Mission Presidents' Seminar

Monday was actually the first day of the Mission Presidents seminar, the first day of instruction at least. The electronic equipment of yesterday had disappeared and we were back to a normal setting.

In the afternoon there was a split session, the wives all went downstairs to meet together and the men stayed upstairs. The sisters had outdone themselves as usual. They had books, bookmarks, bracelets, and theme pictures for everyone.

At 5:30 we jumped on a private bus and headed for the peak. The plan was to have dinner at Café Deco. Everyone was ready and waiting and made my job of counting noses very easy.

Bus Ride to Cafe Deco

Café Deco has big windows with a great view of the harbor and the end of the building is all mirrors which just intensifies the view. Dinner was great, and after dinner we had about a half hour to check out the view, before catching the bus back.

Dining at Cafe Deco

Tuesday was a half day session. Lunch was Mexican food, always a favorite! And then they had the afternoon for just free time. Many needed to do a little serious shopping for things that they can’t get in their areas of the world.

Elder Oaks Greeting the Mongolian Saints

We headed for the temple on the same bus as yesterday. We filled the room. After the endowment session there were around 13 saints from Mongolia, and again this year they lined up to meet an apostle and other church leaders. There were two young ladies about 8 and 10 years old dressed in their beautiful pink Mongolian dresses. Their little eyes just lit up when a missionary, mission president, or sister came out of the temple and they wanted to shake hands with everyone. However, when Elder Oaks and Clayton came out, their countenance just glowed. As Elder Oaks went through the line, he touched of them on their heads and they just beamed.
Wednesday morning Elder Oaks and Clayton flew off to their next assignment and we had just a morning session. After an Italian lunch they were off. Those with early flights left in a hurry, those with later flights were headed out to finish up the shopping they didn’t finish yesterday.

And after everyone had left some of the staff joined in to help finish off the food, and with the job of cleaning up. We took 24 table cloths to be cleaned, and lugged everything else back to where it belonged.

Vivien, Nichole and Jamie

We left early and did it feel great to know we didn’t have to run anywhere! It was a fun few days, but like most big things, it was fun while it lasted but we are more than ready to return back to our dull and boring existence.