10 September 2014
Dear Brother and Sister Pomar,
Sister Barreiros and I were pleased
to welcome your son, Elder Pomar, to one of the finest missions in the world,
the Chile Santiago West Mission. He is well and happy, and we are
impressed with his enthusiasm for the work. After greeting him at
the MTC and a brief tour of the beautiful city of Santiago, we arrived at
our mission Office. I interviewed your son. My Assistants and office
missionaries then gave him a brief orientation to the mission. We had a
delicious lunch together, he met his new companion, and that afternoon he left
the mission home and departed for his first area of labor.
Elder Pomar has been assigned to work
with Elder Lizarraga, who will serve as his training companion. Trainers
are chosen for their competence, patience and dedication, and are selected
after prayerful consideration. With this letter we are including a
photograph taken of your son and his new companion with Sister Barreiros
and myself.
Please accept our deep appreciation
for raising such a fine son. We feel a genuine fellowship with you in
supporting and providing him this opportunity to grow spiritually as he labors
to bring souls unto Christ. It is my prayer that the Lord will inspire us
all to sustain him in this challenging assignment. Please write him
frequently, weekly if possible. Express your love, support, and
confidence in him. You will witness miraculous changes in his life as he
engages fully in the service of others.
Being parents ourselves, we understand your
desire to occasionally send packages. For your information, packages sent
to your missionary through FedEx often require large duty fees, which must be
paid by the missionary. Those sent through Global priority mail, marked
missionary supplies and valued less than $100 usually arrive duty free and
within 2 weeks. But currently there is a mail strike here in Chile, so please
communicate with your son through Email.
If you have any questions or if we
can assist you in any way, please do not hesitate to write.
Sincerely,
President Jose A.
Barreiros
Chile Santiago West Mission
