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7/1/99	Dedication T-shirts
	T-shirts with a picture of the temple and the date of the dedication are being made, and will be sold for 14,000-40,000 sucres (about $1.40-$4) each, depending on the size. There are many sizes available (S-XXXL, plus children's sizes by age).
	If you are traveling to the dedication and would like t-shirts reserved for you, send an e-mail message to Esperanza Cabeza de Vaca (ecabeza@banred.fin.ec) indicating the quantity and sizes you want. You can pick them up at the Kennedy chapel on Saturday, the 31st of July (before the multi-regional conference at El Estadio Modelo).
	If you are not traveling to the dedication, but would still like t-shirts, let me know and we'll figure out a way to get some to you.
4/20/99	Dedicatory Session Schedule [OLD]
	The new session schedule has been announced:
	Sábado 31 de Julio de 1999 Hora Unidades que Asisten Coro 08h00 Colocación de la Piedra Angular en los Exteriores del Templo Coro Multi-Estacas 1 09h00 Estacas Guayaquil Centenario, Quito Chillogallo, y Cuenca Distrito Jipijapa Estaca Guayaquil Centenario 2 11h30 Estacas Ambato, Guayaquil García Moreno, Esmeraldas Distritos Ibarra, Riobamba, Quito San Rafael Estaca Ambato 3 14h30 Estacas Guayaquil Sur, Quevedo Bellavista Distritos Loja, Vinces Estaca Quevedo Bellavista Domingo, 1 de Agosto de 1999 Hora Unidades que Asisten Coro 4 08h00 Estacas Guayaquil Huancavilca, Quito La Ofelia Distrito Babahoyo Estaca Huancavilca 5 10h30 Estacas Machala, Quito Colón, Quevedo Guayacán, Quevedo San Camilo Distrito Ventanas Estaca Machala 6 13h30 Estacas Quito Santa Ana, Portoviejo, Santo Domingo Distritos Santa Rosa y Santa Elena Estaca Quito Santa Ana 7 16h00 Estacas Quito Iñaquito, Quito Calderón, Manta Distrito La Libertad, Rama Galapagos, Ramas Independientes Estaca Quito Iñaquito Lunes, 2 de Agosto de 1999 Hora Unidades que Asisten Coro 8 08h00 Estacas Guayaquil Este, Guayaquil Prosperina, Guayaquil El Cisne Estaca Guayaquil Este 9 10h30 Estacas Otavalo, Durán Norte, Guayaquil Pascuales Estaca Otavalo 10 13h30 Estacas Guayaquil Alborada, Guayaquil Puerto Liza, Milagro Estaca Guayaquil Alborada 11 16h00 Estacas Durán Sur, Otavalo Imbabura, Guayaquil El Salado Estaca Durán Sur
3/16/99	Dedicatory Session Schedule [OLD]
	I received a very exciting e-mail message from Hno. Winston Flores Morán, Executive Secretary of the Temple Committee. He included a scanned image of the announcement and instructions that have been distributed to the members in Ecuador. Here is the schedule:
	Sábado 22 de Mayo de 1999 Hora Unidades que Asisten Coro 08h00 Colocación de la Piedra Angular en los Exteriores del Templo Coro Multi-Estacas 1 09h00 Estacas Guayaquil Centenario, Quito Chillogallo, y Cuenca Estaca Centenario 2 11h30 Estacas Guayaquil Pascuales, Ambato, y Milagro Estaca Ambato 3 14h30 Estacas Guayaquil Sur, Otavalo, Durán Norte Estaca Otavalo Domingo, 23 de Mayo de 1999 Hora Unidades que Asisten Coro 4 08h00 Estacas Guayaquil Salado, Machala, Portoviejo, Quevedo Guayacán Estaca Machala 5 10h30 Estacas Guayaquil Garcia Moreno, Quito Sta. Ana, Otavalo Imbabura Estaca Quito Santa Ana 6 13h30 Estacas Guayaquil Este, Quito Colón, Quito Calderón, Esmeraldas Estaca Guayaquil Este 7 16h00 Estacas Guayaquil Prosperina, Quito Iñaquito, Quito La Ofelia Distritos Riobamba, Santa Elena, Jipijapa Estaca Quito Iñaquito Lunes, 24 de Mayo de 1999 Hora Unidades que Asisten Coro 8 08h00 Estacas Guayaquil El Cisne, Quevedo Bellavista Distritos Babahoyo, Libertad e Ibarra Estaca Quevedo Bellavista 9 10h30 Estacas Guayaquil Huancavilca, Manta Distritos Loja, Vinces, Quito San Rafael Estaca Guayaquil Huancavilca 10 13h30 Estacas Guayaquil Alborada, Guayaquil Puerto Liza, Santo Domingo Distrito Santa Rosa Estaca Guayaquil Alborada 11 16h00 Estacas Durán Sur, Quevedo San Camilo Distritos Ventanas, Ramas Independientes de las Misiones Estaca Durán Sur
	The announcement that he sent to me has a lot of other information that I will try to post on the website soon, although I would guess that everyone that gets an invitation will get a copy.
