Hey Family!
So not too much news this week, It was just another week of working hard with our investigastors. They are all progressing really well, but its hard because we cant baptize them unless they come to church for 4 weeks straight, Its kind of tough to get people to church if its in Lucena every other week like it has been for general conference and stake conference the past few weeks, its a good 60 pesos for each person to get there and back which even though its $1.50 In the US, is quite a financial hit for many people here, but now that church is here in Lucban, we shouldnt have any trouble getting them there! Hopefully at the end of 4 weeks we'll have all these investigators who are ready to finally enter the waters of baptism.
This week we got a call from the stake president of the Las Pinas stake in Manila. They were having their youth conference close to Lucban and he was wondering if we would come give a workshop. So we prepared a workshop, but as we got there he told us that we would each be teaching a different workshop, and it would be in tagalog. So I was terrified, there were about 150 youth there that we each had to teach, so I was speaking in my broken tagalog about how to use the scriptures in our teaching. But thanks to the spirit and the few jokes ive learned in tagalog, I think they were both entertained and got the message! It was a good experience.
The thing I learned this week is that sometimes the best teaching tool is just being a friend. We had a less active come to church who hasnt been in 10 years, just because slowly but surely weve been visiting his house, asking how hes doing and he felt that spirit once again, he remembered the truthfulness of what he once knew and he wants to come back to it. Thats what its all about is seeing that change, I love it!
Ill keep working hard Thaqnks for all the support!
Love Elder Johnson
The teaching is good! We have about 6 progressing investigators who are wanting t get baptized but just havent made it to church for the 4 weeks straight. But in the next four weeks we should have all of them baptized, but that will be after Elder Knight gets home. One of them is a couple and they are golden! They are so excited for the temple and I hope they can make it there within the year after their baptism! we are working hard on finding. Weve gotten alot of referrals, but they arent really progressing. The members give referrals but they dont really prepare them, everyone thats progressing right now is who we tracted. Its kind of been a slow decrease in the numbers, but were still working hard. We mostly walk, its hard on the shoes, theres open gutters here in the phils and the roads are pretty rugged. Sometimes if were leaving the main bayan we ride in jeepneys, their basically big tin cans that roll down the road! Their made of aluminum and they try to squeeze as many people into them as possible! The driver goes about 40Kmh over the speed limit and sometimes you think you might not live through it! Its like the indiana jones ride every time your on a jeepney!
we also have tricycles that get you places, their just a small 550 ccf motor with a side car on it. Theres only two areas with bikes, and only tw areas with a car, so its mostly just walking for us!
Elder Knight has 21 days left. pretty crazy! and I think my next companion will proboably be Filippino! I just heard imagine dragons and flashed back to home for a second! Pretty crazy how music can do that!
I think the only things I really miss is you guys and Disco skate! If a song has been catchy in the last 50 years, they still play it to this day in the phils. SO I think Ive heard every song they play at disco riding around in the jeeps or trikes or blaring from the speakers at peoples houses! I love it here and I hope you guys can come back and experience everything with me some day!
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