The missionaries are wondering: Cali or Medellin Mission

We are getting instructions on the division of our mission.  We have a new financial secretary for the Medellin Mission in training at the office. A redhead from Chile.  A records secretary and a new assistant will be coming in for training the next transfer day, 12 June.  The President's office computer has a picture of a missionary standing in front of a road sign which points to Medellin one way and Cali the other.  He is scratching his head and wondering where he will end up. 

Monday was a holiday here.  It was the second holiday this the month.  We celebrated 1 May,  as the day of the worker and 21st as the observed day of the Ascension of Jesus.  Actually the 18th was the day but observed on Monday. Sound familiar?  In April there were also two holidays for Easter weekend.  Thurs and Fri. The schools took the whole week off but the workers and banks got two days. I think there was only 1 in March.  It was a Monday holiday for Saint Joseph.  The list of official holidays has four holidays in June but the last is observed 2 July  and another is Father´s Day on a Sunday. Leaving us with two days again in June. One is the Monday after Father's Day.  Mother's Day wasn't on the official holiday list but it was observed.  Sister Oliver got a long stem red rose at the store and one at church.

Last Sunday our area 70 from Venezuela spoke to all married couples in the stake in a fireside.  It was a great meeting and was very well attended.  This caused the temple preparation class to move to Monday, the holiday.  The class was pretty well attended for a holiday afternoon, 17 were there.  The class last Sunday had 21.  This week the conflict is stake priesthood but it doesn't start until 5 p.m. We are waiting to hear what the Branch Pres. decides on when to have the class.

We seem to baptize at the end of the month here.  Sister Oliver will be overwhelmed with new records next week.  The missionaries are planning to baptize and confirm 50+ this weekend.