Dear Wonderful Mother of Mine,
So this week we had another great week me and Elder McCoy. Its was a long one too for sure it had a lot of up-and-downs, but i loved it was such another great week for me and Elder McCoy. First off I don't use crocs they are rubber shoes and well they are freaking hot I have never ever used those once on my mission and probably never will. I always just wear my slip-ons or my chinilas (flip-flops in English), but yea encourage him not to buy them they are of no use to him in the mission probably just going to send them back to you guys since i really don't use them at all. They are a hassle to carry around and take up a lot of space that I need for other things it's ridiculous. Also tell him to not to bring silk ties they really do bleed seen it from kabahays not myself, but I'm happy I don't have any hahahaahh!!! I also do have all of my SD cards so don't worry about that i have all of them and they are all still alive hahahahah!!! Also i do not use TP sadly i have to use my hands plus the bucket that we use for showering, but we have one for the toilet hahahaha. I love it here though since we do have a air conditioner for our bedroom, but we don't use it its so freaking mahal use it for 2 hours then it goes off, but we still have electric fans going on our faces so its still kinda nice in the room.
So anyways we have had alot of good success me and Elder McCoy the area is a very great area lots of squatter areas in our area I love it the squatters are an amazing thing to be in even though it smells like sewer and urine in everywhere we go I love it cause its such a great place to find those searching for the gospel since the people here really have nothing at all and sobrang magpakumaba po sila talaga maghahanap po kami araw araw para sa kanila. I love speaking Tagalog so much its like going to be one of my hobbies when i get home seriously its a freaking awesome language and not alot of people know of its existence very surprise how many people don't even know about the language. So yea with our area we are both STAYING me and Elder McCoy are going to be together for another transfer we may be having a baptism in August stay tuned we have a progressing investigator named Romela she is actually a less-actives' sister so we are teaching her and actually her sister is now a reactivated member me and Elder McCoy reactivated I love it here so much. We actually on Monday shared with her about the Restoration of the gospel through Joseph Smith at first we had a lil bit of a hard time, but then we got to Joseph Smith I felt like we needed to use the Restoration DVD with her instead of us teaching. We watched and at the end bot of us testified of Joseph Smith great lesson so much loved everything that happened in that lesson that day. Her sister as well as her husband both reactivated members testified to her as well. The Spirit was so strong no one could deny he was there. The best part was that Elder McCoy asked her how she was feeling all she could say was MASAYA NA AKO!!! I loved it Elder McCoy is the man I love being able to follow-up train him hes a great missionary. So we gave Romela a bap date on August 25th so here hoping will keep you guys tuned!!! I love it here in this ward and we are both staying so even more work for us to do here I love it here this mission is amazing and I'm happy to hit my year mark with Elder McCoy he is a great companion I'm glad to be able to be one of his first 3 companions its amazing. I love you guys wish you all the best of luck.
Mahal namin kayo,
Elder Jordan Thompson
Wednesday, July 18, 2012
Monday, July 9, 2012
Hello Der Wonderful Mother of Mine!!,
So yea this week was also an amazing week learning a lot of new things constantly because of the fact that I'm one of Elder McCoy's first 3 companions. Really trying my hardest to be an example to him, really do want to leave an impact on all of my companions. Hes really great though really like working with him have alot of good things we are able to do as we visit people here in this area. The area is really great here I love it in this ward they are a really great ward kinda like my last area's ward. If I know anything about myself I could love it if you don't spend alot of money to send me stuff. I'm good on the clothes even though most of my clothes are freaking ginormous on me now every shirt that I have really makes me look like I'm fat, but then when I kind of pull it a lil then it really is all just the shirt not me hahahaah!!! So many people have said "Grabe mataba ka na!!!" Wow your fat in English hahahaah then pull the shirt then their like oh Shoot!! ITS JUST THE SHIRT!!! So also we are having some great experiences in this area so yea I'm pretty happy for now!!!
