Hey everybody,
This week was a good week. Pamela is going to get baptized this saterday the 17th, she´s excited and we are too. Our friend Arlindo got married this last weekend, but now that he´s married he doesn´t know if he wants to get baptized or not. Manoel hasn´t gone to church for 5 weeks now, maybe he´s just not ready yet. Eliete is amazing, she has gone to church 5 week in a row, she knows the book of Mormon is true, she has recived answers from our Heavenly Father, and she wants to be baptized, but she not married. Eliete wants to get married to keep the comandments but it looks like her husban (edinilson) doesn´t want to get married, but we are going talk with him about getting married, but he´s always working. We are having a lot of people that wanting to get baptized here at the moment, but the person that is the most incredible is Luis. Luis is a mirical, he has recived a answer from god that this is the Restored church of god on the earth and that the BOOK of MORMON is true, before we even taught him and the spirit is so storng when we teach him.
I love you all, This is ture. God has testified of it. tchau
Elder stephen larson
Monday, December 12, 2011
Panthers and monkies
Hi everyone,
I am doing good. This week I found out that we have Panthers and monkyes in my area(but they don´t come near people because there scared of people, so don´t worry.). I thought that was so cool so just wanted to share that with you guys.
This week we met a man named Fabio (about 30) and his sister Fernanda (22). There are realy cool people, we only got to teach a little bit to fernanda but we taught Fabio about The Resteration and we marked him for Bapitsm for the 24th of dezember. We also taught a woman named Nilda (49) and her son António (20) and we marked them for baptism for the 24th also. Pamela will not be baptized on the 10th because she didn´t go to church and she´s not ready yet, she just needs a little more time.
I Know that this is the true church on the whole earth, Because it has Prophets and Apostles that have the Authority of god.
I love you all have a great week.
Elder stephen larson
I am doing good. This week I found out that we have Panthers and monkyes in my area(but they don´t come near people because there scared of people, so don´t worry.). I thought that was so cool so just wanted to share that with you guys.
This week we met a man named Fabio (about 30) and his sister Fernanda (22). There are realy cool people, we only got to teach a little bit to fernanda but we taught Fabio about The Resteration and we marked him for Bapitsm for the 24th of dezember. We also taught a woman named Nilda (49) and her son António (20) and we marked them for baptism for the 24th also. Pamela will not be baptized on the 10th because she didn´t go to church and she´s not ready yet, she just needs a little more time.
I Know that this is the true church on the whole earth, Because it has Prophets and Apostles that have the Authority of god.
I love you all have a great week.
Elder stephen larson
Happy holidays
Happy holidays my family,
Wow what a week that I have had this week. it has been an amazing experience being in the service of the lord. In past weeks we have worked so hard and nothing seemed to be working as well as we wanted it to. Elder Larson and I have both made changes together and separately.I have never prayed so sincerely and trusted the lord so much. I literally gave up my will to his and it has made all the difference. And I made a goal to no matter what happened just keep striving to do the will of the lord. since than our area has had a mighty change and my heart has as well. Many miracles have happened, both small and big. They are all big to me. I noticed that a lot of the miracles happened after i prayed in faith. One of them happen after a good lesson with Jeff. For some reason or another I had to go to the bathroom so we decided to go to the 7eleven that was close by. We walk in and the lady at the cash register asks us if we are JWs. I quickly correct her telling her we are from The Church of Jesus Christ of latter Day Saints. She then says that she used to be a member of that church( which really means that she is very less active). So I go into the bathroom and as I am washing my hands i say a really quick, sincere prayer asking god to help us get her contact info to be able to teach her and get her active. So I walk out and I grab a Reese's stick and go to the register. i tried to bring up the church with her but people kept coming in to buy stuff. Then suddenly she tells me about a great TV show and hands me her number so she can tell us more about it. it may have been a small thing but i know that was not a coincidence.
Other little examples were like us teaching 14 lessons and reaching almost all of our goals that we has set for ourselves. It was a good week.
