1) Out of 4 Elders going to Suriname, 3 Visas didn't make it. Xander's companion left all by himself last Monday, and the rest of them are stranded in the MTC.
2) The rest of his district left on Monday for The Netherlands and Denmark.
3) They piled mattresses into one room Saturday night and talked until midnight. Then they had to say good-byes on Monday at 3:00am, 5:00am, then again at 3:00am the next morning. Very tired.
4) Due to #3, he came down with a cold.
5) It snowed.
6) Brother Chandler (one of district presidency) was transferred - he was sweet. And Brother Griffin (a teacher) left for medical reasons.
7) He went a whole week without any mail (Hegerhorsts - you saved the day by being the 1st to break the dry spell Wednesday morning - he was so glad to get your notes. And in our defense, Brent did send Xander a package & letter which must have arrived shortly after he wrote his last letter.)
The Good:
1) Xander got a new companion, and he's cool. Elder Sanchez was a ward mission leader for a long time, so he's pro at this missionary stuff.
2) Xander is the new District Leader for their reduced little district. He gets to check the mail for everyone.
3) He said it was quite a hookup to have another apostle come and talk to them - Elder Christofferson.
We still don't have any information about when or if the Visas will arrive. It is possible that they'll get reassigned to state-side missions until their Visas arrive. Send good vibes to the Suriname folks to get those Visas here!
The three on the left are still in the MTC
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