3/15/99	Official Dates Announced in Church News and to Wards in Guayaquil
	The official dates for the Open House and Dedication were announced in the Church News for the week ending March 13. As we have already been told, the Open House will be held May 1-15, and the Dedicatory Sessions will be conducted May 22-24.
	From a friend in Guayaquil:
	Solo para hacerte saber que la fecha en que tendrá lugar la Casa Abierta y la dedicación del templo de Guayaquil fue anunciada hoy en cada uno de los barrios de Guayaquil. La Casa Abierta será efectuada del 1° al 15 de Mayo y la dedicación se efectuará del 22 al 24 de Mayo. El templo comenzará a operar normalmente a partir del 25 de Mayo.
	Los miembros que podamos asistir a la dedicación tenemos asignados un dia de acuerdo a la estaca que pertenezcamos, a la estaca Huancavilca (a la cual pertenezco) nos toca el 24 en la mañana. Creo que ya con estas fechas deberán hacer el tramite para adquirir las invitaciones.
	Sobre la situación del pais, estamos atravezando por una situación muy difícil pero ciertamente el saber que pronto tendremos el templo dedicado nos ha brindado el ánimo que necesitabamos y por supuesto, recordar nuestro real propósito aquí en la tierra.
	Sin embargo, las condiciones para los extranjeros son buenas dado que hay muchos mas sucres por dólar (actualmente como a 11000 sucres por cada dólar) así que sus dólares rendirán más! El estado de emergencia continuará por lo que estarán mas protegidos. Esperamos que para esa fecha todas las manifestaciones producto de las medidas hayan terminado o calmado para su tranquilidad.
2/10/99	How To Get Tickets: Revised
	From Laura Whitney:
	Troy,
	For temple information, the number to call is 1-801-240-3801. As of today, February 10th, 1999, this is what's real.
	No date has been set, therefore there are no tickets to get.
	The tickets are referred to as "dedication recommends."
	Two letters have to be sent to the Temple Department. Letter #1 is from us. We need to indicate the number of tickets and names of the persons attending the dedication. Why we want to attend and what dedication date. If you have friends who live in a certain area of Guayaquil, their stake or area is assigned a certain dedication day, therefore, you would want to indicate the area or stake you wish to attend with. The temple department said this letter needs to be very detailed.
	Letter #2 is from your Bishop, on ward letterhead, indicating you are temple worthy and requesting "dedication recommends". Your name needs to be included with the request.
	The two letters go in one envelope and are sent to:
	Temple Department      50 E. North Temple St.      4th Floor      SLC, UT 84150
	On the outside of the envelope, indicate "Dedication Recommends for Guayaquil Temple".
	The tickets will be sent back to the Bishop and he then will sign them and give them to us. The secretary in the temple department said there are plenty of tickets set aside for those of us, not living within the temple district, who wish to attend.