We also had 4 investigators at church this week, Eric, jack, Mia and her kids and Kyle. Everything is just falling right into place. We also had a good experience teaching the young men and the young women about the gospel and how they can share that with their friends. They felt the spirit very strong and so did I. one of the Questions I asked them was the same question that Jesus asked peter, "Lovest thou me?" "Then feed my sheep" i think that the youth in the ward here are going to lead the missionary work forward in a very big way.
Eric is doing so good. His baptism is next Saturday at 10am. He is so ready and excited to do it and follow Christ. And after his baptism is the ward Christmas party so it works out very well.
Transfer calls were last Saturday and we found out that we are staying together and we are training a new missionary. I don't know where he is from yet but we are so excited for him. I hope I do better than last time.
I love my life, i love being out here, don't want it to end. The Spirit is so wonderful to have and prayer truly works. I will talk you all later. I love you all.
[Elder Spencer Larson]
Wow what a week that I have had this week. it has been an amazing experience being in the service of the lord. In past weeks we have worked so hard and nothing seemed to be working as well as we wanted it to. Elder Larson and I have both made changes together and separately.I have never prayed so sincerely and trusted the lord so much. I literally gave up my will to his and it has made all the difference. And I made a goal to no matter what happened just keep striving to do the will of the lord. since than our area has had a mighty change and my heart has as well. Many miracles have happened, both small and big. They are all big to me. I noticed that a lot of the miracles happened after i prayed in faith. One of them happen after a good lesson with Jeff. For some reason or another I had to go to the bathroom so we decided to go to the 7eleven that was close by. We walk in and the lady at the cash register asks us if we are JWs. I quickly correct her telling her we are from The Church of Jesus Christ of latter Day Saints. She then says that she used to be a member of that church( which really means that she is very less active). So I go into the bathroom and as I am washing my hands i say a really quick, sincere prayer asking god to help us get her contact info to be able to teach her and get her active. So I walk out and I grab a Reese's stick and go to the register. i tried to bring up the church with her but people kept coming in to buy stuff. Then suddenly she tells me about a great TV show and hands me her number so she can tell us more about it. it may have been a small thing but i know that was not a coincidence.
Other little examples were like us teaching 14 lessons and reaching almost all of our goals that we has set for ourselves. It was a good week.
We also had 4 investigators at church this week, Eric, jack, Mia and her kids and Kyle. Everything is just falling right into place. We also had a good experience teaching the young men and the young women about the gospel and how they can share that with their friends. They felt the spirit very strong and so did I. one of the Questions I asked them was the same question that Jesus asked peter, "Lovest thou me?" "Then feed my sheep" i think that the youth in the ward here are going to lead the missionary work forward in a very big way.
Eric is doing so good. His baptism is next Saturday at 10am. He is so ready and excited to do it and follow Christ. And after his baptism is the ward Christmas party so it works out very well.
Transfer calls were last Saturday and we found out that we are staying together and we are training a new missionary. I don't know where he is from yet but we are so excited for him. I hope I do better than last time.
I love my life, i love being out here, don't want it to end. The Spirit is so wonderful to have and prayer truly works. I will talk you all later. I love you all.
[Elder Spencer Larson]
pumpkin pie
Dear Family,
I hope you all had a fantastic thanksgiving. Ours was pretty interesting and not so busy. We tried to visit with all the members we could but nobody was available for a visit so we were trying to figure out something productive to do all day. I am pretty sure we would have gotten shot if we started knocking doors on thanksgiving day. We had dinner with a cute little family, the Barnhills. They have a little girl who reminded me of Miss Haily Ukulele and she entertained us the whole time were over at there home. I got stuffed and Bro. barnhill even got a little sick from eating to much. I did get to have some pumpkin pie and it was absolutely divine. It brought me back to all the times when we had pie at Grandma Rodabough's house and she always got after me for eating another slice of pie before everyone could have one. Haha. It made me laugh a lot. And grandma I did mind my manners and wait for everyone to have seconds before devouring another one. We spent the rest of our thanksgiving teaching an old couple and gave her a blessing for her sickness.
