October 20, 2011
Hi Family!
So I guess you heard about the new assignment that I have! I wasn’t aware that President Greer had contacted you about it. It came as a surprise and at first it didn't seem real but it is starting to sink in. I am working on learning all my new responsibilities, which are way more than I had thought or expected. I have kept super busy this week so far and because of the new missionaries coming in and the old missionaries going home on Tuesday I was unable to have a p-day to write you. We will most likely be taking our p-day tomorrow and since there is no one else to do it with we will probably drive somewhere and go on a hike or something.
Thank you for your prayers for my eyes. There is no more pain but the virus won’t be gone for another week or so. I can’t wear contacts because when I put them back in the next day it would re-infect my eye. I wore them yesterday so I could drive but I just threw them away afterwards. I still have quite a few contacts left. I will be able to make it through the rest of my mission with being able to change them out on schedule. I did have to throw away all of the containers that I have kept my contacts in to keep me from getting the virus again. I will have to get some new ones but that wont be a problem.
This past week I have:
Sunday Night: did numbers for the mission... we collect all the zones numbers and update all the baptisms and such
Monday: we did transfer preparations... who goes where, who drives; what areas are being changed, opened or closed; who needs new phones; what cars are being retired and who gets the new cars; how many seats we need for each transfer site; and a bunch of other little details.
Tuesday: We took the departing missionaries to the airport and saw them off and then when the new missionaries came in we helped them get all their stuff the van and trailer. We then did orientation an the Greer's home and President, Elder Gudgenov, and I chose who would be trained by which missionaries etc...
Wednesday: We left Kennewick at 8:00 ish and drove to the dalles transfer site with all those who were going to the other side of the mission. It was a pretty drive and it was good to get some trailer driving experience:)
Mist coming of the Columbia while driving down the Gorge yesterday morning
Thank you all for the many prayers and thoughts that you have for me as well as all the other things you do!
Love you tons!
Matthew
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