Dear family hey everybody the Arizona heat sounds pleasant NOT!!! So mother I have one request for you mission president has asked every missionary in our mission to have their facebook accounts turned off for the time that they are in the field. I know this is a pain I'm having to get you but it is what my mission president has asked us to do.  Sweetness for Andrew and Taylor I was wondering about Taylor for a lil bit and was wondering when I would hear from him and when he got his papers done. Ethan is not being aggressive?????? That's the funniest thing that I have heard since hearing that in the Philippines they celebrate both Halloween and the Day of Souls as they call it. Yes but please forward some pictures of BIG ED!!! Good work Ed and now is the time that you prepare for another battle WRESTLING have fun it will change you as a person I know it has changed me. Not just that but always read the Book of Mormon every day, BUT THIS IS NOT JUST TO ETHAN, you all I encourage to read and partake of the blessings that come from it. Also I think it would really help not just with unity, but read and pray for Dad so that he has that encouraging spirit. 

        So ngayon down to business, this week has been very hard I have been working hard and I have had many challenges in my way, but the one thing I learned this week is you cannot forget to pray to your Heavenly Father. I also encourage you guys to pray every night and day to have the blessings of the Spirit with you daily. It will make everything a whole lot better. I'm in Quezon City South the area that I live in is Tatalon. I really wouldn't mind anything other than candy if it was possible some Wings Express hot wings, but I don't know if you can, but if you can that would be greatly appreciated. Thank you for encouraging everyone to write me I have received something from Uncle Mike but no friends yet but I feel that they will come soon. I have tried to write those thank yous, but I really do not have any time to since the missionary schedule is so freaking packed but I will try my best to to get them to you. I wish Dad the best of luck in all of his endeavors this will be tough but I know you can do it Dad you will be in my daily prayers. I wish you all the best I love you all. ELDER THOMPSON

Elder Thompson, Elder Burgan and Ward Mission Leaders in front of the Manilla Temple

Hey world hows it going hhahaahaha. So yea everything over here is going so well except for the fact that I have the yucks. I don't have diarrhea which is great, I have a lot of headaches and I'm so tired all the time and I feel really sick when I'm not doing anything which is like never. I just feel really sick all the time and I don't know what it is. I don't think its worm because I haven't lost alot of weight and I haven't been drinking the water I drink bottled water.  So yea I have been able to do 2 sessions at the temple already and it was way awesome.I did not get to hear from Elder Holland, but I did hear from Elder Callister from the Presidency of the Seventy it was a way good fireside he talked about how everything is central to the doctrine of Christ. He used a diagram of the steeple of the Salt Lake Temple and used it as a relation of all the doctrine built on our cornerstone who is Jesus Christ. We have 2 people committed to baptism one is a 12 year old girl named Rickanne who comes to church every week and she come with her grandparents because her family isn't interested or as I have heard. The other is Brother Corralez he has not smoked a cigarette in over 2 weeks so we decided that he was ready and that will mean we will have the completed family that we have been striving for so long to convert. We do have some new investigators Sis Aiza, Sis Nilda, and Henry Gopo. Sister Aiza has committed to baptism and we are very excited for her . Sister Nilda has not committed yet, but we know she can be converted. We just met Henry Gopo he is 18 and seems very interested. So other than that is my day in a nutshell we mostly like to go to less actives to bring them back to church. So that is really cool how well Ed is doing in football I knew he would be good as always. I hope you do as well in wrestling as you do in football. NG keep your head up and always set an example to your friends and be the best friend you can too all of your friends. Addy if you do go to BYU you will definitely get married if you go there, but remember I'm getting married first hahhahaahah jk. I received you guys letters and it totally made my day today i loved every single one of them. Mom don't worry about me I'm fine I love it here even though I have got sick I can get through it. Dad good luck in all your schooling and I'm really hoping to meet nurse Scott Thompson when I get home. I love you guys and miss you all. Mahal Ko Kayo!!!!


 Elder Jordan Scott Thompson

Jordan baptized the younger boy!!

 The rag is for the humidity!!!!

New toy????

Found a kitten along the street!!