We have a lot of people we are working with, they were just hard to get in contact this week. We had a wonderful miracle happen because of our obedience to the mission rules. We were following up with this lovely, crazy chinese lady but she wasn't home, so the we both thought to go see Mia. So we did and she was home at her mothers house. she invited us in but we told her we needed an adult male with us in order to come in. so we got to talking and suddenly a guy in the apartment behind us opened it and gave us a look of recognition and went to his car and came back and went in. I thought that there was something different about him but continued to talk with Mia. then He came out with a dog and mia began to talk about how cute his dog was and he stuck around and talked with us. It turned out that he was a non-active member who had just moved into the area. His name is Josh; he is a big bad Marine. He saw that we needed to teach her so ha offered to come in with us and so we were abel to teach an inivestigator and a less-active member. It never would have happened if we hadn't obeyed the rules.
We set a date with Eric for the 10th of Dec. and we are going to meet with him again to talk about the commandments. I am very excited for him and pray for him often that he will be able to endure all the opposition and trails he may go through. keep him in your prayers if you would. I love you all and I am so Thankful to have you as a family and I am excited to live with you all forever. take care.
[Elder Spencer Larson]
I hope you all had a fantastic thanksgiving. Ours was pretty interesting and not so busy. We tried to visit with all the members we could but nobody was available for a visit so we were trying to figure out something productive to do all day. I am pretty sure we would have gotten shot if we started knocking doors on thanksgiving day. We had dinner with a cute little family, the Barnhills. They have a little girl who reminded me of Miss Haily Ukulele and she entertained us the whole time were over at there home. I got stuffed and Bro. barnhill even got a little sick from eating to much. I did get to have some pumpkin pie and it was absolutely divine. It brought me back to all the times when we had pie at Grandma Rodabough's house and she always got after me for eating another slice of pie before everyone could have one. Haha. It made me laugh a lot. And grandma I did mind my manners and wait for everyone to have seconds before devouring another one. We spent the rest of our thanksgiving teaching an old couple and gave her a blessing for her sickness.
We have a lot of people we are working with, they were just hard to get in contact this week. We had a wonderful miracle happen because of our obedience to the mission rules. We were following up with this lovely, crazy chinese lady but she wasn't home, so the we both thought to go see Mia. So we did and she was home at her mothers house. she invited us in but we told her we needed an adult male with us in order to come in. so we got to talking and suddenly a guy in the apartment behind us opened it and gave us a look of recognition and went to his car and came back and went in. I thought that there was something different about him but continued to talk with Mia. then He came out with a dog and mia began to talk about how cute his dog was and he stuck around and talked with us. It turned out that he was a non-active member who had just moved into the area. His name is Josh; he is a big bad Marine. He saw that we needed to teach her so ha offered to come in with us and so we were abel to teach an inivestigator and a less-active member. It never would have happened if we hadn't obeyed the rules.
We set a date with Eric for the 10th of Dec. and we are going to meet with him again to talk about the commandments. I am very excited for him and pray for him often that he will be able to endure all the opposition and trails he may go through. keep him in your prayers if you would. I love you all and I am so Thankful to have you as a family and I am excited to live with you all forever. take care.
[Elder Spencer Larson]
Happy thanksgibing
Happy Thanksgiving!!!!
Hay all you guys. I love you and am grateful for you!!!!
Happy Thanksgibing!!!!!!!!! ha I spelled it with a 'b' because everyone here in the philippines say's their 'V's like a 'B'. Ha thought that was pretty fun. ha
So this week was alright. I completely forgot it was Thanksgiving until the following day. Ha I didn't eat any big meals, actually kind of little ones actually. But it was good. I like the food here. We did have a big lunch on Sunday at a part members house. Brother Ivan and sister Ivan. ha the one from brazil. ha he cooked us ' Pancit Canton' with eggs in it. It is basically ramen noodels in a different sauce, and then he added the eegs. The only thing is, is he made 10 packages, and 6 eggs mixed in, and there was only 3 of us!! We were full for the rest of the day.
Elder Ulanday my comp. is still doing ok, he is different from my first comp. Elder Samson and I am learning a Lot about myself at this time, and also growing a lot. It might sound wierd, but I think I am a little more patient now. Ha what a good thing that I needed.
