Manila Time
Saying Goodbye to Good Friends
13 years ago
Monday, May 31, 2010
05/30/2010 (Burgos Area)
Wow! Life sounds pretty crazy in the Christiansen family haha a wedding, twins, barbeques every Saturday man o man! Well tell Brad to make sure he keeps his priorities in order (meaning the cabin) before he focuses on things like weddings and grandkids. Haha! just kidding but anyways knowing Britani she probably wants to get married up at the cabin anyways! Haha! But seriously.... you should send me the Christiansen’s email so I can email them one day.
I'm glad you enjoyed the pictures. You need to send some to Matt. I feel like the pictures I had didn’t even show you the real Philippines the next ones will be better. Haha! I got new pictures of caribou (Water Buffalo) and real rain (which is way stronger and crazier than I could have ever imagined). Videos of the freaking loud thunder, bats, snakes, and all sorts of stuff on the new memory card, when it’s full I’ll send you that one!
It’s pretty crazy but ya anyways transfers are in 4 days so we’ll see what happens there. But funny thing about the pictures I sent you -- so we go up there to the post office place and I'm like I want to send these and they’re like ok well do you want to register them and I'm like no that sounds stupid so I was like no just send them and they’re like well then you can’t and I was like k I want these to make it to America if they will make it without registering then good lets do it but if I have to register them than ok. So I'm thinking registering is some huge process and they’re like o you have to register them and I'm like ok whatever register it then and lets move on I don’t care as long as it makes it. She hands me a receipt and that was it! So now it’s a joke with me and Elder Hale cuz whenever Elder Hale sends something I'm always like well let me send it I'm registered and it will make it to America and stuff! HAHA! We think it’s cause it was discs and not just a package. You have to pay like 25 pesos more 50 cents and for some reason they call it registering. It was funny so I'm always joking about being registered cause it was a big long misunderstanding conversation when I was talking to them about it haha. But anyways ya im glad you liked the pictures.
This week I ate pig feet. It was interesting but not too bad in all seriousness. But I wouldn’t go out of your way to try it haha. The baptisms were great and everything’s just fine. But anyways I just remembered I need to write that letter to Bro Gibbons so I’ll talk to you later.
love ya
jas
A few snippets from his brothers' emails!
To Matthew:
ya so this week was a good week! We had our interviews and I think I’m stuck in Burgos for a while or at least that’s what President made it sound like. but we get a new President next cycle. It’s crazy I barely got to know President. Haha!
But ya I’m getting used to my companion and I’m just dealing with it. I found out if I don’t tell him to get up or if I don’t tell him lets go work and just let him call all the shots basically like I feel he is supposed to we get out earlier, we work harder, and everything goes smoother. I found out that pushing him makes him want to work less. So before I felt like I was doing everything and now I feel like he’s actually contributing it’s been better. Sometimes I guess it hinders to push people like if I push him we might not get out till 2 maybe even 3 but if I just let him be we sometimes get out when we’re supposed to so I’m learning to be more patient and relaxed.
But I forgot for a young women activity they had a beauty contest. It was so funny - they would dress up in modest clothes and walk down the runway and one time there was some yw who weren’t ready and they were calling their names and no one came and so this old "large" lady as a joke walked down the runway strutting and stuff it was so so so funny I almost died laughing!.
But ya anyways other than that our week was just okay -- we didn’t teach a whole lot of lessons this week cause we were really busy with district stuff and ward activities and our baptisms but we got a few good referrals for a change so we’ll see how it goes.
Talk to you next week.
Jas
To Eric:
You better get dad to get the cabin finished so I have somewhere to stay when I go hunting. That's crazy that school is out, everyone here just went back to school this last week so their schedule is way different. There's nothing really to fun they can do in the phillys during the summer cause they don't have any money and everything fun they have already done a million times so it gets old for them so they work with us. It's fun -- they will climb trees and get us fruit and we show them how to talk to the little girls they like but are too embarassed to talk to so we help them out but i tell them that it will cost them one mango and they will find a mango tree and up they go. The little kids around here are awesome! Anyways have a fun summer!
Love ya, Jas
I'm glad you enjoyed the pictures. You need to send some to Matt. I feel like the pictures I had didn’t even show you the real Philippines the next ones will be better. Haha! I got new pictures of caribou (Water Buffalo) and real rain (which is way stronger and crazier than I could have ever imagined). Videos of the freaking loud thunder, bats, snakes, and all sorts of stuff on the new memory card, when it’s full I’ll send you that one!
