I Hope I Die Here

Hey y'all what is going on?

   This week was pretty rad. We waited for a call from president all day Monday and Tuesday to tell us we would transfer...but nothing came! So that means Elder Light and I will be here together another nine weeks (this transfer is three weeks longer due to some MTC program they are doing in which they will start teaching the missionaries Hiligaynon instead of Tagalog for our mission and Bacolod mission, that is why I had to decide to go home in October or November.)...So the next transfer day is Aug. 31, right after my birthday...Then I will be on my last transfer until October 9 or 10 when I will go.

   We have the sweetest people here in our area! I hope I die here haha and don’t get transferred to another area before I go home, but President doesn't like killing ZLs or people in the office so they always get stepped down before they go home. That happened to Elders Price, Adams, Jenkins, and Collins so it will probably happen to me although I don't want it to!

   The Maximo family came to church again and they are doing so well! They are the best! Also we were finally able to teach Aileen's (the woman we baptized in June) husband, Romer...We hadn't talked to him since he was in Manila but now he is here on vacation until tomorrow when he will go to get on a ship for nine months! Crazy job!

   This week was fun though because we had 15 missionaries leave and 17 come to our mission so we (since we live in the city) got to work with them when they had down time. It was pretty surreal seeing Elder Price and Collins and those guys leave. They are my good buddies. They were good missionaries in every sense of the word. Then on Wednesday and Thursday we worked with brand new missionaries. I worked with Elder Brown from Morgan, Utah and also Elder Baldwin from Blackfoot, Idaho and they were sweet. Of course they were way quiet when we taught since they can’t speak yet, but I had a really good time answering their questions and helping them adjust a little to life here. Then on Friday was transfer meeting so we all met up in Arevalo and had a sweet meeting where all the greenies met their trainers and others were transferred to their respective new areas. Elder Baldwin turned out to get trained where I was trained, Sibalom, Antique so that will be sweet for him!

   I am loving life here and we have a sweet week this week. We (Elder Light and I) get to teach zone meeting tomorrow and then interview all the companionships. Then on Wednesday we have zone leader counsel in Arevalo with all the ZL’s. Then on Thursday and Friday we will have missionaries (trainers and district leaders) work with us since they have a training.

All is well in Mandurriao!

Love, Elder Garrett Christensen

Hey Pops, Whats going on...I am staying in Mandurriao so I am excited. That is too bad that Brock came home, he would have loved it out in the field. I heard Tadd Challis will be going to the Philippines on his mission. Do you know what mission? That is cool that you had a busy week and that The Littlewood's will probably move to Provo huh? Who did Tori Leavitt marry? Is he from St. George?

   Everything is going sooo well here I am loving my area and companion and everything is awesome here! We have sweet investigators and all is well! Love you lots dad. Take Care!

Elder Garrett Christensen