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| Together again!!!! Elder Vogelsburg the best trainer! |
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| skinny missionary |
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| Pretty sure he has found someone to tease. Poor little lady! |
Igwa na akong aki! (Bicolano Naga) I have a KID, A
GREENY, A TRAINEE! And Vogelsberg is now a proud LOLO! And on a similar
note, Elder Vogelsberg in now in my district and my ZONE LEADER. Also
my previous companion Elder Datu is the new Assistant to the
President-cool stuff! I feel so old in the mission but still VERY
YOUNG!
Things sound great back in good ol' Eagar! Things are great
here... I am basically opening an area... basically BUT I AM LOVING
TRAINING! My aki is awesome and he came here to work and he's obedient.
I LOVE IT! I am finally able to do missionary work the way I think it
should be done and follow Preach My Gospel as close as we can. I AM SO
EXCITED for these next two transfers!
My trainee is Elder Villamor and he is from Metro Manilla!
He rocks, he is taking his "first steps" in the mission. He has, in
these past tree days, given two baptismal commitments and did his first
OYM's and just EVERYTHING! Of course it is a little easier to do when
you are fluent but it is still scary for new missionaries! But he is a
natural. He is super prepared and awesome! He is a convert, with his
family, like 5 years ago I think, and his testimony is super strong!
BASTA I AM A HAPPY TATAY!
Before we got our trainees we had "Trainer's Training" and
it was awesome! We got to watch the talk by Elder Holland from the MTC,
the same talk Race had me watch before I left for the mission. It got me
so excited! Elder Holland knows how to motivate missionaries! President
Bliesner doesn't do too bad a job himself.
So I have no clue what to tell you haha. I have become
desensitized VERY MUCH SO to the Philippines. Showering with buckets
seems usual... not unusual. Eating something that still has eyes in it
seems RIGHT. Seeing BEAUTIFUL scenery is normal... but I still enjoy
that. Seeing a family struggle for food is a weekly basis kind of thing.
I find myself more comfortable in homes with grass roofs and dirt
floors than IF THERE WERE A HOUSE HERE WITH CARPET! I don't know what I
will do with carpet... I don't know what I will do with a washing
machine. I don't want to go home. I don't want to do anything but
missionary work forever. My purpose is ... "inbitahin ang iba na lumapit
kay Cristo sa pagtuong sa kanila na matangap and ibinalik na ebanghelyo
sapamamagitan ng pananampataya kay JesusCristo at ang kanyang
pagbabayadsala, pagsisisi, binyag, pagtanggap and kaloob ng Espiritu
Santo at Pagtitiis hanggang wakas." I don't want to do anything else
than that! I am so gad I still have 15 months to serve Him with ALL my
heart, might, mind, and Strength.
Well... I have to go time to go. Hopefully I will have some
cool stories for you next week! I am so thankful for all your prayers,
especially you family and parents. I feel them often and I have been
very blessed! Thank You! I am also remembering that there is a Mom out
there somewhere praying very hard that the trainer of her son will be "a
good boy." I will try so hard to be that "good boy" now and forever.
Thanks so much.
The church is true and I am a happy missionary "bringing the
world his truth." Love you all and pray for you OFTEN! Keep on keepin
on!
Elder Davis
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