It’s pretty crazy but ya anyways transfers are in 4 days so we’ll see what happens there. But funny thing about the pictures I sent you -- so we go up there to the post office place and I'm like I want to send these and they’re like ok well do you want to register them and I'm like no that sounds stupid so I was like no just send them and they’re like well then you can’t and I was like k I want these to make it to America if they will make it without registering then good lets do it but if I have to register them than ok. So I'm thinking registering is some huge process and they’re like o you have to register them and I'm like ok whatever register it then and lets move on I don’t care as long as it makes it. She hands me a receipt and that was it! So now it’s a joke with me and Elder Hale cuz whenever Elder Hale sends something I'm always like well let me send it I'm registered and it will make it to America and stuff! HAHA! We think it’s cause it was discs and not just a package. You have to pay like 25 pesos more 50 cents and for some reason they call it registering. It was funny so I'm always joking about being registered cause it was a big long misunderstanding conversation when I was talking to them about it haha. But anyways ya im glad you liked the pictures.
This week I ate pig feet. It was interesting but not too bad in all seriousness. But I wouldn’t go out of your way to try it haha. The baptisms were great and everything’s just fine. But anyways I just remembered I need to write that letter to Bro Gibbons so I’ll talk to you later.
love ya
jas
A few snippets from his brothers' emails!
To Matthew:
ya so this week was a good week! We had our interviews and I think I’m stuck in Burgos for a while or at least that’s what President made it sound like. but we get a new President next cycle. It’s crazy I barely got to know President. Haha!
But ya I’m getting used to my companion and I’m just dealing with it. I found out if I don’t tell him to get up or if I don’t tell him lets go work and just let him call all the shots basically like I feel he is supposed to we get out earlier, we work harder, and everything goes smoother. I found out that pushing him makes him want to work less. So before I felt like I was doing everything and now I feel like he’s actually contributing it’s been better. Sometimes I guess it hinders to push people like if I push him we might not get out till 2 maybe even 3 but if I just let him be we sometimes get out when we’re supposed to so I’m learning to be more patient and relaxed.
But I forgot for a young women activity they had a beauty contest. It was so funny - they would dress up in modest clothes and walk down the runway and one time there was some yw who weren’t ready and they were calling their names and no one came and so this old "large" lady as a joke walked down the runway strutting and stuff it was so so so funny I almost died laughing!.
But ya anyways other than that our week was just okay -- we didn’t teach a whole lot of lessons this week cause we were really busy with district stuff and ward activities and our baptisms but we got a few good referrals for a change so we’ll see how it goes.
Talk to you next week.
Jas
To Eric:
You better get dad to get the cabin finished so I have somewhere to stay when I go hunting. That's crazy that school is out, everyone here just went back to school this last week so their schedule is way different. There's nothing really to fun they can do in the phillys during the summer cause they don't have any money and everything fun they have already done a million times so it gets old for them so they work with us. It's fun -- they will climb trees and get us fruit and we show them how to talk to the little girls they like but are too embarassed to talk to so we help them out but i tell them that it will cost them one mango and they will find a mango tree and up they go. The little kids around here are awesome! Anyways have a fun summer!
Love ya, Jas
Friday, May 28, 2010
Saturday, May 22, 2010
Pictures!!
Elder Ward
4 Happy Missionaries in Burgos!!
Elder Hale, Abitria, Ward, & Saet
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Elder Abitria, Saet, & Ward
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Elder Abitria, Saet, & Ward
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Elder Ward & Saet
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Monday, May 17, 2010
05/17/2010 (Burgos)
So anyways the week was good! I’m not sure what to write about this week it was good! I saw some guys fishing this week and its pretty sweet they throw this net out into the water and then they wait a second and pull it in. it’s sort of like a crab net but big and it has weights around the ends in a circle and it bubbles up in the water and the fish try to swim out and get caught in the net holes. It’s cool to watch!
I’m sending you a bunch of pictures this week on discs so that you have them and I’ll have pictures stored at home for the future. I’m kinda clueless on how I should store my photos. Should I just buy memory cards for all of them or what. I can’t decide cause that would be expensive I think but who knows.
