My family! Marahay
na aga sa indong gabos!
First of all... Happy birthday to my mother!!! Also to my second mother, Shauna Elliott! October
23rd is the day to spoil them! I'm pretty sure my mom is turning 29
(AGAIN) so that's how many candles will go on the cake (:
This week was exciting.
Tuesday morning, we were having our studies when Williams stops and just
says, "Are you shaking?" A pause. I think about it... I'm
not shaking, but hala(!) the whole building is!!!..... EARTHQUAKE! As
I'm sure you can picture, I made a dash to the front door just in time to get
out of our apartment before the whole thing collapsed!!! -that last bit
is just a joke. However, I freaked out! Though it turned out to be
okay... (I refused to go inside for a few minutes for fear of
aftershock). Joking aside, I'm pretty sure the earthwuake was quite
destructive more to the South of the Philippines. (Cebu?)
It's elections next week
for all the baranggay's (communities). This simply means that people
strap massive speakers to anything with wheels and a motor then drive around
all day blasting the same voiced over song onver and over and over again in
support of their candidate. ...This would never fly in America.
I've finished and am of
course again starting the Book of Mormon. Somethings which have really
stuck out to me are all of the verses I remember sharing with specific people.
I'll get to a verse or story, and can totally picture myself in a lesson
I taught a year ago. Really makes me appreciate every moment I've had
here, and will still have. And we've certainly been making the most of
it! I can't think of a time where I've felt the Spirit more than I do
now! The whole promise of the constant companionship of the
Holy Ghost is true. To give you an idea of what comes with this gift from
constant worthiness, I quote Galatians 5:22-23, "But the fruit of the
Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness,
goodness, faith, meekness, temperance..." (this was the topic of my talk
yesterday).
That pretty much
describes it. So simple true and wonderful. Thanks for your support
(letters!). Love you!
Elder Shane Brown
Pictures -
3-4. Coming home from a
funeral service. This was supposed to be a bridge but they never finished
it (hence, the trees)
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