Kamusta Kamo??!
Malapit na ang pasko! (Christmas is
close)
It has been another great week. This week
was very unique, a lot of travel, but a lot of fun!! You all sound so great and
I love hearing about your week and all the experiences. You all always
strengthen me and I hope that I do the same for you when I email. That 20
degree weather sounds so great right now. Mainit gid diri (Its very hot here)
Hopefully you can get some snow for Christmas, nothing like a good white
Christmas. Speaking of a white Christmas, the baptism of 2 of our awesome
investigators is less then one week away. They are awesome. One of them, Nicole
(11) made her wish for Christmas in primary and she wished for scriptures, haha
how cool! We are working on getting her a quad for Christmas!
This week we did a lot of service for
members and investigators as a part of light the world! And once again I was
reminded how much happier I am when I don't think about myself and I just think
about and serve others. This week I felt this overwhelming joy come over me
while I was just doing a simple service of cleaning someones yard. She really
appreciated it. So even small things can make a big difference, always remember
that!
Now for the Christmas conference update.
So thursday afternoon we headed to Arevalo, Iloilo (the mission home) for our
conference. Thursday night we had a nice devotional, we watched Mr krugers
Christmas, which was really cool, that is a good show, you guys should watch
it. We also did a little thing for light the world, we all took a little light
the world card, wrote a note on it, tied it to a balloon, then all let them go.
A little cheesy I know, but it looked pretty cool. Then we slept at some city
elders apartment, 11 elders (our whole zone) in one tiny apartment, it
was crowded, but it was a good time. Then on friday, all the Zones got to do a
performance. Our Zone did a funny skit and haka dance, we should have won, but
we got 2nd. It was awesome to catch up with all of my friends from the mtc.
They are all doing great. Also at the end of the conference all missionaries
received a stocking with a white shirt, some candy, and some missionary
teaching aids. It was great, all the things were donated by Moms and others in
the US, so thank you america!!
- Someone asked
me today at Church if you eat a lot of fresh fish. I assume you do
because you are right on the coast but wasn’t sure. Yes, a lot of very
fresh fish and all types of seafood. I have fish quite often and I have
had fresh crab, shrimp, and other seafood that I don't even know what it
is called.
- Are there a
lot of Christmas decorations around the city? Any idea of any
traditions? There are some. A lot of people have christmas trees and
some even have lights. Christmas is a big deal here, people have had their
decorations up since September.
Well thanks again for all the love and
support. I am so blessed! I love you all and hope you have a great week!
Talk to you in 2 weeks!!! Wahoo!
Elder Degen
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