The Joy of Being Able to Select Our Own Missionary Companion

Every six to twelve weeks most of the young missionaries face transfers, which also often means that they get a new companion.  Those new companions are selected by the Mission President, often after counseling with his Assistants to the President.  Often these changes can cause a bit of anxiety, if the new companions either know or don't know each other.

With Senior Missionaries, we get to bring our companions with us and we do not need to worry about those six to twelve week transfers.  A great advantage is that you get to understand roles, based on each others strengths.

Tonight's picture is one of Sister Oveson's great strengths, organizing things to make them look good and understandable.  She also calls this talent, her scrapbooking skills.  When we came to Cambodia there was a wall in our office, where there were pictures of the Perpetual Education Loan participants.  That is a great blessing in being able to recognize who we are working with and talking with on the phone.  The only problem was, it had not been updated in at least six months.  Sister Oveson has been working on it and tonight you see the significantly updates wall.

Elder Oveson has become the designated primary email and letter writer, but then Sister Oveson is the proof reader.  We decided that we would split up the Perpetual Education Fund participants that we have to call, Elder Oveson is calling the male participants and Sister Oveson is calling the female ones.  We even team teach the Saturday Morning Institute Class, we trade off who starts and who concludes.

These Senior Missionary Companionships are wonderful!