Christmas
time is here!! Wow I don't even feel like its Christmas all ready! I
look at the schedule and see that Christmas is in two days, and I
think... meh... ayos lang. Meaning its not a big deal. I am just worried
how we are even suppose to be able to to teach! Everyone is going to be
so busy with their Christmas activites! Just know when you are enjoying
your jammies, eating your delicious food, and being all comfy like, Ill
be in a hot room sweating, and doing my studies! hahah. That is okay
cause thats what I want to do.
This last week has been pretty crazy and all over the place,
just getting ready to train, to all the Christmas Parties, and Zone
conferences that we have been having! Training! I am sure you all want
to know how that has been going, oh, well let me tell you! My trainee is
from Australia and his name is Elder Strobelt, and he doesn't know any
Tagalog.... Oh boy... haha So its true people. I got a foreigner as my
first trainee! It actually has been was awesome these last couple days
serving with him. Elder Strobelt just wants to get out there and work,
he is so pumped, and he is very obedient! He is just willing to do
anything, and all he wants to do is speak Tagalog. He is not scared to
do anything, he even asked me the second day we worked together. " Elder
when am I going to lead the lesson?" What!? I didn't ask that question
until I was maybe towards the end of my last area! He is so good! He has
got a good attitude which is my favorite part. He is adjusting very
nicely because he went to the Manilla MTC. He is a really cool guy, and
we are all ready getting along. Training has been way fun, yes it has
been difficult because of the language but I actually don't really care
about that right now cause I know now that if we try our best the Lord
will take care of the rest for us. I told Elder Strobelt. " If we are
obedient, and have faith, and do our very best. We don't have anything
to worry about and these next 12 weeks are going to be great." He is
just so pumped he does so much stuff without even being asked or told to
do it, he is trying to so hard to speak the language as much as he can,
and to learn. I feel after these next 12 weeks he will progress in the
language much faster then I have and I will start to be fluent. Who ever
is there when I skype will probably get a little taste of Tagalog haha.
The work in our area this last week has been really slow
because we have had all these Christmas parties and dinner appts. and
also preparing for transfers. I feel like it is also going to be hard
this next week also because of Christmas and New Years. We will try our
best though, and try to enjoy ourselves at the same time! After the
Holidays we plan to really dig deep and get this place going. I have to
take advantage of this drive of my new companion while I can!
I want to give a special thanks to those Beehives I believe
that sent me the Care Package from home! That was awesome! I didn't
expect anything like that and it really brought a smile to my face. Plus
the snack attack was good... I got sick again... haha worth it! I
really appreciate the love and support you guys are giving me, and I am
so grateful for all of it. I hope you all have a very merry Christmas!
Something I just wanted to share was that this last week I was
pondering about my mission and the time that I have left and what I am
doing here. The thought came to me as to how much of a blessing,
opportunity, and honor, to serve a mission. I realized it is a HUGE
blessing at this point in my life to be strengthen in the Gospel of
Jesus Christ. That fact that I have two years to study this gospel 24/7
is one of the greatest opportunities I have been given. There is so much
to learn from the Gospel that can change our lives around, and all of
it is just by reading the Book of Mormon. After starting to understand
the Atonement and other Doctrines of Christ in my mission it is truly an
Honor to represent our Savior himself and bear his name over my heart.
Christ is in my heart, his name is en graven and can never be removed. I
know to much now and things have changed, my views have changed, my
actions have changed, and my understand has changed. Now, that is a
blessing. I am grateful for this opportunity in my life and I am glad
that I have another year and half to study as much as I can, and to
learn. I feel that I will be one of those criers when its time for me to
come home, which I feel will come very fast. I encourage all those who
are feeling, thinking, or preparing for a mission that they should
follow those promptings and feelings that they are getting, because if
you will serve a mission with the right purpose and the right attitude,
it will change your life. I don't feel like I am a kid anymore, I feel
like I have much more to live up to now and I have many more
responsibilities
when it come to the point when I return. I hope you will all make time
especially on Sundays to study the scriptures, and the Doctrine of
Christ. No one can take away your Knowledge.
I hope you all have a good week and a Merry Christmas!
Mahal Ko kayong lahat! mamamiss ko kayong lahat hanggang
panihon ng Pasko. Mahal kayo ng Diyos. nagpapasalamat ako para sa inyong
lahat! Maraming Salamat! Maligayan Pasko!
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| Elder Strobelt |
-Elder Kikel
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