I’m going to buy grandpa a barrel man. They’re hilarious! You’ll get a kick out of it and I’ll send it with the backpacks somehow but everyone tells me the mail is reliable here. Nobody has said so far that anything has been lost but who knows if that’s true or not.
But anyways… questions you asked no baptisms recently but we have 5 on the 29th so that’s exciting and yes mother we have had some rains this week haha! My comp claims that it rains everyday during the rainy seasons and a typhoon is on it’s way cause there are birds migrating and the rains started earlier. Anyways it rains all the time but what’s the coolest is the lightning. In the US it’s just like one at a time and it’s quick and gone … here it lights up the sky for a good 10 seconds like around dusk and then it happens every minute or so. It’s way sweet! I went to film it on my camera the other day but it ran out of power and died.
Anyways I’m running out of stuff to tell you!
Love ya though!
Jas
I’m sending you a bunch of pictures this week on discs so that you have them and I’ll have pictures stored at home for the future. I’m kinda clueless on how I should store my photos. Should I just buy memory cards for all of them or what. I can’t decide cause that would be expensive I think but who knows.
I’m going to buy grandpa a barrel man. They’re hilarious! You’ll get a kick out of it and I’ll send it with the backpacks somehow but everyone tells me the mail is reliable here. Nobody has said so far that anything has been lost but who knows if that’s true or not.
But anyways… questions you asked no baptisms recently but we have 5 on the 29th so that’s exciting and yes mother we have had some rains this week haha! My comp claims that it rains everyday during the rainy seasons and a typhoon is on it’s way cause there are birds migrating and the rains started earlier. Anyways it rains all the time but what’s the coolest is the lightning. In the US it’s just like one at a time and it’s quick and gone … here it lights up the sky for a good 10 seconds like around dusk and then it happens every minute or so. It’s way sweet! I went to film it on my camera the other day but it ran out of power and died.
Anyways I’m running out of stuff to tell you!
Love ya though!
Jas
Sunday, May 2, 2010
05/02/2010 (Burgos)
I haven’t been spending anything really just cause I couldn’t get my support card to work but I got it figured out now so we’re good but I wanted to have some personal money just for emergencies and in case I see something sweet I want!
But ya so this week was crazy! You don’t understand what real rain is until you see the rain here! It is crazy but is way cool … all the Filipinos are terrified of rain. It’s pretty hilarious! They think if rain touches your head you get sick so it’s pretty entertaining to watch them scatter when the rain starts coming down but its not raining bad yet just little spurts everyday. I guess later on it will rain for days … I’m sort of excited for that!
Happy Birthday! I get to celebrate everyone’s birthdays a whole day ahead of you guys it’s kind of crazy! It’s been kind of depressing here. Everyone is sad that Pres Villanueva only has this cycle and one more left but I’m sure it will be just fine.
This new companionship has been a lot more challenging for lots of reasons but I’m doing ok and I’m sure there’s something I can learn from my new companion maybe like patience or not to let little things bother me. I can’t wait for the next couple of weeks, we have some sweet investigators right now so hopefully we make some things happen.
With the rain came the curse that Moses put on the people of Egypt meaning frogs -- there’s these huge bullfrog things everywhere like literally everywhere and my comp is deathly afraid of frogs. I got and kill all the frogs and see how far I can kick them they’re literally 100s of them. Just walking for 10 minutes I can kick probably 20 to 30 frogs. It’s crazy!! But anyways I don’t know what else to tell you. I know there was another crazy story like the bat one but I can’t remember what it is to save my life.
O yah! Yesterday we were walking home and there was this little goat that seriously wouldn’t leave us alone. It got loose from its rope and was following us. When we turned around, it turned around - when we ran, it ran. It was so funny. The missionaries with their pet goat! It was pretty hilarious! All these Filipinos were cracking jokes at us about it.
But anyways that’s it for this week! Have a good week and I’ll talk to you later!
mahal kita Jason
(Jason's letter to Matthew)
Ya you can get anything made out of leather you can think of really anything. But I haven’t got your bag made yet cause I can’t decide which one to do yet. There are a few way cool designs that I want him to make. I designed my own hunting pack that he made for me but I haven’t seen it yet so I don’t know. But I’m assuming its way sweet! I still like my Dakine backpack better but the other one just is sweet colors and has cool stuff on it. I was thinking I might want to design you a hunting pack or fanny pack or something but I haven’t decided what would you rather have a sweet small backpack with like your mission on it or a hunting pack for when you get home that’s sweet. It’s up to you or maybe even both if it’s not to expensive to ship. Cause it only cost 9 dollars for a small one and 14 dollars for a big one so I can do either.
