September 26th, 2011 Letter

Hello!
 
This week was an interesting one, it was different than normal but
still quite enjoyable. We left our area on Friday at 2am and I went to
Puerto Princesa and my Kasama went to Aborlan. We made an exchange
with the Aborlan Elders and took off. I ended up having a new district
leader meeting than we returned to Narra, where I worked with my zone
leader that night. Than the next day I worked with a brand new
missionary. My zone leaders mom is from Rigby Idaho. As well as my
mission president, and of course my Mommy! I thought that was
interesting because no one is from there, but everyone is too. Either
that you the people that do live there have a lot of kids..
 
Our work went well, we taught 3 lessons with brand new investigators
and extended baptismal commitments to 2 of them, one excepted a
specific date, and the other who we taught on the side of the road
told us to come teach his family. The first, Brother Condeza, came to
church yesterday! It can kind of make you nervous commiting people to
be baptized the first time you meet them, but thats what our mission
president has told us so that is what we do, unless we feel like we
should wait. But it seems to be effective so far.
 
One of my goals that I set right went I arrived in this area was that
Jose Belmonte would get baptized. He has been taught by the
missionaries for 17 years (not 22) and has been taught by about 70
different missionaries. We taught him last night, and he said, "You
know what elders? You are the weakest Elders that have ever taught me,
you know that?" He said that about 12 times last night. His wife (a
member) smacked him a couple times, we just laughed, realizing that
compared to other missionaries we probably had no real skills, but we
do our best and follow the spirit. He than told us, "But Elders, you
are the weakest, but you are the ones that got me," he laughed and
said "David and Goliath." We did not convert Tatay Belmonte, we did
not try to sell him anything, we did not even teach anything
spectacular, we were very bold, and really just beat a dead horse, but
we smacked it somewhere that made it think and realize the importance
of knowing things in your heart, not just your mind. Tatay still has a
bit of time because he needs to overcome a few addictions but he is
commited and I firmly believe he will go through with it, I hope I am
still here when he does. He knows a lot about the church, I would say
probably more than the average member, he gave me that pearl and said,
"its just like the pearl of great price. But this one is my pearl." He
is really funny, and loves to talk, He will be a good leader in the
church someday.
 
I feel like there was something else I wanted to say.. but I forgot, I
spent most of my time trying to get the website working to email my
mission president but it appears to be dead. I managed to use all my
time already, even though I only got 2 emails.. :P Hint hint. Anyways,
I love you family and everyone else too.
 
 
Elder Munk