Wow

      This week was pretty crazy for me.  Tuesday we had exchanges with the ZLs and that was a blast. They were nice and let me go with Elder Miller (from Utah, Farmington). He was way nice and super good at teaching. He goes home in January so he has had lots of practice. He also gave me hope because he said when he got here he hated fish and veggies but now he likes them. He was a way good cook and so hopefully after I've been here a while I can learn to cook like him.  He made us breakfast the next day that was kinda like oatmeal but with rice instead. 

     Wednesday we didn't get too much done because we had to go back to Iriga so we could make it to the mission tour on time Thursday. So we spent the day figuring out where we would sleep and when we would leave and stuff like that.  When we were in Iriga,  a big spider crawled out from behind the trash can (not too big but still probably like the size of my fist) and elder Sadiler tried to kill it. He sprayed it and it just jumped at him so he started freaking out and they just basically were chasing each other around the kitchen. Then he got a bug zapper and fried the life out of it. Pretty funny though

     Thursday was super awesome. That was the mission tour with Elder Hayne. He was way nice and really smart. He talked about how we need to work hard all the time and just try to be even better than we are now. He said the church here is growing faster than anywhere else in the world and we are the luckiest missionaries to be able to serve here. I have like 3 pages of notes on other stuff he said to us and spiritual knowledge which maybe I'll share just throughout my next couple of emails. 

     Friday we just went out and worked. We taught with some members and that was a little tough because they would just keep talking and go into some deeper doctrine that you don't usually share at first. (like temples and stuff that just confuses them) 

     Saturday we had a baptism!! Marie Louise has been getting ready forever and it was awesome to see her finally get baptized. Elder Brown baptized the sister's investigator so it was cool we could baptize together. 

     Sunday was a good day too. I was feeling a little bad in the morning and homesick but then in sacrament I opened my scriptures up and read in D&C 122 where Joseph Smith is having a hard time and the Lord says that all the things that are hard are for our benefit. That hit me really hard that the Lord knows what I am going through and He knows why I am as well. It just goes to show it pays off to trust in the Lord. 

I love you all so much and I hope you all have a great week! Stay safe!!

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