So this week was..... kinda sorta freaking amazing! I'm catching the vision of what I have the potential to become as a missionary here in the Philippines. Short on time though so scatter-brained, a few stories, and I'm out :)
Right now I'm reading in Alma about the Missionary Work of Alma, Amulek, and the Sons of Mosiah. You know? The best missionaries EVER? :)
Wow, Alma is an AMAZING missionary! There are so many things that impress me about him but one of the greatest is his trust in God. He and Amulek went through HUGE trials together. When the wicked Ammonihahites are burning the believers and their writings Amulek expressed his fear that perhaps they would be burned too. Alma shows amazing trust and says, "be it according to the will of God, but our work here is not yet finished, therefore they burn us not. Wow! Alma trusted that no matter what happened, even if it meant death, it would be the will of God and be for their benefit. I really love his example and its strengthening my trust in my Heavenly Father. No matter what trials or problems we face, we can take comfort in the fact that it will be for our benefit because God is looking out for us.
At our Zone Meeting last week Sister Sperry, our Mission President's wife talked to us about goals and asked a couple questions that really got me thinking. She said, "When you are finished with your mission, what do you want to be able to say you've accomplished?" I wasn't sure at first and was surprised I hadn't thought about it. But I found the answer to this also in the words of Alma. He said to his son Helaman in Alma 36:25-26 "Yea, and now behold, O my son, the Lord doth give me exceedingly great joy in the fruit of my labors; For because of the word which he has imparted unto me, behold, many have been born of God, and have tasted as I have tasted, and have seen eye to eye as I have seen; therefore they do know of these things of which I have spoken, as I do know; and the knowledge which I have is of God." I want to be able to say, like Alma, that I have found success with the Lord's help.
Like I said... Alma? AMAZING! :)
Oh yeah. On 11-11-11? I saw a cat catch a rat for the first time. Pretty intense, just thought you'd like to know hahaha :P
Last week a member in our ward returned from his mission in Cagayan de Oro. He came and worked with us on monday and was amazing! He opened his mouth to everyone about the Gospel. When he taught it was very clear and to the point. I don't know how to explain it, but everything he did seemed to work out perfectly. I got to catch a glimpse of what I will become in the next few months and it was really exciting :)
So another BIG thing happened on Monday. It really rocked my world and I'm sure it will do the same to you.
My favorite food here in the Philippines so far is Tapsilog. Tapsilog is a fried egg, the ever-present cup of rice, and a few strips of REALLY tasty meat :) (Can you see where this is going?) I eat it for basically every meal because we have a Tapsilogan (Restaurant) down the street.
So guess what kind of meat Tapsilog is made from (Let me give you a hint it isn't beef:)..... ASO???? Nope, it's not aso (dog) meat haha. KABAYO!! I have been eating HORSE (kabayo) meat and LOVING it for the last 4 weeks hahaha! :) So cool! :P They told me the other day what the meet was and I just about died laughing :)
So I found out a little more about my area of the mission haha. Apparently it's the "armpit" of the mission, or the part noone really wants to go to :) Not only that but we're in probably the smallest apartment in the Zone. My mattress is SUPER thin so the bedbars stick in my back each night. I've been paired with a native companion who's in his 4th transfer. This is his first time training and we are in an area neither of us has been before.
Whew! Sounds pretty tought eh? :) The Lord must really be conditioning me for something great if he's starting me off in this tough of a situation. Either that or I've got a lot to learn :) Probably both haha. I'm glad that I'm experiencing all of the tough parts of the mission now at the beginning so that I can LOVE the rest of my mission, knowing it's all uphill from here :)
Well that all folks! :) Love and miss you all! Hope things are good in the states! Shoot me a Dear elder if you get the chance, I love hearing from y'all :)
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