THAT'S WHAT COMPANION'S DO!
When new elders arrive in the mission, they are assigned a "trainer" - an experienced elder who becomes their companion for the first 12 weeks of their mission. It is a sacred trust from the Lord and the Mission President to be chosen to be a trainer of a new missionary. The trainer has a profound lasting influence on the development of and care of that missionary. Well, two weeks ago, we received a new "generation" of missionaries. The trainers were carefully and prayerfully chosen for these new missionaries, and they went to work. About a week into his in his mission, one new elder (19 year old Elder X from the USA) fell and hurt his ankle, necessitating a trip to the ER. While nothing was broken, the doctor's orders were to stay off his foot for a week. Elder Y. (his 19 year old trainer from Veracruz, MX) cared for Elder X. The elders can study, work on learning Spanish and rest when they are in their apartments recuperating. (FYI: Missionaries do