July 15, 2012 E-mail

Family, Friends, and esteemed guests of honor,


How goes it? Good! =D


So, what's the deal with your new companion/replacement? How's it going?
It's goin good! His name's Elder Grob from Winona, Kansas. Ever heard of it? Yeah me neither..haha It's a town even smaller than Effingham! Or like even Stew-Stras for that matter! They've got a population "daw" of 250. Pretty crazy. But he's great! We get along way well. Reppin the Em-Dub! Points to those who can decipher Em-Dub. We spent like our entire first couple weeks talkin baseball and basketball. Just to let you know Huey, you're not the only Royals fan on the face of the earth...haha But yeah he had to get surgery done on his knee cuz it was causing him a bunch of problems (hence the pics last week). But now he's doin good. He's pickin up finances way fast and our area's pickin up too! Just doin our thang out here in the Philippines.


Has the other member family that you found come to church?
I'm not too sure which one you're referencing, but I think you might be talking about the Domingo family that we just recently found out that they are in our area. But yeah, they go to church I'm pretty sure every week cuz I remember seeing them there we just didn't know that they were in our area. That family is way cool! I can't remember if I told you about them the other time or not, but they're so strong and have awesome testimonies. The mother of the family has parents that are super against her being a member of the church, so they are like telling all her kids this anti-mormon garbage and it's really hurting her and working in one case that has her heart broken.. But at one point her father "daw" held up a knife to her and was like you're quitting that church now or else. She said that she had her mind made up, she could die right then but at least she's dying for what's right. #PrettyCrazy


How are things going with Ditz? The experiences with the first lesson and with praying sounded super cool! You never told us what he told you about praying when you went on Thurs. (a couple of weeks ago). urgh! #lefthangingsucks (look I'm #hashtag cool like you!)
Yes, mom. You're way cool. #MyMomIsCool. haha I know I never told! There hasn't been a second visit yet! UGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! Like seriously. ugh. He still has been in contact with us fairly frequently but that's usually to say "Elders! Can you come over tomorrow around six?? I'm excited to learn more!" and then tomorrow comes and he texts again, "I'm super sorry elders! This and this came up and we're going to have to reset our appointment." UGHHHHHH! So yeah... #Frustration. But he's still awesome! And I'm pumped to go back . . . sometime. haha =D


Any guesses as to where you will be going when you transfer out of the office???
Coron. =D hahaha Nah, I haven't heard anything. I don't really care. If I could pick I'd def pick Coron, but I'll go where ever. I'm kinda nervous about going back to the field cuz it's like I'm a regular missionary again and I don't know how well I'll do.. Cuz our area in the office has struggled.. It's super tough. So I'm like uhh..what happens with this happens again in my next area? But I've definitely learned to appreciate success more cuz some of the frustrating days here. And frustrating days still aren't even that bad...just not that great. =)


Remember when you were brand new in the position and had no idea how you were going to get all of this stuff figured out?
Oh yeah I do! That seems super not long ago.. But at the same time I've been here for over 7 months now! Crazy! In some ways I'm ready to turn the reigns over to someone else...haha Elder Grob is like yeah...I'm going to be calling you everyday once you leave to figure out how I'm But all the people in our area...I'm def goin miss them! But I've still got like 3 weeks left! So I'm pumped for those three weeks. #FinishStrong.


Well I'm sorry....I don't have too much time this week! Hope you guys have a great week! I'll put some pics on here though for you.


Love you!


Elder Michael Gadberry


Pictures
Pugmire rockin the seat from the van..haha
Pretty legit jeepney in our area
Cool Mango jam jar!
Long story - We have companionship socks...haha And we like green jello in green shirts. That's how we roll.
Grob chillin
Elder Pugmire takin notes from somethin or other.
The temple!
That's probably the shortest I've ever had my hair... I don't know how I feel about it yet but I wanted to give it a shot.. We'll see!