We have a Church printed calendar here at my desk and it says Optimism as the Month's motto with pictures of flowers on the front. I would say that every day should have Optimism as the word of the day. There isn't something that doesn't come up that requires a positive attitude along with diligence.
We are working on some changes around the Manila Temple that have long been neglected. The guardhouses are in need of upgrades. Wiring in one of the guardhouses needs to be organized by Facilities Management and has been requested. The bicycles for roving officers are in poor disrepair. The proposed budget for security is way too low. We weren't the sheriffs' in town when that was suggested. So we are rather pushing things through one thing at a time.
Elder and I are going to make a formal request for a Golf Cart for our Security Officers rather than bicycles that are in continual poor repair. Officers are to be able to respond quickly for emergencies and not show up hot and sweaty from running and too tired and out of breath. Not to mention that they will be protected from wet weather when roving the temple grounds. The rains haven't started yet but we are told that rains are heavy and amazing to see. We will see what we can do to bring up the standard and work equipment for our guards. To us it is completely perplexing as to why things are in the state they are in. Somewhat appalled actually but thats why we are here. We are going to go over some items with our security people from Salt Lake in a couple of weeks. The Officers are actually quite excited that we are looking into this. These good brethren, members of the church are very smart and deserve respect that we don't think they are getting. Security is everywhere in this country and are considered a job that is considered the lowest job a man can have here in the Philippines. Security guards are at the supermarkets, malls, subdivisions, banks, you name it. Our men are college grads in criminology, security architecture, former soldiers, to mention a few educational backgrounds...great guys. Not to mention they are good priesthood holders and have temple recommends. It is our quest to bring up the moral in our guys. In this country, guards are high school gradutates and officers are college grads.
We want our men to be respected and proud of their work. They are church paid and better paid than other security companies in this country so they should have better equipment to work with.
Stay tuned. The new Sheriff is in town.
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