I have copied from the several email we have received from the temple president helpful advice and information for our preparations. These will be useful for others as well.
Dear Elder and Sister Fisher,
We are delighted to learn that you will be serving as senior temple missionaries in Lima Peru Temple. We appreciate all you have done to learn Spanish and we know that you will be able to learn it much quicker as you serve here among the Saints.
Perhaps the most important thing that you should do at this time besides signing your acceptance is to do what is needed for your passport and visa. Please respond to those requests as soon as possible, as that seems to generate the most significant delays.
We are delighted to hear of your progress in learning the ordinances and we are anxious for you to be here. I trust that all is going well as far as your visa applications. There is plenty of time, so we hope there will be no delays there.
We are looking forward to meeting you and working with you. As to the term of your mission, I suggest that you continue with the plans for 18 months and after you have been here for about a year you can consider an extension. There usually is no trouble in extending the term of a mission, so I suggest it would be better to wait and see how you feel about it at that time.
Thank you for the information on the flight and your arrival. If there is any change let us know. I will be at the airport to meet you. I will be there with one of our brothers from security with a van so we have room for your luggage. The temple will be closed that Saturday because of General Conference. We generally attend conference at the CCM (MTC) where we view the satellite broadcast in English. There will not be much time for us to orient you to the city on that day, so we will do it on the following Monday.
You will find the Lima temple a little different from the Bountiful Temple. I realize that you have been here, but until you work in the temple you do not realize the adjustments that have to be made for size and other factors. It is a lovely temple and the workers are wonderful and loving people and I know that you will enjoy working with them and learning from them. I am constantly reminded of some of the sacrifices that they make in order to serve.
I hope you have had time to attend the temple and listen to the sessions in Spanish. Can you arrange with the temple president to let you study the veil ceremony in Spanish? That would be a great help if you could do that when you get here.
If there is anything you need or need to know please contact us. We are excited about your arrival and we trust that you will have a great experience at the MTC.
Best wishes,
Carlos M. Bowman
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