2/8/99	Precautions To Take
	I received some more very useful information from a friend in Ecuador. In summary:
	A state of emergency is in effect for Guayaquil and the entire province of Guayas because of the high crime rate. Mostly car theft and robbery of banks, businesses, shops and gas stations. Taxis are still fairly reasonable (although not as cheap as you might expect), but renting a car is much safer. Make sure you always carry a copy of your passport (leave the original at the hotel for safekeeping) and, if you rent a car, your driver's license. If you rent a car, make sure that the quoted price includes taxes, insurance, and unlimited mileage. It is easy (and expensive) to exceed a mileage quota. Also, insurance doesn't cover the entire value of the car. Typically, when you rent a car you will be required to sign two credit card vouchers: One for the rent, and another for whatever your deductible is (usually in the millions of Sucres). If you return the car intact, you get that voucher back; otherwise, it will be used to pay for any losses. Visa, Mastercard and American Express are accepted at most hotels, restaurants, and car rentals. You probably don't need to carry traveller's checks, since you can withdraw cash from your checking account at an ATM machine if you have a debit card with a Visa, MasterCard, Plus or Cirrus logo. You can also get cash advances on your Visa or MastarCard at any major bank branch. Confirm your return flight three days before you plan to return home.
	Here's the whole message:
	La semana pasada tuve como huespedes en mi casa a los padres y abuelos de un misionero que recien termino su mision. Ellos estuvieron una semana aqui y fue una buena experiencia para todos, al menos para mi fue increible.
	Sin embargo, note algunas cosas y sucedieron otras que si seria bueno adviertas al resto del grupo que quiere venir aca.
	Primero que nada, en este rato Guayaquil y el resto de la provincia esta declarada en estado de emergencia debido al alto nivel de delicuencia que existe. Lo que mas hay aca es robo de carros y a las agencias de banco/companias/almacenes/gasolineras. Entonces tomar un taxi por mas barato que esto sea (y ya no lo es tanto te cuento) no resulta tan seguro que digamos, quizas alquilar un taxi por todo el dia pero te da lo mismo que alquilar un carro, y es mas seguro andar en un auto propio. Es por ello que es necesario que lleven consigo todo el tiempo una fotocopia de su pasaporte y un documento como la driver licence, dejen el original en el hotel para evitar perdidas. Sin pasaporte, no pueden salir del pais.
	Si van a manejar aqui, por favor no olviden sus licencias de conducir. Las leyes de transito las hicieron mucho mas estrictas ahora aunque igual la gente maneja muy loca. Si un policia de transito te agarra sin licencia podria llevarte a la carcel y estar alli un dia. Pero, si alguna vez te sucede eso y tienes la licencia en el hotel, le dices al policia que debe acompanarte al hotel para ver la licencia, y el policia esta en la obligacion de hacerlo, cuidado se dejan "sorprender".
	Sobre la renta de carros, asegurense de que el alquiler cubre impuestos, seguros y millaje libre. El precio por kilometro adicional resulta caro y mas aun si piensan viajar en el carro. Las carreteras estan mejorando y arreglandolas despues de lo del Niño. Sobre los seguros, el seguro no cubre todo, si algo pasa (choque, robo de una pieza, llanta o robo total) uds tienen que pagar la prima. Que significa eso? el seguro cubre cualquier percance a partir de 8 millones de sucres por ejemplo, menos de eso uds pagan. La prima depende del vehiculo que uds vayan a alquilar. En estados unidos el seguro cubre todo, aca no. Cuando alquilan un carro les hacen firmar dos vouchers, uno por la renta del carro y el otro por el seguro por el valor total de la prima, al devolver el carro si no ha pasado nada les devuelven el voucher de la prima.
