tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31836068386604551312024-03-13T00:55:29.703-07:00Elder Eli AllenElder Allen is a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints serving in the northern Philippines. These are his experiences, adventures and insights.Elder Eli Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06896989534326667822noreply@blogger.comBlogger62125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3183606838660455131.post-41344369288126173892013-10-21T17:24:00.002-07:002013-10-22T10:33:49.582-07:00Thank You<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This time next week I will be home. We will board a bus Tuesday
night and arrive in Manila Wednesday morning. This is made interesting by the
fact that no one has used the bus to or from the mission in over a year.
Everyone has been flying to and from Cauayan on a 30 minute flight, avoiding a
dangerous and grueling 12 hour bus ride.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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change in plans and that we will have the opportunity to ride the bus again. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">BUT, on the other hand we get to go home. I suggested we rebel
against the bus by not going home, but I don’t think anyone else was with me.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It has been almost 25 months since I left my family to serve a
mission. Over the last two years I have learned a lot.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That’s an understatement. I have seen,
heard, and felt a lot. Hopefully I have learned something from all of it, and
changed for the better because of it. I couldn't tell you how I’ve changed, you
would have to judge that for yourselves, but I can tell you a simple truth I have
learned; God loves everyone. Even me. Even you.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And because he loves us, he put us here and prepared a way
for us to reach him again.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Recently, I was sitting on a van traveling between San Manuel
and Roxas beside a man who expressed the utmost respect for us as
missionaries. But, he also told us that we were wrong. That religion can’t save
us, only our relationship with God can save us.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It seemed as if he was trying to provoke me but I told him,
“That’s exactly right. Religion can’t save us." I have seen so many people that
have been baptized into many different churches assuming that one of them has
to be right, and that will save them in the end.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That’s not how it works.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Not at all. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He was right. He just didn't understand his relationship with
God. Jesus Christ said, "If ye love me, keep my commandments."<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is as simple as that.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That is our relationship with God.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Being baptized into The Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter-Day Saints can’t save anyone. It’s living the Gospel of Jesus
Christ. Yes, baptism is part of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, but it is merely a
step of repentance. Not just a way into another church.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I know that the Gospel is true, and that The Church of Jesus Christ
of Latter-day Saints is the restored Gospel of Jesus Christ restored by he
himself through the prophet Joseph Smith on earth.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We, as people, may not be perfect, but the Gospel is. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--EndFragment-->Elder Eli Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06896989534326667822noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3183606838660455131.post-26466678245392116192013-10-15T08:09:00.000-07:002013-10-15T08:31:35.338-07:00Earthquake Update<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: yellow; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Editor's Note: There was a magnitude 7.2 earthquake in the Philippines on about 9:37am on Oct. 15 (local time.) The earthquake was centered on the island of Bohol, about 450 miles south of Elder Allen's location. Elder Allen is safe. However, at least 67 people have died. The people of the Philippines can use your prayers, as always. </span><br />
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<br />Elder Eli Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06896989534326667822noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3183606838660455131.post-64803638965132273302013-10-07T19:32:00.002-07:002013-10-07T19:32:39.434-07:00Let the End Begin<span style="color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Kumusta!</span><br />
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<span style="color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It has been a hectic week, so I'll start from end of the beginning of the end (last week, Tuesday, Oct. 1).</span><br />
