May 30-June 5 2015 looking forward to this week looked empty--what is the best use of our time?

Saturday was a regular routine:  prayer, throw in a load of laundry, exercise, shower, dress, read scriptures, breakfast, and go to the Center.  Then Elder and Sister Cushings came; he had an Institute teachers meeting.  She stayed with us and visited.  We went home for lunch and returned at 4:00 for the Aaronic priesthood commemoration meeting.  I got some ideas for our grandsons.  At 6:00 we hurried to Mandurriao for Antonio Lastimose baptism.  He and his girl (his first wife died) were married by President Suya and witnessed by President Aquino Thursday.  They will prepare for the temple next year.  She was already a member and never married.  After, we hurried to Molo; Elder Enje had a family baptism plus one, a total of five for his last six weeks in the mission.  He leaves on Tuesday.  When he goes home, he will baptize his mother.  He is such a happy, positive person.  I will miss him.  Home at 8:41, full day☺️
Sunday is fast Sunday.  The mission fasts on the 1, 3, 5 Sunday's starting at noon Saturday.  We attended Mandurriao Ward and witnessed the confirmation of Brother Lastimose.  We attended Sunday School, went home and broke our fast, then to Leganes Ward where the split Ward meets together every fifth Sunday.  President Suya spoke concerning the responsibility of members to find investigators for the missionaries.  The Bishop brought us lunch along with the Ward specialist sister.  They don't know we are self reliant😄.  But she shared a drink of chopped pineapple, lemon grass, and calamansi.  It was delicious!  We were full already but we were polite.  However, I gained weight this week😁, just .3k.  It will take a week to lose it.  Then we attended the SR Graduation of the business class.  There were six graduates; 3 members, 3 of other faiths.  It was great!  They finished all twelve lessons of the Foundations Principles.  The one young man talked about his business and wanting to provide for and to protect his family.  It was awesome.  Ray and I got to stand together and say a few words and they all thanked us for our inspirational comments.  This is such a fun ward and a fun mission.  We came home after 4:30, had popcorn and listened to conference; Saturday am session with L. Tom Perry who passed on to eternity at 3 am today--a great advocate for the family.  He will be missed.  I am so grateful that we are part of a living church and that the Lord will inspire and reveal His will for a new apostle to fill a place in the Quorum of the Twelve as the youngest serving member.
Monday we picked up the sisters; Sister Daroy is going home so we got her luggage, took them to the mission office, spoke with President Aquino, then we took the sisters to SM.  I got a "boy" hair cut😝.  We bought hamburgers at McDonald's to celebrate my Dad's birthday, June 1; he liked to grill us hamburgers outside for his birthday.  McDonald's was the best I could do in the Philippines.  We spent the rest of the day in the Center.  One girl came in to renew her loan and Ray was able to serve her.  We talked with April and Mike.  They began the move and will stay in a hotel tomorrow night.
Tuesday we missed district meeting because of career workshop for outgoing missionaries.  There were eight to attend, Elder Carnahan was the only foreigner.  After the workshop, we returned them to Arevalo and they left on the plane.  Sister Daroy and Elder Enje are gone😓. Sister Nitura said she would always remember us:  how I rubbed Sister Jensen's feet while she was holding Sister Baui.  We also were able to talk with Raymond and Julie---it was fun to visit.  After that, we went home and ate and went back to the Center.  We left at 5:00 to visit with our new landlord, President Sorillas.  Then Darlene came for our meeting and we made arrangements for next week with Boiser and some of North Stake business graduates.  On the way home we stopped at McDonald's for chicken a la cart and apple pie and ice cream. mmm
Wednesday Elder Watkins, our zone leader went into the hospital yesterday at 6:00am to have his appendix out.  He is recovering in the hospital.  So in the early morning I had a two hour massage.  It was painful but helpful to my shoulder which has been hurting and painful for four months.  Ray is doing some therapy on my shoulder 3 times a day and the massage helped, too.  Ray did the wash while I had the massage.  We went to the hospital after that to see what we could do.  I stayed at the hospital while Ray took Elder Fogavai to his apartment to get the phone charger so they could do some phone work.  We visited a bit and then drove home in a rain storm.  It rained big drops.  Yea for a slight heat relief....😓 for the wash that now needed to spin again and be rehung inside.  After lunch we went shopping, went to the Center, and then took Elder Fogavai some dinner and some breakfast for tomorrow with a wheat muffin for each of them.  We visited some and then went home.  Transfers are tomorrow with new missionaries so we will go to Arevalo to see how we can help.  Elder Watkins will be released from the hospital tomorrow.
Thursday we have missionaries to care for today.  How amazing the Lord is!  We had our most open week...wondered what we were going to do to use our time wisely.....Our district leader, Elder Frandsen from Texas,  assigned way out in San Miguel, is being transferred.  We will pick him up and his luggage and companion and take them to Arevalo.  While we were there, we turned in our mileage report, told them how much to cut our rent check for and for when to Sorillas.  We went shopping and waited at the Center for the call from Elder Watkins to pick him up from the hospital for him to be discharged.  Sister Aquino called and we met the financial secretary at the hospital with the payment for services and took the elders to their apartment.  Went home.
Friday we picked up our zone leaders and took them to the leaders meeting at Arevalo, went to the Center, had lunch,then picked the elders up again.  Elder Watkins mostly slept through the meetings.  He doesn't feel great but this is the third day since surgery.  I believe he will begin to feel better now.  They went home and slept.  We went home and cut up watermelon to take to the Sorillas for their son's homecoming dinner.  Lots of people were there but we took two watermelons cut up.  We really enjoyed ourselves.  The elders came an hour late but eating was just...well, we were just to have a blessing.  Kyle is the returned missionary son and he blessed the food in Tagalog.  Most people here speak Ilongo but his mission was Tagalog and he has mostly forgotten Ilongo.  It was a good dinner and enjoyed by everyone.  Home at 9:00.
Ha long. Sister Robinson