	Sobre el dinero que traigan, las tarjetas de credito Visa, Mastercard y American Express son aceptadas aca. Pueden pagar el hotel y la renta del carro con ello, inclusive en restaurants y otros locales. Asi que no necesitan llevar el efectivo consigo (les resulta mas seguro) No traigan travelers checks. No lo recomiendo. Pueden tambien usar sus tarjetas de debito de cajero automatico si estas tienen el logo VISA, PLUS, CIRRUS, MASTERCARD. Con esas tarjetas pueden retirar dinero de los cajeros automaticos de los bancos Filanbanco, Previsora, Guayaquil (VISA, PLUS), Pacifico y Popular (CIRRUS, MASTERCARD), pero asegurense de conocer bien sus PIN's. Tambien pueden realizar avances de efectivos en las ventanillas de los bancos Filanbanco y Pacifico de sus tarjetas de credito Visa y Mastercard.
	Y antes de regresar a casa, hagan la confirmacion de sus vuelos 3 dias antes.
2/6/99	"Angel Moroni fue colocado!"
	From a friend in Guayaquil: La estatua del Angel Moroni fue finalmente colocado en el templo ayer a las 2pm. Fue programado inicialmente para hacerlo en la mañana pero llovió durante toda la mañana. Los miembros del Comite del Templo decidieron no hacer publico este acontecimiento, sin embargo unas 50 personas aproximadamente supieron del hecho y estuvimos desde las 9am en las afueras para ver la colocación. A las 2pm las autoridades decidieron dejarnos entrar y pudimos verlo desde los jardines del templo.
	El edificio es grande, hermoso y se puede ver la ciudad desde allí. El sitio es por demas hermoso. El acto fue sumamente emocionante, una hermosa experiencia espiritual para todos nosotros.
	La obra será entregada por la compañia constructora a la iglesia el 27 de Marzo. A partir de esa fecha, los obreros de la iglesia comenzarán a trabajar en el amoblamiento y adecuación del edificio (alfombras, adornos, mobiliario y demás cosas). Se espera tener la casa abierta para las dos últimas semanas de Abril y la dedicación en las dos primeras semanas de Mayo. Nadie nos pudo confirmar sobre el 24 de Mayo como fecha de la dedicación. Creo que habrá que esperar a que la iglesia anuncie oficialmente la fecha.
2/2/99	Tours to Machu Picchu
	Information from Trevor about travelling to Machu Picchu.
1/20/99	More Travel Info from Trevor
	Trevor Walton has done some more research about traveling in Ecuador. You can find it here.
1/7/99	How To Get Tickets
	Katherine Tanner contributed this information to the mailing list: I just spoke with the key contact in the Temple Department for the temple dedications. He gave some interesting information regarding the dedication as follows: The tickets for dedication sessions are being distributed locally (we cannot acquire them through SLC, but only through Guayaquil). The process for us to request (and hopefully acquire) them is for each of us individually to have our bishop write a letter to the vice-chairman indicating our temple worthiness and formally requesting (x) number of tickets, specifying which date and session we want. The vice-chairman to write to is:   Luis Guillermo Granja   Decima 122 y Boliva   Colonia LaChala   Guayaquil Ecuador I was informed that either the tickets will be sent to our bishops for him to sign and give to us, or they will be at a "will call" location. He also mentioned to me, without my asking, that the dates of the dedication have not officially been released. I told him that I had understood the dates to be May 22-24, and he said that the First Presidency has not released any dates and that may or may not be accurate. He said to look in the Church News in the next couple of weeks for the "official" announcement.
1/6/99	Fare Change!
	More information from Trevor: I have some minor bad news. We just received an addendum to our bulk contract. The only change that deals with flying to Guayaquil is the Newark special rate. It jumped up $75. They didn't provide any explanation to it. Sorry for the bad news. If anyone was planning on using that rate they should call and book as soon as they have decided. I will try to get our original rate extended since it is the quote I originally used. Otherwise the price will be $440/person. I have heard from a few RM's planning the trip. We have space held for those who have called.
1/5/99	Fares From Utah, Arizona, Etc.
