IT IS JUNE! When did that happen!?!
Seems like yesterday it was
June...2012 and now it is June 2014... crazy! Bitter-sweet! Well this
week was AMAZING! We had a mission tour with President Nielson, he is
the area president of the Philippines and obviously he is AMAZING! SO is
his wife. The tour was amazing and he also interviewed me after, pretty
AWESOME! We are almost batch, he goes home about 10 days after I do.
Anyway I will probably talk about that later on, BASTA- GREAT WEEK!
I received the best compliment a missionary can get receive
this week. It has happened a few times before but this one was just
perfect. We were on our way home, very late at night (but not too late
be obedient) and this guy calls us over from the other side of the road.
I figured he was drunk or something but we went over and he just said,
"I have to ask you two a question..... DON'T YOU EVER GET TIRED!?!" Not a
better compliment in the whole world. We just smiled and said, "No WAY!
We love this!" This guy sees us walk EVERYDAY! When it is hot, like
rally hot, when it is raining, like really raining and when it is REALLY
HOT AND REALLY RAINING AT THE SAME TIME! I just wanted to grab him and
say, "Totoo baga ang gawaing ito!!!!!! Binyagan ka namin bukas! Alam
kong totoo ang Simbahan na ito!" But I didn't say that. I sorta said
that, but not quite as aggressive as that. Anyway, that was great.
This past week we went to one of our far areas and when we got
there there was a new calf, not 30 minutes on the ground! It brought
back great memories of waking up every 2 hours of the night to check the
corral at night with gramps! I sent pictures. Isn't it amazing that
they just know what to do when they are born, they struggle up and just
start sucking away. Anyway, brought back memories and I took pics, like
you've never seen anything like that haha.
Last night we were teaching our Recent Convert, the wife of
the marine, when the marine, Melvin, called. He has been way down south
in some dangerous stuff! Last month in fact in his group of marines they
had 17 injured in combat. Anyway he called and I chatted with him, he
is AWESOME! He was telling me about the heat and the distance they hike
and how high the mountains are they are in and how dangerous and sweaty
and scary and just everything, the food and all the things they have to
pack in there bag, he was telling me about how heavy it is. I asked him,
even thought it is so heavy did you still pack your Book of Mormon? He
went on to tell me that he ALWAYS has his Book of Mormon with him. I can
just picture him out in war in the jungle and reading about Captain
Moroni or the 2000 stippling warriors and it just makes my heart swell! I
remember promising him 2 days after his baptism and a couple days
before he was to leave, "If you live the Gospel you will come home to
your wife and son safe." I felt that from the Spirit and I am so glad he
is. He said, "I know someone is watching over me here!" How cool is
that? Answer- very cool!
So the mission tour was truly great! I learned so much form
President and Sister Reeder and from President and Sister Nielson! They
talked about a lot and used me as an example for "things to do when you
go home" and especially for who to marry haha. It was amazing though to
just sit there and listen to him quote scripture and answer questions.
We went into the conference fasting and all of us had read a GREAT talk
from Elder Bednar about the Redeeming and ENABLING Powers of the
Atonement. It was amazing! I learned a lot. He also told me about his
"Wheels Up" scripture that I am to read when the plane leaves Naga and
the wheels fold up. It is from the 26th Chapter of Alma and he said read
that and smile! Makes me want to cry just thinking about it, and makes
me want to smile too. Bitter-Sweet!
Well I love you all and I love my mission. Things are
basically the same as my first email to you back 2 years ago- I am
always sweaty, dirty, a bug is always on me somewhere and I am HAPPY! I
love my mission! The rain is here- I love working in the rain! I am
praying that it will rain there in Eagar too. If not I will pack some
extra rain here and bring it home with me! Also Bugga's Tacos sound
really good. I promised I am focused but let's be real BUGGA'S TACOS!
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