This week I had lots of adventures -- another bat flew through the window and got stuck in our house flying in circles. This one was way crazy! We were sitting on the couch cause it was storming rain and we were shooting the ball on a little basketball hoop thing. All four of us facing the wall and all of a sudden a bat falls from the sky. So I’m hiding on the couch with my comp and Elder Hale, scared to death of this thing flying around us. Elder Hale’s comp is hiding behind a suitcase but it flies by and Elder Hale makes a run for his room and it catches up and was flying right next to his head like literally a foot away. It was so funny and crazy! We ended up just laying it out with a broom and killing it.
There was another crazy story but I can’t remember what it was. But anyways I’m sure I’ll remember later -- have mom send you her email.
Love ya and this stupid computer won’t let me copy and paste so send this to mom too will ya!
Jason
But ya so this week was crazy! You don’t understand what real rain is until you see the rain here! It is crazy but is way cool … all the Filipinos are terrified of rain. It’s pretty hilarious! They think if rain touches your head you get sick so it’s pretty entertaining to watch them scatter when the rain starts coming down but its not raining bad yet just little spurts everyday. I guess later on it will rain for days … I’m sort of excited for that!
Happy Birthday! I get to celebrate everyone’s birthdays a whole day ahead of you guys it’s kind of crazy! It’s been kind of depressing here. Everyone is sad that Pres Villanueva only has this cycle and one more left but I’m sure it will be just fine.
This new companionship has been a lot more challenging for lots of reasons but I’m doing ok and I’m sure there’s something I can learn from my new companion maybe like patience or not to let little things bother me. I can’t wait for the next couple of weeks, we have some sweet investigators right now so hopefully we make some things happen.
With the rain came the curse that Moses put on the people of Egypt meaning frogs -- there’s these huge bullfrog things everywhere like literally everywhere and my comp is deathly afraid of frogs. I got and kill all the frogs and see how far I can kick them they’re literally 100s of them. Just walking for 10 minutes I can kick probably 20 to 30 frogs. It’s crazy!! But anyways I don’t know what else to tell you. I know there was another crazy story like the bat one but I can’t remember what it is to save my life.
O yah! Yesterday we were walking home and there was this little goat that seriously wouldn’t leave us alone. It got loose from its rope and was following us. When we turned around, it turned around - when we ran, it ran. It was so funny. The missionaries with their pet goat! It was pretty hilarious! All these Filipinos were cracking jokes at us about it.
But anyways that’s it for this week! Have a good week and I’ll talk to you later!
mahal kita Jason
(Jason's letter to Matthew)
Ya you can get anything made out of leather you can think of really anything. But I haven’t got your bag made yet cause I can’t decide which one to do yet. There are a few way cool designs that I want him to make. I designed my own hunting pack that he made for me but I haven’t seen it yet so I don’t know. But I’m assuming its way sweet! I still like my Dakine backpack better but the other one just is sweet colors and has cool stuff on it. I was thinking I might want to design you a hunting pack or fanny pack or something but I haven’t decided what would you rather have a sweet small backpack with like your mission on it or a hunting pack for when you get home that’s sweet. It’s up to you or maybe even both if it’s not to expensive to ship. Cause it only cost 9 dollars for a small one and 14 dollars for a big one so I can do either.
This week I had lots of adventures -- another bat flew through the window and got stuck in our house flying in circles. This one was way crazy! We were sitting on the couch cause it was storming rain and we were shooting the ball on a little basketball hoop thing. All four of us facing the wall and all of a sudden a bat falls from the sky. So I’m hiding on the couch with my comp and Elder Hale, scared to death of this thing flying around us. Elder Hale’s comp is hiding behind a suitcase but it flies by and Elder Hale makes a run for his room and it catches up and was flying right next to his head like literally a foot away. It was so funny and crazy! We ended up just laying it out with a broom and killing it.
There was another crazy story but I can’t remember what it was. But anyways I’m sure I’ll remember later -- have mom send you her email.
Love ya and this stupid computer won’t let me copy and paste so send this to mom too will ya!
