Hey my dearest pugots. Missed you lots this
week. The week started off way promising too. Of course, first was my phone call with Mum which was awesome. Then we started bleaching our veggies as we used to just wash them like back home. Hopefully it will help minimize the intestinal
issues that are so common here among missionaries. The apartment was all clean
and nice and then we went out to teach.
We taught two sweet less active families. One family with two young boys are very quiet and when we ask them anything they whisper back and forth to each other to decide what to answer. But they are soooo cute. They have nothing, as their house is made of scrap metal, particle board and hung up carpets. All that they have for decoration is a picture of their children. The other family just had a new baby who got sick and then got the mum sick. We blessed her and when we went back she said, in a matter of fact way, "The priesthood is very effective"....quite, yes. They are pretty down to earth. Both lessons went perfectly - guided, clear, in unison, a real discussion, and motivating. We felt really good about them.
We wanted a third one for a 100% day (3 in 3 hours - not number hunting, just being tipid (frugal) with God's time). However, we got stopped by a little man on the way to the next appointment. He was walking towards Lal-lo and asked us if we could help him get to Gattaran - that's really far and it was already 6'ish so vehicles at that time are rare. Turns out he was selling chickens or pigs in Camalaniugan and his "friends" or co-workers left him. He seemed like he might be mildly handicapped as he was pretty slow but nice though. So we stood with him and tried to wave down anything with wheels to take him to Gattaran (if he walked it would have taken several hours - well into the night). No one would pull over. Some of them just thought we were waving and others were rude (it's common courtesy here to pick up hitch hikers). After a while we realized it wasn't working. We decided to say a prayer - all three of us together. The guy seemed a little weirded out by it at first. But exactly as the prayer ended and we turned around, there was a bus driving towards us with GATTARAN written on a big sign on the front. I have never seen one of those go through Camalaniugan, just the ones going to Lal-lo. So he got on and that was it. It was great!
We went to the district meetings for both of our districts this week (there are only two in most zones now as they made everything smaller to be more manageable. That was a while ago. There used to be three or four though). It was a great experience. Part of the training was on getting along as companions. We told them it's a preparation for marriage. "If you can't get along with a companion, you aren't ready to be married." we said... some were a little freaked out by that. They loved it though and learned a lot.
After both meetings, we came back and planned quickly for some stuff we have coming up in the area and zone. We worked after that in brgy Sapping which is by the river. A HUGE storm came out of nowhere and we were out working in it! We went to see a member family that lived by the dyke and the wind came down the river, took the rain with it and just pounded us. I actually had a hard time walking and had to just stand still for a moment. The rain also bounced off the dyke onto us and brought all the dirt with it....it was sick. Then the lightning was way close so we ran to our next appointment and didn't even bother using a payong. I haven't been soaked like that in a while. I wish you could experience the lightning here, it's like the movies.
We had exchanges on Thursday and got back to the apartment after meeting at the junction and I could barely move. I got so sick. So from Thursday to Saturday we didn't work as I was too sick. I miss being able to curl up on the couch when I am sick. Here there is nothing to do but writhe on the floor or rock in the fetal position. Anyways, we are making lots of progess in the area. I am still happy with the work, with my mission and myself. I love you guys LOTS and have been thinking about you even more lately. Strange, when I learn more about Christ I feel closer to you guys and think about you more.
Love you lots!!!
-Elder Dustan
We taught two sweet less active families. One family with two young boys are very quiet and when we ask them anything they whisper back and forth to each other to decide what to answer. But they are soooo cute. They have nothing, as their house is made of scrap metal, particle board and hung up carpets. All that they have for decoration is a picture of their children. The other family just had a new baby who got sick and then got the mum sick. We blessed her and when we went back she said, in a matter of fact way, "The priesthood is very effective"....quite, yes. They are pretty down to earth. Both lessons went perfectly - guided, clear, in unison, a real discussion, and motivating. We felt really good about them.
We wanted a third one for a 100% day (3 in 3 hours - not number hunting, just being tipid (frugal) with God's time). However, we got stopped by a little man on the way to the next appointment. He was walking towards Lal-lo and asked us if we could help him get to Gattaran - that's really far and it was already 6'ish so vehicles at that time are rare. Turns out he was selling chickens or pigs in Camalaniugan and his "friends" or co-workers left him. He seemed like he might be mildly handicapped as he was pretty slow but nice though. So we stood with him and tried to wave down anything with wheels to take him to Gattaran (if he walked it would have taken several hours - well into the night). No one would pull over. Some of them just thought we were waving and others were rude (it's common courtesy here to pick up hitch hikers). After a while we realized it wasn't working. We decided to say a prayer - all three of us together. The guy seemed a little weirded out by it at first. But exactly as the prayer ended and we turned around, there was a bus driving towards us with GATTARAN written on a big sign on the front. I have never seen one of those go through Camalaniugan, just the ones going to Lal-lo. So he got on and that was it. It was great!
We went to the district meetings for both of our districts this week (there are only two in most zones now as they made everything smaller to be more manageable. That was a while ago. There used to be three or four though). It was a great experience. Part of the training was on getting along as companions. We told them it's a preparation for marriage. "If you can't get along with a companion, you aren't ready to be married." we said... some were a little freaked out by that. They loved it though and learned a lot.
After both meetings, we came back and planned quickly for some stuff we have coming up in the area and zone. We worked after that in brgy Sapping which is by the river. A HUGE storm came out of nowhere and we were out working in it! We went to see a member family that lived by the dyke and the wind came down the river, took the rain with it and just pounded us. I actually had a hard time walking and had to just stand still for a moment. The rain also bounced off the dyke onto us and brought all the dirt with it....it was sick. Then the lightning was way close so we ran to our next appointment and didn't even bother using a payong. I haven't been soaked like that in a while. I wish you could experience the lightning here, it's like the movies.
We had exchanges on Thursday and got back to the apartment after meeting at the junction and I could barely move. I got so sick. So from Thursday to Saturday we didn't work as I was too sick. I miss being able to curl up on the couch when I am sick. Here there is nothing to do but writhe on the floor or rock in the fetal position. Anyways, we are making lots of progess in the area. I am still happy with the work, with my mission and myself. I love you guys LOTS and have been thinking about you even more lately. Strange, when I learn more about Christ I feel closer to you guys and think about you more.
Love you lots!!!
-Elder Dustan
No comments:
Post a Comment