Week Three - Data Quality Zone!

Dear Family and Friends,

Another week in the mission has come and gone and it was another week of busy work.  Here’s my week in a nutshell:

Saturday 9/19 – After emailing last week, we had to go to a mission wide driver’s training presentation for all the potential new drivers.

Sunday 9/20 – We got up and went to Music and the Spoken Word, and I actually got to see it in the tabernacle; it was a lot cooler seeing it in person as opposed to seeing it on a TV screen.  Then we had church and my companion and I had a dinner appointment with one of the senior couples in our mission.

Monday 9/21 – We began the morning with our mission devotional and it was another good one.  We then went to work on our new assignments (for the new Elders).  We had our usual district meeting on Monday night.

Tuesday 9/22 – We had our normal schedule in the morning, and then we had our transfer conference (and it’s the first one that’s been done in our mission!) where we got to find out our new companions/assignments.  My new companion’s name is Elder Crittenden and he’s from Rexburg, Idaho (where BYU-Idaho is), and he’s a great guy!

Wednesday 9/23 – Yet again, this was a busy day in the office.  I also got to go to my evening assignment for the first time, which is really the same as my day assignment. 

Thursday 9/24 – This day was another busy one, but at least we try to enjoy our work.  That night, we went to Research Essentials (this is when we get to do some of our own family history as well as some indexing). 

Friday 9/25 – It was a little quieter in the office, but still busy enough haha.

Saturday 9/26 – We did our shopping this morning, and we had to do TWO WEEKS worth of shopping due to General Conference next weekend. 

That’s it for this week!  Since next week is General Conference, I will not be emailing next Saturday, but instead I will most likely be emailing during the week, so basically stay tuned haha. 

Love you all so much!  Thanks for the prayers and support! :)

-Elder Frederickson

 Some additional info!

What do you do in the Data Quality Zone?

Right now our supervisor is trying to set my headset up, and then I will be helping patrons out via phone.  I cannot give a lot of details due to confidential reasons.

 My package has not come yet, but I DID get your guy’s letters and the conference tickets!

What do you usually do for lunch and dinner?

I usually make my food, but every once in a while I go to the Church Office Building Cafeteria to get lunch – it’s on the bottom floor of the COB I believe (there are 26 floors in that building).  I usually cook some popcorn chicken and smiley potatoes and make pb & j sandwiches. 

Do you still have the same p-day?

My p-day is Saturday at least until next transfer. 

Did you have to move apartments when you transferred?  How many Elders are in your apartment?

I did have to move apartments and I’m in a two man apartment (just me and my companion). 

What did the Senior couple serve you at your dinner appointment?

For the dinner appointment we were served something I don't normally see, but it had pork in it which was good!