	More information from Trevor: Our bulk rates are as follows: Utah/California/Nevada $670.40/person Los Angeles $655.40/person Arizona/Colorado $620.40/person Idaho is not listed on our bulk rates. They would need to find the cheapest flight to Salt Lake and then pay the applicable Salt Lake fare. All of these rates are based on availability in the class of service that we need and it appears there are others planning to travel for the dedication. The flights down from Salt Lake (all flights are through Houston, so availability should be similar) are available on May 16,17,19,22,23. The ideal day to travel would be the May 21, so that you could arrive before the dedication ceremonies begin. Unfortunately that day is taken.
1/5/99	Information from Travel Agent in SLC
	I am working with Trevor Walton, a travel agent at PanAmerican Travel Services in SLC, to try to find the best, most economical way to get to Guayaquil for the dedication. I received this from him: Troy, I have some prices and possibilities for the trip to Guayaquil. I spoke with Continental, and it turns out that we can get the same rate (or cheaper) using our bulk contract with them. The flights can be arranged from the individual departure cities. All flights are based on availability in the class of service that we need. If this class is not available when everyone is ready to book, we will have to try and work out a group rate. We have an extra special savings from Newark that goes along with our contract. It is a daily round trip flight. I checked the dates departing May 21 and returning May 26 for possibilities. They had over 30 seats available in the class of service we needed to get that rate.    Newark - Guayaquil $365.40/person round trip  The cheapest rate based on our normal contracted rates is from Miami.    Miami - Guayaquil $480.40/person round trip I also checked with one of the leading South American airlines (LanChile) and found a cheap published rate from Miami. The flights are only offered on certain days, which makes it a little more complicated to set time schedules. They did have a few seats available for the dates of May 21 returning May 26.    LanChile Miami - Guayaquil $440.40/person round trip The cheapest hotel near the Temple is the Hostal Tangara. It is located in the Ciudadela Bolivariana between Manuela Saenz street and O'leary in a residential area of the city. The Urdesa zone. The rooms have double or triple capacity, private bathroom, hot water, air conditioning. It has a capacity of approximately 30 people. The living area of the Hostal has TV with cable. It is approximately a 3 star rating. Not top of the line, but not a bad choice for the price. A double room runs $29/person/night A triple room runs $21/person/night (incl. taxes). Other hotels are available and there are some good rates, but they are not as close to the Temple. If there are more traveling than the space we have, we will look into these hostals and hotels as well. They should be similar in price. I hope this information is a helpful start for the trip to Guayaquil. If you have any questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to contact me. Trevor Walton Executive Travel Counselor PanAmerican Travel Services 124 South 400 East Suite 250 Salt Lake City, Utah 84111 Fax (801)364-4330 Phone (800)364-4359 E-mail: trevor@panam-tours.com Web: www.panam-tours.com
12/18/98	Ron Sasine's Recent Trip To Guayaquil
	Ron Sasine recently visited Guayaquil and had a great experience traveling around the city. Click here to read his report and see some great photos!
12/9/98	Dedication Sessions: May 22-24, 1999
	From Lamar Taylor: The dedication will be held on May 22, 23, 24 of 1999 in Ecuador.
12/3/98	Temple Dedication To Be Held May 20-24, 1999:
	From Lamar Taylor: I have some new and exciting news about the temple dedication in Ecuador. The dedication is not going to be in June. It is going to be during May 20-24. Actually the dedication will only be done on 3 of these days listed. I will get back to you on the actual dates but it will be done during the weekend listed. All of this information comes by way of my Mission President. So change your calendars to May.
10/15/98	From The Discussion:
	From Wendy Recalde Grunauer: La direccion de e-mail es la misma pero tienen que aumentar "email". sin esa palabra no podra ella recibir ningun email comunicandole quien va para separar los tickets. Van a estar separandose las entradas hasta el 30 de octubre. Asi que todavia tienen tiempo!  (Correct address: lr58@email.byu.edu) From Brett Simmons: I recently spoke with some people I remain in contact with from Guayaquil, and last week it was announced that the temple would be dedicated in June, as we've also been told, but that an open house would take place in February, so those that want to go sooner, and don't want to nessesarily have to have tickets and such things, can go then, I don't know how long the open house thing will continue?? Dumb me I didn't think to ask.
