Ayos!
So its been a pretty awesome week! So check this out. So this week I started writing in my journal again!! =D And it was tamang tama kasi I forgot my planner at home so I can't really cheat off of that this time, but I brought my journal. So if I hadn't brought that I wouldn't have much to tell you this week.. haha
So everyone on your e-mail list knows you are not writing in your Journal. I hope that is incentive enough to get going and start writing again.
Yeah. So? haha just kidding.. I started nga! It actually says in the white handbook to write in your journal every night so apparently its kinda a rule... oops. haha I actually kinda started a large plates, small plates kinda thing like Nephi.. haha So I have my one journal that I write in every night about the day and what not. Then I started a new one this week that I write in every morning in the last 5-10 minutes of personal study where I recount what I studied, the thoughts I had about it and things to ponder. I'm also using that journal for distinct, unique, personal spiritual experiences. And then I actually have a third, too, that I put quotes and like notes and stuff like that thats not as personal. So I'm doing good now! =D
Are things drying out there yet?
Umm it was actually pretty dry most of the week. Actually no not really.. haha I still got made fun of all the time by the members and what not for having wayyy muddy shoes and pants.. haha
Were you able to have a productive week despite the weather?
Of course! It was another great week! And we had to spend another day in Manila even.
You didn't know Elvis was part of our family did you? (Kirk sent Michael a picture from our family reunion which had a life-sized Elvis cut-out)
hahaha Sister Dietrich mentioned something about the picture of grandma and elvis when we stopped by the office the other day.. haha I guess that means we're related to the Dietrich's cuz I'm pretty sure Sister Dietrich regards Elvis as an older brother of hers.. haha
So what's it like being the DL(district leader)? Do you have to travel extra? So how is your teaching pool going?
Its not too bad yet! I haven't had to teach district meeting yet and thats what I'm really fearing.. haha We have Zone Conference this Tuesday so I thought I wasn't going to have to teach again cuz thats what the ZLs told me but Elder Handy just saw this morning on the calendar that we still have district meeting but its on Wednesday... =( haha I've only had to travel once to Naic to do a baptismal interview and to get one of our investigators a baptism interview. It was a pretty cool experience! He was a cool guy and I felt he was ready to be baptized. So I passed him. Later on in the day I thanked Heavenly Father for the opportunity I had to conduct the baptismal interview and told him that I felt that he was ready and in that moment I felt confirmation from the Spirit that that was the right thing. So that was cool! Our investigator passed too! So he's getting baptized on Saturday and I think he asked me to baptize him! haha Well he told the ZL he wanted Elder Chocolate to baptize him which means Elder Gadberry. Kasi ganito siya... If you don't have a filipino name its kinda hard for them to get your name off the bat so you gotta relate it to something so people started thinking that I say Cadbury so half the time when I introduce myself its I'm Elder Gadberry its kinda like the chocolate, Cadbury.. and then they laugh and remember my name forever. haha The teaching pool is great! We don't have any time to really find people so we're relying on referrals and that kinda stuff to find new investigators.
So now we get questions from Grandma G! Woo!
Are mosquitoes a big problem like they are here?
They kinda are. You've probably heard of Dengue Fever. We've gotta watch out for that. There's been lots of missionaries thats gotten. Both Elder Wong and Elder Partridge did, if you remember them from my MTC emails.. haha
do you miss Krispy Kreme donuts? or McDonalds?
Yes. hahaha Well mostly Krispy Kream..haha I love eating rice and ulam and filipino food but I don't know how to make it so yeah.. problem. So I'm pumped when we get Filipino food. Lets be honest, who woulda bet noong May 2011 that I would LOVE Filipino food? hahaha Yeah...its a blessing.
Are you happy to get out of the office or sad?
Well.. I'll just say I'm content. haha I miss my area from the office. Even if it was the most frustrating area known to man.. hahaha So I miss my area but was pretty okay with handing over the finance secretary responsibilities for a time. haha When Elder Grob was getting trained by Sister Venus she told him that we really needed a separate Finance Secretary and Housing Coordinator. So he was joking that he was going to pull me back in to be one of those.. haha I was like nahhh you can do it! I had to! haha
How about missing driving in Manila traffic? I alsways admired you for doing that.
hahaha I kinda do! Well.. I'm happy to be walking all the time cuz its nice but I definitely didn't mind traffic or driving. Everyone thought it was really weird that I liked driving in Manila, but i don't know.. it wasnt that bad.. I guess Elder Pugmire and Elder Grob aren't doing so well cuz neither of them wants to drive.. haha
That was all her questions. But I would just like to let you know that my Grandma G rocks! And Darshan knows cuz he's friends with her on Facebook! hahaha
So this was already long but I'll hit you with a few highlights from the week!
As I review my journal, I had lots of really comforting and cool experiences with the Spirit. Like one night, we went home and I was kinda frustrated about something or other, but I didn't say anything of course.. haha And like the moment we knelt in prayer to begin our nightly planning, I addressed Heavenly Father and felt the Spirit return and comfort me. And it was just really cool experience that teaches that even when no one else knows, the Lord knows and will comfort us.
In my studies this week, I studied and pondered a lot on the life and teachings of Christ. I read primarily from Mark 7-12 among many other things. So it was cool! I'm trying to identify His attributes and His personality and I can really see His love portrayed in His words and actions. I try to like envision these events but sometimes its kinda hard. I guess its a good thing the church is coming out with those Bible videos.. haha
This week our work was great! It was really enjoyable and successful! It was funny though yesterday.. haha We got to church like 5 minutes before it started and surprise! Elder Gadberry our dude hasn't showed up yet so can you speak? Butt. Okay.. hahaha So I was like super nervous but got up there and it kinda went away and I was able to say what I wanted to say for the most part. Okay done. Next, after Sunday School we had Priesthood and guess what. Elder Gadberry you get to teach this too! Ugh.. Fine. hahaha That actually went surprisingly well and I actually had lots of experiences I could share about our lesson that week. Then, we were finishing our lesson in priesthood and I heard Teach Me How to Dogie blasting in a car as it drove by. I looked outside and saw that it was a hearse that had flown by blasting that song. And then I realized that "Its more fun in the Philippines." hahaha And then later that night we had a missionary fireside. Elder Handy and I were supposed to share just short thoughts and that was fine but then we get started and they're like our concluding speaker isn't here so can we ask Elder Gadberry to give our concluding thoughts. Ito na naman?!? okay. So I did that and it was pretty good too. So yeah.. I think the branch likes me... I hope. hahaha But they're awesome! haha
So there was just a few thoughts from my week. It was awesome! Sorry... I didn't take any pictures.. haha I was too busy writing in my journal.. haha Hope you all have an awesome week!
Love
Elder Michael Gadberry
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