Kamusta, tanan! (Hello,
all!)
I finally got the first batch of dear elders and pouch letters! all
of the dates on the letters through the pouch system seem to have later dates,
so I'll assume that that's faster.
I asked my companion how hot it is outside, and then remembered
that'd be in Celsius when he answered 32 :P (89.6 F). The weather's been pretty
amazing here, and very beautiful.
- there's the sun, and a breeze to cool it off a little -
katahum [ug] init (hot) pa, apan mas maayo kaisa unya. apparently it gets super
hot march until June (missed it! but then again, that's how it'll end :P )
the area seems to be going pretty well - it's hard to get the
less actives to come back to church and continue with it - it really helps to
show them blessings through obedience when I tell them about keeping the Sabbath
day holy with (no)fishing and catching more Monday than others did Sunday and Monday
combined! it really helps them because for many of them, the money they make
each day is what they live off of that day. Most of the investigators we have are brand
new - with a lot of them it seems like after we had gotten booted by less
actives for our appointments (people weren't there) and so we happened to find
some non-members (usually with a less active) and taught them - although it may
have been more set up than that (in Cebuano without me knowing what's going on)
yesterday we went on splits and I had to lead the other
missionary through the area - taking the correct turns at the correct times,
etc. - it was crazy! but luckily I was able to find each appointment even
though some of them weren't there. we have been having ward missionaries with
us a lot, and it's awesome! I love having members there because the less
actives can develop bonds with the members, and the members can bear their
testimonies and bring up stuff that we would never have thought of. They truly
are following the guidance of the previous prophet, Gordon B,. Hinckley:
"every member a missionary" (kada miembro og misyonaryo) also. I love
to see and hear about the missionary work that goes on without us having to be
there - it's so amazing! the people here are so strong, and trying so hard to
follow the gospel despite all the opposition they receive when they aren't'
there. there's family members, parents, friends, etc that don't like our church
and willing to disown any that join so it's hard for them but there's so many
that continue on and I'm so proud of them!
so this next week, I'm supposed to lead the area. that means
planning lessons (according to the needs), finding the houses (which seems to
only be possible when you have their number or already know the way) - this is
going to be crazy! But it'll be good. because after these twelve weeks, it'll
be me and a missionary who's never been here before and so I'll be the one who
knows the members and investigators and where they live.
so everything seems to be maayo diri!
gugma
si Elder Carlson
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