12-11-11

HELLO!! :)

You are really early..how are you?

pretty good. I found out we can use skype on our P-day, which will be Christmas for you

I am so excited!!! Where do you have access to Skype?  Do you go to a members home or can you do that at the internet cafe?
What time can you Skype?

Dad wants to know why you didn't get transferred?
How often do you talk to the mission Pres?
Do you ever get to leave San Clemente or Cailming area?
What happened during your week?

Why are you so early?  This is fun because everyone is awake!

I will be able to use Skype in camiling, probably between 10:00am and 4:00pm my time at some super sketchy internet cafe. It's incredibly rare to find anyone, much less a member, with a personal computer. i can set up an account here but it would probably be more effective if you did it for me instead.

I almost never talk to the president, but I email him every week about the work here. The pictures attached are of the three people who got baptized on Saturday. One was a nanay whos' daughter is a member, the other two were eight year old kids who haven't been baptized.

I almost never leave Camiling or San Clemente, but for transfer day we went to Tarlac, its a huge city. I've been there twice in the twelve weeks I've been in the Philippines. I didn't get transferred because E. Casilac, my trainer, had been in San Clemente for 6 months, and that almost never happens so he was guaranteed to leave. Also if I were to get transferred, that would mean two brand new elders would go to that area. and that does happen, but its rare and totally sucks because nobody knows the area.

I don't know what to write about, everything is so normal to me its hard to know what to say. But on the bright side, i see about as many random strangers in a week as you would in a summer of vacations

We just love to hear about your week...So many crazy things happen to you. The town looks small enough it looks like you can get to know everyone.
How many other people do you email regularly?
Did you get any packages this week?
Kenz needs dates of and how many baptisms?

Every week I generally email you, my mission president, sometimes rowland and sometimes Alex and Caroline. About 578934 people told me I'd get letters and emails from them, but as of now, awan. (Thats an Ilokano word for "nothing.")

No packages yet, but maybe tomorrow? we have training in camiling with the AP's so maybe they'll bring it if there is one.

Here's all my baptisms:

Nov 20-1

Nov 27-1

Dec 10-1

The kids in the picture are super cute!!  You should just bring one of them home in your suitcase when you come.
Are you still liking the food?
Do you have any pictures with you at the Internet Café that you could upload and send?

The food is... interesting. I don;t mind it though. I would love to take a kid home with me, they are so great here. I actually rarely see mangoes, theres about 3 different kinds of bananas and papaya everywhere
my time is up

Mahal na mahal na mahal ko kayo! 

 Elder Williams