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<span style="color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We had district meeting as usual. we went to lunch as a zone as usual. We ran between Mang Inasal and Mcdo (McDonalds) trying to find food, which isn't really usual, but isn't unusual. After doing some errands and picking some stuff up for other elders we would be seeing wednesday morning at MLC (Missionary Leadership Council), around 2:30 I got a call from President Rahlf asking me to pack my stuff as if i was being transferred and bring it with me to Cauayan the morning of the next day. I was dumb struck. I told Elder Llorin what Pres Rahlf told me. But, still dazed I called President again. "So let me get this straight," I said, "I'm Transferred?"</span><br />
<span style="color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Yes, I need you to pack your things and bring them with you tomorrow"</span><br />
<span style="color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"All my things?"</span><br />
<span style="color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Yes," he laughed.</span><br />
<span style="color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"I'll be honest president, I'm confused- ".</span><br />
<span style="color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Don't be confused, this is a good thing, I have another assignment for you"</span><br />
<span style="color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Okay, President, if you think this is right, I trust you. Take care of my Zone"</span><br />
<span style="color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Don't worry," he laughed again and hung up.</span><br />
<span style="color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Against Presidents advice, I spent the rest of the day confused, frustrated, and sad, while packing a little at a time then sitting down to think, then packing a little more.</span><br />
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<span style="color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Wednesday, Oct 2 (My ministerial card expired today because I was supposed to be gone Sept. 28th.)</span><br />
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<span style="color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He thanked me for packing up and bringing my stuff and assured me that he felt good about this new assignment and that it was right for me. As we all knew, Elder Nielsen would be rotated out of AP three weeks into the cycle. Pres. explained that originally he had planned on putting Elder Nielsen in this new area, but somehow it fell on me. The assignment was opening a new area called San Manuel in the Roxas zone, with a part-time companion (Brother John Paul Saludes). President told me, he felt better about Nielsen going and talking my spot in Santiago as ZL, that way he could continue to use his leadership skill and add fresh blood to the fight, and I would, well, be in Roxas. After MLC me and Brother Saludes were taken by the APs (Elders Bluth and Ardon) and the Housing elders (Elders James and Oldem) to the new, unfurnished, San Manuel apartment, to find out it was unfinished. NO ONE was expecting this transfer to happen. We loaded a bunch of stuff into a little room in the house, and me and Brother Saludes slept with the ZLs (Elder Wellman and Elder Sarcauga) in Roxas that night.</span><br />
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<span style="color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Elder James comes back in the morning to take us back to the apartment and bring us a few more overlooked necessities. We meet up with the elders who we will be sharing the Aurora branch with (Elders Cousin and Franzulla). As we wait for work to be done on the house we look around, we talk about the area and so on. We can't leave the house unattended because they are some pretty shady people working on it. We are there until night. We get no work done, the people have left but, we still have no water or other homely things. We sleep in Aurora that night.</span><br />
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<span style="color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We go back to the apartment in San Manuel first thing in the morning to weekly plan. The first thing I do is change. I have been wearing the same clothes since the 1st when I packed all my other clothes. And I shave. The Aurora elders help us plan. We go looking for somewhere to eat lunch. San Manuel is an island of a town in a sea of bukids (rice paddies) for miles in every direction. After lunch they show us around to the stuff they know then we go and baby-sit our house again as we wait for work to be done. We sleep there on the bottom floor, on the floor because the upstairs isn't finished.</span><br />
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<span style="color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We spent the rest of the week waiting as work was done in the house. The good news is we got water last night. Interesting facts about San Manuel I have learned is that there haven't been missionaries focused there for almost 9 years. It used to be its own branch, but then something happened to sister missionaries there and they were pulled out, the branch merged into Aurora branch, and all the members went inactive because Aurora is pretty far. The house we live in is easily the nicest elders apartment in this mission. From what I have gathered, it used to be a Couple Missionary apartment, a long long time ago. Once its finished and all the leaks are fixed, it will be very very nice. Our area is way too dangerous for sisters, so we don't have to worry about them stealing our apartment. haha. </span><br />
