October 5, 2010

Hey everyone.
So things are great! Just got out of the temple and just withdrew all my cash to go to the mall. I'M ROLLIN IN PESOS KIDS!!!!! I'm gonna get a new backpack, some new shirts, some socks, some protein mix (on my Christmas list by the way), I just bought some sweet Carabao horn belts, and bought a book at the Distribution Center. I never realized how close my birthday is to Christmas! I would really like copies of 'Articles of Faith' and 'The Great Apostasy' by James E. Talmage. I'm almost done with 'A Marvelous Work and a Wonder' and just bought 'The Miracle of Forgiveness'. What was I reading before my mission? Nothing this good. haha. I guess I could really go for some new garments. The garments here in the Philippines SUCK! I bought a pair and it feels like I have a ring of fire around my chest and...southern hemisphere. So some Dri-Lux is on my list. Aaaaand....idk. I really love Sour Patch Kids. I know you think thats ridiculous Dad but its like the only candy I CAN'T buy here and it just so happens to be my favorite! BTW, Grandma, thanks for the candy package. Got it this week. I shared it with my investigators. They loved it. But their faces when I gave them the Sour Punch Straws was AMAZING!!!! I don't think I've ever seen someone's face get that twisted from sourness!!! hahahaha. And I can always use money. Seriously.

So my investigators are great. Just last night we taught the Conson family. One of the only FULL families that I have taught. Its actually the only one. Its a mom, dad and 4 kids. They are awesome. Sister Alkana is Baptist and Brother Manwill is Catholic. We had a great lesson last night about the Plan of Salvation. Sister Alkana is the spirtual leader of the family and her hangup was that she REALLY has been searching for a long time to know what happens to us after we die. So we skimmed over the plan of salvation and taught from death to the Kingdoms of Glory. They loved it. Looking back I'm cringing that I dropped the ball and DIDN'T invite them to be baptized again. It was perfect. But we're going back to teach it all again as review next time. I'll do it then. The kids were dying because I was on exchanges with the American missionary from another area. His language was AWFUL!!! The 8 year old snorted halfway through the lesson from holding in his laughter. hahahahahaha. I just told the Elder to keep going. Hope to have them come to General Conference this week. That's right. We get it a week later.

Our other investigators the Antilegando family are doing AWESOME!!!! Two of them came to church this last Sunday. (They were 2 of 6!) Its Merly, her two kids Mel-Jed and Joy and her sister Maryjean. Mal-Jed and Jean came to church. We taught them about the Spirit World this last week and when we talked about work for the dead a little. I pulled out my Gospel Art Book and showed a pic of the Salt Lake Temple. Sister Maryjean gasped and turned to everyone else, put her hand over her heart and said, "Do you feel that?" .......yeah. They are that good. hahaha. We're teaching the dad tomorrow for the first time. We just need to get him all buttered up with the Spirit. It'll happen. PRAY FOR HIM PLEASE!!!! I have fasted, prayed, prayed in the temple, put his name on the prayer roll, EVERYTHING to get Heavenly Father's help with him. I'm nervous but have faith that it will be okay.

Then there's the Girls. The four girls we teach nightly. They are 8, 9, 10, and 11. Every night I leave them a Book of Mormon story and then we talk about it. Best idea I've ever had (with the Spirit's help). They pick a picture in the Gospel Art Book and then I give them the story. They have been DYING to hear the Waters of Mormon story. So I gave it last night. Those girls LOVE the book of Mormon. I was going to buy them each a Book of Mormon Reader in Cebuano but they were sold out. Next time.
Elder Seupule is calming down. He's starting to joke around a little more. Its good.

Love you all.
See you later Mountain Faces,
Brandon