Hello... Great news!
...I'M TRANSFERRED!
...TO LEGASPI MISSION!!!!! Saturday we got the text that I would be
transferred. Usually we don't know where our area is or who our companion
will be until we get there on transfer day (Tuesday), but our mission President
decided to try something new and tell us! Because of that, I now know
that I'll be transferred to Pilar, Sorsogon (look it up) and my companion will
be Elder Hatch! The area is in the Legaspi Mission boundaries so when the
Naga Mission splits on July 1st, a new mission call will be sent to me for that
mission! How exciting. Well that bit was half of my request to my
mission president. The other hope was that my companion would be
Filipino. Elder Hatch (from Nevada I think), though, got here the same
time as Elder Simmons so he'll have only just finished training as well.
I guess, to be honest, I was hoping to have a bit of a rest with a
Filipino who is obviously fluent in Tagalog... but... I'm super excited pa rin
to work with Elder Hatch! Anyways, I don't know anything about him (other
than Simmons was in the MTC with him), so hold questions until next week
because I don't meet him until tomorrow.
Accordingly, this week
has consisted of lots of preparation before I leave. Also, remember
"Hell Week" in high school sports? Where they work out way more
for the last week of training (right?)? Well, the first four days of this
week, we taught the least amount we ever have! I was pretty sure it was
just like Hell Week since we're also finishing training. I was about to
except that as well as an awful week of work, until I realized that
Hell Week is good because of the great/numerous work outs. After that
thought, the next half of the week became the best work we've done!
Thus averaging out to a pretty darn good week (: Found many new
people. I'll introduce you to one: Alex. Hah Alex... Alex
is... a crazy genius. I mean, in everything that saying entails, he is a
crazy genius. He somehow know more about church history (and any religious
history) than most members do (as in, almost more than me), knowing dates of
everything significant that has happened in this church and all the prophets,
etc. He can tell you anything you want about Philippines, American or any
other kind of history. He's a genius. Hah and he claims he learned
it all from "reading the Guinness Book of World
Records." Which brings me to my next point. He also is...
nuts. Just crazy. Awesome person to teach. Both him, and the
golden family we met, almost make me jealous of Elder Simmons to get to stay
and teach them. Oh, we also met another crazy... His name was something
extremely long/weird. He also tried to convince us he served in World War
II and is 126 years old.... (weeeh).
My last week really has
been a treat here. I'll really miss all the members... 6 months I've been
here! 6 months of loving people with all your heart. with the
purest love you can posses, really draws you close to people. Tonight, we
have a Group Family Home Evening, my last time at our "church". Hah,
yesterday was the last time I'll ever go to church outside! It'll be nice
having at least a Branch (if not ward) and an actual church building in my next
area! (:
It's raining here!
Every afternoon there will be a torrential downpour. You know it's
wet when you hear the "swuish swuish" noise of trudging through
water. You know it's even more wet when you get to dry ground
and you still hear the "swuish" noise because your shoes are flooded.
Okey, more updates next
week about companion and area. Enjoy the pictures!
Love, Elder Brown
Pictures -
1. Alex, the crazy
genius.
2-8. Fun pictures.
The bridge was super cool!
9-10. More members
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