Leadership Brings Growth

Zone Training

this week went by super fast. it was probably the most stressful week since my training last year. haha on tuesday the zone leaders called and told me that all the missionaries in the zone were going to be attending my district meeting!!!!! because all the other district leaders are training new missionaries and wont be able to return in time for district meeting!!!!!! hahha i spent every moment i had on tues and wed  to prepare a training!haha wednesday night the zone leaders called again to tell me that the plans had changed and the other districts will just have their meeting a day later! haha! i felt super relieved and the thought of giving a training to just my district didn't stress me out as much as it would have had i not stressed about the whole zone. haha I guess as we are put in situations that cause us to stress and worry, we grow and smaller things stop causing us to stress or worry. the more stressful the situation the more we grow. i almost wish that the first plan could have continued. i know i would have been scared to death and probably not prepared but i know i would have grown so much as a individual. haha.

Best Companion Ever

this week was super fun! Elder Hontanosas is probably my favorite companion so far. He is in my batch, He is hardworking, happy always, funny, and very good at teaching simply. I often feel like he should be DL. haha. I definitly have a lot to learn from him.

we had a lot of interesting funny stories this week. we met a guy who took at least 10 sentences to explain then answer any of our questions. for example: "hello brother! what is your name?" 

"I can't answer your question directly because it is from america which mixed with spanish who cam to the philippines and then the chinese...." his name turned out to be Ferdinand. haha

General Conference

we also were able to watch general conference. it was super great!! I loved so many of the talks. I noticed how a big theme seemed to be on the prophet and gaining a testimony of the prophet. i also noticed how many talked about family preparation. I wonder what might happen to have inspired these talks. haha I know that Thomas S. Monson is the prophet. i know that he and his apostles have the power and authority to lead the church. i also know they recieve revelation for the children of our heavenly father.