So nothing too exciting happened this week. We have still been focusing on Less active members and Recent Converts. Also teaching the investigators who are really progressing. This transfer is very different from last transfer. Because where as last transfer my comp. would teach the majority of the lesson and I would teach a principle and testify, I feel like the roles have switched completely!!! Now I am starting the teaching and teaching the majority of the Lessons, which is good and I am grateful for it, and my comp. is the one testifying. I sometimes can't tell if it is just cause he doesn't want to do it, or what, but whatever the reason, I am grateful for the opportunity to learn and grow.
Tagalog is still a pain in the smacker, but I have to admit it is getting a little tiny incey wincy bit easier. I am better at understanding now I feel, and speaking still is hard, especially cause I have an american accent and hard for them to understand to me. But I know that the lord is helping me with this cause I couldn't do it without him.
I love the scripture in ether 12:27, god gives men weakness so we may be made humble, and if we humble ourselves and bring our weaknesses to god, he will make weak things become strong. I love that, and I have seen the truth of it countless times in my mission now. I have also learned something about myself. I am selfish. I noticed that when I have come to god in prayer in the past, asking for help, I was really asking for him to take away my trials. That is so wrong, I am dumb. ha But now I have learned and been able to know that we pray for help, and then we go and DO the work the lord commands, and as we do it, it is somehow made easier, or we are somehow able to accomplish it. That is a freaking SWEET thing, and the key to that blessing is the DO part. God gives us these trials in our lives to better us. To make us stronger, and more like him. Wow I can't believe it has taken me this freaking long to learn this huh, I mean our whole purpose on this earth is to experience and grow so we can become like god. Ha and of course we must experience and faith in him to do and become like him No? ha wow what an oPpiffany. (I have no Idea how to spell that word.)
So how are all you guys? still shaking off the turkey that you all ate on Thanksgiving! ha man Jealous! No not really, I am so excited to be here, holy smokes! This is like My time you know, I feel selfish saying that, but as I have been serving the lord, I have recieved the most help and felt the closest to him than I ever have before. Wow, I wouldn't trade this for the world! Yeah it's hard at times, harder than I could have ever imagined, but the lord is there with me, at every turn, every step, every bump in the rode! And with that guy on your side, you can't fail! But of course, we have to be worthy for his companionship. Which is another great blessing. Wow the things the lord asks us to do is blessings in itself. I never really thought about it that way before but they are.
So I love you all, and I am grateful for you all. The thing I am grateful for this year, is definately my Mom! All the help she gives me through her support and stuff, you are great mom, and I will always be in debt to you! You freakin rock! Also Jess, I am so grateful for the time we had together to grow and have fun before I left. Even though I worked a lot, I am grateful for our relationship and you as my big sister. And of course my bro's who are great examples to me. They give me so much strength that they don't even know. Did you know, that every week here on my mission, I ask my self if I am doing as good as my brothers, and if not what would they be doing so I can be better.
One last thing. There is a family in our ward here, who are divorced, kinda like ours. the only difference is they are all in the same ward, the mom, and the husband, and the husbands family, the mother is alone, which is hard, but she is so strong from it. Any way, yesterday they were having a "FHE" and we were invited, they asked me to share an experience that was hard for me to overcome or understand, but I am grateful for. I told them our story, I hope that is ok, I felt inspired to. And it was good. I am actually grateful for that experience. for the divorce, if it had not happened, I know that my relationship with my Brother's and my sister and my Mom would not have been the same. Especially through all the traveling alone as siblings and all the confusion, we relied on each other, and that has given us the greatest and strongest relationship, and I told this family, that the kids have a hard time in these situations, and that they need to remember to be careful about what is said, while the kids are there, because they love both sides, they are family to both sides, and it is hard to hear one side, criticize those they love. And the spirit came into that room, and then I had the opportunity to testify of this wonderful gospel and the binding effect it has on families. I know that without this gospel, definitely our relationships wouldn't be as they are now, and we wouldn't be who we are. I love this gospel and I love you all!
