The best part was that brother Romel passed his interview
this week, so we are having another baptism! This upcoming Saturday we will be
having our 3rd baptism in four weeks. Pretty awesome huh? We are really
trying to get it done here. Especially with all of the people we have on
date for this month. Speaking of Romel, i sent a picture of a plastic
ring strung to a door. That is Romel's 3 year old son's basketball hoop
haha. I thought it was awesome and reminded me of myself and doing
anything i can to get some hoopin in. Pretty awesome right?
We also taught Danica, Daisy's little sister and she
committed to a date as well and she is a pretty smart girl. We actually
had been having a hard time getting her to listen when we would teach the rest
of the family because she is so shy, but her mom told us this week that she said
she wants to be baptized so we asked her and she said yes so November 21 is her
date. She is doing really well.
As for Brian, we might have lost him, but might not
have. It is a long story. Long story short, a counselor in our
branch presidency got him a job trying to help him out, and the parents got
really mad for no reason. The parents are really weird, so the step dad
and brian got in a fight so he was gone for the whole week and wasn't able to
come to church. But there is still a possibility he comes back so we are
praying for that.
Another highlight was moving to our new meetinghouse! It is
really nice and is like a small chapel. I sent some pictures of
that. Also sent some pics of last weeks baptism of sister Baby.
That was great.
So we are still working hard here. I am pretty
exhausted actually. Not gonna lie, i have been super exhausted lately
from doing so much, but we just keep on pushing as much as we can. We are
still looking for new investigators because with all these baptisms it will
diminish our teaching pool quite much haha. Not too terrible a problem to
have but we are trying to find new people to teach to prepare for December.
Transfers are this week because it is a short transfer
because of some meeting president clark has. I really really hope i stay
here. I honestly do not want to leave Dap Dap. The only and i mean
ONLY situation i would leave Dap Dap right now is to return to india. Not
even to return home;) haha.
Another funny thing. I got invited by a guy to play
for his team in a league that starts here in January. haha. Not
sure if i will still even be in Dap Dap then...i hope so;) haha. But on a
serious note, things are really going well here, and me and comp get along great
so we have been having great success.
My tagalog is getting better and better every week. In
lessons i probably speak about 60 percent tagalog now and sometimes 75
percent. In conversation, only tagalog. I had a hard time speaking
in english to the american who attends our branch sometimes haha. I kept
thinking in tagalog. haha.
Anyways the NBA started...i know.
People in the Philippines love the NBA. We had a lunch appointment with
Jayson today, and we saw some of the Thunder and Nuggets game there haha.
Doesn't make me trunky at all....okay maybe a little;) And Dad i forbid stopping the sports updates. It
isn't distracting. It is just a part of my life that no matter where i am
at, it should have at least a little piece in my life. So don't stop
them.
Well i love you all so much and time really is flying!
Keep it real!Elder Ball
Joke lang!!! some pics aren't uploading for some reason. Some made it through but i guess next week i will try again. In the ones that made it through are our old, junk meetinghouse, our new one, and also the manipon family!
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