The last lunch - l to R Chadburn, Black, Spackman, Ricks, Schick, Hamilton, Ceff and Ceff
Monday 15th February 2023
Apart from an early bike ride/workout in the park/bike ride home, I think today was pretty much an at home day with probably lots of rain. Most days for the last week or two it seems, it has rained an inch or two.
Tuesday 14th February 2023
Today, being the last P-day that we will all be together as a District (most likely anyway) we had all the Elders to our place for lunch.
After lunch we took our new friend Lois to a medical appointment. Lois is indigenous lady, originally from Palm Island, and has lived all around Queensland but has just in the year or so moved to Cairns. She saw an advertisement the Church had on Facebook and has been taught by the young Elders and has been to Church twice. She has also been to dinner at the Ziegelbauers and the Mitchells with us. Both of those families (who are very closely related) are Torres Strait Islanders, so she has felt at home with them, even though the TSI people seem quite different to the aboriginal people, and have different cultures.
Wednesday 15th February
This evening I interviewed Kcee Udonsi who lives in Nigeria. It was a real pleasure to interview this young returned missionary who is a very committed member of The Church.
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This evening we taught the Temple Preparation class, with the Wilferts attending in person at our place and the Eruetis attending via Zoom.
Thursday 16 February 2023
Today we were excited to meet Sue, the Fijian lady that we met while shopping last week. She is not a member of The Church, but she has two children who are, and one of them, her son, is about to serve a mission. We invited Elders Hamilton and Schick along too, and she enjoyed meeting them. We met down at Muddy's Cafe, on the Esplanade, overlooking the Coral Sea. It was really nice until the weather blew up a bit - that's the wet season in Cairns!
Friday 17th February 2023
Early start today with breakfast at the Kimi'ias, then flat inspections with our young Elders, and then a visit with the Atherton Elders, Black and Chadburn, to the Cashmores. It turned out to be that last time we saw Elder Chadburn as he is being transferred down to Brisbane. It was a good visit with them all. One thing that really seemed to impress the Cashmores was that we told them that there is a 92 year old lady that the Elders are teaching who is getting baptised soon. We told them that we will come to Church up in Atherton this coming Sunday, and then they said that they might both come, so they can meet her!
Looking down from the top of the mast of John's yacht, that I was up on last week, helping to fix it. Yes, that's my foot. It's 9 metres high.
Saturday 18th February 2023
Busy day!
Tai Chi class at 8.00am.
10.30am Helping a Church member clean his flat that he and his daughter are moving out of.
3.00pm Deidre's baptism, which was a really special occasion for all involved. We have been helping the young Elders teach Deidre for almost a year. Elders Dollery and Pemberton baptised her son, Gregory, and the family have been taught by every set of missionaries covering the Gordonvale area since then, so it has been a long time coming.
L to R Elders Spackman and Ricks, Deidre.
Sunday 19th February 2023
Attended both Cairns branches today and I spoke in 1st Branch. Only got to give half my talk as there were two previous speakers who took up most of the time, but they were both very good.
Monday 11th to Thursday 14th More boring at home isolation. I'm so glad I didn't get Covid 12 months or more ago when you had to do two weeks of isolation. Would have driven me crazy! Something to keep me on track though was knowing that I would be teaching a Sunday School class for our young Singles on Sunday morning in 2nd Branch and speaking in Sacrament meeting in 1st Branch in the afternoon. Friday 15th July 2022 Freedom at last! Trouble is I still don't have the energy to do much. I really want to go for a kitesurf, but just the thought of getting in the car to drive out to Yorkey's is exhausting! We went shopping - that was enough exercise. Good to get out of the house though! Saturday 16th July Up early this morning to get the house ready for another real estate sales inspection. I'll sort of be glad when they finally find a buyer, but the trouble is that will almost certainly mean having to find another place to rent, and in the current real estate rental ...
Monday 6th June 2022 Visited Sister Cassie Bell and her mother today. Both long time members of the Church, but the mum is unable to come to Church now because of the air-conditioning, which makes it too cold for her, in her delicate state of health. Some of the brethren in 2nd Branch often administer the sacrament at home for her. Had a Single Adult activity at our place tonight. Tuesday 7th June At 7.00am another big brekky with the Kimiia's. Good old Sister Kimiia, puts on a spread for breakfast to rival the best hotels! No need for another meal till very late in the day! 10.00am Zone council, which Pres Ence asked me to conduct. Visited Nimai and Marcella and Emmanuel 7.00pm Temple prep class Wednesday 8th June Yet another real estate inspection with a prospective buyer. We've never lived in rented accommodation, while it is up for sale. It's a bit of a pain in the neck to be honest, but the landlord has the right to sell, of course, so you really just have...
Brisbane Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints In the last 2 years, Margot and I have been preparing to serve a full-time mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. We finally entered the MTC on the 28th February 2022 and we arrived at our assignment in Cairns on Saturday 26th March, after roughly 10 days of travelling. I've taken notes along the way and just in the last couple of days, expanded on those notes. So, this is far from perfect and not professional and I am writing it for two main reasons - firstly so that in a couple of years when I look back and read this I can remember what has happened in my life, and also to provide information about what it can be like serving as a senior MLS missionary for the Church, just in case you might be considering it yourself. I'm happy to try to answer any questions on any subject you like, in regards to this. Highlight - MTC oops, Missionary Training Centre, 2 weeks online from Provo vi...
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