I love you all, sory i have to go i know this gospel is true. ha thats all.
Elder Benjamin L larson
Hay all you guys. I love you and am grateful for you!!!!
Happy Thanksgibing!!!!!!!!! ha I spelled it with a 'b' because everyone here in the philippines say's their 'V's like a 'B'. Ha thought that was pretty fun. ha
So this week was alright. I completely forgot it was Thanksgiving until the following day. Ha I didn't eat any big meals, actually kind of little ones actually. But it was good. I like the food here. We did have a big lunch on Sunday at a part members house. Brother Ivan and sister Ivan. ha the one from brazil. ha he cooked us ' Pancit Canton' with eggs in it. It is basically ramen noodels in a different sauce, and then he added the eegs. The only thing is, is he made 10 packages, and 6 eggs mixed in, and there was only 3 of us!! We were full for the rest of the day.
Elder Ulanday my comp. is still doing ok, he is different from my first comp. Elder Samson and I am learning a Lot about myself at this time, and also growing a lot. It might sound wierd, but I think I am a little more patient now. Ha what a good thing that I needed.
So nothing too exciting happened this week. We have still been focusing on Less active members and Recent Converts. Also teaching the investigators who are really progressing. This transfer is very different from last transfer. Because where as last transfer my comp. would teach the majority of the lesson and I would teach a principle and testify, I feel like the roles have switched completely!!! Now I am starting the teaching and teaching the majority of the Lessons, which is good and I am grateful for it, and my comp. is the one testifying. I sometimes can't tell if it is just cause he doesn't want to do it, or what, but whatever the reason, I am grateful for the opportunity to learn and grow.
Tagalog is still a pain in the smacker, but I have to admit it is getting a little tiny incey wincy bit easier. I am better at understanding now I feel, and speaking still is hard, especially cause I have an american accent and hard for them to understand to me. But I know that the lord is helping me with this cause I couldn't do it without him.
I love the scripture in ether 12:27, god gives men weakness so we may be made humble, and if we humble ourselves and bring our weaknesses to god, he will make weak things become strong. I love that, and I have seen the truth of it countless times in my mission now. I have also learned something about myself. I am selfish. I noticed that when I have come to god in prayer in the past, asking for help, I was really asking for him to take away my trials. That is so wrong, I am dumb. ha But now I have learned and been able to know that we pray for help, and then we go and DO the work the lord commands, and as we do it, it is somehow made easier, or we are somehow able to accomplish it. That is a freaking SWEET thing, and the key to that blessing is the DO part. God gives us these trials in our lives to better us. To make us stronger, and more like him. Wow I can't believe it has taken me this freaking long to learn this huh, I mean our whole purpose on this earth is to experience and grow so we can become like god. Ha and of course we must experience and faith in him to do and become like him No? ha wow what an oPpiffany. (I have no Idea how to spell that word.)
So how are all you guys? still shaking off the turkey that you all ate on Thanksgiving! ha man Jealous! No not really, I am so excited to be here, holy smokes! This is like My time you know, I feel selfish saying that, but as I have been serving the lord, I have recieved the most help and felt the closest to him than I ever have before. Wow, I wouldn't trade this for the world! Yeah it's hard at times, harder than I could have ever imagined, but the lord is there with me, at every turn, every step, every bump in the rode! And with that guy on your side, you can't fail! But of course, we have to be worthy for his companionship. Which is another great blessing. Wow the things the lord asks us to do is blessings in itself. I never really thought about it that way before but they are.
So I love you all, and I am grateful for you all. The thing I am grateful for this year, is definately my Mom! All the help she gives me through her support and stuff, you are great mom, and I will always be in debt to you! You freakin rock! Also Jess, I am so grateful for the time we had together to grow and have fun before I left. Even though I worked a lot, I am grateful for our relationship and you as my big sister. And of course my bro's who are great examples to me. They give me so much strength that they don't even know. Did you know, that every week here on my mission, I ask my self if I am doing as good as my brothers, and if not what would they be doing so I can be better.