10/7/98	Temple Dedication In June
	From Rob Evans: I just ran into some girls from the Pradera ward in Guay. The temple dedication is officially set for sometime in June. Wards have one more week to submit names for tickets. Supposedly she can take any names and forward them to her folks in Guay and they will then pass it on to the Bishop, etc. WE HAVE ONE MORE WEEK!!! Of course, we may somehow work out a deal through the area offices in Quito if we let them know we are coming. The girls name is Laurice Grunauer and her email is lr58@email.byu.edu (corrected). Get back to me asap. I will try to confirm this from other sources but it seems 100% legit.
8/13/98	Temple Dedication Probably In May 1999
	It is likely that the dedication of the Guayaquil Temple will take place in May, according to sources in Quito.  No definite date has been set.
8/5/98	President Hinckley: Temple To Be Finished In February 1999
	From Special Meeting, Shaw Convention Centre, Edmonton, Alberta, Sunday 02.08.98 14:00 - 15:30: "We're building temples in places like Anchorage, Alaska, which will be ready in January; Colonia Juarez, Mexico, which will be ready in January; down in Guayaquil, Ecuador, which will be ready in February; and in Bogota, Colombia, and Madrid, in Spain. Just think -- a temple in Spain! There'll be a temple in Fiji, and in Accra, Ghana, in West Africa!"
	Thanks to Sean and Vivian (Brower) Foley for this information
3/24/98	Temple Dedication Delayed?
	The devastating effects of El Niño may delay the temple dedication until spring of 1999.  In any case, it certainly won't be before the end of the year, so keep saving your Sucres! Let's keep our friends in Ecuador in our prayers—it sounds like they're getting hit pretty hard.
2/12/98	U.S. State Department Travel Info
	You can find up-to-date information about entry requirements, security information, etc., at the U.S. State Department's Consular Information Sheet.
2/2/98	Oops!  Previous Announcement Premature?
	Tamar Jean, upon receiving the "News Flash" that I sent to many of you, did some checking around and discovered that the report below (about the temple being dedicated on November 2, 1998) may be premature.  She says: I read your news flash about the temple dedication in Ecuador.  I got the feeling that something was not just right, so I called my mom and she asked Brother Sears' (the guy in charge of the temple construction) wife about it.  She became very upset and told her that these are just rumors.  The person that sets the date for the temple dedication is the prophet.  For that to happen, he has to call and coordinate with Brother Sears and other church officials and then make that announcement.  That will not happen until the first trimester of 1999.  Even the top ranking officials don't know exactly when in the first trimester. It is true that the Moroni statue will go up in March, and the external phases have been accelerated, but the finish work and details inside still have a long way to go to completion.  They can't set a date yet because of uncertainties in shipping the materials from the US and other places for this finish work. So, we should probably be setting our sites back to early 1999.
2/2/98	Dedication Date Announced to Choir:  November 2, 1998!
	A friend in Guayaquil sent me the following: Ayer domingo nos reunieron a los miembros del coro para anunciarnos que íbamos a cantar en la ceremonia de dedicación del templo y en la de la colocación de la piedra angular (casi me caigo para atrás!!!) Se está organizando un coro por cada estaca para que cante en cada una de las ceremonias, pero este que reune voces de diversos barrios de Guayaquil lo hará en la de la dedicación. Lo que te va a interesar a tí saber es que anunciaron que la ceremonia de dedicación sería el 2 de noviembre de 1998 (que pasó con enero del 99????) y que la colocación de la piedra angular sería en octubre pero no dieron fecha. Consulté hoy y me dijeron que sí, que en noviembre sería la ceremonia de dedicación pero no me confirmaron el dia. Te lo cuento porque si uds están planeando venir acá, estamos hablando de dos meses antes de lo planeado, lo que resume a que estamos a ...... 8 meses de la dedicación!!!! ... así que.... APURENSE!!!!! PS. El Moroni será colocado en Marzo, hoy pasé por la construcción y me da la impresión de que falta poco para que empiece la obra muerta (pintar, poner baldosas, alfombras, puertas, etc.)
