Week 30--March 15-21, 2020
The Independence Visitors' Center closed on March 14, 2020. The sign reads: Closed
temporally until further notice. Most Church Historic Sites are now closed
including Liberty Jail, Winter Quarters, Nauvoo, and others. Check newsroom
ChurchorJesusChrist.org “Updates on How
COVID-19 is Impacting Saints Worldwide” for updates.
The sisters are sad at the development of the Center closing.
Pictured: Sister Henderson, Sister Pomeroy, Sister Cannon, Sister Romero, Sister Larsen, and Sister Flindt.
So, Sunday, March 15th we had our Sacrament Meeting in our apartment with all of us senior couples in our building. President Cannon gave us permission to have the Sacrament beforehand.
We talked about our favorite scriptures from our study of Come Follow Me during the previous week (Jacob 1-4). It was an excellent time together.
Transfers were postponed due to an earthquake in Magna, Utah, on March 18, 2020, that affected the Salt Lake City area and the Salt Lake City Airport was closed. The new missionaries arrived late in the evening of March 19. Transfers finally took place on Friday, March 20.
Sister Durfee is going home. We will miss her dimples and cute smile.
Sister Buist and Sister Johnson.
Sister Smith is being transferred so a final picture with her companion, Sister Pulley.
Elder Tate (on the left) is getting a new companion and will stay in Hill Park Ward. Due CO-VID 19 the missionaries were to stay in their cars and wait for a text to let them know when their new companion had arrived. Some followed directions but many didn't.
These sisters followed directions and waited in the car.
Pictured: Sister Salois, Sister Harris, and Sister Bowen.
On Wednesday we found out that the senior couples in the Missouri Independence Mission had a meeting with President Love and they were told they were being sent home. We were sad to hear that but understand the reasoning for the decision. The senior couples are at a higher risk for CO-VID19. We will miss all of the senior couples but especially the Storers and the Penroses who live our building.
Since we are Historic Sites missionaries we are under President Cannon. We started to wonder if we would be sent home. We received a call on Thursday from President Cannon asking us to stay. He is hoping that the visitors' centers will open around May 1. However the Dunns and the Marchants were told they would be going home. The Dunns have served 18 months of their 23 month mission. However the Marchants only arrived in December.
On Saturday the announcement was made of a Stay-at-Home Order for the Greater Kansas City Metro area that will begin on Tuesday, March 24, and last for 30 days. This order affects us in that we are to only leave our apartment for grocery shopping and exercise.
When the other senior couples got the news they were going home, Elder Storer decided he needed a hitch on his car to tow a U-haul back to Menan, Idaho. When I saw the high quality of the hitch he ordered, and the ease with which he installed it, I asked him if he'd help me install one if I ordered it. This was Wednesday night. He said he'd be happy to help if we could get it done before Monday the 23rd when they would be pulling out. Thurdsay morning at 9:00 A.M. I called eTrailers.com and ordered a hitch, two ball assemblies (one 2" and the other 1 7/8"), and a wiring harness that would connect to the lights on a trailer. The sales guy asked if Monday morning would be soon enough. I said no, I needed it tomorrow because I was pretty sure UPS didn't deliver on Saturdays. The next day, Friday the 20th, at 2:30 P.M. the package was delivered to my door. It took nearly three hours to finish the project, but it was all hooked up and ready to go early that evening. Thanks Elder Storer. I'll be ready to go fishing as soon as we get home.
And, what does a visitors' center missionary do when you can't go to the visitors' center? Index of course. We both try to index a couple of hours per day. We know lots of other missionaries who are doing the same thing, so this self-isolation thing may be a blessing in the end.
Tuesday morning we went to Walmart to buy some hand sanitizer and clorox wipes. Sold out. No more toilet paper either. I still haven't figured out the connection between Covid-19 and toilet paper.
Wednesday, March 19, we heard about the earthquake in Utah. We saw a picture of the SLC Temple with the Angel Moroni missing his trumpet.
Pictured: Sister Henderson, Sister Pomeroy, Sister Cannon, Sister Romero, Sister Larsen, and Sister Flindt.
So, Sunday, March 15th we had our Sacrament Meeting in our apartment with all of us senior couples in our building. President Cannon gave us permission to have the Sacrament beforehand.
We talked about our favorite scriptures from our study of Come Follow Me during the previous week (Jacob 1-4). It was an excellent time together.
Sister Durfee is going home. We will miss her dimples and cute smile.
These sisters followed directions and waited in the car.
Pictured: Sister Salois, Sister Harris, and Sister Bowen.
On Wednesday we found out that the senior couples in the Missouri Independence Mission had a meeting with President Love and they were told they were being sent home. We were sad to hear that but understand the reasoning for the decision. The senior couples are at a higher risk for CO-VID19. We will miss all of the senior couples but especially the Storers and the Penroses who live our building.
Since we are Historic Sites missionaries we are under President Cannon. We started to wonder if we would be sent home. We received a call on Thursday from President Cannon asking us to stay. He is hoping that the visitors' centers will open around May 1. However the Dunns and the Marchants were told they would be going home. The Dunns have served 18 months of their 23 month mission. However the Marchants only arrived in December.
On Saturday the announcement was made of a Stay-at-Home Order for the Greater Kansas City Metro area that will begin on Tuesday, March 24, and last for 30 days. This order affects us in that we are to only leave our apartment for grocery shopping and exercise.
And, what does a visitors' center missionary do when you can't go to the visitors' center? Index of course. We both try to index a couple of hours per day. We know lots of other missionaries who are doing the same thing, so this self-isolation thing may be a blessing in the end.
Tuesday morning we went to Walmart to buy some hand sanitizer and clorox wipes. Sold out. No more toilet paper either. I still haven't figured out the connection between Covid-19 and toilet paper.
Wednesday, March 19, we heard about the earthquake in Utah. We saw a picture of the SLC Temple with the Angel Moroni missing his trumpet.
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