Jason
Monday, April 26, 2010
04/26/2010 (Burgos Area w/new comp. Elder Pangan)
2nd Transfer!
New companion: Elder Pangan (from the Philippines)
Roommates: Elder Hale and Elder Hanks
(This first part of the letter was actually sent to Matthew. Jason doesn’t like repeating himself so combines all our emails into one now!)
Funny that you should say “don’t get attacked by rats” cuz this week right before transfer me and my companion were planning and a bat flew through the door and smacked the wall so we go running to see it. We took pictures of it and stuff then tied two hangers together to get the bat out. I gave my comp a pillowcase as a shield and the hangers oh and I have a flashlight behind him as a spotlight and we walk up to it and at first we’re thinking it can’t fly cause we throw paper balls at it and it just flopped around. So we get it hooked to these hangers and we flick it out on to the roof cause where we sleep it’s upstairs and it has a balcony over next to the roof of the kitchen and stuff so we flick it out on the roof and we’re just watching it and all of a sudden it starts to turn like slowly turn towards us and then it flies right towards us. So Elder Saet freaks out and holds the pillowcase up and does like this backwards shuffle and knocks us down and the bat bounced off his pillowcase and latches on to our screen door. We gather the courage back up and we go after it, after a little while we flicked it off and it flew off. But the best is at the mtc the old health guy that gives you the health spiel before you leave talked about bats and he said if you get bit by a bat you’ll get rabies and die so I’m think this thing is scary. But needless to say we survived.
But yes me and Elder Hale are still together we both got new companions. I got a Native again and Elder Hale got an American.
O and I baptized 2 of our investigators Saturday! Yep I got my feet wet. It was funny cause one of them was 10 years old and I said the prayer and got him like basically to the water but stopped cause he wasn’t plugging his nose so I was like plug your nose and finally he did and when he was under he let go and kinda freaked out. I pulled him up and he was smiling and was like that was fun “isa pa isa pa” which means “once more once more” haha! It was awesome! When he first got in the font he was splashing around and swimming and his mom yelled at him and was like “cut it out”. It was funny. His mom was explaining that he’s never been in a pool before so it was really exciting for him. Haha! But anyways I got to get going - love ya bud! Jason
k so my new comp is Elder Pangan. He’s a native so my Tagalog is getting way better. It’s pretty difficult right now. Elder Saet was really good at English so we talked a lot of English but now it’s different but it’s good. Like the first day I realized I can say way way more than I thought and now I talk to all our investigators about just everyday stuff and not just the gospel so its going to be good for me.
I did stay in the same area, Elder Hale got an American comp, Elder Hanks, but ya so we’re just working our butts off. Pouring sweat everyday, eating lots of rice, the usual stuff. It was cool at transfer I got to see everyone I came in with except Elder Riner but I see him like once a week so that’s ok. I felt bad for him though because he didn’t get to come.
Anyways, I don’t know what else to say but it was cool doing my first baptism obviously! I’m planning on sending pictures back home soon so you can see. Have a good week! o I almost forgot … but I need you to send me gold bond powder stuff just the body powder it prevents stickiness get the medicated stuff, they don’t sell any of that here. Also med short garment bottoms you can’t buy the kind I have here and medium tops the drop neck or V-neck thing whatever you call it. (Don't ask me what happened to the 12 pairs he took with him when he left just 5 months ago! He's probably wanting enough so he only has to wash them once a month! HEEHEE!) Then an Eastmans hunting magazine. Make sure it’s Eastmans, you can send the last 3 or 4 issues I've missed and that’s it.
love ya, Jas
New companion: Elder Pangan (from the Philippines)
Roommates: Elder Hale and Elder Hanks
(This first part of the letter was actually sent to Matthew. Jason doesn’t like repeating himself so combines all our emails into one now!)
Funny that you should say “don’t get attacked by rats” cuz this week right before transfer me and my companion were planning and a bat flew through the door and smacked the wall so we go running to see it. We took pictures of it and stuff then tied two hangers together to get the bat out. I gave my comp a pillowcase as a shield and the hangers oh and I have a flashlight behind him as a spotlight and we walk up to it and at first we’re thinking it can’t fly cause we throw paper balls at it and it just flopped around. So we get it hooked to these hangers and we flick it out on to the roof cause where we sleep it’s upstairs and it has a balcony over next to the roof of the kitchen and stuff so we flick it out on the roof and we’re just watching it and all of a sudden it starts to turn like slowly turn towards us and then it flies right towards us. So Elder Saet freaks out and holds the pillowcase up and does like this backwards shuffle and knocks us down and the bat bounced off his pillowcase and latches on to our screen door. We gather the courage back up and we go after it, after a little while we flicked it off and it flew off. But the best is at the mtc the old health guy that gives you the health spiel before you leave talked about bats and he said if you get bit by a bat you’ll get rabies and die so I’m think this thing is scary. But needless to say we survived.
