TyBlog10.15.2012
Hello everyone - this week has been a crazy week. First, on Tuesday morning I had to go to Bacolod which was a three and a half hour ride so I ended up being late to the trainers’ meeting but it was ok - I was filled in. I was assigned to work in Bacolod 5th ward with two other kids who would be training too. They are Elder Albalate and Elder Domingo. They are both Filipino and are cool. Most missionary Filipino are good at English. Over in Bacolod they speak Illongo which I haven't learned yet - some of the words are the same as Cebuano but some are different. I was able to understand some people but not everything and picked it up a little bit while I was there and taught in Cebuano but mixed in a little Ilongo. I already knew some because it is a little mixed in my area and it was in Canlaon and all of my companions were from Ilongo speaking areas so they are a little mixed. It was a good three days. I was way way tired though. One day we ate at this place that is all you can eat rice but the meat was pretty expensive. I had five cups of rice, could have done more but didn't want to buy more meat. One night we watched a sweet sunset by the beach. It was way cool. That area is right by the ocean but it is kind of dirty there. There are some cool bamboo homes right by the ocean and all the homes there were so close to each other. The people there were nice too ha ha - it was funny I got attacked by like ten kids because I am American. Then on Thursday we got our new companions. Mine is Elder Agustin from Isabella by Luscon or Cayuaon mission. He is native in the Ilocano language and speaks Tagalog too. At first he was way shy and wouldn't speak English, so I thought o crap I need to learn Tagalog again but he is actually really good at English so we have been able to communicate. He doesn't know Cebuano so I have been teaching him. He is a cool kid, he is happy and excited to work, and loves his family a lot, and is here for the right reasons. He loves basketball so we plan to go play right now. He also likes to hike and we went earlier to a mountain that is in my area that we usually go to. So when you train you need to study one hour personal and two hours of companion study and one hour language every day but Monday and Friday. Monday is P day and just one hour companion study and can do language if you want because Friday is weekly planning. It is good to help the new person learn how to be a missionary.
Hello everyone - this week has been a crazy week. First, on Tuesday morning I had to go to Bacolod which was a three and a half hour ride so I ended up being late to the trainers’ meeting but it was ok - I was filled in. I was assigned to work in Bacolod 5th ward with two other kids who would be training too. They are Elder Albalate and Elder Domingo. They are both Filipino and are cool. Most missionary Filipino are good at English. Over in Bacolod they speak Illongo which I haven't learned yet - some of the words are the same as Cebuano but some are different. I was able to understand some people but not everything and picked it up a little bit while I was there and taught in Cebuano but mixed in a little Ilongo. I already knew some because it is a little mixed in my area and it was in Canlaon and all of my companions were from Ilongo speaking areas so they are a little mixed. It was a good three days. I was way way tired though. One day we ate at this place that is all you can eat rice but the meat was pretty expensive. I had five cups of rice, could have done more but didn't want to buy more meat. One night we watched a sweet sunset by the beach. It was way cool. That area is right by the ocean but it is kind of dirty there. There are some cool bamboo homes right by the ocean and all the homes there were so close to each other. The people there were nice too ha ha - it was funny I got attacked by like ten kids because I am American. Then on Thursday we got our new companions. Mine is Elder Agustin from Isabella by Luscon or Cayuaon mission. He is native in the Ilocano language and speaks Tagalog too. At first he was way shy and wouldn't speak English, so I thought o crap I need to learn Tagalog again but he is actually really good at English so we have been able to communicate. He doesn't know Cebuano so I have been teaching him. He is a cool kid, he is happy and excited to work, and loves his family a lot, and is here for the right reasons. He loves basketball so we plan to go play right now. He also likes to hike and we went earlier to a mountain that is in my area that we usually go to. So when you train you need to study one hour personal and two hours of companion study and one hour language every day but Monday and Friday. Monday is P day and just one hour companion study and can do language if you want because Friday is weekly planning. It is good to help the new person learn how to be a missionary.
General conference was amazing, I got it a week late and it was weird because I felt like it was still live but it wasn't. It is always so good and I took notes on all the talks and feel spiritually renewed and want to become a better person and missionary. I could feel the Spirit and the love of our Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ and know the talks are true and the word of God. It made me think of all the times I watched conference with my fam and had some way good breakfast. I also missed some good old Carls Jr. after priesthood session. Since the people have no money hardly anyone came Saturday. They had service jeeps on Sunday just for the morning so that is the one session a lot of people went to. It is funny they can choose Tagalog in a way small room or English and most choose English. A lot of the kids from high school understand and some others but a lot don't and it was way funny but they just wanted to sit in English. They are way funny. I also gave some of the members some of my American candy and some beef jerky which was way funny because they are like "this is cow, where is the rice? He has cow in a package?" ha ha but they loved it. Anyways for all who listened to conference apply it and all who didn't, read all the talks and apply it. So I am just trying to teach my comp Cebuano and how to be a missionary so we hope to have a good week. It is a test of patience to be a trainer but hey, that is where I was when I got here so I just need to be loving and patient and help him have fun and get adjusted to this life. We plan to have a good, fun, week. After conference ended it showed the BYU football game for like a minute until they turned it off and it made me miss football so bad, but it’s ok I will be home before you know it. Also we got a toaster oven and it is heavenly - it makes the bread so much better and I plan to make my cookies and brownies you sent me so I will let you know. It is also fun to chill with Elder Hagen each night and talk to him. I have started working out and am getting him to join and Elder Delos Santos and my new companion. So I love you all have a good week and I know that this church is true and Jesus is our Savior and it is important to have living prophets like we do for guidance. I know they are called and inspired of God.
Love Elder Mifflin aka Nature Man
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