Pictures and Email

So Why don't you guys write more about whats going on? your emails are so short!!! So i sent some pictures! I hope you liked them! So I went proselyting again! It went well! I cant speak much Tagalog, but it went well! So I can send another quick email to you on Tuesday, or Wednesday, so this one will be short. So I wiped with my hand for the first time. When i went proselyting I found out that that is what all the missionaries do, so I convinced a few people to start doing it with me at the MTC to get used to it. haha I don’t mind it. Its pretty cool lol. So anyways, I’m doing good, ill write more later when I have something to write about, sorry if I haven’t been answering all your questions, if you want to ask me anything else send it in the next email, And as always, this email is for Melissa Nick Hailie Brett Brittney Jager Natalie and Ryan and Dallin and anyone else who wants to read it, so please send it to them and make sure they read it, oh and Becky and Russ!



My companion on the right and others at the MTC






This is me with the dipper and bucket i used to wipe with my hand for the first time.






Me and my companion, he is the one in the middle.






So many people live in these shacks that are on the right, these ones are actually not too bad compared to some others.






We basically ride Jeepneys for everything, whenever we go proselyting, that's our main transportation, and you just get off in the middle of the street, the roads here are crazy!






This is when we flew over japan. Oh and before i forget, i am going to be able to send another email on Monday or Tuesday when i leave the MTC. I cant believe I'm almost out of the MTC. Its been pretty fun, its been like a month already.











Me and my comp, kind of blurry, sorry.






This is at the American memorial cemetery for world war two. All the pictures in front of that green field are at this place. this is where president Hinckley dedicated the Philippines to missionary work.

Week 3

Man that's so sad that Grandpa had a heart Attack! but thats good to hear that he is doing better! So I cant figure out how to send pictures its really annoying, the computers here are stupid! So This week was good! I go proselyting in the Field on wednesday! so Ill actually have to like speak tagalog and everything, but almost everyone here speaks English, not very well, you have to repeat yourself quite often, and you cant use big words! So my teachers Brother Adao and sister guererro are pretty magiling! Theyre great teachers!

All the Filipinos are really nice and hard working too! And they teach me how to say cool stuff. So how is life back home? So one elder here is named Elder Keapi, he is from Vanuatu and didn't speak much english at all when he got here, but now we can have conversations! I'm glad I'm only learning one language on my mission! haha he is sitting next to me right now not doing anything because his family doesn't have email, and he said he doesn't know how to send letters. haha I’ll teach him how to send a letter in little bit!

My companion and I are both doing well, he is pretty cool, i don't really know what to say about him haha i already told you everything, so sorry! No, i haven't met my mission president, but I'm sure he is Magaling! which means awesome! Ive been picking up the language pretty well, i make sure to spend every extra second studying. I learned that just because you are a missionary, it doesn't mean its easy to work hard haha, so many people here just waste there study time, or fall asleep. Im definitely not saying that I'm perfect, but i have been trying really hard! I try to spend all my time studying. Ive found that that is the only way to truly receive the gift of tongues. I really don't want to waste the Lord's time! We had a lesson this week by a general authority. He basically said, be the missionary your mom wants you to be, and thats what I am trying to do. I hope I can be the missionary that you expect me to be Mom! Mahal ko kayo! I love you! I do my best to say everyday that I love being a missionary! its hard, but its so rewarding! I love it here! I'm having such a great time!

Tell Dallin, Natalie, Ryan, BRITTNEY, Jager, Brooke, Hailie, Brett, Makenzie, Ella, ... , Melissa, Nick, Stephanie, Rachel, Olivia, and Ethan that I love them! Yes, I spelled your name right this time Brttney, and sorry, I forgot your other girls name Hailie. Congratulations on your first day of school Kenzie!

Week 2

So whats up? I dont think I can send more than one picture at a time so, here is the one picture I thought you guys would appreciate...

Mission life is good, I really like it here, the days are flying by now. The language learning is hard, but rewarding, my companion and I get along really well, and I'm getting used to the food haha. So how was Idaho? Good thing you got my first email! So I'm having a good time here at the MTC! So I got this ring that has my mission on the outside of it and Elder Clark in the inside, there is a lady who sits outside the MTC every P-day, and she takes your order for what kind of ring you want, and then she custom makes it for you, its pretty cool! It was 400 pisos, which is a little less than ten dollars in America. 

So, about mom cleaning out my room, don't throw away my stuff! If Dallin grows into any of the clothes I have, he can have them, but don't get rid of them please! I wish I could send more photos, but you can only send like two at a time. So my companion is pretty awesome, we get along well! I haven't met my mission president. I heard he was at the MTC like the week before I got here, but I probably wont meet him until I get to the mission field.

Anyways, I really like it here, I'm Progressing in the language, but whenever I talk with a native speaker, I feel like the biggest idiot ever. Its definitely not easy! Mahirap ang Tagalog. I have been working really hard though, I study extra everyday, and I know a lot of words for only being here for two weeks! We learn really fast here! In my district there is a kid from Samoa, one from Vanuatu, my companion from New Zealand, and three Americans. The girls in my district are from New Zealand, Samoa, and somewhere else, I don't know where. So it was hard to get used to their accents, but I can understand them fine now. 

So later I'll send some more pictures of the city, I have pictures of people sleeping on the side walk, and the shacks that they live in! The city is pretty cool though! its so different than America, and no, I haven't been to a McDonalds. We can only go to one grocery store, and the distribution center which is within the walls of the MTC, and its pretty low on everything but Garments. We also went to the temple today! Its a very small temple!! Today is the only day we can go because it closes for the rest of this month. 

We teach "Investigators" here and it is really hard because they don't speak very much English to us, but in reality, everybody here speaks English. Another thing that's cool about this place is that everything is cheaper! It's awesome! So some funny stories about this week is that I accidentally told one of my investigators we were from Ang Iglesia ni Jesucristo, which is a church that doesn't like us here... that was embarrassing, and I also gave the wrong bible to someone to read, it was written in Cebuano, not Tagalog hahaha im so dumb! So anyways I love you guys!

Alam ko po na Tagapagligtas si Jesucristo. Maramdaman ako ng Banal na Espiritu at katotohanan sa Simbahan. Nagpapasalamat po ako para sa pagbabayad-sala ni Jesucristo. Mapagmahal ako ebanhelyo. Nagpapasalamat po ako para magmimysion ko. Mahal kita.