7/19/2009

Well the baptisms were awesome.. We baptized a 19 year old named Belando Belga. He is a friend of the Bantog family. He is an amazing kid. He used to have alot of addictions but because of the example of the Bantog family and the lessons he stopped and was baptized. He has had one of the hardest lives I've ever heard of. His dad left him when he was a little boy. He never met him till last year. He lives with his grandma cuz his mom has a new husband and they don't really like him. His grandma actually left him this past week because of his decision to be baptized. She said church is only for people who have sins. But he is one of the happiest people I've ever met. He constantly smiles. He includes in his prayers everytime. That he will get to spend one day with both his mom and dad together at the same time. He said that's all he wants in life. He is such a nice guy. The other two baptisms were the nieces of the family I sent to the temple. They are cute too. They have had rough lives also. But the gospel really cheers people up. Filipinos are the most amazing people even though they have nothing they continue to smile. It amazes me at how greedy and spoiled I am how prideful and inconsiderate I am. Anyways this week was amazing my companion and I pushed ourselves so hard. We got the most lessons I've gotten in a week since I've been here. We also got 16 new investigators! and had the family that hasn't been to church in 8 years come to church! I told there little kids to tell there mom they wanted to come to church and the next day everyone was their. It was truly a wonderful sight. i Sat in the back of the chapel and smiled and thanked God for the blessings in my life. As I watched the less active families we have been working with, the investigators and the recent converts all sitting in Sacrament. It was so amazing
I cant describe my feelings as I watched the fruits of my labor before my eyes. It made me feel as though I truly am an instrument in Gods hands to make lives better. Such an amazing week. Anyways Dayday's birthday was cake and Ibought her some new sandals cuz that's what she wanted. She was crying cuz she thought I wasn't coming. cuz we were a little late. But when I showed up with cake and sandals she was happy again. She fell asleep on my lap haha it was awesome. The little girl in the pic is The Borras' families niece. She loves me she calls me her boyfriend. When you ask her her name she says Venus Walker! haha its hilarious. I cant believe Tell is going to Panama! holy cow! man all my friends speak Spanish. I'm gonna have to live in California with all the Filipinos! I could use more jam. I don't need sandals, I could just use money in my account to have shirts made. That's about it... and I could use insole's for my shoes. Good ones. ... anyways thanks family... Oh yea the family finally got sealed!!! they came home yesterday! its soo cool!!! anyways love you guys so much. I really hope your reading your Book of Mormon. Please be reading. Its the simple things that count! don't forget em!!!! anyways love ya!!! Kapayapaan sa labas!!!!!--- Elder Walker

A few new pics

Turtle and turtle eggs! Mmmmm!

Building bridges

another little girl friend

baptisms on 7/5/09

In the jungle

7/12/09

DR. BIGHAM MOVED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO seriously!!!!!!!!! freak that sucks... You have to get his address for me!!!!! I love that man seriously with everything in me i love him!!!!! I'm so happy on the other hand that G-ma has no cancer. Ive been praying for her and you. We had 3 baptisms on Saturday. It was cool i think i might of forgotten to tell you that we had some coming up. But it was cool Elder Fairbrother got his 1st baptisms with me. I was way happy. We also gave 2 more people a baptismal date. A married couple. For august 15. The couple that went to get sealed left last night. I gave them 3000 pesos. I just flat out gave it to them. But yea they were very happy. Um yea but things are going good. Ive been working my new comp hard. He is big. But he has already lost weight. He can now move his belt up one hole! he was so excited! so was I. We walk alot. And I walk fast. so its going good. But yea, we have already became really close companions. I'm so jealous your in Colorado right now. We got soaked today. Because rain comes fast here. We thought it was a clear day until about 100 yards down the road when we became soaked immediately. But its cool cuz its p-day. We have a lesson with my hardest investigator of my mission later tonight. He is very smart in the bible, he is interested. So hopefully it goes great. Oh yea so i have some stories, we got on a pudyak. Its the 3 wheeled bike. And we obviously don't fit in it. so i just stood on the back and helped the poor Filipino push two big Americans. When all of a sudden the bike did a wheely because of the weight throwing me off the back and about launching the driver to the moon. He was so afraid. And this all happened in front of about 30 more Filipinos who all lost it. They were dying laughing. The cool thing is Elder was holding a cake for Daydays birthday and he didn't crush it!!! But yea speaking of which thank you so much for the package and the Rubik's cube! i love it! i loved the candy its amazing!!! i like the Listerine stuff too. Anyways another story. Elder Fairbrother, on like his 3rd day broke or shattered a bamboo chair. We were in a progressing investigators house and we both sat down on this bamboo couch. And we heard a crack, and we both looked at each other. Then all of a sudden it broke and we both went tumbling to the ground. Everyone was laughing. But its OK cuz the bamboo was just old ha ha. But yea he has had an interesting first week. One I'm sure he wont forget. Me either. But that's about it. Ill try and send some pictures. But i don't know. I'm not making any promises. Anyways love you guys. Hope Colorado was fun!! Elder Walker