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<span style="color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And that's what's new in the Mission of Elder Allen. And thus starts the end of my Mission. Two and half weeks to go, new area, new companion, new adventure!</span><br />
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<span style="color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I don't get to see General conference until next week. That will be my 5th gen conf while serving!</span><br />
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<span style="color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Mahal ko kayo,</span><br />
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Elder Eli Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06896989534326667822noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3183606838660455131.post-49018334184302770912013-09-23T07:42:00.002-07:002013-09-23T07:42:25.826-07:00Another Week, Another Typhoon<span style="color: yellow; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Editor's Note: Super Typhoon Usagi brushed by the Philippines this weekend on it's way to Hong Kong. While there was a lot of rain, there was little wind damage. Sadly, at least two people were killed in the Philippines. Elder Allen is safe and sound, if slightly damp. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>Elder Eli Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06896989534326667822noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3183606838660455131.post-24999182506591392162013-09-09T12:58:00.001-07:002013-09-09T13:04:46.932-07:00Maddela Falls<span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white;">Kumusta!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="color: white;">Well, it's been a week. A whole week. A week in which Elder Llorin and I were both sick, so we didn't get a whole lot done. Now another week will begin. This one brings the start of a new cycle. There has been a little shuffling. I'll let you know how that goes next week. This last week we had Missionary Leadership Training, where we where were instructed in missionary leader things. Now I've run out of things to say. We went to some falls in a town called Maddela a few weeks ago. We attended a baptism of 12 on Satuday. I am not being transferred and neither is Elder Llorin, so I will--for only the third time in my mission--spend a 2nd complete cycle with my companion. </span></span></span><br />
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Elder Eli Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06896989534326667822noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3183606838660455131.post-69921639095908568582013-08-26T10:01:00.006-07:002013-08-26T10:01:49.830-07:00This Week's Answers<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Elder Llorin is quite easlily the nicest companion I have ever had. He's just so nice. It's ridiculous.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #222222;"> </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">President Rahlf is a lot more strict. He is a great fun guy, but of course he would perfer for us to follow the rules; which i think is perfect. I love the way he is doing things. He knows what to do and he knows how to do it. He and sister Rahlf are some great people. I don't feel the same love I used to, but hey, no one can replace the Carloses.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">I've been pretty stressed these past weeks trying to hold stuff together. The stress is wearing me out. But I'll figure it out. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Stress. But besides the side effects of that, I'm a pretty healthy animal. Oh and allergies...</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Yeah. Lots of it. The water is high. Down in viscaya a barrier fell sending a wall of water toward some Sisters destroying their apartment. Crazy. </span></div>
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Elder Eli Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06896989534326667822noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3183606838660455131.post-74493867309530309432013-08-12T09:00:00.003-07:002013-08-12T09:01:41.379-07:00Typhoon Utor<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: yellow;">Editor's Note: Typhoon Utor hit Isabela province in the Philippines yesterday. Elder Allen is serving in Cauayan in Isabela province. He checked in to say that he was fine and their area suffered little damage. Below is a quick summary from the Fox News website:</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Typhoon Utor, described as the strongest globally this year, slammed ashore in mountainous eastern Aurora province with sustained winds of 109 miles per hour and gusts of up to 130 mph.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Footage from ABS-CBN TV network showed a woman swept away by a raging river in neighboring Isabela province. The woman waved her hands for help as she struggled to hang on to debris while being buffeted by huge waves in the muddy waters. It was not known what happened to her.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: yellow;">As always, the people of the Philippines could use your prayers; as well as Elder Allen and the other missionaries. This is Elder Allen's fourth Typhoon in his two years in the Philippines.</span><br />
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Elder Eli Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06896989534326667822noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3183606838660455131.post-69523903964595379722013-08-05T19:10:00.004-07:002013-08-05T19:18:42.358-07:00Friends and Companions<span style="color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Kumusta!</span><br />
