The work continues

Our week has been busy - learning to be the coordinators that they want us to be.  Like anything else it takes practice to learn new responsibilities and to step in and do them well.  We are expected to put out a line assignment sheet each week, juggling positions between the various workers in a way that will keep their work interesting but at the same time within each of their individual capabilities.  All positions need to be covered each hour of the shift.  Some workers need to leave early each day.  Others need frequent breaks.  Some are in training.  Some are needed as sealers.  Slow days, when there are not a lot of patrons, we need to assign the workers to go on sessions.  Creating the assignment sheet is challenging to maintain good coverage and flexibility as well.  This last week, I probably scrapped my efforts three or more times before coming up with something that I thought might work.  I am grateful that the other ordinance workers are patient with our efforts and willing to help in whatever way they can.

Last Monday, I also worked in the Call Center.  There I used the phones provided by the Mission to follow up on referrals made during the pageant.  First I would call the member making the referral.  Now that they are in their homes, they can provide us with the phone numbers of the non-members they want us to visit.  We then call the non-member to see if they are indeed interested in us sending missionaries in their direction and if so, to get their address.  I was asked to do this because the Spanish speaking proselyting missionaries that would normally do this have been transferred to other locations.  I am not much for talking on the phone - even less in Spanish.  But I was willing to give it a try.  There were a lot of "no body home"s  But I was able to get a few phone numbers of non-members and of those I found two at home.  Both were anxious to have the missionaries come by.  So I felt my time was well spent.