WEEK 5 Email

MTC
Companion: Elders Laxton, Seumanutafa, Parkinson

Kamusta pamilya ug mga amigo!!

So this week has been very good. Elder Laxton and I worked very hard, and our lessons were all very good. Throughout this week, we went to many meetings and doctor appointments for him to finally get cleared to leave. It was not looking to good, but just yesterday he was called to a district presidents office and was told to go get cleared by the doctor so he could leave. He is leaving today at 4:30. It has been good working with him and getting to know him, but i am so happy that he is finally getting to Cebu!! so I'll be back with Elder Seumanutafa and elder Parkinson until i leave which is good. well being a missionary is so hard, even here in the MTC. I cannot imagine how much harder it will get in the field, but i believe that is why lives are blessed so much by those serving missions. I am so proud of every single one of my friends who are serving missions, and setting an example for those around them. It is crazy how this is it. During the mission is when life changes and will never be the same. I'm scared and excited at the same time, but for now i know what i need to do, and what my purpose is. So one of my good friends from school was called to Brazil, but his visa didn't come, so he was reassigned to Long Beach!! I was super pumped to hear this from him, and so i hope he loves it there. There is also another Elder who was supposed to go to manila, but he has back problems so he was reassigned to San Diego, Tagalog speaking!! It is so exciting being here at the MTC meeting missionaries from all places, and all walks of life. Yesterday i met an Elder who is from Mexico city and is serving in japan!! It is so cool because in the span of talking to him for 5 minutes he was speaking 3 different languages. I miss you all, and I am struggling at times, but i feel the extra strength come from your prayers. I am so grateful for this once in a lifetime opportunity i have to forget my whole life, and just go to work. I am already surprised with how much i have grown since being here, and i cannot imagine how i am going to be in 2 years. it is going to be weird, but a good kind of weird. I really don't have much more to say so i am just going to share my testimony in Cebuano.

Missyonaryo ako, nga ang simbahan ni jesukristo sa mga santos sa ulahing mga adlaw. Nasayud ko nga, mao kini sa buhat ug sa himaya sa Dios. Ang pagpahinabo sa pagka-imortal ug sa kinabuhi nga dayon sa mga tawo. Ug akong katuyuan mao ang sa pagdapit sa mga tawo ni pilipinas sa pagpangutana sa Dios kon tinuod sa niining simbahan pinaagi pag-ampo, ug kanusa mobasa Ang Basahon ni Mormon. Nasayud ko nga manluluwas ug manunubos si Jesukristo. Siya nahigugma tanan sa mga katawhan, ug nasayud ko nga ako anak sa Dios. Mga anak kita niya. Makabalik kita sa iyang atubangan pinaagi mga pakigsaad, ug kon magpuyo atong mga kinabuhi mas maayo. Ecsited ko sa pagtudlo mga gamay pilipinos. Mao kini ang tinuod nga ebanghelyo. Naghubad si Joseph Smith ang basahon ni mormon. ug salamat ko para niana. Nagpasalamat para tanan sa inyong mga ehemplo kanako. sa ngalan ni Jesukristo, Amen.