So if you guys want to know a lil bit more about the area i will tell you of some great experiences I have had in this area plus some funny ones if you want? Ill tell you anyway!! So first one really cool thing is we are actually teaching a family where the mom is a member, the dad is also a member, but the sister of the mom is living with them not a member, in short its a great family and honestly they have probably the smallest house I have ever been in on my mission probably no bigger than my room maybe and they have 4 people living in there plus when we visit so were pretty much squishing 6 people in a very small room talaga, but I love teaching them even though its really blazing hot in their house this week it has been nothing but rain, maybe for 3 days straight it has been raining shoot its stinking raining right now!! I love when its raining, but when it ends it freaking is so hot right after it add that humidity wahoo its amazing. I love the Muyano family they are a really great family and have been coming to church for 2 weeks straight now WAHOO!!! I LOVE LIFE!!!
So also had a very funny experience yesterday after we went to church!! So me and Elder McCoy were actually on our way to a family home evening which is actually in the house above our house yes we are living with members \, but they are our landlord and they gave us a separate house for us its a nice house by the way actually has AC and actually a working shower head sadly though we don't use either the shower head is broke and the AC is just too expensive to use so yea that really stinks hahahaah!!we have it but cant use it hahahaha. I love it here though so onto the funny experience. So this week I had a very funny experience with some little kids while me and Elder McCoy were walking to the FHE some people said hi to us so we started talking to them, then started walking away then I feel a huge thing hit the side of my head then see that it was a rock, hahaha this little kid started chucking rocks at me luckily only one hit my head it hurt, but i didn't hurt cause I was laughing so freaking hard. So yea I got stoned this week if would want to call. Gotta love the Philippines!!! Also love walking around in deep sewage it feels so good hahahaha this area gets very flooded easily especially when it rains as much as it has this week. Gotta love it!!! Really like Elder McCoy he's really trying hard to be the best that he can and I'm trying my hardest to help him do his best trying to be the best senior companion I can be for him. Tell ED happy birthday ha? This area is great lots of good investigators, but we need to find even more some of them are not progressing so we are gonna see what we can do this week to build this area, its a great area. Its just like all of my other mga areas sa Quezon City alot of squatters or the really poor areas, if only you guys could see what these things are like don't really like going into them at night, but when all you have is squatters it really isn't much else you can do. Its very scary in them with the fact that there is no light or maybe just a lil bit of it, but I still love it the people are so willing to listen to us and the great thing about it is that our church is so close to our area I love it!!!
So yea I love it here in my new area of Quezon City 1st Ward not much else is going on other than I love life and that's all I really have to tell you. A mission is amazing I have learned so much from it its been a great influence on my life so far and I'm sure it will continue to be I love you and MAHAL KO KAYO LAHAT!!
Mahal kita,
Elder Thompson
So yea this week was also an amazing week learning a lot of new things constantly because of the fact that I'm one of Elder McCoy's first 3 companions. Really trying my hardest to be an example to him, really do want to leave an impact on all of my companions. Hes really great though really like working with him have alot of good things we are able to do as we visit people here in this area. The area is really great here I love it in this ward they are a really great ward kinda like my last area's ward. If I know anything about myself I could love it if you don't spend alot of money to send me stuff. I'm good on the clothes even though most of my clothes are freaking ginormous on me now every shirt that I have really makes me look like I'm fat, but then when I kind of pull it a lil then it really is all just the shirt not me hahahaah!!! So many people have said "Grabe mataba ka na!!!" Wow your fat in English hahahaah then pull the shirt then their like oh Shoot!! ITS JUST THE SHIRT!!! So also we are having some great experiences in this area so yea I'm pretty happy for now!!!
So if you guys want to know a lil bit more about the area i will tell you of some great experiences I have had in this area plus some funny ones if you want? Ill tell you anyway!! So first one really cool thing is we are actually teaching a family where the mom is a member, the dad is also a member, but the sister of the mom is living with them not a member, in short its a great family and honestly they have probably the smallest house I have ever been in on my mission probably no bigger than my room maybe and they have 4 people living in there plus when we visit so were pretty much squishing 6 people in a very small room talaga, but I love teaching them even though its really blazing hot in their house this week it has been nothing but rain, maybe for 3 days straight it has been raining shoot its stinking raining right now!! I love when its raining, but when it ends it freaking is so hot right after it add that humidity wahoo its amazing. I love the Muyano family they are a really great family and have been coming to church for 2 weeks straight now WAHOO!!! I LOVE LIFE!!!
