This last week went by so fast! It was so far the fastest week of my mission!
We get transfer calls next Tuesday! So by next Wednesday I will know my new assignment!
This
past assignment has been the fastest assignment of my mission. Elder Artajo and
I are getting along very well. Not one argument or feeling of anger. It has
just been peaceful and simple:). We have a goal to keep it this way for the
next 7 days until we transfer. If we do, that would be amazing!
A lot
happened this week. But I think I'll start off by answering a few questions
given me. The island dream is still alive - haha! I found my very first gift
shoppe in the Philippines yesterday and have a few cool ideas of things to buy;).
By the way, this is literally the first and only gift shoppe I've seen so far
(thirteen months into the mission too...)
We are
struggling a bit to teach some gators, due to a 2:1 female to male ratio on the
island. It is a bit difficult to teach cuz no boy to join! Our main progressing
investigator just finished lesson 2 the other day (so done with the first big
3) and he accepted it quite well! He says that he believes Joseph Smith to be a
prophet and that he wants to be baptized into the "Mormon Church".
His wife still goes very shy and will NEVER answer any of our questions or
pray, not because she is being difficult though. It is hard when she won’t
participate but I know that once we baptize the Alpha she will come :). Brother
Juvy's extended family is doing great and we are teaching them too! They are
very nice and always feed us - haha. Last
Thursday we were invited to Juvy's sons 2nd B-day. The B-day of little children
is a big thing here BTW. We helped Juvy cook about 11 kgs of rice in a HUGE pot
over a wood fire (camping style). Rotisseried a pig. Made about 4 kgs of white
beans:) and another 4kgs of the green peas. Cooked about 4 chickens. Made about
4-5 liters of spaghetti. It was a feast! We were told to be there by 3. Got
there at 1:30 so we can teach Juvy's mom but she was busy cooking so we joined
and helped cook all this food.
The next day we went
to Siquijor City and started to tract there. We met a huge group of Jehovah's
Witnesses missionaries and had an interesting BRT. They were very nice and took
some pics for us and vice versa.
(One
of the pics my Jehovah's friends took:D)
While
in Siquijor City we found this other big group of people who were eating sea
urchins (salawaki) straight from the ocean! We said hi and they gave us some to
eat. We cracked them open and I got to eat sea urchin for the first time! Slimy
and very salty! One stung my lip too... I guess he got the last laugh... My lip
got really big and irritated!
Last weekend I got to see pride from the other side first hand. A couple
of prideful people unleashed a bit and I
just stayed calm. It was rather depressing though. I also caught wind of the
"mission gossip" going around. President McCurdy is really angry about
all the gossip and I try to stay away but I finally asked Elder Artajo what
others say about me. It was a question to answer our first day cuz he said he
really feared me and cried that night cuz he was my companion... so curiosity
got to me as I asked him what others told him about me... yeah... gossip
really does hurt even when you tell yourself to not care. The
week was very awkward with the kabalay after that. And I am slightly getting
happier for them to transfer SSSHHHH!!!!!!!
Yesterday
was a rather interesting day. We ended it early too... we got a bit scared! We
got a phone call from the branch president saying that a mother and her 18 year
old son came to Siquijor to find some kind of medicine for the mother’s
sickness. The father bailed at the son’s birth so he’s out of the picture and
the kid has no other siblings - only child. Well in their first day here the
mother died (last Sunday). The kid has been stranded on this island with no $$
with the corpse of his poor mother!!! HOW TERRIBLE! We went to him and
president to try and figure out what was going on and what he should do. We
stayed with the guy for about 4 1/2 hours until he got about 15000 pesos to
ship his mother home, get himself home (BTW his home is in Luzon! Manila...),
and pay for the funeral. He got the money through some medical support thing
they got here.
On our
way home at 7:00 there was this old nanay on our motor cab riding with us. She
was a mute and TBH rather scary! She pulled out her phone and pointed at it,
then she pointed at me (IDK how she knew that I had the phone) and so I pulled
ours out and we had a text... I opened it and there was a text! How did she
know there was a text??!! I opened the text and looked up at nay as she made an
evil witch laugh. I looked at the message but IT WAS GONE!!! Blank menu
screen... Nothing in the Inbox... She
then started to do sign language that was really creepy. She would point at Elder
Artajo and do the finger across the throat thing signifying death. Then motion
as if she is drinking alcohol and smoking cigs. She made motion as if there are
two people with long hair and then repeat everything again over and over and
would keep pointing at Elder as if she is cursing him to DIE!! She would point
at me occasionally... it was rather spooky! We got off the cab and stood on the
street for like 10 minutes before we looked at each other and decided to call
it a day at 7:30 instead of the 8.
A lot
of fun things happened. There is more things that happened that I don’t really
have time to make mention :P but we are still alive and doing good! The people
here are nice. The food is still food even if we eat it alive (the salawaki)! I
have one week left until transfers and I am expecting to be training this next
transfer. There is also a chance that I could become DL too for the DL here has
been here for 6 months! So who knows! I will be going to Dumaghetti on Friday
for a meeting so BACK TO NEGROS! I'll be able to get my package too:)
(P-Day!)
(Near my house.)
(Giving
kids the toys my mom sent me. They were very excited)
(The
most money I've withdrawn here in my mission!!!!! 4500 pesos! )
(So
these little candies I got in the MTC last 4th of July. I kept them and said to
myself that I would eat them in my mission. So here is a picture of the long
year wait to celebrate Murica Day here on Siquijor:) HAPPY MURICA DAY
MURICA!!!)
(This
is a picture of me right as you read this going "all is good'' )
All is
well! Take care ya'll! Love you all back at home!
Elder
Morris
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