<span style="color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> After having one camera broken, then stolen, then having my replacement camera die, I broke down and spent 5,000 pesos for a camera to finish my mission. Here are some pictures:</span><br />
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<span style="color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is Elder Needs, a great missionary from Michigan. He went home this week with Elder Nay. I'll see him again when he comes out to BYU.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #666666; color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif;">This is elder Lasay (lass-eye) he was my companion in Jones after Elder Elgan. He's one of my favorite companions. He went home this week as well.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #666666; color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif;">The next is Elders Camain in the back, Llorin in the middle and Marshall. Elder Llorin is my new companion. He will probably be my favorite comp, and hopefully he's my last. He's is my 15th companion.</span><br />
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<br />Elder Eli Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06896989534326667822noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3183606838660455131.post-62242179165352630332013-07-29T16:26:00.001-07:002013-07-29T16:26:11.407-07:00All's Quiet in the Santiago South Zone<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Kumusta!</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">There will be no changes in our zone this cycle except my companion and an elder going home and a sister getting transferred. Besides that it will be pretty much the same but better next cycle. Elder Needs and Elder Nay and a bunch more will be heading home</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span class="aBn" data-term="goog_384928535" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">tomorrow</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">. I have two cycles left in my mission and I want to make them count. I have been having a lot of fun lately helping elder Zhang learn english and figuring out the area. Not much is going to change except I'll have a new companion to do it with. I love you all.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Mahal ko Kayo,</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">We were half way through district meeting when we saw through the window that President Ralhf had come to check on us. That put everyone on edge, especially the district leader, Elder Marshall, who, despite not really planning, taught a great and very helpful lesson about companionship inventory. Afterwards President told us that the real reason he came was to check on Elder Nay because he had been hit by a single motor (motorcycle) down in Lamut the night before and was rushed up to the hospital in Santiago. As they left, I caught up with him to see if i could go check on Michael. President Ralhf instructed me to check up on him every now and then to keep him company. He was battered and bloody, but sustained no broken bones. The accident happened just two weeks before he goes home. So we spent some time and got to chat and learn a little about each other's missions. Michael's last two cycles have been the only time in our missions that we were even on the same side of the Cauayan mission, although we live just a couple of blocks apart in Utah. That's how we ended up there. It was good. As you can see from the picture, he was in pretty good spirits for a guy in a Philippino hospital.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">You can get all the details on the accident and see some great bloody pictures on Elder Nay's blog: </span>http://eldernay.blogspot.com/</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Rahlfs were at the Worldwide Mission President’s Training in
Provo last week, they said it was great.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Technically, we will be allowed to use Facebook pretty soon here.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have never once opened my Facebook account
on my mission. Very very few missionaries haven’t opened Facebook at least once.
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m not going to until we get a
definite “Go” sign from up high. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I’m glad
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Carlos’ leaving is tough, but something I always expected. I
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Now I am excited to see how President Rahlf works things.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My new companion is elder Sulla (ryhms with julia). We live in a
compound with Elder Phippen, from Salt lake, and he is training Elder Zhang who
is from way-north-border-of-Mongolia-forgot-what-its-called China.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">4. There are only about 100 family names in China. That’s why we
always hear about Fa's or Chang's, or Li's. There about 3,699,999 people
walking around with your same Chinese family name.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Cauayan Mission.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">President and sister Carlos left today. But on birthdays, they
call you and sing happy birthday and talk to you for a second in the morning.
