HEY DAD AND MUM :)

So good to here from you and Ataahua:). You would not believe what I have been through this week. I’m going to be writing fast, and not making sense because I only have an hour. I’ll take 30 minutes in the morning and 30 min in the afternoon:)

First, it was so awesome to get my badge. Having the name of Jesus Christ over my heart feels so warm and comforting. I took some photos of me and Sister Anderson getting our badges. K, well first, I was put in a district with two Tongans (one of them knows Janet) one Samoan, one from Micronesia, one from Sri Lanka and two from America, we as a District have gone through so much but I’ll explain it at the end, we are ALL going to TACLOBAN which is so cool!!!.

My companion is full Tongan, Elder Kaufana, he’s a real nice guy and so humble. Who would have thought I would of got an islander? He knows me and I know him, culture wise so we get along quite well. There are A LOT of things we both as a companionship need to improve on!!. Our time skills are so good, well mainly always being on time. I see the blessings of being on time. So we get up on time, get to class on time, way before the rest of our District. He’s a real quiet person who doesn’t talk at all much. My goal is to share and help him with the gift that I have (out there and talkative). So my goal is to help him, by the end of 6 weeks make him be ready for the field!!!

We had companion inventory the other night, and he asked me to help him with his English, because its hard for him to learn Cebuano. So I said, we will wake up 10 minutes early every morning and read a chapter of the B.o.M!! So we have and I learn, he learns and the spirit is with us. Dad and Mum throughout the whole day I feel the spirit the strongest when me and my kauban (companion in Cebuano) kneel down every night and morning and say our prayers!! And also my personal prayers

Dad and Mum, Dallin H. Oaks came and spoke to us yesterday at a Devotional. HOW COOL! He was so powerful, him and his wife. And you sending me that quote just now was cool cause he came!! One thing that Sister Oaks said which stood out to me was, "You Elders and Sisters are not alone, you stand as a banner of Jesus Christ and he will send his angels to help you." WOW, I thought in my mind right then, that is so comforting. Elder Oaks spoke of change , Dad and Mum I feel myself already changing, I see it in myself, I’m not perfect and have things to work on but I see and feel the change. Dad and Mum I constantly feel the spirit here everyday,  every second of the day and my faith has grown so so much, relying on the Lord so much and opening my mind to see the blessings I get from my Langitnong Amahan, (Heavenly Father).

The language is hard, but I’m getting it. My language teacher said, when you find the needs of your investigator the language will come. I see that I as a missionary need to help my investigator gain that bond (his name is Epifano we teach him in Cebuano everyday he is our investigator) with him and the God Head! Gaining that relationship helps their faith get stronger and gets them relying on their faith.

Dad and Mum it’s so crazy cool here. The food is so awesome, MEALS breakfast, lunch and dinner, like meals. Hahaha.  I’m  actually putting weight on hahaha.  I see Sister Anderson almost every single day, but I’m supposedly not allowed to give her a hug, don’t know why. But I love seeing her beautiful smile. She’s so good to me and I regret the way I treated her and the rest of my sisters back sometimes. I was so spoiled and selfish and I can see that now.

I had and have everything, some Elders don’t have anything, they get no letters and I see them cry at night. But I have everything. DAD AND MUM can you write and Dear Elder me everyday because I get that as mail and I love reading it. Please, everyday, even if it’s just a quote or something about home. Because I get it THAT day!! Please.... and tell Ataahua too. I can only respond every Thursday which is my P day!! So yes Dad and Mum every day. I can’t write letters because it takes 3 weeks to get back home which is ridiculous!!!

So yeah only emails for now till I get to Phillippines. I got everything here dad and mum, exactly everything, they gave me 8 white shirts, Nike shoes, jandels, shirts and everything so I’m sussed SO no need to worry Dad and Mum.

The shop is real cheap and I bought a cool watch for 30 bucks, originally 60 but we get 40% off.

So, Dad and Mum, tell Ataahua I couldn’t reply back because I’ve ran out of time and that I’m sorry, but dear elder me everyday because I get them that day, tell her as soon as she gets back from school to send even if its a sentence , NO time for anything Dad and Mum.  Hahaha.  but its good coz time is flying so so fast and I love it. I’m making the most of it!!! Tell Mum and Pep I love them and Jem and Pol and Awa and Jan.!! I need their emails!!  K ... my box number is 206. K, ohh and you were right about being with islanders I love it.

Gihigugma ko nako (I love you).

Elder Anderson