All just start off with the bummer news first, just to get it out of the way.
This
last week of work has not been so well, frankly terrible. We had a few
holidays over here and also just the knowledge that we might be
transferred discourage us and slow us down. We were barely able to teach
lessons and didn't really do much, most of it is because of our faults,
we got very lazy and the motivation was lost. I felt really bad about
these things lately and I have told myself that I wouldn't let it happen
again, because our area is not doing very well, and we barely have any
investigators! I know Elder Mack and I can do better but, Tomorrow I
will find out if I get transferred our not. Elder Nerza our district
leader, and his companion Elder Gallen our getting pulled out, I am not
sure why. So that means either Elder Mack becomes the new District
Leader or one of us is going to be in this area for 6 months. We can't
both be in the same area for 6 months because that would mean we both
get transferred, and then the area gets closed for a while cause there
are no missionaries! So I think I will be getting transferred tomorrow,
but I am not for sure.
I
can't believe how fast time is flying its insane! I have all ready been
in the Philippines for 3 months now! Wow! Where did that go!? I have
been on a mission for 4 and half months! what!? There are times were I
think wow I still have 20 months left that it so far, how am I going to
do this? but, most of the time I think, wow! I only have 20 months, and I
have almost done a quarter of my mission all ready! I don't have enough
time! So it has its ups and downs.
I
do look forward to the point in my mission where I finally have
everything down and I can just go Kikel Spaz in missionary work and just
to the best that I can do, till the very end. Coming home to me is
unimaginable, it would be so weird for me. I am living such strict rules
every single day, I would feel everything that I am doing is against
the rules! haha! That time will come, some day. Right now I just want to
enjoy that fact that I am in the Philippines. I mean come one, I am all
the way around the world, living in a completely different country,
with a different culture, and a different language! Thats pretty sweet.
Elder
Mack and I were walking down the street the other day, and this car
pulls up to us, and in the window we see two men wearing Halloween
masks. We just thought, " oh this will be interesting" The guys were
obviously drunk, and we could smell it, but they pretty much told us if
we needed a friend, we should just call him. hahah. Yes, he did give us
his phone number. Later on the day we say the same to guys dancing in
the street like bafoons. Elder Mack and I were laughing so hard! This
other time we were on our way to an appointment, yesterday actually.
While we were walking we so A LOT of Jehovah's Witnessses missionaries
tracting houses. They were every where! When we got close to the house
of the appointment that we had, we saw that there were a few Jehovah's
witnesses talking to our Investigator. Elder Mack got scared and didn't
want to walk up to them, I was just like. " Shoot man! Thats our
investigator! I'm going in, back me up!" Haha the look on those
missionaries faces were priceless,. when we walked up to Brother Oscar
and he just let us in. Hahah. It was funny, but I give props to those
missionaries out there, they are just doing what they believe is right,
just like we are. There is nothing wrong with that.
Anyways
I leave all you guys with a spiritual thought. First of all something
that I realized this last week during personal study, is that the Lord
even calls the weak to do his work. All he wants from us is to do our
best. In the Preach My Gospel it say that a successful missionary is one
who does the absolute best the they can, and feel the spirit working
through them, even if they don't have immediate success in their labors.
If we try our very best, the Lord will take care of the rest. This gave
me comfort in the thought about my challenges learning Tagalog, after
every lesson I get so frustrated cause I wasn't able to convey the
message I wanted to convey. Now I know that it doesn't matter if I can't
fully explain or teach the lesson to my full potential, but as long as I
try my best, the Lord will take care of the rest for me! Knowing this
it has helped me to realize, I can handle anything that comes my way in
my mission, as long as I seek the Lord's help, and do my absolute best. I
haven't been doing this lately but I plan on doing so now. This
principle just doesn't apply to me or missionaries, this can apply to
everyone. As you do your best to follow the commandments of the Lord, he
will take care of the rest for you. but, the question is... Are you
doing your best?
Another
thing that I found particularly powerful was a scripture that Elder
Mack came across for one of our investigators who is going through many
trails in his life right now. This scripture is the very, and exact
answer why we have trails in our life, and why God would let such bad
things happen too such good people. Remember everyone that every trail
and challenge we go through in our lives, is ESSENTIAL to our salvation.
They give us experience, and they are for our good. I know through the
Gospel of Jesus Christ we are able to overcome any challenge we face in
life. Don't loose faith my friends, and never doubt God.
D&C 122:7
Me chillin with like the coolest cats I have ever seen! They are my ward mission leader's cats.
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Me and Elder Gallen wrestling, he knows a lot of martial arts
stuff, and has been through a couple weeks of Basic Training in the US
Military. He is so funny.
We did a service project that we did with the YSA group. It was fun. We had to
pull most of the grass and plant life out of one of the members yard's.
Me just working like a boss. In my boots.
hahahaha
this one is with me and Elder Nerza. He is about 5' 1" I believe. I am
almost taller then him on my knees. The average Filipino is like 5'
6"-8"
Lastly
but not least for this week. Is that Big Poppa Kikel got himself a new
ride on his mission. nahh... It was one of our Investigators and I just
had to get a picture of me on it hahahaha
Till next time.
-Elder Kikel
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