Thursday, May 19, 2005 Well if I didn’t write on this day you might think it strange. Just know that even though I didn’t burn anything it is still my year mark. I can hardly believe how fast the time…
The Rose’s Baptism and a Promise
Saturday, April 16, 2005 Wow I am really getting lazy at writing. I don’t know what is wrong with me but I always complain about my companions. I’m not going to write it. Today we had the baptismal interview for…
The last sunset on my beautiful Mindoro
Saturday, March 26, 2005 Today was a good day. This morning was long though and we wasted a lot of time waiting for Bro Oreta and Bro Pulido at the church so that they could clean. After waiting a whole…
I learn about transfers
Friday, March 25, 2005 Well the craziness of “Holy Week” continued today with people parading down the street toward the church early in the morning and then people doing “penance” throughout the day by whipping themselves and marching around town.…
Some of the Rose family commits to Baptism
Thursday, March 24, 2005 Today has been a good day. I’ve really been trying to soak up this area because I’m now in my last week here. This morning I taught a piano lesson to Lennie Tardio. It went well.…
Rose family comes to church
Sunday, March 20, 2005 Wow, I have been really busy these last few days and haven’t found time to write. We had companionship exchanges on Friday and so I got to work with Elder Miller for a day. Even though…
Left my journal in San Jose
Thursday, March 17, 2005 Well it has been a long time since I wrote because I accidentally left my journal in San Jose after Zone Conference. Yesterday we taught a good second lesson to the Rose family. Brother doesn’t really…
Exchanges and Zone Conference
Friday, March 11, 2005 Today was Zone Conference. I’ve been trying to develop a talent or a gift of pondering and inviting the spirit into my life. I’m sleeping again tonight in San Jose because I have to play the…
Companionship Inventory
Wednesday, March 9, 2005 Today was P-Day and fairly relaxing. We visited Bro Aldana and gave him a copy of the Doctrine and Covenants that we’d asked Elder Miller to pick up in Manila. He was really happy about it.…
Companionship Trials
Monday, March 7, 2005 I’ve been doing a lot of pondering and thinking today and a lot of self-evaluation. My relationship with Elder Cox is still stretched at best. I often find myself angry or upset at him because of…