The Man with the Money

January 9, 2016

Hey Guys,

This week has been really exciting. First of all, you will probably notice that today is Saturday. I had changes this week, and I was moved from my old ward in Progreso to La Mesa 2 in La Lima. I have also been moved from DL to Financial Secretary. Yep. That's right. I'm in the office, and I am in charge of the finances of the entire mission. It's kind of crazy when you think about it. I'm 19 years old with zero experience and I've been given quite a bit of responsibility.

This change doesn't surprise me a bit. The last 4 financial secretaries came from Progreso 1, my last area. In fact, President seems to send them there, let them train a time or two, and then he brings them into the office. For those of you who are counting, I was four transfers in Olanchito, four in Miramar, La Ceiba, four in Progreso, and I will now have four here in La Mesa, La Lima. Because the job is so big and complicated, financial secretaries stay for four changes: three as the financial secretary, and one training the new one. So, we now are 90% sure that I will be finishing the mission here in La Mesa.

My companion is Elder Perez from El Salvador. He has the same time as me. We will be going home the same day, and I have known him for a while. I am really excited to work with him for a few changes. Our area has only had sisters for a really long time, so the members are excited to see the Elders again. We don't actually have an assigned area because the financial and immigration secretaries require more time than the other two secretaries, so we will be in the same area as the sisters. It is different than what I am used to, but I am excited.

On Thursday we got to take all the missionaries who were headed home to the airport. We did it in two trips. One at 3am, and another at 8:30am. My companion is in charge of making sure that all the missionaries get in and out of the country without problems, so I just had to go with him to the airport. It was probably the most trunky thing ever. I watched two batches of missionaries go home. Haha. I will probably see a whole lot more of that airport before June rolls around.

Probably the coolest part of being in the office is the car. I am glad that I brought my license because I am now one of only four missionaries that can drive a car here in the San Pedro Sula East Mission. It is so fun to get to drive to and from the office and run errands and all that good stuff. We have a Nissan Navara. I think in the states they call it a Frontier. It's a sweet little pickup and I love just getting to drive it around.

I am really excited for the new opportunities I have been given in this new aspect of the mission. It will be such a great experience and I am so grateful. I hope that you all have a great week and enjoy The cool winter air.

Elder Aldrich

Goodbyes in Progresso.