it's always good to hear how people you taught got baptized in your past areas. it was my first transfer in fifth ward that i found and met the liper family. and almost a year later Windolyn Liper finally got baptized by elder Baradi. i was the first missionary that she had ever talked to and although i couldn't be at the baptism, it's fun to imagine what it was like. it's kinda like that for every former area that you have, you want to hear everything you can about it but you can't because your all the way in the middle of no where in another area. Rose Canete Olida and Raymond were also baptized in fifth ward right after i left and i wish i could have been there for their baptisms as well. for me, when i think about all the many people whom i've taught, it puts a smile on my face when i hear about just one who got baptized.
in terms of food, i just wanted to write down somewhere that i love bicol express and will miss it when i get home. (either pork, chicken or shrimp: cooked in coconut milk made from the coconut rinds, and chilis +onions+garlic+deliciousness) i've had it a bunch but here i've been able to eat it like 2 times a week. also i love mango float.
This week, i saw a man in a cage. my first thought was isn't this against his human rights. my next thought was he's probably in there for a good reason. he asked me if i had a key and i soon found out that he was crazy. it's important to note that he too is a child of god. with that being said, so far, i've seen a lot of crazy people here on this island. the thing is is that they can't do anything with them, they just live normal lives and maybe get put in a cage if they're the violent type.
the area presidency this week had a broadcast where they chastised the leadership of the church. i am one of those people who believe that the leadership in the Philippines really needs to step up. there are many basic things that they fail to do and because of their indifference to their responsibility, there is a huge ratio of inactive members.
things to help someone preparing to go on a mission:
this week i am very excited for a lot of our investigators. it's been a while since i've seen a "golden investigator" i kind of always thought that the only way to baptize people is to through hard work. but sometimes a golden investigator will find you. i love it when people come to church wanting to learn and asking questions and having a sincere desire to find the truth. there are many ways to support the truthfulness of the church but never a way to fully prove it to be true. there comes a point when we need to exercise faith. without faith, there is no miracle. if we have a perfect knowledge, there is no point to having faith because we know it. and even if we know it, we can still choose not to heed that knowledge, but faith stays with you.
get servicemen scriptures through your bishop, they are half the size of normal scriptures and are easier to carry.
if you can review "first 12 weeks" it is roughly the simplified MTC curriculum course guide but used in the field.
when you are in the feild, write down things that you see your senior do that you don't like, so that you won;t do them as a senior.
also, write down things that you do like, so that you can do them as a senior.learn the doctrine.
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