Before they got on a plane today, they somehow found time to call me up and
sing happy birthday to me, them and the Rahlfs and the APs and whoever else may
have been there. Elder iIagan told me afterwords that it was the saddest song
of happy birthday he had ever seen. Sister Carlos told me she would never
forget when my birthday was, and president said he would see me sometime in
America. Everyone was in tears. You can imagine how the song sounded. It was
wonderful.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It made my mission. I
feel their love all the time. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As of yesterday, we have had a new mission president. The Rahlfs
from Ohio.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m so excited to meet
them and get to know them. I wont get to meet them till next week though; we
will be one of the last zones to be interviewed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I love you all.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I’m doing pretty good.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Transfers are this week and there are going to be a lot of changes in
our zone so I’m working on that stuff right now. The zone is being overhauled this
cycle, and my area is being split so I will be showing three elders around and
figuring that out while juggling the rest of the zone. I’ll definitely get something
good to write about out of transfers. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I moved again earlier this morning. Haha. That’s the fourth move
between transfers I’ve made in the mission I think.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I guess Noah figured Boys State out better than I did. That’s my
boy! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I haven’t seen Elder Allred
since he came in last transfer but I have been trying to talk to him.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I will get to see him tomorrow though,
and finally get a chance to say, "Hey, we are somehow distantly related through
marriage. How’re you doing?"<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It’ll be great. Elder Volpe is doing much better, I’ve actually seen him
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">cle.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He just wants a
new companion because his comp right now it the trunkiest kid on the planet and
still has a cycle to go.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He calls
me dad. So yep…I am a mission parent. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Mahal ko kayo,<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Elder Allen</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: white;">Elders James, Proctor, Nielsen and Me...eating! Yay!</span></td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Kumusta!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here are some answers to recent questions:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: yellow;">When is the next Transfer Day?</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Next Transfer Day is June 19th, I will be getting a new
companion, and will be splitting the area once again. (like Ramon).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: yellow;">Who are you teaching?</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We have a bunch of investigators but none that are progressing.
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: yellow;">What do you like about your new area?</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The best thing about Baluarte is that it is close to the big
city of Santiago but its far enough away that we are working in the fields and
mountains and forest of the Philippines. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The fresh air with the convenience of the city.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: yellow;">Have you seen any interesting animals lately?</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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I think the new president will be great in his own way. But as President Carlos
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<span style="color: white;">I am in a new area with a new companion. My new area is Baluarte, just south of Santiago. My new companion is my old friend Elder Proctor who was in my batch in the MTC.</span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">This last week started with a very intresting P-Day. We had a lock-down (meaning we were not allowed to leave our apartments) that started at <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_801332883" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">12pm</span></span> and lasted the entire day. All because of the elections. They get pretty heated. But it was also the day we get to Skype our families to talk on Mother's Day. So it was a great day to talk to my family for the last time in the mission before I see them face to face. After Skyping briefly in the morning, we ran around getting a few errands done, and then, since we were locked in our appartmens for a ridiculous amount of time, president allowed us to watch some Disney movies. Wreck-it-Ralph is awesome. </span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">This week Elder Proctor and me have been chased by children, dogs, crazy people, members, and girls. It was a great week. It's interesting how different people act or treat two Americans as opposed to 1 American and 1 Philippino. but me and Elder Proctor are keeping things together here in Santiago North Zone and having a blast. I'm Elder Proctor's first American companion too, so you can imagine the fun we are having. I love you all.</span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Now that I have a camera again I can start sending pictures. Like these:</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I actually got the package you sent on Feb. 2 earlier today! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Elder Needs called and said "Guess
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So we don’t have to worry about that anymore. It cost me 1,575P ($38)
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">I love you. Thank you so much for the package. We opened it and
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">There have been a few earthquakes lately, but I haven’t noticed
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: white;">Elders Ilagan, Needs (in squint mode), Coronel and me</span>.</td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">I actually ate dog about two weeks ago, but I forgot to tell
you. It’s very interesting. Not actually very meaty but it doesn’t taste very
bad. Yum.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3366ff;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: yellow;">Do you still love the fruit?</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #1a1a1a;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">I still love the fruit. It’s not really much of a fruit season
right now though. In the fall is when I get excited about the fruit. I’m afraid
that I wont like fruit when I get home. I’ve been spoiled for two years. haha.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3366ff;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: yellow;">What do you have for breakfast? </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #1a1a1a;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">For breakfast I usually make a bowl of oatmeal and add some
slices of banana. It’s delicious. I’m still skinny though</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3366ff;">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: yellow;">Tell us about your new companion. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #1a1a1a;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Elder Volpe is from Cary, NC. His dad joined the Church when he was 17, just like my dad.
