30 April 1999

I'm in Isabel now.  I got here yesterday morning.  Elder Hughes and I just met in Ormoc instead of going all the way to Tacloban.  My first day was promising.  Elder Hughes seems very cool.  This is his first area.  He's been here for almost six months.  He was in the batch right before mine.  I like the area, too.  It's quite different than Albuera.  There are 320 members here, but only about 60 are active.  There's a very nice church, but it's sinking slowly, so we don't use it.  Church is held in a meeting house instead.  I met a lot of members yesterday.  They're very nice.  I'm going to like it here.

Elder MacKenzie and Elder Hughes with the young men of Isabel Branch