Magandang Umaga everyone!
So
the beginning of the week was fairly hard, but trust me it's been so
much better since Thursday and I've learned a lot! Tagalog is pretty
crazy, but we finally started learning how to conjugate 'mag' verbs and
'in' verbs which is hard to keep track of, but it's making sense. The
spirit here in the MTC is awesome, especially during Sunday and Tuesday
night devotionals. Time is going by so slow and so fast at the exact
same time, it's definitely a new experience for me.
Anyway,
last week after we did laundry, I was walking with my companion, Elder
Hinton back to our residence hall. At the end, he wasn't really paying
attention and walked into a pole. It was pretty awesome and we still
make fun of him for it. But we all do things that deserve to be made fun
of. The elders in our district, (the sisters too, but the elders are
more immature) have a stupid little joke. In Tagalog, 'mabuti' is good,
and 'tubig' is water, so after we get a drink we say Mabuti tubig! If
you don't get it, say it out loud.
We've
been teaching Nila for a while. We taught her about the Book of Mormon,
the Apostasy and Restoration, and about baptism and repentance. Then,
we commited her to be baptized which was an awesome experience. We are
getting a new investigator on Monday and we are going to start teaching
two. It will be interesting, but my Tagalog is starting to get a little
better so we'll see how it goes. Our teacher, Brother Kovach is flipping
awesome and he said that his goal for us was that we'd be pretty much
fluent in Tagalog by the time we leave the MTC on August 13. Of course,
we'll have much to learn in the field though, especially because they
say somethings a little different.
On Wednesday I was
having a really hard time, but I had a good chat with Elder Finneman,
one of the zone leaders. He leaves to go into the field on Monday which
is awesome. Since then it's been pretty amazing. My district is really
fun. Elder Finch, Elder Linstrom, and Elder Parry and I have been
getting along really well. Elder Parry kind of reminds me of Brother
Sigafus, which explains why I get along with him so well. I like my
companion, his personality is just a little different for me to get used
to. But of course, I have some things to work on, and I know I need to
work on developing charity and patience. I'm working on it, trust me.
The sisters in our district, Sister Keith, Sister Brewer, Sister Reed,
and Sister Burnham are pretty cool too. We have a lot of fun in class,
even though it's hard sometimes.
Thursday
was awesome and I got a package from home! I actually just barely got a
package today from the Hartley's, which was extremely kind of them! We
have gym time everyday and I'm trying to start running. It's fun, and
I'm trying to stay in decent shape, especially because of how much they
feed us here. Oh and at lunch, I was walking to put my tray away, and I
stopped to let someone pass by and my kosama (companion) didn't notice
so he walked into me and bumped his tray so a glass fell and shattered
on the ground. It was kind of funny, but I felt bad for the MTC staff.
We helped them clean it up, but still.
Anyway, I don't
really know what else to tell you, especially because I have such
limited time. But I appreciate all your emails/letters and I hope all is
going well for you!
Mahal ko kayo!
And remember, whatever it is: Kaya mo iyan! (You can do it!)
-Elder Oberg
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Kumusta!
This week has been pretty crazy.
So
on Saturday, after I emailed and such, Elder Linstrom, one of the
elders in my district, went home. It was pretty sad and really hard for
Elder Finch (his companion.) Elder Linstrom had been suffering from an
emotional problem and so they prayed and decided it would be best for
him to go home until it is treated. But he plans on coming back in a few
years once it's resolved, and I really think he will. So now I'm in a
threesome companionship with Elder Hinton and Elder Finch.
Pretty
much everyday is the same, but it's awesome! In the morning we have
class in which we talk about Tagalog, how to begin teaching, and other
doctrinal topics depending on the day. It's pretty good, but three hours
sometimes feels like a long time. Oh, and we're now teaching Nichole as
well as Boboy and their super awesome. I'm still not fluent in Tagalog
yet, but it's coming little by little. My verb conjugations are getting
better, it's just difficult to remember which verb goes with which
conjugation. But that really probably doesn't matter to you anyway.
On
Tuesday, we had our devotional at the Marriott Center and my district
made me sing with them in the choir. I basically mouthed the words, but
it was still a really cool experience. It was broadcasted to all of the
international MTC's and we took a picture of all the missionaries in
there. It's super cool because they've only done that three times. And
the talks were amazing. Elder Richard G. Hinckley of the 70 spoke with
his wife.
Elder
Parry is probably my best friend out here right now. We relate to each
other and get along super well, which is pretty cool. I'm trying to work
out my differences with Elder Hinton, which is slowly coming. Elder
Finch is really helpful in our companionship. He's a good kid. So Elder
Gallen is from Pompeii which is an island in Micronesia. He had to learn
english, and now he's learning Tagalog from English speaking teachers,
which is pretty hard for him. But he's really funny, he says the
weirdest things and I don't know if he knows half of what he's saying.
He's awesome, but he drinks probably 5 cans of soda a day, so we're
trying to work with him on that.
I'm
sorry I really don't have a whole lot of time, and I'm thinking that
the majority of my emails will be the same and boring until I get into
the field. Haha, but we'll see. If everything goes according to plan, I
fly out on August 13
If you guys get the
chance, read 3 Nephi 12! It's amazing! Also Moroni 7 is an awesome
chapter and I read from it almost every day.
Mahal ko kayo!
-Elder Oberg
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