11/28/11 E-mail!

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I'm STAYING IN CORON! =D I get to spend my birthday and Christmas here! Boom-shocka-locka! So yeah I'm pretty pumped about that. Elder Robbins and Elder Osumo are leaving....haha Elder Robbins was totally confident that me and Elder Osumo were leaving, and I kept telling him that he was the one leaving. And boom. He's out. I'm the last of the openers of Coron here! Rockin it.

This week I feel like I don't have too much to report, but I do have a ton of pictures so smile, because I love you.

So Tuesday we found out that Janise and Dante Anohan, who have been living together for ever but haven't been married cuz of laws here in the Philippines. Suddenly decided that they wanna get married. Which is awesome! Cuz once they're married Janise can receive a calling (responsibilities in the church), that will greatly help us, and Dante can get baptized! I was pumped to hear that! Also Sister Lagrosa recognized how fast I've learned to Tagalog and said that I know Cuyunen too and next is Visian haha Compliments are nice =). And lastly while we were visiting Sister Sengco. She stopped us and was like "I noticed something with you two." (I'm pretty sure she said all this in English, too haha) We were like "What?" She said, "You too have really good bonding." That like made my day! Cuz like my parents know, when I first started the companionship with Elder Bagahansol, I kinda struggled. I felt like we didn't really get along and we were just too different, and the language barrier was driving me nuts, but over this past transfer we've really worked really well together and I've really enjoyed working with him. So I'm more than happy to spend at least one more transfer with him. So cool.

On Wednesday, we had companionship exchanges and I worked with Elder Osumo. We were teaching about Ammon and sharing his story and Elder Osumo said that Ammon chopped off the hands of all the robbers and I was like wait isn't "arm," "braso?" And he looked at me weird and I was like so when the king so all the hands he asked his servants where are the rest of their arms?? (be tee dubs, it was really all in Tagalog of course) And then Sister Princess and I laughed really hard cuz it was hilarious, but maybe not hilarious to you guys. You had to be there. hahaha That night we taught another family and after the lesson the father was like it's better that you're here cuz I can understand what you're saying a lot better than Elder Robbins. Which was another nice little confidence booster. For the most people say that I'm doing better than him, but the thing is I think I'm just more confident when I speak Tagalog and he kinda freaks himself out a little and is way nervous it seems when he speaks to another Filipinos.

Thursday was Thanksgiving! My lunch was this delicious like soup of spices and vegetables with chicken in it and rice that I really like. I forgot what it's called haha But I always get it at the Carinderias. And dinner was homemade bread that we always buy from Pres Arnold and jam. haha Also, I talked to a couple guys from England! That was fun! So of course I asked them who their team was, and one of them said Arsenal so I can dig. haha

Friday as always we did service! We helped build a house for the seventh day adventist dude! I even have a pic of him for you haha I got to rock the machete again and we got super dirty! haha It was probably the funnest one yet. Also today was the day that I've officially been away from home/on my mission for 6 months! But only out in the field for four. It's been flying! So crazy how fast it goes!

Saturday really wasn't anything too exciting and Sunday was decent. I had to speak in sacrament meeting and it went really well I felt! It was about likening the scriptures to us. I hated talking in front of people in English, but now I have to do it in Tagalog. So when I have to do it again in English it better not freak me out! But I'm sure it still will...haha And that was about it for the week, like always it was a great week. Peace out homies!

Love
Elder Michael Gadberry

Pictures
283/284 -- Me messin with Elder Robbins's planner =)
300 -- Me and the Maanyo family, minus parents and Sara
301-310 -- Rockin the Uke
317 -- Gettin ice cream! That stuff was masarap!
319 -- Me and Bro Orlan candid
320-331 -- Baptism!
333-336 -- Fun after baptism
342 -- Chillin at Angelos house
349-357 -- Fishing adventures
364 -- Tonton rockin the lobster
366 -- I tried that as my ulam...Yeah that was not good at all...haha But cheese nips make a decent ulam.
371 -- The tamaran thingy that I ate and it was suuuuper sour, but kinda good.
372/373 -- Sweet basketball hoop we found!
376 -- Coron sign and view
378/379 -- Seashore pics
383 -- My to do list the Sunday I had to do the Sunday school lesson
385 -- Okay the sugar with the apple makes it freakin good! But is it still healthy?
393/394 -- Elder Robbins really wanted me to make hand turkeys with him, so I did. And he called my turkey an abomination to all hand turkeys and was rather upset...haha It was fun. Elder Robbins -- "I would like to say that Elder Gadberry completely desecrated the whole idea of hand turkeys, and I feel like it would be better to burn his picture than for an entire nation of hand turkeys to dwindle in abominations and whoredoms!! Robbins out!!"
397 -- Our 7th day superventist friend! hahaha
398-400 -- Workin on the house. Note my machete!
402-404 -- We were super dirty, so we took pictures.
410 -- Our turkeys on the fridge! Cuz that's where you put all works of art right?
414 -- Brother Orlan and I
417 -- Elder Bagahansol and Tonton
452-454 -- My ties! I'm goin keep a progression of all my ties as I gain and lose ties. Idea from Robbins, I dig it. Also, all my ties have names, it's cool, I'm cool.
481/482 -- What district meetings in Coron look like
492-509 -- Picture sesh after district meeting and while we were waiting for food! haha
Last one -- Us and Elder Ardern