Halfway
December 20th was a significant day for us. It represents the halfway mark of being out on our mission for 9 months of the 18 months we said we would serve. Since I was rather reflective of our mission and its positive influence on us last month, I will spare you my current thoughts, for the most part :). The month of December at the temple was quite a busy one, from our perspective. Especially the last few days before Christmas, and the three days it was open between Christmas and New Years. They close the temple here on Christmas Eve Day, Christmas Day, New Year's Eve Day, and New Year's Day. Since these days were Tuesdays and Wednesdays, we had two four day weekends. (Wow, a Temple Mission sure is different than our CES mission in Montreal, Canada) There was no lack of temple activity associated with those days. On Friday, December 27, there were 5 buses from the Bicol region of the Philippines (about 12 hours away) that arrived and added to the excitement of temple work dur...