Puerto Rico Mission President ex?????d for sexual misconduct...

[_Tom]

Just found Shulem's quote from 3/24/14 about the haircut.

This past week I cut President Smartt's hair and it was the first time in a year I'd used my clippers. But I'VE STILL GOT IT! He said he just wants me to cut his hair from now on! :) Hurray! :) I don't know how that'll happen when I'm on Tortola, but I'm sure he'll find a way to get there. But I feel like he's going to be a General Authority one day. He's super awesome and I hope you get to meet him!

Another one:

April 21, 2014:

"President Smartt will be coming to Tortola this weekend for our interviews. I'm excited for my interview because I have a lot of doctrinal questions to ask him and he's gonna have me cut his hair, too. He says he's been waiting since the last time I cut it because my cuts are the best."

[_Tom]

It seems odd that she was alone at times:

http://marissaslifeinpuertorico.blogspo ... -2014.html

"So now I'll answer all your questions.

•Do I have a companion? No. Will I get one? Probably, but I have no idea when, who, or where I'll be serving. From what he was saying last night in a meeting we had, the President will probably have me train in a new area again after all this craziness is over. But I kinda really like it, so I hope it doesn't end. :)

•Do I have a car? Yes. With a GPS, too! But I only use it toget to where I need to go. I drive by myself. I've done it twice so far, and I really love it. It's nice being alone sometimes, and I forgot about that. But I will admit that last night was SUPER weird sleeping in a room by myself.

....

Am I like one of the Three Nephites? (Kyle's humor) Haha, no. I wish I could go anywhere, but I can't. I get my assignments as needed. I'm in an area for a few days, and then I get a text from the President that lets me know where I'm needed the next day. It's kinda cool because my life is like an adventure. :) I just feel so weird sometimes because I have no idea what I'm supposed to do when it comes to reporting the Key Indicators each week (number of lessons taught, etc) because I don't work in a specific area like normal missionaries do, so there's really no way to track the work I'm doing. But we'll figure it out I guess. I'm just excited to be doing this and happy that the Lord trusts me enough to work with his special daughters here in the mission."

[_Madison54]

April 21, 2014:

"President Smartt will be coming to Tortola this weekend for our interviews. I'm excited for my interview because I have a lot of doctrinal questions to ask him and he's gonna have me cut his hair, too. He says he's been waiting since the last time I cut it because my cuts are the best."

And once again....creepy.

If I had a daughter on a mission and she told me this, I'd be like: "The mission president is asking you to do what? Why????"

[_Doctor CamNC4Me]

What the heck. No companion??? Multiple meetings and phone calls from the MP???

I talked to my MP only during worthiness interviews. That's it.

- Doc

[_Madison54]

What the heck. No companion??? Multiple meetings and phone calls from the mission president???

I talked to my mission president only during worthiness interviews. That's it.

- Doc

I think Smartt took a special interest in this sister missionary. She had serious hero worship for him too.

I wonder how she feels about him now

[_Fence Sitter]

April 21, 2014:

"President Smartt will be coming to Tortola this weekend for our interviews. I'm excited for my interview because I have a lot of doctrinal questions to ask him and he's gonna have me cut his hair, too. He says he's been waiting since the last time I cut it because my cuts are the best."

And once again....creepy.

If I had a daughter on a mission and she told me this, I'd be like: "The mission president is asking you to do what? Why????"

It's called grooming.

[_Doctor CamNC4Me]

Considering Mr. Smartt's recent run-ins with the law (larceny) it makes me wonder how he was paying for that plane, and how he was using the mission's budget for his lifestyle in PR.

Man. So many questions.

- Doc

[_candygal]

Considering Mr. Smartt's recent run-ins with the law (larceny) it makes me wonder how he was paying for that plane, and how he was using the mission's budget for his lifestyle in PR.

Man. So many questions.

- Doc

Yeah...you brought up some ones too.

[_Tom]

I missed this detail: at one point she was staying at the mission home (without a companion) when she wasn’t traveling around to visit various sister missionaries.

http://marissaslifeinpuertorico.blogspo ... 4.html?m=1

“I'm at the Mission Home right now. I spent the night here, and I"ll be going out to Ponce this evening to work with HERMANA G. and give her companion a break. Not sure how I feel about it, but I'll go where the Lord needs me to go. She doesn't know I'm coming yet, but when she finds out, I know she'll be really happy. She calls me often and when she heard about my new calling, she said she couldn't wait for me to come down there. (Little does she know, though, that a visit from me isn't necessarily a good thing...) But I'm excited! It'll be a fun experience. And on Thursday, if all goes as planned, I'll be back in Fajardo with Hermana D. for a day.

But back to the here and now, I'm pretty much living here when I don't have anywhere to go. I'd been lugging all my junk around this past week, and it's nice because I get to leave it all here. I have my own room and bathroom! It's like I'm back home!! I found a dead lizard in my closet, even. :)”

[_Madison54]

I missed this detail: at one point she was staying at the mission home (without a companion) when she wasn’t traveling around to visit various sister missionaries.

http://marissaslifeinpuertorico.blogspo ... 4.html?m=1

“I'm at the Mission Home right now. I spent the night here, and I"ll be going out to Ponce this evening to work with HERMANA G. and give her companion a break. Not sure how I feel about it, but I'll go where the Lord needs me to go. She doesn't know I'm coming yet, but when she finds out, I know she'll be really happy. She calls me often and when she heard about my new calling, she said she couldn't wait for me to come down there. (Little does she know, though, that a visit from me isn't necessarily a good thing...) But I'm excited! It'll be a fun experience. And on Thursday, if all goes as planned, I'll be back in Fajardo with Hermana D. for a day.

But back to the here and now, I'm pretty much living here when I don't have anywhere to go. I'd been lugging all my junk around this past week, and it's nice because I get to leave it all here. I have my own room and bathroom! It's like I'm back home!! I found a dead lizard in my closet, even. :)”

What the heck?

Why is she staying there without a companion? And, she has her own room and bathroom? Where was the President when she was staying there? But, more importantly, was he wife around?

I'd read that she was back in the U.S. a lot before they were sent home for good. I read that on missionary blogs who wrote she was in the U.S. seeing doctors for her health.


Consig....
Do you know if when Pres. Smartt abruptly transferred her companion (and she thought it was odd), did that leave her alone without a companion?