June 29

I just wanted to share more with you than I sent with my other email.

Our work here is beginning to come together. We have been training the past two weeks and will continue to train for a few more. We may be going to Cebu next week - we'll find out later today.
Evenings were getting hard because we really have nothing to do. Today I found a sister at the MTC whose husband is a doctor and she is not a nurse so she does humanitarian projects. She gave me a box of material to cut out infant hats that they take to the hospital where those without insurance go.

They give them blankets and hats for the babies.( The mothers of these babies are all sharing beds - 2 or 3 or 4 to a bed-I don't know how they do it!) I am so grateful to have something to do when I have nothing to do! I know it sounds great for you all to have nothing to do but honestly, it's only fun for about two days then it gets tough. I am relieved to be able to serve. Dad is cross-stitching Sophie's Christmas stocking so he has something to keep him busy. 

Just so you know...
Our mailing address (mail comes to the office. They suggest we don't use our local
mail that goes to our apartment)

13 Temple Dr.
Greenmeadows Subd.
1110 Quezon City, Philippines

Our schedule:
We usually work 7:30 to 4:30 each day unless we are traveling.


Pictures:

One is a picture of the temple after a storm.

The other is where our apartment building is from the office. Our building is the one right next to the street lamp that is on. We are on the 33rd floor.It is only about 3 km from the office. It takes 15 min. to get there in the mornings and 30+ minutes to get back in the evenings. Just for the record - traffic here is even more crazy than LA but your Dad is doing great driving.:)

The last is the beach at Subic (near Olongopo) where the US naval base used to be.