So also had a very funny experience yesterday after we went to church!! So me and Elder McCoy were actually on our way to a family home evening which is actually in the house above our house yes we are living with members \, but they are our landlord and they gave us a separate house for us its a nice house by the way actually has AC and actually a working shower head sadly though we don't use either the shower head is broke and the AC is just too expensive to use so yea that really stinks hahahaah!!we have it but cant use it hahahaha. I love it here though so onto the funny experience. So this week I had a very funny experience with some little kids while me and Elder McCoy were walking to the FHE some people said hi to us so we started talking to them, then started walking away then I feel a huge thing hit the side of my head then see that it was a rock, hahaha this little kid started chucking rocks at me luckily only one hit my head it hurt, but i didn't hurt cause I was laughing so freaking hard. So yea I got stoned this week if would want to call. Gotta love the Philippines!!! Also love walking around in deep sewage it feels so good hahahaha this area gets very flooded easily especially when it rains as much as it has this week. Gotta love it!!! Really like Elder McCoy he's really trying hard to be the best that he can and I'm trying my hardest to help him do his best trying to be the best senior companion I can be for him. Tell ED happy birthday ha? This area is great lots of good investigators, but we need to find even more some of them are not progressing so we are gonna see what we can do this week to build this area, its a great area. Its just like all of my other mga areas sa Quezon City alot of squatters or the really poor areas, if only you guys could see what these things are like don't really like going into them at night, but when all you have is squatters it really isn't much else you can do. Its very scary in them with the fact that there is no light or maybe just a lil bit of it, but I still love it the people are so willing to listen to us and the great thing about it is that our church is so close to our area I love it!!!
So yea I love it here in my new area of Quezon City 1st Ward not much else is going on other than I love life and that's all I really have to tell you. A mission is amazing I have learned so much from it its been a great influence on my life so far and I'm sure it will continue to be I love you and MAHAL KO KAYO LAHAT!!
Mahal kita,
Elder Thompson
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| Elder Thompson with new comp Elder McCoy |
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| Loved eating clams for first time!! |
Tuesday, July 3, 2012
Dear Mother of Mine,
So this week has been one of the most topsy-tervy weeks of my whole mission. Literally lots of stuff happened this week that I will probably be able to talk alot this letter. So for all of you to know Elder Thompson is no longer in the beautiful TayTay Rizal. Elder Thompson this week was ET'ED!!!!!Yes I was pulled out of the great TayTay first ward and made a grand comeback right dead center in the city!!! Now I'm assigned in the Quezon City 1st Ward!!! So now I have Quezon City 3rd, 4th, and now 1st going under my belt as a missionary and as my mga areas!!! So now im right back into the squatters areas again which I do love being in the halos lahat ng mga mahirap mga areas ay pinakafavorite mga areas ko!!! So in short I'm right back dead into the city and even though I was very freaking sad that I was leaving that area I still had a great freaking time there and honestly will have a great time in this area as well!!! So my new companion now is Elder McCoy from Lehi, Utah WAHOO ISA PANG UTAHNIAN!!!, and yes of course he's taller than :( I think I got shorter on my mission or if its just the fact that I have almost have lost over 45 to 50 lbs here in the Philippines!!!
So yea I'm also pretty freaking happy that we actually have district meeting at Tandang Sora Chapel where I went to church at when I was assigned in the Quezon City 4th Ward so every district actually the only district meeting that I have had so far I got to see some of my kazones doon!!! Actually got to see Elder Braind as well as Elder Esteves so it was pretty funny to see them again!! They just laughed and laughed at me when they found out that I came back to the city from the 3 weeks that I had in the province!!! So anyways I'm still loving life here we had a lot of good experiences this week for my good start in my new area!!
So first off I'm pretty happy to be able to be with Elder McCoy hes pretty freaking awesome and actually is still pretty new in the mission, but he actually had a very good trainer kinda like me. His last companion was also ET'ed as well and his last companion was his follow-up trainer, but that was cut to a close and now he has me. I'm either his first senior or his follow-up trainer, but that really does not matter, hes a great missionary for how long he has been out hes a fireball!!! Hes really trying his hardest to learn the language which I find very respectful!!! Hes only been in the field only 2 1/2 months but hes freaking great I have enjoyed the 5 days we have been able to enjoy so far!!! I love it here so far the bishop is so freaking great hes so willing to help the missionaries in our endeavors!!! The area is great so I'm really going to be happy here I'll tell you guys more about it as I get to know my area even better!!! So far all I can say is I love you guys and hope that you are all happy because I sure am!!!
