Miracle Part 2

Have you ever wondered why things seem to be so hard sometimes?  I have been thinking about that a lot lately because things are REALLY hard!  Some days it seems like we haven't made any progress at all.  Actually, it's most days!

A few weeks ago I wrote about some missing files.  A box came in and there were lots of files in them and they were definately needed, but we later discovered that there were about 25 files still missing.  We called Trinidad and had them look everywhere.  We looked everywhere.  We had the AP's look everywhere.  We searched every apartment connected with the AP's.  I called both airports (which is not a fun thing to do) and they had seen nothing.  We were resigned to the fact that they were gone.

President Herrington called his In Field Rep almost a week ago and we didn't get a reply.  I wrote to the person in the MTC who handles that kind of thing and she didn't reply.  I kept thinking, don't they know how serious this is!?  This is an identify thiefs dream!  Copies of passports, driviers licence, original birth certificates, police clearance letters, FBI reports.  All just sitting there for 25 people!

Yesterday we had a long talk with the AP's again.  Elder T quizzed them at length about what they remembered.  I asked them if they looked inside shirts and clothes to make sure they weren't wrapped up in something.  They assured us that they had searched everywhere.

We got an email from the In Field Rep that day that said this could cause the delay of all of those missionaries coming in to the field!  What a mess.  We took comfort in the fact that Sister Miller, (Mary Rose's sister)  put our names and the names of the Missions on the prayer roll in the Cardston Temple.

Last night I was quite discouraged.  Again, why do things have to be so hard?  We went to bed early just to end the day early!  About 9:30 we got a phone call from the AP's.

THEY FOUND THEM!  We could not believe it!  They hadn't told us this before but they had actually brought about 5 suitcases with them!  There were personal suitcases that needed to end up in our mission after the split.  As they were unloading their suitcases at the airport, and Elder thought one suitcase was too heavy so he took the files out and put them in another suitcase.

The AP's forgot this because they had to move the next day and then left for a 10 day mission tour.  Apparently something Elder T said yesterday sparked some kind of thought to look in those other suitcases.  And there they were!

We are soooooooo very, very grateful!

After the trial come the blessings and it is so much sweeter than if it was easy!  I know some of you are having a trial or two.  Just hang in there!  Things will all work out!

And remember that we love YOU!