Hey everybody this week was a very memorable one for me and my new companion, Elder Tipene. He's such an amazing companion, he has already taught me a lot of good stuff. One thing I have already learned is that when we plan we need to think actually to who we will go to since in our area its so stinking huge, we literally walk 20 minutes to get to every house not just next door like in Quezon City. Its a bit of challenge at first this week especially, but now I think I'm getting the hang of it, Elder Tipene is really helping me a lot and what we are doing is finding a lot of Less-actives as well as new investigators, while we are trying to find those less-actives. I was just as surprised as you guys were when I was called. Also got to go to District Leader training meeting this week. Got to talk with Elder Carpentero, my last district leader, he told me that all of the baptisms that we planned the Saturday I left, they all were baptized WAHOO!!! It was amazing to be able to hear that I felt even though I wasn't there I still was!! Lots of good experiences I get to experience. Like this week waking up at 4:00 in the morning to get to the mission home for the meeting at 9:00. Yea riding a jeep by myself was kinda scary, but really it wasn't to bad I'm just glad that I actually got on the right jeep, if I didn't I could be in a different place and yes that is how far away my area is from the mission home, we have to get up at 4:00 its amazing being separated from the city, just when I'm on top of the mountains and see all the fog and pollution I left in Quezon City. Its beautiful in this area we have a really great branch, we just need to build it up even more.
So anyways we are really doing a really good job in this area, the thing we need to do in this area is to really build the peoples faith in this area. The church in our branch is being renovated, right now so we have to go to the chapel in Angono, which is actually in another zone, the TayTay zone hey been there before. Its so far away from our area so we have a really hard time with the members coming to church, mostly the investigators and the less-actives. What our main focus is right now is all of the less-actives as well as our more richer investigators, who can afford to go to the chapel since it is so far away. Full honesty its very hard to get people, but promising blessings is really been blessing us we have been able to have more come, we are doing our best, its just that stinking money!, but we are really doing our best to build the people to were they will put their faith in the Lord and come and not worry about the money, we know the Lord will provide, we just need them to do their part. Honestly this area will really put my skills to the test on everything I have learned in my mission. I know it will be hard, but I always remember, just actually we talked about this in District meeting earlier today. What we did at DL training was President DeLaMare, asked us as DL's to write a picture of what we wanted to have our district be like. I drew a redwood tree!! ?? I thought of that tree as well as a tumbleweed, yes had to get some of that Arizonan fever in there. Discussed earlier, that as a tree we are strong and come all adversity, but if we are a tumbleweed, we just go with everything. I addressed to our district that to accomplish the goals that we have set as missionaries is do our best and to overcome adversity, and be a redwood tree, and not a tumbleweed!!! Sweet right?? I love the district I'm in, the sisters are so stinking amazing, not just because 2 of them are the only 2 sisters that came with me here to the Philippines, but because the sisters are just fireballs!!! I love the elders in the district as well they are awesome, and I also live with them!! The work is moving on and we are doing our best to bring these people to the waters of baptism and eventually the temple!!! I love being a missionary its such an amazing experience!!! Wouldn't give this up for anything. I love you guys and miss all of your mga mukhas (faces)!!! I love you ALL!!!
Nagmamahal (LOVE),
Elder Thompson
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| Was hoping to get more pics of his new area and this is what we got??? |
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| I am guessing this is Elder Thompsons new comp!! |
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