you have a desire for them. Hope you have a great week. Love, Elder and Sister Faux