1/5/98	Car Rental Rates
	Viajar en buseta ya no es una aventura. Buses continuan algo peligrosos, o sea, te puede tocar el numero premiado y presenciar un robo, busetas es otro tanto, ahora existen lineas de furgonetas ("furgorutas"), son mas seguras pero en cambio tendrias que esperar un buen tiempo hasta encontrar una furgoneta con asientos disponibles. En resumen, uds, podrian recordar viejos tiempos pero a sus esposas no creo que les agradaria tanto la idea. Recuerden que viajan en enero, un mes de .. como le dicen uds? hotter?. :) Tambien les recomendaria que, por ejemplo, 2 parejas alquilen un auto, asi les saldria mas economico o puede ser un grupo, por ello te incluyo la tarifa de una van. La siguiente lista es tarifas de alquiler de auto por 7 dias, en el precio esta incluido el seguro y el impuesto (IVA): Budget : Susuki Forza (compacto, 2 puertas) : 199 dolares + 1200 kms Chevrolet Forza (compacto, 2 puertas) : 235 dolares + 1200 kms Hyundai Assent (4 puertas) : 277 dolares + 1200 kms Avis : Kia Sephia (este es un auto coreano de 4 puertas,vidrios electricos, similar al Ford Esscort, quizas un poco amplio): 260 dolares + 1050 kms Localiza Rent a Car: Mini Van Hyundai full equipo (12 pasajeros) : 628 dolares + 800 kms. Equivaldria a $52.33 por persona (los 7 dias de alquiler)
1/5/98	Some Less Expensive Hotels
	Son hoteles ubicados en el centro, las tarifas son para habitacion sencilla o doble e incluyen impuestos y desayuno continental. Las habitaciones tienen aire acondicionado, tv color, bano privado y mini bar. He preguntado si puedo acercarme a conocer las habitaciones, asi que espero poder hacerlo en el transcurso de la semana y asegurarte si se tratan de buenas habitaciones (limpias y comodas). Hotel Doral : $35 Hotel Palace : sencilla $55, doble $76 (no incluye desayuno) Hotel Rizzo : $27 Hotel Plaza : $27
12/29/97	Some Hotel Prices in Guayaquil
	Están de suerte!  Aquí un par de resultados: Grand Hotel Guayaquil: Como este hotel trabaja con la Iglesia, tienen un descuento super especial.  La tarifa por una habitación para 2 personas se las dejan a 72 dólares diarios incluyendo impuestos. Hilton Colón Guayaquil: Es un hotel recién inaugurado, 5 estrellas, ubicado cerca del Policentro y a 8 minutos del Templo.  Está en la zona norte de Guayaquil, cerca de centros comerciales.  Una muy buena zona.  Hablé con mi ejecutiva de ventas y si hago la reservación por medio de mi compañia les dan una tarifa de $125 por habitación sencilla o doble. Si el grupo es grande y se confirma inclusive pueden bajarla. Apart Hotel Kennedy: Estas tarifas son standard pero pueden dar hasta un 35% de descuento. Habitación sencilla: 70 dólares. Habitación doble : 84 dolares Apartamento (3 -4 personas) : 168 dólares Si necesitan un hotel mas económico, me avisan.  Ah! a las tarifas tienen que subir el 20% por impuestos y servicios excepto la del Hotel Guayaquil que ya están incluidas.
12/26/97	The Angel Moroni to be placed in March!
	Solo para contarte que el "Moroni" será colocado en la punta del templo en el transcurso del mes de Marzo.  La fecha de la dedicación sigue siendo Enero del 99 aunque la construcción estará terminada para Agosto/Septiembre del 98.  El sabado pasado pasé por la construcción y realmente están avanzando rapidamente.  Tienen algunas torres terminadas y el edificio contiguo está casi completo.  La construcción avanza rapidamente a pesar de las lluvias.