Hi All,
I’m running
out of time sadly, so this week I have to skip straight to the questions.
1. How are
your shoes holding up in the wet climate?
My shoes are
doing pretty well in the wet climate. As long as I keep up on polishing them,
they should stay nice for a long time. I actually use my sandals a lot here. At
least 3 days a week. They are so nice.
2. What is a Zone meeting like?
Zone
meetings are just like district meeting but longer with a little more material.
And the zone leaders, the other companionship in my apartment Elder Jackson and
Elder Hardman, teach zone meetings. It’s always gospel and teaching instruction
in some fun or creative way.
3. Do you have to wash
your clothes by Mag-Laba (hand) or washing machine?
I found the words on Elder
Hamblin’s Mother’s blog. I think he is located just south of you in or near San
Mariano. His companion is Elder Cajumban.
We have a washing machine here, but it’s all
plastic and nothing like the ones back home. But it’s still nice. No dryer
though, just a spinner that spins fast and spins the water out of the clothes. As
for Elder Cajumban, (the "j" sounds like and "h") he is my
district leader. Elder Hamblin, his comp, is an awesome elder. He is a really
great guy. And he is really familiar, kinda like I knew him before. It’s weird.
I like him.
4. What’s
new with your investigators? Do you tract much or are you teaching more right
now?
Nothing new
with investigators. We're working a lot with inactive families, and planting a
lot of seeds while tracting.
5. Have you
made friends with any of the primary children in the ward? I know that the ones
you left here really miss you.
I don't know primary children here. We only deal
with teenagers and older unless it’s an investigator or less active family.
Funny facts:
We have a 20 year old ward mission leader, and a 20 year old young men’s
president.
I got my first Filipino hair cut today. It looks good. They actually
used a straight blade razor on me at times....it scared me a little. lol. I'm
all good though.
Thank you everyone
for your letters!
I look
forward to them every week.
Love
you!!!!!!!
Elder Lundy
Part of
Elder Lundy’s letter to his Dad…
Dad said: “Yesterday
started easy enough with an Eagle project for Kaden Peterson. We were working to clear overgrowth from
light posts on a cross country ski trail at the Lapham Peak Park (just down
Highway C from the Ellsworth’s). Not
back breaking work, but a lot of walking in between the posts. We must have hiked about 3 miles, clearing
brush, etc. along the way. Fortunately
the weather was clear, dry, and not freezing.
We had a good turnout – about 30 people.
I think it went pretty well. “
Elder Lundy’s
response: “Kudos to Kaden for working on his eagle project! How are Bryce and Dillon
by the way? And Krystal Stoltenberg? I miss them a lot. Can you give them a hug
for me next time you see them."
Dad said: “Yesterday
afternoon, Mom, Eric and I went to look at a house with Sister Nicholls. It just came up on the market last
Monday. On paper it was everything we
wanted, and even from the road it looked pretty good. We got inside, and found all the floors are
sloping and uneven. Even though it was 3
acres, the back of the property was rather bowl-like. There was even standing water in the bottom
of the bowl, as we had 2 days of rain last week. No usable land, whatsoever. So we keep looking.”
Elder Lundy
Said: “that's too bad about the house...always seems to go like that. Look at
the bright side. I’ve seen families twice the size of ours living in a bamboo
shack with a dirt floor, no running water, no toilet or shower, no stove or
fridge, and only one bed for all of them to share. The rental may not be what you
want but its more than most people here could ever hope for. I’m in one of the
nicest places around and your rental is far better. You get a new perspective
on what you really need when you see how people live here."
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