But yes me and Elder Hale are still together we both got new companions. I got a Native again and Elder Hale got an American.
O and I baptized 2 of our investigators Saturday! Yep I got my feet wet. It was funny cause one of them was 10 years old and I said the prayer and got him like basically to the water but stopped cause he wasn’t plugging his nose so I was like plug your nose and finally he did and when he was under he let go and kinda freaked out. I pulled him up and he was smiling and was like that was fun “isa pa isa pa” which means “once more once more” haha! It was awesome! When he first got in the font he was splashing around and swimming and his mom yelled at him and was like “cut it out”. It was funny. His mom was explaining that he’s never been in a pool before so it was really exciting for him. Haha! But anyways I got to get going - love ya bud! Jason
k so my new comp is Elder Pangan. He’s a native so my Tagalog is getting way better. It’s pretty difficult right now. Elder Saet was really good at English so we talked a lot of English but now it’s different but it’s good. Like the first day I realized I can say way way more than I thought and now I talk to all our investigators about just everyday stuff and not just the gospel so its going to be good for me.
I did stay in the same area, Elder Hale got an American comp, Elder Hanks, but ya so we’re just working our butts off. Pouring sweat everyday, eating lots of rice, the usual stuff. It was cool at transfer I got to see everyone I came in with except Elder Riner but I see him like once a week so that’s ok. I felt bad for him though because he didn’t get to come.
Anyways, I don’t know what else to say but it was cool doing my first baptism obviously! I’m planning on sending pictures back home soon so you can see. Have a good week! o I almost forgot … but I need you to send me gold bond powder stuff just the body powder it prevents stickiness get the medicated stuff, they don’t sell any of that here. Also med short garment bottoms you can’t buy the kind I have here and medium tops the drop neck or V-neck thing whatever you call it. (Don't ask me what happened to the 12 pairs he took with him when he left just 5 months ago! He's probably wanting enough so he only has to wash them once a month! HEEHEE!) Then an Eastmans hunting magazine. Make sure it’s Eastmans, you can send the last 3 or 4 issues I've missed and that’s it.
love ya, Jas
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Burgos District Mtg. 04/2010
Burgos District
Elder Saet - Jason's Tainer (1st Companion in the Philippines)!
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Monday, April 19, 2010
04/19/2010 (Burgos Area)
Transfers: Probably staying in Burgos! Will find out who his new companion is next week!
Kamusta!
Alright so this week we did have our baptism. I didn’t actually baptize her but that’s ok cause I get to baptize 2 people Saturday so that’s going to be way sweet. But this Thursday is transfer so I’ll get my new comp this week. I’ll be staying in Burgos - they don’t usually transfer me if my comp is going home they usually leave one elder in the area and since my comp and Elder Hale’s comp is going home I think we’ll be staying. But anyways don’t worry too much about sending me that stuff right away I don’t need it that quickly and I know it’s expensive so take your time.
I’m going to get a disc of my pictures made soon and I’ll send them to you but how much was my memory card for my camera cause I can get them here and I think it might be cheaper and I’ll just buy memory cards to store all my pictures. But that watch was metal and black remember. But ya I don’t know too much else to tell you. I’m running out of ideas but I’m getting a pretty sweet hunting pack I designed made today. It’s pretty amazing we’ll see what the guy can do hopefully he can make it like I want it.
I guess Burgos and actually the whole Roxas zone is really remote we have one decent sized city and it’s in Roxas that’s where we go to email and buy groceries. Me and Elder Hale always have huge boxes of groceries and we try to squeeze on the jeepneys with all our junk it’s pretty crazy. We rarely have time to do anything fun on pdays really like Matthew does but that’s ok the whole week is an adventure in itself. I think it’s mainly cause there’s not too much to see in our zone. The cool places to bisita are in other areas like the rice terraces and the jungle so I’ll get to see them when I get transferred so I'm glad I got the flat lands first.
