Try... Try... and Try again

Finding Lost Sheep

this week was good we went out to our new area  by the sea. it is soo

pretty. it has a small fishing town wich is very poor. all the houses

are concrete and built right next to each other. we went finding and

we got lost so many times. it is the coolest town! it is just like a

maze! it is built on a hill so it has a ton of uneven stairs,

alleyways and small bridges! it is so fun to go exploring. the houses

are literally 2 feet from each other. there are also a ton of people.

it is an adventure. i will try to get a picture of the town and send

it to you next time. church was good we had 5 investigators come. we

didn't know all of them because we are still really new to our area!

haha but it was a good chance to meet them. one of the investigators

was brought by a less active family in our area so double bonus! haha.

my companion is good he is really good in lessons investigators

instantly feel comfortable around him. that is something i have a hard

time doing( building a relationship of trust). he also spoke tagalog

before because both his parents are philippinos.

Food and Olympics

we make: curry, adobo, fried chicken, spicy beef, mashed potatoes, and rice usually.

sometimes we cook together sometimes only one of us cooks. sometimes

the elders in the apartment will cook lunch for all of us then we will

cook dinner or vice versa. I haven't seen anyone watching the olympics

yet but i heard they started. it is in russia right? how is america

doing? do you watch it often?

A Perseverant Basketball Player and Missionary

We play basketball alot here in the mornings. i feel a little bit like

joe sometimes, because we play with our fellowshipers or ward members.

they are all super good! Basketball is definetly the favorite sport

here. whenever we play i always have a hard time dribbling and keeping

it away from them. they are so fast! haha it is a lot of fun though i

am definetly getting better at it. tell joe to keep practicing! make

sure that if he ever has a chance to shoot or dribble the ball he does

and doesn't pass it. the more he does the better he will get. that is

something i have learned. we do not get better by giving up our

opportunities to try. When we first started playing I airballed almost

every shot and tripped on the ball every time i tried to drive. but i

kept trying and i am still trying and i am getting better and

better.(not that im good). it is the same for missionary work i have

found. after long days of finding, getting punted, and finnaly getting

a lesson.

you never know when you might succeed! so why don't you try. i think i

have told you this already, but once while finding we saw a group of

teenager guys (beenies, low pants, maybe a tatoo or two) and we were a

little hesitant to talk to them because we had already been punted a

lot. but they weren't doing anything so we went up to them and started

talking to them. they turned out to be pretty cool they were willing

to talk to us and listen to a short lesson. they accepted some

pamphlets and the commitment to read them. you never know when you

might succeed.

pictures: 

Oma and Opa's apron they sent

sketchy bridge to cool maze town