One last thing. There is a family in our ward here, who are divorced, kinda like ours. the only difference is they are all in the same ward, the mom, and the husband, and the husbands family, the mother is alone, which is hard, but she is so strong from it. Any way, yesterday they were having a "FHE" and we were invited, they asked me to share an experience that was hard for me to overcome or understand, but I am grateful for. I told them our story, I hope that is ok, I felt inspired to. And it was good. I am actually grateful for that experience. for the divorce, if it had not happened, I know that my relationship with my Brother's and my sister and my Mom would not have been the same. Especially through all the traveling alone as siblings and all the confusion, we relied on each other, and that has given us the greatest and strongest relationship, and I told this family, that the kids have a hard time in these situations, and that they need to remember to be careful about what is said, while the kids are there, because they love both sides, they are family to both sides, and it is hard to hear one side, criticize those they love. And the spirit came into that room, and then I had the opportunity to testify of this wonderful gospel and the binding effect it has on families. I know that without this gospel, definitely our relationships wouldn't be as they are now, and we wouldn't be who we are. I love this gospel and I love you all!
I love you all, sory i have to go i know this gospel is true. ha thats all.
Elder Benjamin L larson
This week was a great week!
Hey everybody,
This week was a great week. I got your package dad, and thank you all for the notes and letters. And I will answer some questions that I was asked. I am having here on the mission, there´s not always jokes and laughts but when it´s time to have fun, we milk it for all it´s worth. Yes, it´s almost always hot here, there are times when people think it´s cold but I think it´s hot because I am sweeting. Here in brasil they celebrate ´the day of thanks´ which is like thanksgiving but it´s not on the same day and it isn´t celebrated like we do. In fact I almost forgot that it was thanksgiving.
This week two poeple that we are teaching recived answers to there prayers, and it was on the same day. Tuesday after we ate lunch we went to teach Eliete (lady about 32), we taught her last sunday and I gave her a book of mormon. On tuesday she said she read and prayed, and she said she felt something that she couldn´t explane, but she knew it was an answer. Wow! I was very with that. She isn´t married so we´re going to have to work with her husband. Eliete has been going to church 3 days in a row, and she says that she wants to keep going.
So after we taught Eliete I thought the day couldn´t get better than that. Then We went to teach Pamela (young woman, 15 years old ) for the 3rd time. We knew that Pamela smoked and that she had a boyfriend, and maybe she had other problems that we would need to work on. When we started to teach her on tuesday she already told us that she had read and prayed, and then she told us she got an answer. She was already marked for baptism, but now she id really excited to get baptized on the 10th of dezember. That made me even happyer.
I love you all I hope you alll have a great week. I know god loves us and that miricals requier suffering and a little bit of pain.
Elder stpehen laron
This week was a great week. I got your package dad, and thank you all for the notes and letters. And I will answer some questions that I was asked. I am having here on the mission, there´s not always jokes and laughts but when it´s time to have fun, we milk it for all it´s worth. Yes, it´s almost always hot here, there are times when people think it´s cold but I think it´s hot because I am sweeting. Here in brasil they celebrate ´the day of thanks´ which is like thanksgiving but it´s not on the same day and it isn´t celebrated like we do. In fact I almost forgot that it was thanksgiving.
This week two poeple that we are teaching recived answers to there prayers, and it was on the same day. Tuesday after we ate lunch we went to teach Eliete (lady about 32), we taught her last sunday and I gave her a book of mormon. On tuesday she said she read and prayed, and she said she felt something that she couldn´t explane, but she knew it was an answer. Wow! I was very with that. She isn´t married so we´re going to have to work with her husband. Eliete has been going to church 3 days in a row, and she says that she wants to keep going.
So after we taught Eliete I thought the day couldn´t get better than that. Then We went to teach Pamela (young woman, 15 years old ) for the 3rd time. We knew that Pamela smoked and that she had a boyfriend, and maybe she had other problems that we would need to work on. When we started to teach her on tuesday she already told us that she had read and prayed, and then she told us she got an answer. She was already marked for baptism, but now she id really excited to get baptized on the 10th of dezember. That made me even happyer.
I love you all I hope you alll have a great week. I know god loves us and that miricals requier suffering and a little bit of pain.
