The Name's Lowry. Elder Lowry.: And he's off again!

Monday, November 15, 2010

And he's off again!

Off to the Philippines today! Wow! Talk about jet-lag, this kid's going to be traveling to a time zone 12 hours ahead of us! And it's going to take him a few days worth of flying to get there. Absolutely crazy. That's going to be an adjustment for sure!

So keep the love a-coming! I am sure he'd love to hear from us all as he embarks on this amazing, life-altering adventure... mail will probably take 4-5 weeks to get to him from here, so keep that in mind when mailing! (As in send your Christmas cards NOW!) I have updated his mailing address in the sidebar, so check that out, and don't forget DearElder.com still offers FREE letters to Scott through their website! No postage or anything!

Anyways, please keep Elder Lowry in your prayers today- for safe and comfortable travels, for missionary experiences on the airplane/in the airports, for good travel conditions, for safe pilots, etc etc etc. He's about to be a looooooong way from home!

Thank you ALL for your continued support and thoughts and prayers. You're truly the best.

Love, the Lowry Family

1 comment:

Momma LowryNovember 15, 2010 at 1:52 PM
That address is only for pouch mail though and has to be a single sheet with only tape across the top. I will get the correct address for snail mail when I talk to him tonight!
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Need a little clarification?

Feel free to ask any questions you might have in the comment area! Here are a few things I thought might help, in case you need them:

-Iloilo is pronounced "Ee-low-Ee-low"
-MTC stands for Missionary Training Center. All missionaries report to an MTC before going to their assigned mission to be trained to teach by the Spirit, to answer questions and to rely on the Lord in order to serve the people in their missions.
-District Leader (DL) is just what Scott describes in his 1st letter home, while in the MTC at least! In the MTC DL's are definitely the ones to inspire their district to be the best they can be and achieve and keep all their goals, keep everyone motivated and in line and pretty much just be an amazing example for the others to follow. Scott's got this one in the bag ;) In the mission, it's only a bit different; it's an assignment given in which you are responsible for checking in on the other missionaries in your district and assisting them as needed, as well as gathering information and reporting to the Zone Leaders, who then report to the Assistants to the President, who then report to the Mission President!
-P-Day (Preparation Day) is the 1 day they get in the week to do laundry, write home, exercise, play sports, go grocery shopping, whatever they need to do. They get to wear "street clothes" with their name tag on P-Day and it's of course the day we all look forward to because we get e-mail (looks like his P-Day in the MTC is Mondays)! (At least while he's still in the MTC... we don't know what the situation will be when he gets to the Philippines.)