Mahal kita,
Elder Thompson
So this week has been one of the most topsy-tervy weeks of my whole mission. Literally lots of stuff happened this week that I will probably be able to talk alot this letter. So for all of you to know Elder Thompson is no longer in the beautiful TayTay Rizal. Elder Thompson this week was ET'ED!!!!!Yes I was pulled out of the great TayTay first ward and made a grand comeback right dead center in the city!!! Now I'm assigned in the Quezon City 1st Ward!!! So now I have Quezon City 3rd, 4th, and now 1st going under my belt as a missionary and as my mga areas!!! So now im right back into the squatters areas again which I do love being in the halos lahat ng mga mahirap mga areas ay pinakafavorite mga areas ko!!! So in short I'm right back dead into the city and even though I was very freaking sad that I was leaving that area I still had a great freaking time there and honestly will have a great time in this area as well!!! So my new companion now is Elder McCoy from Lehi, Utah WAHOO ISA PANG UTAHNIAN!!!, and yes of course he's taller than :( I think I got shorter on my mission or if its just the fact that I have almost have lost over 45 to 50 lbs here in the Philippines!!!
So yea I'm also pretty freaking happy that we actually have district meeting at Tandang Sora Chapel where I went to church at when I was assigned in the Quezon City 4th Ward so every district actually the only district meeting that I have had so far I got to see some of my kazones doon!!! Actually got to see Elder Braind as well as Elder Esteves so it was pretty funny to see them again!! They just laughed and laughed at me when they found out that I came back to the city from the 3 weeks that I had in the province!!! So anyways I'm still loving life here we had a lot of good experiences this week for my good start in my new area!!
So first off I'm pretty happy to be able to be with Elder McCoy hes pretty freaking awesome and actually is still pretty new in the mission, but he actually had a very good trainer kinda like me. His last companion was also ET'ed as well and his last companion was his follow-up trainer, but that was cut to a close and now he has me. I'm either his first senior or his follow-up trainer, but that really does not matter, hes a great missionary for how long he has been out hes a fireball!!! Hes really trying his hardest to learn the language which I find very respectful!!! Hes only been in the field only 2 1/2 months but hes freaking great I have enjoyed the 5 days we have been able to enjoy so far!!! I love it here so far the bishop is so freaking great hes so willing to help the missionaries in our endeavors!!! The area is great so I'm really going to be happy here I'll tell you guys more about it as I get to know my area even better!!! So far all I can say is I love you guys and hope that you are all happy because I sure am!!!
Mahal kita,
Elder Thompson
Monday, June 25, 2012
Hey everybody!!!,
So this week another great week serving the Lords here in the TayTay 1st Ward in the TayTay Rizal!!! I love this ward and the members so much its so fun serving here I love the people here they are so helpful in helping the work carry on here. So yea ill answer some of those questions. All of my stuff is fine, the Rockports are still going strong they are soo freaking strong. I have never used the sandals we are not allowed to use sandals working so yea I dont want to get rid of them because they were so freaking expensive. Also I dont use that huge bag anymore it was to freaking huge to lug around so I just got a new shoulder bag, but ill be trading it for a backpack cause my shoulders just get too sore from having that thing hang on me. I prefer the backpacks anyway work better for me. Ill just be trading the shoulder bag I use now for a new backpack pretty happy. I dont have the huge bag anymore it was just taking too much space I understand it was 20 dollars, but I dont really count on that staying with me the whole mission just takes up too much space, better that thing than my sandals which were freaking expensive im pretty sure, the slip on shoes I also had died sadly:( I have a new pair though, in my last area Elder Esteves had a pair that he didnt ever use just came up to me before I left just said here now I have another pair of shoes. All my white shirts are doing great alot more easier to clean with just mesh garments they are still white though. In the package yea I would just do oreos and beef jerky I love that stuff!!! REMEMBER TO USE THE NEW ADDRESS I MIGHT NOT GET IT IF YOU DONT SEND IT THERE!!!! Tell this too other people too I havent got mail for 4 weeks now. I found a way to write to people , and yet keep the schedule. Already sent some letters to people so i better get some back or si Elder Thompson ay magiging malungkot!!!:(PANGET YUN!!! Yes I even said it in Tagalog. So I dont want soup mixes or packages i love the food here just not the snacks except for fish/squid crackers mmm!!!