Elder stpehen laron
drunk guy of the week
Hello mom and Jess and Family.
I am doing good here in Philippines, Me and elder Ulanday are..... still getting used to each other. He is good at Tagalog, not so much at English, but I am grateful for it cause I am learning a lot. It is still freaking hard though. Some days, it is so hard, and I feel like I just can't understand anything, other days it is good and I understand a lot. It actually kinda bugs me, I wish I could just know it and then have it forever. Ha
This week was good-ish. We had a lot of lessons fall through, but it is ok, we were able to focus a little more on Our recent converts and less active members in the ward. There is many less active members here, mostly because of the far away of our church from our area. We have really encouraged many to come to church this week, and many did, the hardest one is getting the investigators to church, because they are far away from our church. But they still read and pray and stuff, for the most part.
Brother Ivan's wife, the brazilian guy we met a few weeks ago, is doing good. we have taught her all of the restoration, and have just introduced the plan of salvation to her. It was good cause her neighbors came and joined us in our lesson to her. They were a little timid, there was a boy and a girl, both abou 19 years old, and I think the boy was a bakla (gay) which makes me kinda uncomfortable, especially in lessons. but I tried to not let it show. And we had a good lesson, also Sister Ninya, the wife of bro Ivan, her brother is kind of interested and we have taught him too. They are both good, and have interesado in the book of mormon.
Let's see what else.............. oh yeah, drunk guy of the week!!!!! So on sunday we were going to a family of investigators, and outside of there house, or town or stacked houses, there was a party kind of going on. And there was a drunk guy, he came to me and said, 'you are american!' I said,' Yes I am.' Then he said, ' I think I love you man, what am I going to tell my wife.' ha he was probably 60 years or older, ha and he kept doing that kind of speaking to me, then he would sing songs, tagalog and english, they were love songs, one I remember he sang in tagalog, and I understood only a little but basically it was this, ' I love you, and you love me too, I will tell my wife about you,'..... bla bla bla, ha then he laughed really hard, for like 2 minutes straight I swear, like He was having a hard time breathing, then he would stop and start singing all serious again like nothing ever happened!!! Haha, but wait there is more, yesterday a guy came to me and said, 'it is good you are here. It doesn't matter who you are, who what you like, as long as you are happy, so stay the same ok.' Ha so basically I think he thought I was gay or something, cause that's just how he was saying it. He was also drunk and just trying to lift my spirit I guess? ha
So that is my life basically, drunk people singing songs and telling me to stay the same. ha good stuff. They don't celebrate thanksgiving that I know of. But it's ok cause that just means christmas is closer, actually they have had lights and decorations up since mid october and music in september, Ha I like it.
I love you all and I know this church and work is true. And this church is WORK! We can't feel our blessings or rewards without working for them first, so lets work, not whine or anything cause thats no fun, just work, and put a smile on.
Love you all, and mom I hope you get my letter, and jess tell jenn a letter is comming. Don't worry.
I love you all so much! I hope your are happy. and healthy and loving your lives.
Love Elder Benjamin Lamoreaux Larson
I am doing good here in Philippines, Me and elder Ulanday are..... still getting used to each other. He is good at Tagalog, not so much at English, but I am grateful for it cause I am learning a lot. It is still freaking hard though. Some days, it is so hard, and I feel like I just can't understand anything, other days it is good and I understand a lot. It actually kinda bugs me, I wish I could just know it and then have it forever. Ha
This week was good-ish. We had a lot of lessons fall through, but it is ok, we were able to focus a little more on Our recent converts and less active members in the ward. There is many less active members here, mostly because of the far away of our church from our area. We have really encouraged many to come to church this week, and many did, the hardest one is getting the investigators to church, because they are far away from our church. But they still read and pray and stuff, for the most part.