And his mom goes back to the pioneers, just like my mom. He was very homesick when he arrived,
like most of us, but he is getting better.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3366ff;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: yellow;">Who is the nicest Filipino you have met? </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #1a1a1a;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">The nicest and most impressive Filipino I have met is definitely
President Carlos. haha. But
besides him, missionary wise, Elder Ilagan. People wise, Brother and sister Fernandez (the man that
baptized the Gumaru family) and the Gumaru family. I love them. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3366ff;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: yellow;">Do you have access to laundry in Cauauyan? Or you still
doing it by hand?</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #1a1a1a;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">We actually have a laundry shop here, and we can give them
everything but our delicates. We
still wash those by hand. Way
easy... just don’t smell me.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3366ff;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: yellow;">Where would you like to go finish your mission?</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #1a1a1a;"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">I actually want to go up to the north end of the mission. Go die in the hotness. I haven’t been assigned up in the north
half of the mission, yet. I’ll be okay if that doesn’t happen though. “I’ll go
where you want me to go.”</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3366ff;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: yellow;">What was the best training you have had on your mission?</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #1a1a1a;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Elder Arden came and gave a super wing-it lesson to a few of us
at the mission home one time. It was all about learning by the Spirit... which
is what every general authority speaks on, I’ve noticed.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3366ff;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: yellow;">We get to talk to you on Mon, May 13 (your time, Mother's Day
our time.) We are terribly excited.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #1a1a1a;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I can’t wait to talk to you all on Mothers Day either. We'll chat then. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I like it more when there are specific questions to be answered.
Feels more like a conversation.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hope you enjoy this email. ;)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Mahal ko kayo,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Elder Allen</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #1a1a1a;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Kumusta!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Gumarus are baptized! Including Mikaela. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Behold the effects of your prayers! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I asked Brother Fernandez, a recent
convert, to baptize them. Their journey of faith has begun, but they can always
use your prayers.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Elder Oldem, Bro. Fernandez, Edison holding Heart, </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Josephine, Mel, BJ, Mikaela, AJ, and me</span></td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Happy birthday Grumps! But there is no St. Patricks Day in the Philippines.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I hope you are all doing great.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am doing great out here. I love you all.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Mahal ko kayo,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interesting Change in Missionary email Policy:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Date: February 27, 2012<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">To: General Authorities,
Area Seventies, and Mission Presidents<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">From: Missionary Department
<a href="file:///tel/%2528801-240-2222">(801-240-2222</a>)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Subject: Adjusted
Missionary Email Policy<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Missionaries are to write
to their families each week and are also authorized to communicate by email with friends, priesthood leaders, and new converts.
Mission presidents should allow sufficient
time on preparation day for missionaries to write emails and letters. While in
the mission field, missionaries should
receive authorization from the mission president before entering into communication, including via email, with converts
and others of the opposite gender
within the mission boundaries (see <i>Missionary Handbook, </i>36–37).</span><span style="color: #1a1a1a; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Kumusta!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Gumaru family did not get baptized this last week but are
ready for their March 16 baptism. Except for Michaela, who doesn’t want to be
baptized and wants stay in Iglesia ni Cristo, but we heard that second hand
from her father after she had passed the baptismal interview. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s going to be interesting, but I’m
going to bring it up with her and the Gumarus. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However, brother Edison and sister Josephine are more than
ready with BJ too. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So I’ll let you
know what happens this week, next week.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am good. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We never
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">This picture is awesome. </span></td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What are the chances of you being able to send me a tie exactly
like the one I’m wearing in this picture. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s the one you sent me for Christmas.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s a 'Jonathan David' tie. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You know its good because the guy has 2
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Mahal ko kayo,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I love you all.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Elder Allen</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Kumusta!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The lesson with the Gumaru family with Elder Ardern didn’t’ go
through because of travel problems he had. Too bad.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But they are still awesome and it seems like
everything is going awesomely with them. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Smiths have Twins? Did I know that? mabye. I hope they are
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Mom, I think you should hire a clown to do magic tricks just to
change things up in Utah County meetings. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It would Make it less boring. Maybe get a bouncy house, too.