Elder Hale fell in a 12 ft deep hole the other night I wasn’t there but he got home and was just dyeing of laughter. Here they don’t have street lights and they didn’t take a flashlight and there’s this huge hole that is for drainage when it rains like crazy and he was walking & talking and fell down the hole and of course his companion freaked out and was like o my gosh but Elder Hale was just fine. He is just glad he stopped sliding before he made it to the lake of death which is the most nasty water full of garbage and junk … so luckily for him he didn’t take a swim he stopped short! I guess it took him a while to get out of the hole though haha. He came back all scraped up and dirty, but was just in hysterical laughter. It was funny to hear the story.
But I’m hoping you spell check my letters first cause my spelling is embarrassing! Haha! I don’t know what else to tell you, the language is coming along. o but my favorite investigators are this group of girls like 9 of them from 16-24 years old one of them is like 34 though they’re so funny though! They die when we show up, they’re really loud and excited but they’re like the gwapos are here, hurry up and sit down, grab them some snacks and clean chairs. They’re so cool! They listen and keep commitments. It’s just usually a riot before and after our lesson. It’s fun though cause it’s like teaching 8 lessons in one cause there are so many people. When I say like a long part in tagalog and not just a couple of words like a whole part of the lesson they clap when I’m done and are like very good. It’s funny! But anyways I got to get going!
Love ya guys.
Elder Ward
Kamusta!
Alright so this week we did have our baptism. I didn’t actually baptize her but that’s ok cause I get to baptize 2 people Saturday so that’s going to be way sweet. But this Thursday is transfer so I’ll get my new comp this week. I’ll be staying in Burgos - they don’t usually transfer me if my comp is going home they usually leave one elder in the area and since my comp and Elder Hale’s comp is going home I think we’ll be staying. But anyways don’t worry too much about sending me that stuff right away I don’t need it that quickly and I know it’s expensive so take your time.
I’m going to get a disc of my pictures made soon and I’ll send them to you but how much was my memory card for my camera cause I can get them here and I think it might be cheaper and I’ll just buy memory cards to store all my pictures. But that watch was metal and black remember. But ya I don’t know too much else to tell you. I’m running out of ideas but I’m getting a pretty sweet hunting pack I designed made today. It’s pretty amazing we’ll see what the guy can do hopefully he can make it like I want it.
I guess Burgos and actually the whole Roxas zone is really remote we have one decent sized city and it’s in Roxas that’s where we go to email and buy groceries. Me and Elder Hale always have huge boxes of groceries and we try to squeeze on the jeepneys with all our junk it’s pretty crazy. We rarely have time to do anything fun on pdays really like Matthew does but that’s ok the whole week is an adventure in itself. I think it’s mainly cause there’s not too much to see in our zone. The cool places to bisita are in other areas like the rice terraces and the jungle so I’ll get to see them when I get transferred so I'm glad I got the flat lands first.
Elder Hale fell in a 12 ft deep hole the other night I wasn’t there but he got home and was just dyeing of laughter. Here they don’t have street lights and they didn’t take a flashlight and there’s this huge hole that is for drainage when it rains like crazy and he was walking & talking and fell down the hole and of course his companion freaked out and was like o my gosh but Elder Hale was just fine. He is just glad he stopped sliding before he made it to the lake of death which is the most nasty water full of garbage and junk … so luckily for him he didn’t take a swim he stopped short! I guess it took him a while to get out of the hole though haha. He came back all scraped up and dirty, but was just in hysterical laughter. It was funny to hear the story.
But I’m hoping you spell check my letters first cause my spelling is embarrassing! Haha! I don’t know what else to tell you, the language is coming along. o but my favorite investigators are this group of girls like 9 of them from 16-24 years old one of them is like 34 though they’re so funny though! They die when we show up, they’re really loud and excited but they’re like the gwapos are here, hurry up and sit down, grab them some snacks and clean chairs. They’re so cool! They listen and keep commitments. It’s just usually a riot before and after our lesson. It’s fun though cause it’s like teaching 8 lessons in one cause there are so many people. When I say like a long part in tagalog and not just a couple of words like a whole part of the lesson they clap when I’m done and are like very good. It’s funny! But anyways I got to get going!
Love ya guys.
Elder Ward
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