How's it going everyone?? Happy New Year! Pretty crazy huh?? 2012 now! Isn't this the last year of the world or somethin? I've forgotten haha
We had another great week here in Coron! Holidays out here are awesome! Everyone's diggin it.
This email is going to be lame.....but there's pictures! So be happy. haha
This week we talked a lot to the people we're teaching about New Year Resolutions and improving this upcoming year. It was awesome to have these people share their lives and experiences with us. I loveee Brother Jucaban! We had, I think three really spiritual lessons with him and his family this week. First we talked about his Resolutions and they were awesome! He said first, starting on Jan 1, he's done smoking (he smokes just a couple cigarettes a day). Second, because he'll be done with cigarettes, he wants to be baptized! And then three, he's starting to look for a more regular job so he will for sure be able to make it church everyday Sunday. He rocks!! And Aurora Albuera, a recent convert, has already read the entire Book of Mormon and is making her way through the index haha I heart these people! Sister Lagrosa chose to come to church on Sunday instead of going out to a beach with some friends that she works with. All these people are so awesome!
But of course with the holidays, this week was a lot of fun at the same time. haha They had a tricycle decorating contest here that we were to see because President decided to cancel the training we were supposed to attend to help him with.
And then New Years was pretty legit too. We were confined to our apartment at 6 that night cuz it's pretty crazy in the Philippines on New Years but not as bad here as it is in the city. So yeah. So with it being New Years I decided to go big and buy ice cream and Chips Ahoy cookies! haha And we rocked Linda Rowberry's I Know That My Redeemer Lives (the new apartment favorite song, it's playing alllll the time haha) And being the good elders we are, we read our scriptures for most of the night, but didn't exactly go to sleep at 10:30...becuase, One, it's so noisy with everyone doing fireworks alllll night that it's impossible. So we stayed up, watched some fireworks down at the Boardwalk from our apartment. Then it's like Filipino tradition to feast at like 1am that morning. So our Branch President that lives below us, told us to come down and we ate! It was good stuff! haha And it was noisy! haha
So yeah, that's kinda my week, sorry it's pretty lame! But it'll get better! This may be my last email from Coron! Transfer day is Jan 11! Ahhh! Don't worry I'll stay =D haha we'll see. Well I'm out!
Happy New Year!
Love
Elder Michael Gadberry
Pictures!
So the computer is being weird so I'll just give you a gist of what I know is pictured. The aprons are the mission christmas present from President and Sister Stucki haha. There's the tricycle show. Lights and Christmas tree down at the plaza. Roasted pig! The Christmas lights I put out cuz I'm festive! haha My icecream! The stars! I put my camera on the ground and set the shutter speed to like 15 seconds so you can actually see the stars pretty decently for a picture on a digital camera. Fireworks! Eating late on New Years with President! New Years lunch at the Duran's
12/25 Pictures
803-813 -- Absolutely beautiful sunset on Tuesday!
824 -- We caught some fish with Kuya Angelo
829/834 -- Snake in the water in the little creek we had to cross! Scary!
849 -- The next night's sunset, that wasn't quite as good.
855-927 -- The Branch Christmas Party!
857-859 -- The Cast of the little skit thing we put on about Christmas in Jerusalem and Christmas in Zarahemla. I'm Nephi! Woo! I think it's cuz I'm white...haha get it?? The skit was already recorded like anciently, so we just had to lip sync it. So yeah...yeah.
861 -- Nephite woman converses with Mary. The wonders of modern technology...haha, I'm hilarious
862 -- Tatay Espayos rocks the shephard good!
866/867 -- Samuel the Lamanite. And thus we see the power of the Lord, cuz how else would an arrow not hit him while upon the city wall
870-875 -- If that doesn't look like Nephi, I don't know what does.
876/878 -- The party's in Zarahemla!
879-884 -- The missionary presentation at the party. We danced and sang Silent Night followed suddenly by a Fijian Haka-like thing that Elder Misa taught us. haha Easily the best performance of the night
896 -- The young women presented Star ng Pasko
897 -- Everyone there! for the most part
905 -- the Relief Society sang a hymn...yawn.
908/909 -- It was Nanay Duran's bday! We sang to her and she cried! It was touching. haha
911 -- Maribeth and Bhea and Zoids and Josh
913 -- President sportin the pig nose
927 -- Chillin it up
934-943 -- Cristmas Eve!
934/935 -- We bought American stuff and made s'mores! haha
940 -- I rocked the hammock
941 -- And then Bhea kicked me out, so I took a picture of her haha
942/943 -- Christmas Eve dinner later that night from President and cooked by Tonton
948-1028 -- Today!
948 -- Coron!
949-954 -- We're on a boat!
957-967 -- Siete Picados. Pretty! And you feed fish!
980/981 -- That's right, even the dog rolled with us.
982 -- CYC Island/Beach; where we had our first baptisms.
983 -- We found a wild monkey!
984-999 -- Playin around on the beach and climbin around of the rocks and exploring
1000 -- He's fishing with the line and hooks my parents sent me haha
1001-1004 -- Pics
1005-1024 -- Picture Sesh!
1028 -- So I thought I claimed myself a pretty awesome seat down there in front....But the water was superrr choppy so I got absolutely soaked the entire trip back home haha
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