The West Indies Mission: Home with Honor

Monday, January 24, 2011

Home with Honor

A dozen of the most valiant sons - and daughters - of Helaman have been honorably released to return home after serving the Lord and His children in the West Indies Mission. Newly baptized members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will be forever grateful for the love and dedication of Elder Christopher Darian Jordan, Trevor Sean Olsen, Matthew Daniel Krause, Joshua Jacob Heiner, Matthew Samuel Welch, Canyon McKay Copa, Benjamin John Butler, Orin Moses and Sisters Bibi Zaleena Girdharry and Mimi Sheitoyan and Elder James and Sister Janiel Wheeler.

Our love and prayers go with you. You will always be remembered in the West Indies Mission . . . wherever you go in the world!

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A Message to WIM Missionary Families

Sending and receiving mail – especially packages - is difficult, time-consuming and costly here in the Caribbean . . . and can take many weeks to reach the recipient!!!

Parents and others, with the best of intentions and love in their hearts, spend significant time and money to purchase, prepare and mail these packages. In some of our mission’s 12 countries, the package is then opened at the post office – after an hour or more of waiting in line. When the contents have been identified, taxes and/or duty fees are assessed which the missionaries are asked to pay out of their small amount of support funds.

After all this effort, these “care” packages are usually found to contain only a few small items and a whole lot of candy, all which can be purchased almost anywhere in the West Indies Mission.

We know you love your missionary and packages from home are a way to express that love, but most missionaries are just as excited about receiving small amounts of extra spending money on a personal Mastercard or Visa - provided and funded from time-to-time by loving parents as a way to purchase what the elder or sister may need in-country.

Of course, the most important gifts you can send your missionary are frequent handwritten letters – including photos - expressing your love and support of their efforts to “bring souls unto Christ!”

Thanks for your understanding in this matter, Parents. We love your missionary!!!