To pick up a Missionary

The day finally arrived. July 26, 2014. The last month of Missionary Madi's mission dragged on with the excitement and preparation to travel to the Philippines to see our beautiful Sister Kramer. Early morning departure from Salt Lake City, Utah Airport to Los Angeles, California. Then a 11 hour flight to Tokyo then one last flight to Manila, Philippines. Add a few layovers and 24 hours later we had arrived.

 Salt Lake City, Utah. Journey Begins.

 Los Angeles. One flight down two to go.

 

Tokyo Airport! Traveling Like Champs. Tired! Getting closer to our girl and more excited as the hours and miles click by.

On Mon, Jul 28, 2014 at 12:46 AM, Dixie Kramer <dlremark1@hotmail.com> wrote:

We have arrived. Big day. Madi's world. We are just going to sleep at the Manila Motel. It is super nice. We are ballers.
Cannot wait to see you.
Mama DK, Marv & KK

Sent from my iPad

Farewell

Missionary Madi we have loved sharing this adventure with you. We have learned from you. We have been blessed by your spirit and your strength. We find you SIMPLY AMAZING! Thank You for your example and your testimony of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Our lives have been blessed and changed forever. XO

 

PEACE OUT PHILI! UNTIL NEXT TIME!

Last Week Fools

Missionary Madi has reached a point where as they say "It's all over but the crying!" Her mission is coming to end. Time is moving too fast. Focusing on the work of sharing the gospel while preparing mentally for life after her mission is a tough balance. Missionary Madis' mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints will end July 30, 2014. She will have to return to life as she knew it prior to serving a full time mission in the Tacloban Philippines Mission. In a matter of days her parents and twin sister will board a plane headed for the Philippines to spend 9 days exploring the world that she now calls home.......

Only to be whisked away to the world they and she once called HOME.

"There is no way that it has already been 18 months!"

"It went by soooooo fast. I can't freaking accept it. To be honest it doesn't feel real yet but I have like a million people who won't stop reminding me so that helps...haha I swear my whole ward knows. It has been getting us a lot of pity dinner appointments tho :) So no complaints."

"Don't worry the typhoons have passed on to the more wicked parts of the world. I hope they don't come back here when the Kramer's show up.....:)"

"I want to thank everyone for all their support and love to me throughout my mission"

"Siguro ito ang last time nga magsulat ako ha cebuano/waray...halo halo ako hindoro yano. magpasalamat ako ha iyo ug ha aton Dios ug ha akon oportunidad ha nakapagserve og mission. diri ko marraam kay ano blessed ako ha serve paro marraam ako nga ha akon kinabuhi mas iba kon waray ako nagserve."

"This has been the best experience of my life."

 "GO ON A MISSION PEOPLE. you will not regret it."

We have a good busy week ahead of us and around Saturday or Sunday I am going to make myself do my packing. I am not excited.

"I love you all sooooo much!! 

For the last time 

Love, Sister Kramer"

Zone Interviews July 2014

Missionary Madi was able to spend a very short time getting know her new Mission President and his wife. President Maurer and Sister Maurer are from Australia and were able to meet and interview each of the missionaries in Sister Kramer's zone. It is always a great time when the missionaries can get together at zone meetings.This is most likely Missionary Madi's final Zone Meeting.

Our missionaries are blessed by the love and devotion of these two wonderful people.

Monkey Business

Missionary Madi had a full week and was so thankful for it. "This week was sooooo much better. Because we actually got to work and we were so busy and we saw pretty much no success and still have like way low numbers but I don't care because I got to go outside and I know that I gave it my all. Such a good feeling and truly what makes missionary work so rewarding. Not the baptisms but just knowing that you are doing everything you can with what Heavenly Father is giving you. Maybe that is what makes life happy also."

Splits with the Sister Training Leaders!

Painting!

It was sister dukes birthday so we surprised her with a cake and she claims she hated the attention but i know deep inside she loved it. and then we made them sing to her at lunch too it was fun :)

Missionary Madi shared the following with us. "I studied the plan of salvation this morning. It is so interesting. idk (I don't know) why but I have been thinking a lot about Gods plan for us and where we will go when we die and after judgement day and all I have to say is we are gonna be screwed if we don't get our crap together here on earth. This truly is our only time to prepare to meet God (Alma 34:32) so lets get going! I promise that any sacrifice we have to make now to get back to the presence of our heavenly father will be worth it in the end."

At the End of Day it is all just Monkey Business!

 

 

 

4th of July - Happy Birthday America

Missionary Madi's favorite holiday just happens to be the 4th of July. She missed out on all of the parades, BBQ's and Fireworks!It will just make it that much more fun to celebrate next year. We miss her and cannot wait to have her back home safe and sound. "Happy Birthday America!"

It was late when she e-mailed this week. Past her curfew time that she must be back inside for the evening. Apparently due to her being sick she had to travel to Manila by herself to get her fingerprints and Immigration paperwork done in preparation for her return to the United States. It is a Love/Hate time for her. Missionary Madi really is not ready for her service to be over. She was  pleasant enough to take some aerial pictures from her flight to Manila. Finish Strong Valiant Sister!

 

 

Missionary Madi two extremes Greenwich Pizza at the Robinson Mall to real life in her mission area of Palo, Philippines. There is still a large amount of damage that is in the process of being repaired and rebuilt. She was amused by the polygamist family. Maybe not so different from Southern Utah after all.

 

Missionary Madi is able to entertain the kids during sacrament. I have searched the white handbook as she calls it and I have not quite come up with the exact page number where this activity is referenced. However I am sure it is there. I just have not stumbled upon it yet. The Children Love her Antics!

 

Missionary Madi is always happy when she gets to spend some time with this beautiful Sister. Sister Dumas.