The Mission Office is a Busy Place

Every six weeks we have “cambios” or changes. New missionaries arrive while others return home. President Resek’s policy is that no elder finish his mission in the office. As a result, the mission office is a place of constantly changing faces. Each change deeply affects my tender-hearted companion, Hermana Mason, and I reassure her each time that this type of change is good.

The office is also a place of numerous visitors. Mondays (the mission’s P-Day or preparation day) is especially busy as Elders and Sisters living in the Rancagua area come to the office to pick up their mail and leave off receipts for reimbursements from yours truly, El Financero. On several occasions the office has been a refuge for recuperating elders. Delivery men, salesmen, repair men, local church leaders, and Presidente and Hermana Resek complete the interesting cast of characters populating the office. The office is often a chaotic place where today’s panic is quickly eclipsed by tomorrow’s problem.

Hermana Mason preparing the Mission Newsletter: El Mensajero

Christmas in the Office with Hermana Mason and Elder Del Guercio. In the background are photos (baseball cards) of all current missionaries.

Assistants to the President: Elder Rosales from Costa Rica by way of Tennessee and Elder Del Guercio from Uruguay

Office Visitors: Hermana Haws from Ohio and Hermana Arango from Colombia