Mayor Mabilog

Elder Naylor, Sister Paugadun, President Paugadun, Mayor Jed Mabilog & Me

Ward Fireside 

 I Taught Them How to Tie a Tie

Whats up Guys?

Elder Naylor and I had a great week. On Tuesday we went out to Tigbauan which is like one hour away on a jeep from Mandurriao. It is beautifully placed right on the ocean on the very south west tip of the island. We attended district meeting there and it went well. We then went on exchanges that day. I worked with Elder Jarmillos who is like one of my favorite Filipino missionaries haha. He is one of like two native Hiligaynon speakers in our mission so it is cool to speak Hiligaynon to him and learn from him.

On Wednesday we visited Mayor Mabilog. His secretary called me on Tuesday and asked us to be there at 10:00am so I told President and we were there at like 9:50. We went in and waited, and waited and waited....Until about 10:45 he came in and brought like four bodyguards and a bunch of staff. We shook his hand and President thanked him for allowing us to proselyte in his city without and problems. We then gave him the gift we got for him, the Christus. He loved it so we felt good about it. I then talked to him about our purpose, what we do as missionaries, how long we have been in his city and thanked him as well for allowing us to do all we do here. Elder Naylor then offered to help in service projects and the Mayor said he would call us if he had a service project lined up that we could help at. We then got a tour of his office and part of the City Hall which was cool. I think the Mayor liked us a lot and is warm to us. He even knows members so it was sweet. Then President and Sister took us to lunch at a way nice restaurant. Great day!

On Friday we had a community service project at one of our member’s houses. We mixed cement on the ground with shovels for them to use as a floor cuz before they just had a dirt floor. We also helped with building a septic tank for them to have a CR. We laid gravel around the house and got a great work out. We really enjoyed it. Then they fed us lunch! Also on Friday we had a ward fireside where we had a training to give about how to give more information about the church to our friends to help bring the church out of obscurity. It went okay except only like 10 people showed . aha.

I am loving my time here. Thanks for the help on college stuff. Hopefully I don’t have to register until like November so I can look into it more. It is too big of a distraction here. I don’t need money or anything. I am not spending a lot. But I will look for stuff to buy and bring home for you all. Any suggestions?

We are finding the elect here and loving it. There is joy in doing what is right.

With Love,

Elder Garrett Christensen

Poppa!

Hey you look hurt. (Dad just had carpel tunnel surgery.) I am glad. Now I will for sure be able to beat you up when I get home. You have a weak spot. I am not about this 'sportsmanship' stuff. I will hit you right in the hand haha. My time is running out and we are working super hard. I am really giving it all I have. We are packing our days full of people we can visit and planning to accomplish our goals.

Sorry about the hand. I will talk more about that with you when I get home cuz I don’t know what carpel tunnel is. I thought it was from computers?

Thanks for the sports news.

I will be ready to hunt when I get home, haha don't worry. I will just catch up on my social life as we hunt. I just need an IPhone and service haha jk.

All is well, happy and healthy....Find me a girlfriend :)

Love you dad,

Elder Christensen