Now on too the great week we have had me and Elder Gallacher wahoo!!! So first I do have good news that the girl Jennifer the one that we promised would eventually be healed and her family would not go hungry. Yesterday found out that she is doing very well and that the family as well are now not going hungry and that Jennifer will in due time be healed. Found out from our bishop that she is doing really and that it was tuberculosis that was causing her to be like she was!! She will be released from the hospital this week and we will be able to visit them WAHOO!!! Im so happy yesterday that I just wanted to just scream I was so happy!!! Yesterday we had 4 less-actives become active again and we also were able to find alot of new investigators!!! One of our investigators, Charee Balingit, is awesome pretty much first time we taught her asked how she could be baptized in the church. Her boyfriend is actually the bishop's son hahahaahah!! We got a great fellowshipper in her as well as a girl one for when he goes on his mission, he has got to be prepared right?Ganoon ba? This week I just had a blast this area is amazing here I love it here its beautiful as well as amazing. Just another week of being a servant of the Lord here in the Philippines, its such a humbling experience I couldnt of been more happy to be able to serve these people for 2 years. I love my mission, my companion, Elder Gallacher, I love my area its amazing, I love this people!!!! I love you guys so much keep going the Lord will continue to bless us as we continue to live his commandments I love you guys!!!
Mahal kita,
Elder Thompson
So this week another great week serving the Lords here in the TayTay 1st Ward in the TayTay Rizal!!! I love this ward and the members so much its so fun serving here I love the people here they are so helpful in helping the work carry on here. So yea ill answer some of those questions. All of my stuff is fine, the Rockports are still going strong they are soo freaking strong. I have never used the sandals we are not allowed to use sandals working so yea I dont want to get rid of them because they were so freaking expensive. Also I dont use that huge bag anymore it was to freaking huge to lug around so I just got a new shoulder bag, but ill be trading it for a backpack cause my shoulders just get too sore from having that thing hang on me. I prefer the backpacks anyway work better for me. Ill just be trading the shoulder bag I use now for a new backpack pretty happy. I dont have the huge bag anymore it was just taking too much space I understand it was 20 dollars, but I dont really count on that staying with me the whole mission just takes up too much space, better that thing than my sandals which were freaking expensive im pretty sure, the slip on shoes I also had died sadly:( I have a new pair though, in my last area Elder Esteves had a pair that he didnt ever use just came up to me before I left just said here now I have another pair of shoes. All my white shirts are doing great alot more easier to clean with just mesh garments they are still white though. In the package yea I would just do oreos and beef jerky I love that stuff!!! REMEMBER TO USE THE NEW ADDRESS I MIGHT NOT GET IT IF YOU DONT SEND IT THERE!!!! Tell this too other people too I havent got mail for 4 weeks now. I found a way to write to people , and yet keep the schedule. Already sent some letters to people so i better get some back or si Elder Thompson ay magiging malungkot!!!:(PANGET YUN!!! Yes I even said it in Tagalog. So I dont want soup mixes or packages i love the food here just not the snacks except for fish/squid crackers mmm!!!
Now on too the great week we have had me and Elder Gallacher wahoo!!! So first I do have good news that the girl Jennifer the one that we promised would eventually be healed and her family would not go hungry. Yesterday found out that she is doing very well and that the family as well are now not going hungry and that Jennifer will in due time be healed. Found out from our bishop that she is doing really and that it was tuberculosis that was causing her to be like she was!! She will be released from the hospital this week and we will be able to visit them WAHOO!!! Im so happy yesterday that I just wanted to just scream I was so happy!!! Yesterday we had 4 less-actives become active again and we also were able to find alot of new investigators!!! One of our investigators, Charee Balingit, is awesome pretty much first time we taught her asked how she could be baptized in the church. Her boyfriend is actually the bishop's son hahahaahah!! We got a great fellowshipper in her as well as a girl one for when he goes on his mission, he has got to be prepared right?Ganoon ba? This week I just had a blast this area is amazing here I love it here its beautiful as well as amazing. Just another week of being a servant of the Lord here in the Philippines, its such a humbling experience I couldnt of been more happy to be able to serve these people for 2 years. I love my mission, my companion, Elder Gallacher, I love my area its amazing, I love this people!!!! I love you guys so much keep going the Lord will continue to bless us as we continue to live his commandments I love you guys!!!
