July 1, 2018

Hey this week was pretty crazy. First off I am the District Leader here in Pasacao. Lucky for my my district is totally awesome. Elder Olayon is my new comp. You might remember him from mothers day because you all got to see him then. The other two elders in my district are very nice as well. One of them, Elder Isaksen is going home this transfer. He was also a Zone Leader in Naga for a while so he knows how things need to go which is great. Elder Olayon was assigned in Pamplona for 6 months so he has worked here before so it is nice to not have to help him in a completely brand new area.  Tuesday we were mostly at the office. I had my training and then took my district back to our areas. The other two elders are opening the area so they didn't even know where their house was.  Wednesday was a little more normal but we had to travel to another area that night and sleep there.  Thursday I had a district leaders training in Naga. The other area's district leader and I got up early and traveled out there and left elder Olayon and the other district leaders comp to work there. The meeting was pretty good and I learned a lot about how to be a good leader. They also had ribs for lunch and I haven't had food that high of quality for a long long time. It was awesome. Friday was my first district meet and it went really well. My workshop lasted the whole time it needed to and I feel like we all learned something so that was great. Saturday Elder Olayon baptized a kid in the ocean. It was a child of record so not super exciting in missionary terms but still awesome. the kid was afraid of the waves and it ended up taking a while but still ocean baptism.  Sunday of course was fast Sunday which is always fun. The testimonies of members are always great to hear.