Missionary Survey
Missionary Name: Elder Onken
Mission: Valencia, Ven
Date: Ahorrita: Sept 7, 2000 [Ed. note, this must be an error. It must be Nov. 7, 2000)
I am serving in: Puerto Cabello
Ward: Puerto Cabello
Stake: Los Sauces
Bishop Obispo Deguida
Population: medium city
Average income: it has both the most poor and richest
Main occupations: working as a security officer, and at the port
Terrain: small mountains
Climate: rain forest
Avg. Hi temp: 40 c. (99 F) Avg. Lo temp: 36 C. Air Quality: 90%-100% humidity
Main forms of transportation for general population: autobus, shoes.
My Companion:
Name: Elder Lindgren From Draper, UT
Has been out 10 mos. 8- field, 2 CCM (MTC) Serving together 1 mo.
Hair: dark blonde y curly
Height 5'7"
2 bros. 1 sister. He is number 1 in the family.
Has been a member all his life. We make a fanstastico companionship.
Best Quality: Lots of charity
Pet Peeve: dirty house (hah)
Has taught me: don't be afraid - to love everyone
Home address: . . .
General Health
I feel wonderful. My weight is way up.
I sleep not enough-enough.
My appetite: Not too much right now.
My vision: same
My teeth: still there
My feet: lots of callouses
My skin :(
My digestion: good I guess
Any other physical problem I'm having: my back hurts in the morning, a huge canker sore, and some virus I just discovered.
On a scale of 1-10, the following items (1 being totally worn out/used up/missing and 10 being like new):
Suit: 10 Shirts: 8 Pants: 1 Socks 3, Garments: 4, Shoes: 8, Ties: 6, Scriptures - English haven't touched them; spanish 8 (I got a cool cover for it).
Hygiene 7 (?), Backpack 9, Luggage 8
I need: b/w 1-6 ratings.
Food
Typical breakfast: what's breakfast? Eggs with bread y ketchup
Typical lunch: HUGE: rice, chicken, soup, platanos, soda
Typical dinner: none (we don't eat dinner)
Dinner appointments/week: 7
Weirdest thing I've eaten: Jobo (fruit with inedible sour skin and a spirly seed) lame, I know.
Favorite thing I've eaten: Pineapple pie made by Jesus Avlar
New things I'd never eaten before: platano, jobo, lechosa (fruit), coconut rice.
Our Apartment
We live in a 9 story building. We live on the 8th floor. Our apartment has 4 rooms. The apartment is situated in a decent part of town. Furniture includes bunkbed, fans, 5 chairs, 5 tables. Our apartment has the following amenities: hot water, flushing toilet (1/2 the time), iron, ironingboard, shower, stove/oven, pots/pans, tile flooring, dishes, refrigerator, bedding.
The mission:
President Blaker and Sister Blacker
from Idaho. 0 children live with them now. Mission home is 0 mi. away (there is no mission home.)
Assistants to President: Elders Sanders y Valero; Zone Leader Elder Rivas, District Leader Elder Sager. We meet every Tuesday for district meetings. The last zone conference was last Tuesday 31, Oct. My last President interview was on 10 Oct. Our mission has had lots of baptisms this year. Our goal is to have tons of baptisms this year. Describe any special programs or mission goals: "En Pos de las Excelencia" - 3 level program.
Our work:
We teach 55 hours/week; we taught 33 people; we tract 0 hours/week. We placed 3 Book of Mormons. We taught 7 discussions this week.
Community service: painting a ceiling
Special Events: Transfers 16 Nov., Christmas phone call :)
Goals: Add 3 families this week; have 8 people in church (investigators) teach 5 charlas this week; set 2 baptismal dates with families; go out on 2 splits each week; get 6 referrals from members each week; baptize Puerto Cabello :)
Psyche about the virus part!! It was discovered last year. :P Just kidding NO virus.