Mahal kita,
Elder Thompson
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| Random pic with comp. |
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| Out with ward mission leader looking down the mountain. |
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| Eating blood barbeque(he claims its delicious) |
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| Elder Thompson and Elder Gallacher |
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| Elder G (DL) amd Elder J with Elder Thompson |
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| Taytay District with Pres and Sis DeLeMare |
Monday, June 18, 2012
Hey everybody!!!
So today was such a great week my first real week in my new area!! This area is so freaking amazing the bishopric and the members are so strong and willing to do anything to help with bringing back the less-actives I mean anything which I will talk about more later in my letter. So also we have a bunch of investigators and less-actives we teach everyday we have a whole area for a day. Our area is pretty huge and we separate it into s littler areas for each day. They are called Golden City, Havier, and Muzon!! So I really love it here since like I said in my last letter we are the only elders in the ward so it makes it a whole lot easier. We get some members to work with us which is amazing.
So this week we had a amazing week just to let it be known we were able to have 23 less-actives come to church yesterday WAHOOO!!! That's a start of the fruit of our labors. So in our area we have a somewhat mix-up of rich/squatters. Just to let it be known the house of our bishop is even bigger than our house back home I was so amazed especially the fact that I have been only in the really super poor areas, it was a big surprise let me tell you. Also just too let it known since I'm talking about the bishop's house, I was able to eat something else that's a little weird, this week I was able to eat some CROCODILE!!! Yes I ate them crocs eh! It was so good no fat whatsoever just lean, super good food!!! Also we have a lot of nice province looking areas mostly in the Havier area. We actually have a mountain that we can climb and see all of Quezon City and just look at the nasty clouds of pollution just sitting around it bleh!! Makes me happy to be able to be out of there and actually get some fresh air I'm really needing it to maybe clear out my lungs a little I don't know!! So we actually had a freaking great experience this week with 2 of our less-actives one of them her name is Marites Gotera. Sister Gotera has had a hard time with life actually last transfer before I came here. Elder Gallacher told me that her husband was actually killed in a motorcycle accident last transfer and she just lost it. We are actually able to go to her and she has attended 3 weeks in a row now shes so strong even though that her husband died shes still going strong we try to visit her as often as we can with members to keep her going and to forget that tragic event. We also have a less-active called the Pesebre family which is the parents and three of their kids are members out of the five. The tatay(dad) is actively going to church, but the wife and kids are not why, well ill tell you we had such a great experience with them!! We taught them this week and the reason they don't attend except for the dad is that one of the daughters, Jennifer is bed-ridden she has been battling a disease she doesn't know what it is for over 12 years since she was 5 years old that is why she wasn't baptized. The only thing that she has been using is the cheap pain-killers that her family can afford, sometimes the family goes hungry, because of this but, I have yet to hear one complaint from any of the kids. That's why I'm so impressed with the people here especially those that aren't the richest people. The family is willing to go hungry for days just so that she, Jennifer is not in pain!! This week that all changed, we visited them twice this week, and talked to our bishopric if they could possibly could visit them, before we left them the first time, me and Elder Gallacher gave Jennifer a blessing that she will overcome all and that she will be healed and that her family will overcome all!! Yesterday we went to go visit them, but actually stopped to see our bishopric coming out of the house, talked to them and they said that we will have a immediate ward council meeting, to talk about our struggling members. We had it yesterday after church and right off the back talked about what we are going to do to help them. Then the bishop announced that he will be dropping 5,000 pesos to help that family and Jennifer go to a real hospital, and get the real medicine and to be able to know whats killing her. Every person in the ward council except use of course said the will be willing to drop some money to help that family not only with their daughter, but so that they also get to eat real food!!! I cannot describe how blessed it was to see how much the members here really do care about their members enough to drop money for them when them themselves are actually not as rich as some there, but were still willing. This ward is so amazing here I honestly really want to stay here a long time really hoping!!! I will tell you more about this in my next email and the situation. I'm telling you guys the Lord does work miracles around the world, and I'm so happy to be able to experience these things as a servant of him here in the Quezon City Philippines mission. I'm loving life, my companion is out of this world I'm happy to be able to be in this area with him two seasoned missionaries in a huge area really excited for this transfer I love you guys!!!
