Monday, August 2, 2004 Well I only have 12 minutes to write do I’ll be brief. Yesterday I rested almost the entire day with Elder Sangco. We both have an LBM problem and mine was especially bad yesterday. I could…
Judy’s Baptism
Saturday, July 31, 2004 Well I got to see my first baptism today. It actually wasn’t as spiritual as I thought it might be but it was really powerful. Her name is Judy Santiago and she was really excited. After…
Service at the Barangay Office
Friday, July 30, 2004 This morning we had a real service project. We met the sisters of our district at 8:00. Well we were supposed to meet them but they were about ½ hour late. Anyways, we went to Brgy.…
Broken Refrigerator
Thursday, July 29, 2004 Well today was one of those days that you always hear about being roller coaster days emotionally. This morning we went to the MIR (Manila Institute of Religion) to do follow-ups with the sisters in our…
First P-Day
Wednesday, July 28, 2004 Well for my first preparation day here this wasn’t much of a preparation day. I did get the room all swept and a little bit more organized but not nearly as good as I’d like it…
“Fried Chicken”
Tuesday, July 27, 2004 Well sadly we didn’t have any discussions today. We spend a good part of the day just doing OYM’s so I am getting better at that. This morning we went to visit brother D. He is…
First District Meeting
Monday, July 26, 2004 Well I have to write fast because I don’t have much time tonight. Today this morning we took a long bus ride to district meeting. Elder Sangco is the District Leader so he conducted and taught.…
Speaking in Church
Sunday, July 25, 2004 Well today I did the thing that most people dread and that I’d heard a lot of horror stories about. I got to talk in church. I get a brief message about the atonement and it…
My First Day of Proselyting
Saturday, July 24, 2004 Today we also visited the Gonzaleses. They are strong active members of the church and he is the ward mission leader now. They are awesome. We also visited for about an hour with Nanay[2] Jose about…
Welcome to Greenhills
Friday, July 23, 2004 Well I really need to start writing more. A lot has happened since I wrote last. Well to make things short I’m here in the Philippines now. A few highlights from the flight over here. I…