The Gottfredsons serve Alicia District focusing primarily on Alicia 1 and 3 and Jones. Elder Gottfredson offers lots of leadership support to those units. Sister Gottfredson teaches piano lessons to numerous students in that district. They also teach a strengthening marriage class. In addition, they assist the mission by overseeing our Career Workshop and offering a one-on-one goal setting session with our departing missionaries. They also handle all the mail in our commisary.
The Mills serve in Burgos District focusing primarily on Gamu and Caligian branches. Sister Mills is teaching music conducting and piano lessons. Elder Mills is working closely with the branch leaders. They have been teaching a missionary prep course for Burgos district. They also oversee our mission's CLS program. (Companionship Language Study) This is a new program for our filipino missionaries to help them learn English. At the end of their mission they will be tested by an International Organization who will determine their level of English proficiency.
The Lakers serve in Naguilian Branch. They offer leadership and member support. They have been teaching a New Testament Institute Class every Saturday. When they aren't in Naguilian they are found in our office as Elder Laker is our mission Finance Secretary and Sister Laker is President's Secretary and he calls her the office's Sargeant at Arms. She handles so many things that it would make your head swirl if I tried to list them.
The Shaners serve in Roxas District focusing now on Mallig Branch. They offer leadership and member support. They have helped the branch to get a strong Young Men and Young Women organization going. In addition Elder Shaner serves as the mission presidency's executive secretary. They also are our housing coordinators. With close to 70 apartments that we rent and maintain you can imagine that their phone is always beeping! This job keeps them running most hours of the day. Elder Shaner also edits our mission newsletter and Sister Shaner teaches piano in various branches. I think to date she's had 30 or more graduates of her piano course. The Shaners have been teaching a mission preparation course in Roxas each Saturday.
In addition, all of these wonderful missionaries help with mission activities and training. The sisters just finished our wonderful LDS Music Workshop. We took the program to every stake and district in our mission. We are now gearing up for our Christmas Devotional which will focus on the account of that first Christmas taken from the Book of Mormon. The evening will be full of music, and costumed speakers. We will join with the missionaries in each area and do the devotional 10 times during the month of December. It should be a wonderful way to celebrate the holidays with the members and guests.
Each Sunday we gather for a meeting where couples can share their successes and ideas and also seek advice from each other. Once a month we begin with a dinner. We truly enjoy each other's company. Not only are these fantastic missionaries they are also becoming great friends.
Our Assistants, Elder Miole and Elder Huffstutler, often come to our meetings when their schedule allows.
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