Hello
everyone!
We're
going to see the rebroadcast of General Conference next week - the only part we
heard about was the change in age - it's cool for them, but I'm glad I got to
have that time away from home at college so I was prepared to be away from home
and do everything for myself and not be homesick.
Speaking
of being sick, I caught the bug which has been going around our apartment in
Apas - so far, 3 of us have caught it for sure. I've been under the weather for
a few days, but my fever was gone this morning, but I can't afford to rest
today because there's so much to do - you'll see that part in the next
paragraph.
Earlier
today, we received the transfer call and found out I'm going to transfer! I'm
going to be transferred to Naga area, Talisay Zone somewhere on Cebu Island.
I'm really going to miss the area here and the people (the temple and temple
tours as well), but I know I'm leaving the people in good hands - Elder
Villegas is a great missionary, and in one visit he finds out more about them
than I did in two months. While I'm going to miss it here, I'm looking forward
to finding out what the Lord wants me to learn and do over in Naga area
(wherever that is) ... it's going to be so different even with just the
apartment, from 5 Filipinos to only one other American, and no washer (not even
one that's broken like ours is now :P ) ....speaking of washing, I wonder how
I'm going to wash clothes today with no washer - I guess I'll have to find
somewhere to give it to wash (no Laundromats here - just places where you can
drop off your clothes and they wash it and you get it back later cleaned and
dried). I was hoping to rest today but that's not possible if I need to wash
everything and pack and see everyone before I leave.
As
for investigators, there was one that said she wouldn't continue because of her
parents, but this Sunday she showed up at church!!! It was super awesome to see
her continuing with attending church and taking lessons. In our lesson after church we asked about it
and she said that even though her parents may not like it she would continue
and pray that they will eventually accept her decision. This is super cool
because she is showing such strength so early in her learning about the church!
It really helps that she's staying with members in the ward - when they found
out about her decision they encouraged her to pray about it and it was super
cool to see the results of that! The members of the ward she's staying with is
a guy from Argentina and his wife, a Filipino with pretty good English but no Spanish.
So
that's what's going on here!
Hope
all's well with you!
Gugma si Elder Dallin
Carlson
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