We went in about 8:00 and it was drizzling as we left the apartment. When we hit Broward and Pine Island it was pouring. Four blocks later at the office it was raining but not hard. About an hour later it poured down and I managed to take a picture. When we got back from lunch I took another picture from the same spot and it shows a blue sky and bone dry parking lot.
 
  
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In the morning Mary worked with Sister Steimle in learning what she does as mission secretary. I did the same with Elder Steimle. The major problem of the morning was that a new elder came in yesterday and when he was placed out in Belle Glade he started a musical chair that changed a total of three companionships. So we had to first find out what the changes were and then to integrate those changes into Establishing Zion.Â
Elder Gonzalez of the Presidency of the 70 came in this morning and two conferences were held in the afternoon. One out in Boynton Beach where about half the couples went and one in Miami Lakes where the rest of us went.Â
We took a number of orders, some packages and two cars to the conference. One of the cars was returning to the elders down in Key West after having some accident damage repaired. They had been setting in the parking lot of the chapel when the local sheriff pulled in and talked to them. As he was leaving he backed into their car. This is the second time in the last 3 months when a law enforcement officer has damaged one of our vehicles.
The other car was to be used as a loaner for a pair of missionaries that had an accident when their car glanced off another car while they were changing lanes. Luckily it was only a glance and no one was hurt but it was certainly an avoidable accident.Â
Elder Gonzalez gave some very relaxed but spiritual counsel to the missionaries including introducing them to a program where the wards and branches are going to be asked to provide members who will read the Book of Mormon with investigators and new members.Â
All the missionaries got to shake hands with him except for myself because I was out getting the cars moved around. But that is OK because I was about my Father’s business.
After the conference we stopped for dinner at McDonalds. Mary really liked the new chicken sandwich and as usual I enjoyed my Angus burger. After dinner we headed back to the office to exchange the damaged car for our van before heading home. As we pulled in to the parking lot the Sommerfeldts were just in front of us so we spent a few minutes talking about the day, the conference and the trip the senior couples were going to take tomorrow.
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