"...and God will feel after you

 Hello

we had a zone activity at a less actives house today, he's super rich! We went to a less actives 'rest house' (he has two mansions, one in the city and one just outside of the city) by his bukid (field) and we cooked
barbecue and bangus and ate buko.

Jan 14, 2013

Finally a good P-day! E Garcia, Retaga, and Quilaquil went to Cabanatuan to get a chest X-ray (because they're going home soon), so I spent the day with Elder Keene and Verano. We emailed, went to Friendship, and the Palengke all before 2:00pm. We ate lunch, then nothing! Today was my first P-day in months I wasn't rushed, I loved it. A member got a job in Qatar and he leaves tomorrow, so we stopped at his house, ate TONS of food, and said goodbye. Then we went to a Families home for FHE. We played this great game called "Sino ang palaka?" (who's the frog?). Today was a great day.

Jan 15, 2013

Missionary work is pretty alright. This morning, we went to a less-active with Elder and Sister Fort, and a 20-min lesson turned into a 90-minute kwentohan (I think it means 'storytime,' or the equivalent of that. Try Google Translate). At lunch we went to Friendship and bought stuff for lunch, we got punted a lot this afternoon, but at least we got to teach a little bit. 

Jan 16, 2013

This morning we went to Guimba for DDM, it was pretty good I suppose. We went to a patay (funeral) and it started over 1 hr late. I gave a talk and assured them everything would be okay (see Alma 40). We then taught a few families. Then we walked home.

Jan 17, 2013 

. We went back to Rizal today looking for a guy, and we ended up only meeting his wife.  Elder Garcia made corned beef with Baguio beans for lunch, and we got punted a lot today. We taught a Family with Elder and Sister Fort, it was an experience of a lifetime. The  Family is all fluent in English, so nobody had problems understanding each other. We went to a members house tonight and they fed us food. By the time we were finished, it was almost nine and we had to get to the highway before the jeepneys were  gone, so we didn't get to teach. Another day na naman. Excited ako sa pag-uwi ko. Ilan araw na lang! nakupo!

Jan 18, 2013

What a day. We finished weekly planning really early today (10:38am) and Elder Garcia printed some sheet music that he's going to use at transfer announcements. I spent personal study time cleaning the house. Our neighbor in front was singing videoke and the neighbor behind us was playing the Worst of 80's Rock Music vol. 1 and 2. Instead of the morning, I spent lunch reading the book of Mormon. Today while we were working, some 16-yr old kid who looks 12 followed us EVERYWHERE. We walked into someone's house to teach, and he just stood outside and watched us. He refused to come inside or even talk. I bought a jacket in my last area and used it tonight because it was a frigid 20 degrees, then everyone we talked to or taught called me "Attorney Williams". To end the day, Elder Garcia and I taught a perfect lesson. We discussed the Fall of Adam and Eve with two recent converts who came from a referral from a member family. The Spirit was so strong during the lesson it actually surprised me.

Jan 19, 2013

This morning we were supposed to a have a "reactivation" day with members of the branch, but almost nobody showed up. We should have started at 9am, nobody but us and one other person showed up before 10am. We visited a few people around 10:30 until 12, and then ate Chooks to go for lunch. Our fireside was supposed to be at 1:00pm, but it got moved to 2:30 because nobody was there. Since we had tons of time to sit and wait, I read a bunch in the Book of Mormon. At 5pm, we had the baptism.  Of all the baptisms I've had here, this one was the best. After the baptism, we went to their home, then to Bagong Sikat but nobody was there pala. So we walked home because it was early and we had nobody to teach. I bought pandesal on the way home. I can't wait for tomorrow. 5 months to go!

Jan 20, 2013

Today was great. Almost never did I feel any desire or temptation to do something bad. During Sunday School, I was the happiest I'd ever been in my entire life, I can't explain why. When we came home for lunch, We went to the church around 2:00pm and left them to sort it out. Elder Garcia played the piano for the mUnoz 2nd Branch choir practice, they have a performance at the District Conference next weekend. While he played, I read the Teaching of Joseph Smith, it was wonderful. Out of everything I read, this is my favorite quote: "...and God will feel after you, and He will take hold of you and wrench your very heartstrings, and if you cannot stand it you will not be fit for an inheritance in the Celestial Kingdom of God."

Today was Nanay  43rd wedding anniversary, so she fed us spaghetto.

Anyway, my time is up. I'll talk to you again next week. I love you!