03/27/20 NZ Auckland Mission Office Letter

Dear President   

This email is to inform you that Sister Carly Chase Martinez will be quickly returning home as a part of the effort of The Church to return all missionaries to their home lands as a result of the COVID 19 pandemic. Attached you will find a letter to you with further details, the flight itinerary, important 14-day self-isolation protocols and the matrix used for reassigning missionaries in their home country.

Because of the impending arrival, I have also copied Sister Martinez’s parents on this email. Please make sure to contact them as well and answer any questions they may have.

Please email me once your missionary has returned home so that we can account for all the missionaries of the New Zealand Auckland Mission. We love each one and are grateful for the service each has given here.

Thank you for your wonderful service.

Keep Calm & Carry On

Sister Lisa Wright

Secretary | New Zealand Auckland Mission

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

2017318@churchofjesuschrist.org

Office: +64 9 485 3152 | Cell: +64 21 078 4854

Parcels: 7A Auburn Street, Takapuna, AKL 0622 | Letters: PO Box 33840, Takapuna, AKL 0740

Let Your Light Shine!

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Letter Attachment #1

Dear Stake President: 

  

Area Presidencies in many locations are directing that currently serving missionaries be returned home to their home countries. As a result, the missionary indicated below is returning home. 

  

Considerations- 

-       Your missionary is returning home symptom free (symptoms prevent travel). 

-       Your missionary will have a 14-day self-isolation period at home. See the Guidelines on Self-Isolation below which should be reviewed with and provided to the parents. Strict observance is expected. 

-       Please refer to the “Missionary Release and Reassign Matrix” document that you should have received from your Area Seventy to determine if the missionary should be released. If so, please offer the missionary our gratitude. 

  

Airport Protocol 

There should be limited contact with the missionary upon arrival. Only one or two individuals are to pick up the missionary from the airport. For the safety of all involved, those picking up the missionary should maintain appropriate distance between others (at least six feet, where possible) and should limit their time outside of their vehicle. They should also follow any additional directives issued by the local airport. Upon leaving the airport, the missionary should follow the guidelines for isolation included below. 

  

For those arriving at the Salt Lake City Airport 

For those missionaries arriving into Salt Lake City that are not traveling onto another destination, parents should follow this Salt Lake Airport protocol. When you come to the airport, please park on the second level of the short-term parking garage. Missionaries disembarking from the planes will be directed through the terminals by airport staff to the second level of the short-term parking garage. (Do not drive to the pickup area on the ground level.)  Due to space constraints, only one vehicle is permitted for picking up each missionary, and only one or two individuals are allowed per vehicle. For the safety of your missionary, your family, and other travelers at the airport, please remain in your car until your missionary comes to your vehicle in the short-term parking garage. 

  

Flight Information: 

Your missionary, Sister Carly Martinez, is flying on Flight Number AS0419 and the scheduled arrival time is 28 Mar 2020 at 7:10 PM at Sea-Tac International Airport . You can track the flight information through the respective airline website.  

  

Please share this information with the missionary’s family. Please ensure that families understand and are willing to strictly adhere to all the guidelines contained herein. 

  

We appreciate your leadership and are grateful for your kind shepherding of this missionary and their family. 

  

Letter Attachment #2

Guidelines for Isolation: Returning Home for Self-Isolation

We ask the missionary to isolate himself or herself for 14 days after returning home. It is very important that the missionary follow these guidelines:

1. The missionary should remain in the home with limited contact with others. This includes not visiting public locations, such as church buildings. The missionary should limit interactions with other individuals. Further, individuals visiting the missionary should be free of underlying illness.
2. The missionary should stay in a well-ventilated room, preferably alone. If it is not possible for the missionary to be alone, others in the room should be about 2 meters (6 feet) away.
3. The missionary and others in the home should follow good hygiene practices, including:

• Frequently wash hands with soap and water or using alcohol-based hand sanitizer.
• Cover nose and mouth with cloth, tissues, or elbows when coughing or sneezing, followed by cleaning hands.
• Avoid sharing personal items such as towels, drinks, or toothbrushes.
• Wear a mask if there are any symptoms of respiratory illness (see below).

Missionaries and families should contact a local health official for guidance if they have questions about appropriate isolation procedures or if the missionary develops symptoms of a respiratory illness. Prior to visiting a health care provider, contact the provider to inform them of the country from where the missionary recently returned, and that the missionary has developed some of the following symptoms:

1. Fever
2. Cough
3. Shortness of breath
4. Congestion
5. Sore throat
6. Body aches
7. Stomach upset