Mahal kita,
Elder Thompson
So today was such a great week my first real week in my new area!! This area is so freaking amazing the bishopric and the members are so strong and willing to do anything to help with bringing back the less-actives I mean anything which I will talk about more later in my letter. So also we have a bunch of investigators and less-actives we teach everyday we have a whole area for a day. Our area is pretty huge and we separate it into s littler areas for each day. They are called Golden City, Havier, and Muzon!! So I really love it here since like I said in my last letter we are the only elders in the ward so it makes it a whole lot easier. We get some members to work with us which is amazing.
So this week we had a amazing week just to let it be known we were able to have 23 less-actives come to church yesterday WAHOOO!!! That's a start of the fruit of our labors. So in our area we have a somewhat mix-up of rich/squatters. Just to let it be known the house of our bishop is even bigger than our house back home I was so amazed especially the fact that I have been only in the really super poor areas, it was a big surprise let me tell you. Also just too let it known since I'm talking about the bishop's house, I was able to eat something else that's a little weird, this week I was able to eat some CROCODILE!!! Yes I ate them crocs eh! It was so good no fat whatsoever just lean, super good food!!! Also we have a lot of nice province looking areas mostly in the Havier area. We actually have a mountain that we can climb and see all of Quezon City and just look at the nasty clouds of pollution just sitting around it bleh!! Makes me happy to be able to be out of there and actually get some fresh air I'm really needing it to maybe clear out my lungs a little I don't know!! So we actually had a freaking great experience this week with 2 of our less-actives one of them her name is Marites Gotera. Sister Gotera has had a hard time with life actually last transfer before I came here. Elder Gallacher told me that her husband was actually killed in a motorcycle accident last transfer and she just lost it. We are actually able to go to her and she has attended 3 weeks in a row now shes so strong even though that her husband died shes still going strong we try to visit her as often as we can with members to keep her going and to forget that tragic event. We also have a less-active called the Pesebre family which is the parents and three of their kids are members out of the five. The tatay(dad) is actively going to church, but the wife and kids are not why, well ill tell you we had such a great experience with them!! We taught them this week and the reason they don't attend except for the dad is that one of the daughters, Jennifer is bed-ridden she has been battling a disease she doesn't know what it is for over 12 years since she was 5 years old that is why she wasn't baptized. The only thing that she has been using is the cheap pain-killers that her family can afford, sometimes the family goes hungry, because of this but, I have yet to hear one complaint from any of the kids. That's why I'm so impressed with the people here especially those that aren't the richest people. The family is willing to go hungry for days just so that she, Jennifer is not in pain!! This week that all changed, we visited them twice this week, and talked to our bishopric if they could possibly could visit them, before we left them the first time, me and Elder Gallacher gave Jennifer a blessing that she will overcome all and that she will be healed and that her family will overcome all!! Yesterday we went to go visit them, but actually stopped to see our bishopric coming out of the house, talked to them and they said that we will have a immediate ward council meeting, to talk about our struggling members. We had it yesterday after church and right off the back talked about what we are going to do to help them. Then the bishop announced that he will be dropping 5,000 pesos to help that family and Jennifer go to a real hospital, and get the real medicine and to be able to know whats killing her. Every person in the ward council except use of course said the will be willing to drop some money to help that family not only with their daughter, but so that they also get to eat real food!!! I cannot describe how blessed it was to see how much the members here really do care about their members enough to drop money for them when them themselves are actually not as rich as some there, but were still willing. This ward is so amazing here I honestly really want to stay here a long time really hoping!!! I will tell you more about this in my next email and the situation. I'm telling you guys the Lord does work miracles around the world, and I'm so happy to be able to experience these things as a servant of him here in the Quezon City Philippines mission. I'm loving life, my companion is out of this world I'm happy to be able to be in this area with him two seasoned missionaries in a huge area really excited for this transfer I love you guys!!!
Mahal kita,
Elder Thompson
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| Showing us the smog he left behind in Quezon City/Manila |
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| Crossing a handmade bridge |
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| Loves Mango!!!!! |
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| Yummy Crocodile |
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| CORN!! Recreating "Home Alone" |
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| Ward Mission Leaders |
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| With some of the Elders in his apartment |
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| Elder Thompson and Elder Gallacher his new comp. |
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