Brother Ivan's wife, the brazilian guy we met a few weeks ago, is doing good. we have taught her all of the restoration, and have just introduced the plan of salvation to her. It was good cause her neighbors came and joined us in our lesson to her. They were a little timid, there was a boy and a girl, both abou 19 years old, and I think the boy was a bakla (gay) which makes me kinda uncomfortable, especially in lessons. but I tried to not let it show. And we had a good lesson, also Sister Ninya, the wife of bro Ivan, her brother is kind of interested and we have taught him too. They are both good, and have interesado in the book of mormon.
Let's see what else.............. oh yeah, drunk guy of the week!!!!! So on sunday we were going to a family of investigators, and outside of there house, or town or stacked houses, there was a party kind of going on. And there was a drunk guy, he came to me and said, 'you are american!' I said,' Yes I am.' Then he said, ' I think I love you man, what am I going to tell my wife.' ha he was probably 60 years or older, ha and he kept doing that kind of speaking to me, then he would sing songs, tagalog and english, they were love songs, one I remember he sang in tagalog, and I understood only a little but basically it was this, ' I love you, and you love me too, I will tell my wife about you,'..... bla bla bla, ha then he laughed really hard, for like 2 minutes straight I swear, like He was having a hard time breathing, then he would stop and start singing all serious again like nothing ever happened!!! Haha, but wait there is more, yesterday a guy came to me and said, 'it is good you are here. It doesn't matter who you are, who what you like, as long as you are happy, so stay the same ok.' Ha so basically I think he thought I was gay or something, cause that's just how he was saying it. He was also drunk and just trying to lift my spirit I guess? ha
So that is my life basically, drunk people singing songs and telling me to stay the same. ha good stuff. They don't celebrate thanksgiving that I know of. But it's ok cause that just means christmas is closer, actually they have had lights and decorations up since mid october and music in september, Ha I like it.
I love you all and I know this church and work is true. And this church is WORK! We can't feel our blessings or rewards without working for them first, so lets work, not whine or anything cause thats no fun, just work, and put a smile on.
Love you all, and mom I hope you get my letter, and jess tell jenn a letter is comming. Don't worry.
I love you all so much! I hope your are happy. and healthy and loving your lives.
Love Elder Benjamin Lamoreaux Larson
blue eyes
Hey everybody,
I am doing well. This week I had a lady stop me on the street, and she said ´where are you from with these blue eyes of yours?´. It´s very dificult to see someone with blue eyes here so sometimes people get suprised when they see a guy with blue eyes. My comp even joked about using my blue eyes to do more effective contacts with people.
So this week was a better week. Yesterday we went on splits and I went to teach Jadson. I taught him about The Plan of Salvation, it was an ok lesson but could have been better. At the end of the lesson I invited Jadson to be baptized but once again he said that he´s not ready to make a choice. His girlfiend(which is a member) said that he doesn´t drink cofee,smoke or have any other type of substance, and she said that he just has fear to fall away. I thought that this was his set-back also, so I told him that fear is the oposite of Faith and that we need to act today because we don´t know what´s going to happen tomorrow. Yet, after saying these things he still didn´t want to get baptized. Arlindo(another investagator) also is having fears about baptizum.
I love you guys, I hope that we all can overcome our fears so that we progress in the Plan of our heavenlly father. With love
Elder stephen larson
I am doing well. This week I had a lady stop me on the street, and she said ´where are you from with these blue eyes of yours?´. It´s very dificult to see someone with blue eyes here so sometimes people get suprised when they see a guy with blue eyes. My comp even joked about using my blue eyes to do more effective contacts with people.
So this week was a better week. Yesterday we went on splits and I went to teach Jadson. I taught him about The Plan of Salvation, it was an ok lesson but could have been better. At the end of the lesson I invited Jadson to be baptized but once again he said that he´s not ready to make a choice. His girlfiend(which is a member) said that he doesn´t drink cofee,smoke or have any other type of substance, and she said that he just has fear to fall away. I thought that this was his set-back also, so I told him that fear is the oposite of Faith and that we need to act today because we don´t know what´s going to happen tomorrow. Yet, after saying these things he still didn´t want to get baptized. Arlindo(another investagator) also is having fears about baptizum.
I love you guys, I hope that we all can overcome our fears so that we progress in the Plan of our heavenlly father. With love
Elder stephen larson
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