Politicians and bouncy houses mix well.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Feel free to paint my room any color you want. I cant wait to
see how it turns out.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Well, maybe
not pink and stuff, but the brown and light blue sounds cool. It was always
white and boring. Now it will be not boring.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Speaking of my room. How is looking into applying to college
going? I’m hoping that I could get into BYU Idaho I would get the fall/winter
track. But that means you have to apply soon. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I guess I have some bad news. My backpack was stolen. Luckily
there wasn’t much in it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In fact,
ZERO things of monetary worth. But very sentimental.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One being my broken camera with the SD card.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>All the pictures from my mission since
I was with Elder Elgan was on that. The other thing is the triple I’ve been
using since the MTC. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The cool one
I had bound with my name on it and family picture in the back and 16 months
worth of missionary notes. That’s what I want. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Along with some money, an umbrella, and other small things,
only that backpack was taken. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sister
Carlos keeps insisting that it will show up, mostly because its disappearance
make no sense at all. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But that is
the most frustrating thing about it. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s gone, but no one understands how. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So just letting you know. Sorry about
the pictures.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Mahal ko kayo,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Thanks for asking about and praying for the Gumaru's.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">The Guramu family consists of tatay(dad) Edision, nanay(mom) Josephine, and their five children; Mikaela (11)f, BJ (9)m, AJ(6)m, Mel(4)f and Heart(2)f. They are progressing wonderfully. Elder Oldem asked President Carlos if we could have a family home evening in the Mission Home with them. President immediately took that chance to have Elder Ardern of the seventy sit and observe. So this Satuday night, we are going to teach a lesson with the assistance of President and Sister Carlos, and Elder and Sister Ardern. Plus the Assistants to the President. I'm stressing pretty bad about it, even though I know I shouldn't. I had a nighmare about it last night. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: white;">Anyways. It looks like they will be baptized on March 9th. Hopefully, I'll find a member to baptize them. </span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">I love you all.</span></div>
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<span style="color: white;">Mahal ko kayo,</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: white;">Sis. Flory tries balut for the first time. <br />She downed it like a champ.</span></td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">I think the most beautiful thing God created was the stars. We don't see the stars much here. Smog, fog and rain. but when we do they are beautiful. We can look at the stars and realize how small and insignificant we are, and at the same time remember the glory of God, to give us the stars. Why would we ever aim for anything shorter than the farthest star? Satan can promise you anything on this Earth, but Heavenly Father has promised us the stars if we only follow him. Why would we settle for anything on this Earth, any amount of temporary happiness, when we could simply look to the stars and know the condescension of God? Look to the stars, and think of the Work, the Will, and the Prize. It's as simple as following Jesus Christ's example. Let us all think "the Stars my Destination." </span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Mahal ko kayo,</span></div>
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Elder Eli Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06896989534326667822noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3183606838660455131.post-12502766936228135542013-02-04T11:19:00.003-08:002013-02-04T11:19:52.905-08:00Jesus the Christ<br />
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<span style="color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif;">We have been teaching this family, the Gumaru family, and they have been progressing really well. An example of how great they are doing was when we explained a little of the Word of Wisdom to them and left them a pamphlet and told them to read it, and they all really loved their coffee. All of them in a family of 7, down to the youngest child. But when we returned to teach the Word of Wisdom, they said, "You told us coffee is bad, and we read that coffee is bad, so we got rid of all our coffee." We were stunned. They have been coming to church and praying and are doing better than anyone else I've ever taught. It's great. </span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif;">We had Zone Conference this week and it was about love and inviting people to be baptized and truly living the gospel of Jesus Christ. It was good.</span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif;">I have been studying Third Nephi in personal study, because it's when Jesus comes to the Nephites after His resurrection and all the horrible things that happened to Him in Jerusalem. I have been fascinated by every aspect of Jesus' life lately. Obviously, I always have Jesus on my mind, but after reading Jesus the Christ and studying Him this long, it's amazing how overwhelming he was and what he did was, and how it all worked out. As a kid, I always took the idea of Jesus Christ for granted, but now He seems like a real person to me and I understand more and more of Him everyday. He has Saved us from our sins and Redeemed us of our short- comings. Because of what He did, we can return to him and our Eternal Father and sit with them in eternal happineness and understanding; if we just look to Jesus for the way back. The Gospel of Jesus Chirst is the purest, truest thing we can come in contact with in this life. Everything else is made by man, granted there is truth in everything, if you look hard enough, but nothing holds the fullness as His Gospel does. </span></div>
