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There's too many things that happened this week for me to tell you them all.
Last
Monday we were finally able to go back to Elias Samonte because he had
been in the hospital and was pretty sick. We talked to him, and he said
that because he has been sick, he hasn't been able to smoke. He said
that the smell of cigarettes makes his insides hurt. He pointed to a
little lizard on the ceiling and said, in english, "I feel like that is
my transformation." I died laughing. But, want to know a secret? I've
been praying that that exact thing would happen. Not the lizard, but
that he would get sick and not be able to smoke any more (like Ming on
PMG dvds). So, he had not smoked for 10 days. The Lord works in
mysterious ways.
Then, on Tuesday morning, I had just begun my
personal study when President Stucki called. (which is not rare for us
as leaders). But then, he started thanking me for my service as an STL
and then fired me. Hah, okay, not really, I just have been reassigned. I
HAVE BEEN TRANSFERRED. I cried the most tears I've cried in a very very
long time. I think I scared our roommates. I even surprised myself. I
LOVE LOVE LOVE PASAY 1ST WARD. When I got to that area in September it
was sad because there was nothing happening. I've been working my tail
off getting the area to progress and was finally seeing the fruits of
our efforts. We had like one million families with baptismal dates. And
the best, Snookie and Mel will be baptized next week and I won't be
there. They cried and I cried and it was depressing. And then I cried a
ton more.
And now I'm in Paranaque 3rd Ward. This area has
been deemed by our APs as "The Hardest Area in the Mission." I will tell
you why: I've seen the biggest and nicest houses in my entire time here
in the Philippines - way nicer than a lot of houses in Utah. And the
area is huge - we walk a lot and we see no one outside. I left my area
of 22 baptismal dates for February and March to ZERO baptismal dates and
ZERO progressing investigators. The people here are very very wealthy. I
will include a picture. But, it's a great opportunity to find future
leaders here in the Philippines so I'm pumped about it. I just have to
find them... But the ward is so so great and very supportive and they
feed us so much. I would get fat here if it weren't for how much we WALK
WALK WALK forever.
But listen, ^^^ those things are not negative. I
cried when I first got here, but the Lord has really shown me why I'm
here. I'm so excited to fix this area! I know the Lord is preparing
people for us here and I'm so excited to find them! We have already been
blessed with so many new investigators and now are up to four baptismal
dates. It's coming!
And let me tell you a miracle: The other day we were
walking when I saw a man that I knew. I knew I knew him but I couldn't
remember how. Then, he knew me too! Turns out, it's a man I OYM'd in
Pasay who turned out to be a member who has been less active for a
while. We weren't able to teach him in Pasay because his lived with his
boss who wouldn't let us enter. BUT, his new boss here WILL let us
enter. We taught him, and he came to church last Sunday. I was such a
crazy miracle that I already knew him and that he is now prepared to
return and become an active member in the church! Boo yah!
My new companion is Sister Jensen. She is American.
She is my first American companion and she is really white and American.
I'm not used to being around an American so often. Her Tagalog needs
improvement, which is one of the reasons President Stucki said he gave
me her. I'm helping her, I'm fixing the area. SERVICE YEAH I LOVE IT.
That's all I have. Lemme give you some pictures.
1. This is an awesome sweater I bought at Mall of Asia. It was expensive.
2.
This is Snookie and her adorable son Maco who loves me and I love him. I
didn't get a picture with Mel because I didn't get to say goodbye to
him because I only had half a day for goodbyes to everyone and he had
work. That is Angelina Jolie in the background.
More pictures to come that won't fit here! Love you!
Sister Mecham
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