The Randall's Philippines Manila Temple Mission Blog

Laurie and I were wondering what the rainy season would look like at the beginning. From what I can see, it is different depending on where you live, pretty much just like anything else weather-related in the world. June's rain has not been what I expected. It is not "all day" like the Pacific Northwest where we live. It comes fast, rains hard, and then shuts down - pretty quickly. At least this is what happened this June. Who knows what July will bring, but it is kind of nice to have it not be gray and rainy all day. Of course, the temperature is just about 1-2 degrees (Celsius) cooler than May so it has still been in the low 90's in Fahrenheit, and yes, the humidity has gone up this past month to average in the 80+% range, but who cares? I guess I do, my glasses fog up when I come out of an air conditioned building into the outside world.... It was Father's Day this past month. I thought I would include a picture they took of most of the Fathers in the Cubao War...

I decided to add a little flavor to this month's title. This past month of May seemed to be about change. The changes came in many "shapes and sizes" in our lives, and maybe most especially in my life. Some changes seemed to be imposed, some from "dawning", some came from necessity, and others from creation. Let me share some of these with you as I share some of our experiences and thoughts for the month of May Temple Shift  Schedule  Changes Prior to May, from Tuesday through Friday, the Manila Temple had two shifts of ordinance workers serving. A morning and an afternoon shift. Starting towards the first part of May, that changed to become 4 shifts. As in many cases in life, changes that affect so many can create a bit of a "stir". Also, communication is so "key" in how the changes are conveyed and implemented. Additionally, how things are interpreted can be "many-fold". I am being a bit cryptic here as you can see.  Yes, this was...