Saturday, January 8, 2005 People are so difficult. I don’t understand how people can think that they can worship God but that he doesn’t have his church here on the earth. We had a long discussion today with the R.…
Trying to work with Members
Friday, January 7, 2005 I really have a lot more to learn about planning and being a senior companion. I had a lot of good things planned for today but some of them just didn’t work out. This morning I…
Doing a lot of talking
Thursday, January 6, 2005 Today was a good day. We got to teach some good lessons and also got to talk to a lot of people. My Tagalog is improving a lot even just over these last two days that…
First day as a Senior Companion
Wednesday, January 5, 2005 Well today is my first day as a senior companion. I guess it went well. I really was blessed today as we worked in my Tagalog and with remembering what had to be done. My new…
Elder Cox’s Last Sunday
Sunday, January 2, 2005 Today, obviously, was fast Sunday. I fasted that I will have the strength and knowledge to be in charge of the area after tomorrow. It was a good fast and I felt the sprit a lot.…
Starting my mission year
Saturday, January 1, 2005 Wow I actually got the year right this time. I think that this is the first time in my life that I haven’t had to scratch it out. Yeah for me! Today was another fairly useless…
Reflections on New Year’s Eve
Friday, December 31, 2004 Today is the last day of 2004. Tomorrow I’ll start my full year on a mission. For the whole year of 2005 I’ll be totally focused on the work of the Lord here in the Philippines.…
The struggles of addiction
Thursday, December 30, 2004 Satan has so great hold over these people. They literally are his slaves because they are slaves to their addictions. Everybody right now is getting ready to “celebrate” the New Year by drinking the night away.…
Hiking to the cell tower
Wednesday, December 29, 2004 First thing this morning we had a zone activity. This time all of the other elders came out here to Calintaan and we hiked up the mountain to where the two cell-phone towers are. It was…
Wasted day (but some beautiful photos)
Tuesday, December 28, 2004 Today was an almost utterly wasted day. We spent all morning in San Jose for district meeting and other stuff. We ate lunch at a little restaurant called Mackeys. I was feeling adventurous and so I…