Sunday March 10, 2013

Howdy Howdy, October 15ish I began to read Ang Aklat ni Mormon in Tagalog. My trainer promised me, that "if I would read it, for understanding, I would be fluent before I finished." I have now read over 777 pages of Tagalog text in the Book of Mormon and I FINISHED IT THIS WEEK! In October I would read 1 page a day, on a good day. And by the time that page was over I couldn't really tell you exactly what happened. Now, well, it's much much easier hahaha! I read 95 percent of my free time and during language study as well of course. It takes a while haha. Two days after finishing it I was informed that I WILL BE TRAINING NEXT TRANSFER STARTING TOMORROW haha! I am way excited. It could be American (maybe an 18 year old) or it could be a Philippino. We'll see what happens! Either way I am excited! And our area is being split... basically opening an area! As I finished Moroni chapter 10 I again tried "Moroni's Challenge"- To ask God in prayer if it is TRUE! But this time, unlike previous times, I did it in Tagalog! The answer came the next day in a mock lesson (in Tagalog) as I testified of the Restoration of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. So... totoo siya! Pangako iyan! I learned much more than Tagalog in my reading- MUCH MORE IMPORTANT THINGS! ...bagbag na puso at nagsisising espiritu... Now don't let me fool you. I have far to go in Tagalog. I am far from perfect. I am an "ugly fluent" haha! But things are great here. I am excited for next transfer... Tatay na ako! Who knows who my anak is but I am excited! It will be way hard though!!!!!!!!!! This past week in our old apartment we did 4 DAYS with NO WATER! You never know what you have until it is gone! We had to go pump the water from the community well and then bring it back to the apartment to shower haha. Anyway we have water now. BE THANKFUL for everything you have. Clean water and IT IS IN YOUR HOUSE haha! Good stuff. I have met a man here, actually HE found ME. We were on the street one night, a man came from my back and grabbed my arm (not weird in the Philippines) I turned and a small old man with a cane (It was like the old man on the movie 'UP" status) and he spoke to me in FLUENT ENGLISH saying, "Do you have an Englsh Book of Mormon I could have. I am very interested in it. I have a Tagalog version but I think I would understand the English one better." Cool? YES!!!!!! We will teach him for the first time this week, HE CAME TO CHURCH. He loved it. He asked questions and the whole ward is in love with this Tatay. AS AM I! I have never felt like this with someone, but I am way excited for Tatay Abner! This Gospel is AMAZING AND PERFECT! It will heal any wound, for it is Jesus Christ's Gospel in its FULLEST! And the truth will always set us free. We are blessed! So Elder Christofferson's talk in the Liahona rocked this month no? It made me think of Gramps Sherwood, but cows and horses instead of sheep haha.I miss him a lot. Anyway the quote of President Packer was quoted in that liahona, "We are not obedient because we are blind, we are obedient because we can see." How true that is. Think about it, it's an awesome quote. Well, you all rock! I am happy. I am trying hard, working hard, obeying hard, and I am seeing miracles. Pray hard. Be thankful. Be obedient regardless of any hardships. I am such a wierdo missionaro na ey? okay lang iyan! I will send pictures HOPEFULLY! Love you all, throw a prayer my way. I'm chucking them your way. Elder Davis P.S. I totally met Elder Ardner!!!!!!!!!! that is awesome that whole thing with papa hansy hahaha cool stuff. I might meet him again, we'll see. Tell Grandpa if he wants to wait until next year I will help him brand and we all know he is fond of waiting.

Happy Missionary!

Delicious apple star fruit.