Transfer week has come & gone, & for the first time in my mission I am staying with a companion for longer than 1 transfer! Yep, me & Elder are staying here in the land of Negros for another 6 weeks together. I'm actually very excited about it. As much as I want to travel & visit as many places as possible, we have 4 investigators who are progressing very quickly & I am happy to be able to continue working with them for another transfer. It's kind of a weird feeling that I have. I feel like my entire mission has been progressively getting better; each area I seem to have people who are just a little more excited & a little more willing to accept the gospel. The only way I can explain my feeling is that I am feeling on the verge of something great!
The Jamito family is still doing super well! We will have another interview with Rolan in the next couple of weeks & if all goes well we are planning for Feb. 22. We are still teaching Lexus as well, & she may be able to get baptized this transfer if all works out as well. Also, we started teaching this great new investigator! His name is Bernard & he is the boyfriend of a member whose name is Dimple. At the moment, they are living together & have a little girl, Nadel, but he really wants to be baptized. In order for him to be baptized, they have to be married. We talked to them about it & today they are going down to the city office to start the paper work to get married! Our branch president has a marriage licence, so he will be able to marry them. If all goes well & works out, we should have him baptized this transfer as well! Just pray that all works out with everybody!
Casey, it sounds like you & Chantel had a crazy trip! It will be a trip that you remember for the rest of your lives. So many crazy things happened & you were able to see so many amazing things along the way. From my short mission experience, & even my experiences that I have had before my mission, I have found that the most memorable & cherished experiences have been those that haven't gone according to plan. Life does this crazy thing where it throws these unexpected pleasures your way & makes you appreciate & realize how blessed you are. Your trip sounded awesome.
I'm glad you are all feeling better! Chad, with that new TV you most be feeling great... Thanks for the video of Dax! It put a huge, needed smile on my face. The last few weeks have honestly been a little rough & I've been missing home a little bit. But it's hard to stay feeling that way when you are so busy helping people improve their lives. It's a feeling that isn't even comparable.
Starr, I laughed at what you said about how Hunter always cries now. It's the strangest sensation, but it's true. Something about being out here changes you & makes you more sensitive & emotional. Like Hunter, you could not have found me crying before my mission. Since being here, I find myself tearing up at the smallest acts of kindness that I see. Sometimes I get mad at myself & tell myself to stop being such a baby! But it's not like that at all. Love & kindness should make people cry more often; it's such a beautiful thing. I am also glad to hear that you are feeling better, Grandma! Hopefully this month will bring you good health & happy spirits!
Well, seeing that I forgot to send more pictures last week, I will try to remember to send some now. I have to read some more e-mails first though.... Also, we are going to hike up to some sweet waterfalls today, so I will take pictures of that to send next week as well.
Love you guys!
Elder Staheli
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