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Elder Eli Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06896989534326667822noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3183606838660455131.post-39785898396459845342013-01-28T16:50:00.001-08:002013-01-28T16:50:11.840-08:00Don't Know What You've Got 'til It's Gone<br />
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<span style="color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After talking to you on Skype at Christmas, I decided to
start trying to write more letters. I
usually sit down to write a letter and cannot think of anything to say. That is something I feel I have come to learn
about myself on my mission so far; I am not good at communicating through letters
or emails or texts or anything like that, but I’ve gotten pretty good at
talking to people face to face. I need
some interaction . I think that’s
something I’ve developed and I hope it’s something you notice as well, when I
get home. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I’m sorry I won’t be home until the end of October. I feel bad for ruining any plans, but I hope
we can still go on a family trip then. I
really want to go do something with my family when I get home. I really want to do what you had planned in
October and I feel kinda stupid for messing it up. Can we
still do it if we just push it back a little?
I’m sorry.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I can’t wait to get home and do things with you all and go
places with you all like we used to. I always
loved family trips, but looking back now, I don’t feel like I appreciated the <u>family</u>
part of those trips enough. There is not
a moment in my head that I remember being more happy or having more fun than I
was with one, or some, or all of my family.
I oove you all so much, and I can shamelessly admit the truthfulness in
the words, “You don’t know what you’ve got ‘til it’s gone,” because I didn’t. But instead of regretting what I wasted
before, I promise to treasure each one of you that much more. I promise to be a better brother and
son. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I just dropped almost all of our investigators. It was a
difficult decision, but sometimes it just needs to be done, and missionaries
usually don’t want to do it. So, I
get to deal with it and I just happen to be the type of person who can let them
go if they don’t want to come closer to Christ and keep any commitments. Other missionaries can follow up in a
few months to see if they’ve had a change of heart. That may make me sound heartless. The APs told President
Carlos that I had dropped almost all of our many, many investigators. President Carlos pointed out that it’s
a hard thing to do, but sometimes just needs to be done. Now we have time to
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We only have one real investigator right now, but it’s a family
of 7; the Gumaru (Goo-ma-roo) family.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I still have a hard time saying that name right so don’t fell bad if you
can’t.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>While we are constantly
looking for new people to teach, (usually by asking everybody for referrals,
that always seem to wind up being in the APs area.)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We have changed the main focus of our work from
teaching everyone who will hold still, and switched to seeking out the
unfortunate less-actives that have been forgotten about through the years. The
branch presidency kept telling us that there were only a few less-actives in
our area and kept giving us the same five names we've always been going to, so
we started seeking out the active members, and asking who of their neighbors
were members. This way we have found tons and tons of members that have
obviously been completely forgotten about.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So our job is to help them want to come back to the fold of
Christ.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s the member’s job to
befriend them again. Thats what we have been up to the last few weeks.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I
hear it’s extremely cold in Utah, but is there any snow? <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The worst is when its freezing and it won’t snow. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s hot here, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>but it’s not a nice hot. I’m a long way
from manila and it’s generally hotter up here than down there. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was great talking to you after
Christmas.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m not good at sitting
down and typing messages to people.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I’d rather just talk to people. I love you so much Mom.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Have a great week, and enjoy the cold
for me. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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