September 23, 2013

Magandang hapon kayo!

Man, another week. I don't know what to tell you, the days are blending. I'll be honest, it's hard and time works weird. It goes so slow but fast at the same time. But you just gotta enjoy it, diba? 

Anyway, this is pretty much how my week went:

Tuesday: We had companion exchanges, so I worked with Elder Ramsay for the day. It was pretty fun and it was cool to see his area and meet some awesome people. One guy we taught was really cool, but he was super philosophical and was pretty confused, but we had a good time teaching him.

Wednesday: We had zone conference in Laoag. It was pretty awesome and I got to see almost my entire MTC batch, so it was fun to catch up with Elder Finch, Elder Hinton, Sister Brewer, and Sister Keith. Then we taught some of our recent converts and had awesome lessons with them. It's pretty fun, especially when non-members are with us and they get to feel the Spirit with us.

Thursday: So our fellowshipper turned out to be unavailable, so we weren't able to teach the majority of our planned lessons (I guess that's where back-up plans come in handy...). We got punted the majority of the day, but we were able to teach a few lessons and they were pretty fun. Oh, and we got chased by a bunch of kids who wanted hi fives. The kids are hilarious. 

Friday: We found out that Elder Del Rosario is being transferred to the Santa Ana area, which is the far end of the mission out in the bukid bukid area! Haha, that's nuts, but it should be fun for him. And we had a lunch appointment and had a good discussion about charity.

Saturday: So the typhoon came in and we weren't able to work all day. It was a signal 2 and signal 3 in some areas, so we didn't have power all day. Basically we studied and cleaned the apartment. But then Elder Ruga and I went out to go buy us chicken for dinner and on the way home, the whole highway was flooded and we were soaked when we got back. Haha, it wasn't fun, but it's funny now. Also, there was a bat in our apartment, but thankfully Elder Ramsay is from Australia so he just used a bag, grabbed it, and threw it outside. Haha, I felt like a little girl because I didn't know what to do about it.

Sunday: After church, we went and taught a couple about baptism, and some kids saw me and so they followed us into the lesson. We ended up teaching the couple, their kids, plus about 18 neighbor kids anywhere from 5-12 years old. That was pretty fun, kind of weird, but awesome.

So in summary, we get punted a lot and do to the weather, and people being "busy," we don't necessarily get to teach as much as we would like. But no worries, it's all good! This week we're going to make some better back-up plans, find, and work harder. It will be good.

Anyway, keep enjoying life with hot water and flushing toilets. Have an awesome week! Mahal ko kayo!

-Elder Oberg

Also, read Alma 36. It's about Alma the Younger telling his story, and it's a great reminder that repentance isn't bad. It's a positive experience and though it's hard, it's always worth it. There are some other insights I got from it as well, check it out!