While we were gone, we
received 13 new missionaries at the MTC. That pushed our numbers to 96. The
most missionaries we have ever had here. Jon’s Counselor, President Fielding,
and his family stayed to keep them under control while we were away. I think
they were exhausted by the time we returned! I want to share a story of
a missionary that arrived from Fiji while we were away. This was the first time
in his life that he had ever been on an airplane. This is how President
Fielding shared it with us.
“Elder Hawae didn’t arrive
at the appropriate time. I am not sure the exact details of the logistics
problem. I do know he missed his flight in London, so was delayed to a later
flight. I believe the person that was to meet him had to go to another terminal
to meet others. However, I am not sure of the rest of the facts. Later in the
afternoon, he walks in the front door and tells us of this small miracle. He
took a flight from Nausori Airport in Fiji to Nadi Airport in Fiji. He then
flew from Fiji to Sydney and Sydney to Singapore. He went from Singapore to
London, and due to customs and the short time between flights, missed his
connecting flight to Manchester. He arranged a later flight from London to
Manchester. When he arrived in Manchester, there was no one there, and he
waited for a short time and then started asking how to get to Chorley. He
finally found someone who knew how to get to Chorley. He gave him train
directions. He bought the ticket but missed the scheduled train, so he took a
later train that stopped in Piccadilly, changed trains and caught a train to
Chorley. When he arrived in Chorley, he asked around to people where the temple
was, with not very much help. He then started walking to find the temple,
because he knew if he found the temple, they would know where the MTC was. He
eventually saw Moroni, and knew where he was. He arrived at the MTC almost in
tears as he shared his gratitude to be on his mission. It was special.”
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