1st WEEK
AS A MISSIONARY!!!!
Guys!!
I don’t even where to begin and my fingers are shacking because I was so
nervously excited to be finally be able to email my family ahah and i only have
45mins which doesn’t help the shaking fingers haha
Oh my
goodness being a missionary is such an honor!! I absolutely love this work, I
have come to realize how important and vital this work is, and I am apart of
it!! yeeppe!! I cnat even remember the beinging of the week here at the
MTC because I have been sooooo busy and I feel like I’ve been here for ages
already! but I love it! its a lot of work, but work that is so important I
don’t even care that I cant keep my eyes open by 7 pm haha
Well,
my second day here at the MTC Elder Renlund, one of the new apostles came to
give us a devotainl and then 2 days ago one of the Asia area authorities came
to give a devotional, gosh they were both soooo good and talked about our
missionary purpose. oooh and I was asked to give the closing prayer in the
devotional with Renlund, and got to shake his hand!! what up!!
I AM
LITERALLY the only white girl here!! there are 3 other white elders from Utah
food-
rice rice rice rice and rice! Its all really good haha just a lot of rice then
some more rice! the meat is sweet and we always have veggies with it! they are
feeding us too much and we don’t walk at all here sooooooo don’t be surprised
if i look a little chubbs! Filipinos don’t use forks to eat with just to cut
so, I now only use a spoon to eat my food with, it is so effective try it!!
The
hardest thing to get adjusted to is all the different nationalities, my
district is awesome but they all speak Samoan and a little English so I am just
in class reading my scriptures and they are there just chatting away. Its fun
and all I just miss Americans. luckily the mission president is American, oh my
goodness he is such a people person and always gives hugs which I love!!
Oh I am
in a three some. so I have 3 companions and the one elder in my district
doesn’t have a companion so the four of us are all kasamas. but the 2nd night
here one of my kasamas needed to go to the ER ( she’s fine now) but mom if I
ever need the ER, trust it because it is almost nicer then most USA hospitals
hahah well kind of but I just thought I would let you know that hahah I stayed
up til 3 am in the ER with her, the day after I was up till 3
am the pervious night from traveling to the Philippines which is a super
long story in its self, but moral of the story is that I am here safe and sound
and I am loving it!
Tagalog-
wow I am so grateful for the gift of tongues, it is real! also I am so lucky to
have some Spanish under my belt cause it has helped a lot with pronouncing the
words. I can now testify, share a scripture, make small talk and pray! and its
only my 1st week sheeesh my brain is going to explode!! but its sooo much fun!
I have
eaten some weird things already, one of them being an entire fish with the eye
balls still in it! I just couldn’t look at the eyes when I ate it haha but
actually it was really really good!
mom I
miss your food!! I cant believe you made 300 roles and a bizillion pies all
with one hand!! sheeesh my family is awesome, thanks for helping mom with all
the baking, I wish I could have been there to help.
We have
a progressing investigator!! We have to teach in tagalog, but it just ends up
being in English because we still know nothing. But oh my goodness I am
addicted to the spirit! The spirit is what taught the lessons, especially
because she knows hardly any English! I asked her to be baptized and she said
YES!!! ahhh I can’t even tell you the pure joy I had, I wanted to cry! This is
why I am here, to testify of Christ and his love for everyone! We taught
her all about families, I testified of families and thought about my loving and
supportive family the entire time. I am out here in the Philippines
there
is soooooo much more i want to say but i am running our of time. also i nearly
cried when i heard we weren’t able to send pictures because these computers
don’t have a software for it! I have taken so so many pictures so expect about
a million when I finally get out in the field! I just wish with all my
heart there was a waY!! ahhhh....
My
heart is filled with so much love for this gospel, for my friends and most
importantly my family and our heavenly father. this work is wonderful and I am
so blessed to be one of Gods dedicated servants. This church is true. Wish me
look with all the rice! oh and tagalog! I hope you guys had an amazing
Thanksgiving!!
I LOVE
YOU!!!!!!
sister
Evans 11-27-15
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