Dear Pamilya, 

       Hey family everything over here is going so well, I couldn't have asked for a better area to get called to first than the Quezon City South area. Its awesome the work is really starting to look up in our ward and area. In our area, our ward works in with another area which is covered by the other ZL's area. My companion is the other ZL. Our goals for both the South and the North Quezon City missions we want to have 500 completed families by the end of this year. We have 280 so far so we are really hoping to get that number up very quickly. In our area alone me and Elder Burgan have a potential 6 completed families. Yesterday we actually went to a referral from the Elder's Quorum president and we met this lady named Isa and just as we were about to start she brought in two friends of hers who both have families of their own, and they all wanted us to come back to teach more. Isa seems like one of those gold investigators so we are really hoping and praying. So yea about the baptism it was the greatest I was able to baptize Joshua Adona Corralez and Elder Burgan baptized his mother. The father has a big desire to be baptized, but he actually relapsed last week with his smoking problem, but he is really trying and we know he will be baptized before we get transferred. Funny thing happened though when I baptized him I forgot to tell him to plug his nose so yea you can figure out the rest, but everything went amazing and they are so happy they were baptized. Just like you said Dad with good things come the discouraging things. We have one part member family were the dad isn't a member and has a smoking problem,but is really trying to give that up. The thing is they keep cancelling appointments with us so we never get to see them and that's very discouraging. I know that I have had these challenges for a reason and that the harder I work the more the Lord will bless me. One such example was, I actually was very sick (NOT HOMESICK) and I just did not feel like working, because we just got back from Church on Sunday and I was so tired, I felt like I was going to puke, and I had diarrhea bleh it was horrible. I took a lil rest during lunch just so I did not waste the more important time, and I realized and remembered something Gordon B. Hinckley said."If your tired go work, if your on your last breath you will be breathing while you work" and I said a little prayer to have the strength to work that day, and through that whole day I could not have had a better day teaching. Right now I'm taking ibuprofen and that anti-diarrhea stuff so I'm feeling alot better so don't worry about me I'm fine. My camera situation is over my companion had a charger that he doesn't use and has been letting me use it so that's really cool so expect alot of pictures soon. I love it here, I love the people, I love my mission its the place that I wouldn't rather be. I miss you guys and cant wait to hear back from you soon. 

Well hey there yea everything here in the great humid country of the Philippines is so freaking awesome. Like I said I'm in the Quezon City South area it was just created last transfer. Everything here is awesome the people, the atmosphere, and THE FOOD oh the FOOD!!!! I can say that without a doubt the best food I have ever had except for your home cooking of course. So anyways yea I have a problem with my camera, my batteries died on the plane and I tried to charge them and for some reason they will not charge it is freaking dumb. So other than that I have had no problems thus far. I have had a very busy week, I was actually able this week to talk to a guy on the street while on splits with Elder Butler. His name was Edgar Santos he is a jeepney driver and  he has a wife and kids so we are definitely looking forward to start teaching him tomorrow. I also have a baptism this Saturday we are baptizing the Corralez family, this Saturday we baptize Sister Corralez and her son Joshua. Her husband has had some trouble giving up cigarettes, but we gave him a blessing and just yesterday we found out that he is resisting. We also had many of our investigators come to Conference, and feel the spirit that it brings in. My favorite talk would have to be Elder Richard G. Scott, even though I loved them all his hit me the most. I loved the quote that said "Whoso God loveth he correcteth". Its such a great quote and totally relates to our purpose as missionaries. I loved every single moment of conference and cant wait for the next sessions. Ethan good job, its good to see that your kicking butt out on the field that's way cool. NG, stop hurting yourself man GEEZ. You can give someone a heart attack in no time I swear. ADDSIN, lucky freakin duck I wish I could go to Six Flags, but that's OK cause I'm in the Philippines, so yea HAHA. Mom I love it here and the humidity isn't that bad , well that's what I've heard until the hot season. Dad I do use walking and public transportation a lot we don't use taxis though we use jeepneys and tricycles so its pretty freaking cool. No, I'm the only one from my old travel party I was the only new missionary put into my area. I do have natives living with me in fact I have 3 living with me and they are freakin hilarious. I love the food here I have already ate liver so yea that was pretty good. Other than that its pretty much everything happening now. Oh also washing clothes by hand is so much better than a machine. I miss you guys and encourage many to write me and I probably have had a couple of ward missionaries try to add me on FB. Miss you guys and have fun all of ya.

Hey yea I'm definitely loving the life here already. It is so much more different than it is out in AZ for sure. I am in the Quezon City South area its an area that was actually just opened last transfer so its a new area. I love it none the less. I no only had a culture shock, but also the weather is so weird. One minute it will be nice and sunny then all of a sudden i will blast down rain its crazy. Its been awesome I went and taught a bunch of families my very first day!! I had taught at least 6 or 7 families that day WAHOO!!!! I'm definitely already used to the weather already. My companion is Elder Burgan hes from Australia and will leave in March . Hes way cool and he so freaking tall its crazy. I can see I'm already getting better at Tagalog even though I still suck but I'm  getting better. The people are so very friendly and hospitable, they are so the coolest. My ward helps us everyday when we go proselyting, youth in the ward help us when we teach I can already see that the area I'm in is a more reactivation area. The youth are really helpful is actually pretty cool to see how quick they are to help us out its so freaking cool. Just to tell you the bball player Tyler Haws is an AP and he is in my area. I haven't heard from my old companions yet so I hope they're doing well. I have 3 Filipinos living in our home so I definitely will be learning the language very quick. My mission president is so freaking awesome and I totally love it here. There is no other place I would rather be than here right now. I miss you guys and you will be hearing from me soon . MAHAL KITA!!!

      Elder Jordan Scott Thompson