Family and Friends,
What a week! Super fast... just like life! Had a great P-day last week.. went to a mall called 888... just a Chinese mall where everything is dirt cheap. You better believe i bought about 10 soccer jersey. (Phe & Jay get excited for
March 11, 2015 when you will receive your gift ;) ) ! hahha. good stuff. Had a good FHE.. ps, hope you are all doing that!! serious. Tuesday.. District Meeting. Classic waste of time for the most part if you ask me... but thats okay. haha. Do it all the same.
So Wednesday is where things got interesting. We had exchanges. I went to work with Elder Wilstead in his area in Bata. We had a bomb lunch that Elder Wilstead made.. he is a way good cook. Had a good amount of proselyting.. always loving preaching the gospel of Jesus Christ with one of my best friends. Then at about
6pm he got a call from the AP's that he was transferring. I have now been with him both of his last 2 transfer announcements! Hilarious. It worked out great because he had to pack so we got time to just have some great life talks. And i mean GREAT. He helped me learn a lot of things about myself and life in general... its hard to explain but when you are on a mission with someone you grow so close and help each other in amazing ways. Love that kid. For life! haha. So he transferred to Canlaon.. super far away.. super just mountain like podunk bukid gid city and its cebuano!! he has to learn cebuano.. he is in my prayers in that regard. Missions are such an adventure.
Friday we had a fireside that Elder Albao and I put together.. like literally.. we did all the work minus the refreshments. haha. We invited all the speakers.. made flyers.. announced it in church.. handed out flyers at lessons.. set up the chairs.. cleaned the church..the works. Long story short, a lot of work! haha. We focused it on the Restoration and on the BOM. It was way successful! We had great attendance... trust me, i was super worried about that.. prayed everyday for it. hahah. There were members.. less actives.. investigators. super great time for the ward here. Oh and the refreshments were great. Just a good time.
Saturday. Baptism. Franz!!!!!! He is literally the greatest kid ever. He is sort of slow when it comes to comprehension and learning.. but just great nonetheless! hahah. So he comes out of the bathroom with his baptism jumpsuit thing on... its on backwards. zipped up and everything. hahahahhaa. So i baptized him. I say the prayer and go to baptize him.. this is what he does.. lets go of me, plugs his nose with the wrong hand and tries to baptize himself. hahahahhaa. i was trying so hard not to laugh. Got it on the 2nd try though. hahah. Then he goes up to bear his testimony after he changed and what not.. and he just stands there. hahaha. This is all he says, "Dios (God), pagpasalamat (Gratitude), sa ngalan ni jesucristo, amen." hahahha. The kid is great. Then on Sunday he gets called up to the front for his confirmation and he just sits there.. for like 30 seconds. He looked SO confused.. im pretty sure he thought he was being talked to by the heavens or something. hahahah. the whole time he is walking up to the front.. just the look of pure confusion on his face. i was dying. hahaha. What else? Sister Sebonga is great.. she is like 70 and is seriously i think 4'6" and every fast sunday she bears her testimony and talks about how dedicated us missionaries are. hahah. and anyone she meets she says, "come be a mormon." haha best lady ever!
Spiritual Corner. This is something big I learned this week. Things in life will happen.. that you cant control. Everyday. What we can do.. is do our best.. do our part.. keep the commandments.. and the rest.. we just have to have faith and pray for the Lord to help. Seriously. Do not worry about things you cant control. I learn that everyday... with companions doing weird things... investigators turning us away... ward mission leaders flaking out to work with us... whatever! You just do your part, have some faith.. and keep going. Oh this also, go read hymn #241. Really go read each verse. Its got some amazing insight there. Count your many blessings people. This is what its all about people.. come closer to Christ, everyday. Remember faith leads to hope and hope leads to charity and charity leads to eternal life. It ALL starts with faith. Just Believe. Do not doubt God's plan.. do not doubt His timing. Just have faith. Find the good in others. Love and make people happier when you are around them.
Love you all!! Life is sweet. Like Cousin Eddie said, "That's a special feeling Clark" hhahaha!
Palangga,
Elder Stagg
baptism of Franz and Rico Jr (Again) haha. these two kids are nuts! hahaha. love it. filipinos arent the most photogenic people. haha.
the last 2 pics are of my 2 favorite people. They are the 2 most deeply engrained catholics i have ever met. and they are just old. speak great english and are just nuts... one of those people who i will just have to explain when i get home. hahaha. love you all
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