WHAT'S A "CYCLE" ANYWAY?
Everything in the mission is set up on a 6 week cycle. When we arrived here in Mexico City, all the missionaries kept using the word "cycle" and I didn't know what that meant, but now I am totally in sync! Here is an example of what happens each of the 6 weeks: Week #1 Monday: New missionaries arrive, are trained and out "into the mission field" with their companions. Many other changes are made the same day with missionaries changing companions and areas. All the missionaries going home this week have a final, much longer interview with the President. All the Latin missionaries that have worked to learn English during their mission take an English Exam online through an accredited rating agency and are certified at a certain level. Tuesday: The President and I take all the missionaries returning home this week to a session at the Mexico City Temple, followed by a nice dinner and testimony meeting at the mission home. Wednesday, we pe