Week 21

When: December 11th, 8:30 am Where: Fatima Chapel, Tacloban, PHL Conducting: Elder Robertson Chorister: Sister Leusa Opening Hymn: 201 - Joy to the world Opening Prayer: Sister Ugalino Recitations: Mission Purpose: Elder Robertson Mission Theme: Elder Matariki Mission Culture Thought: Sister Wong See Technology Safeguards Thought: Sister Ugalino Missionary Standards Thought: Elder Parker Agenda -Announcements -Reporting of KIs (6 Majors + TLT + MWH) -Goals for next week Training: Elder Robertson - Improve Teaching Skills Tan 2 - 1st half of L1 Tan 1 - 2nd half of L1 Tac 1 - 1st half of L2 Ah Wongs - Law of Chastity Closing Hymn: 204 - Silent Night Closing Prayer: Sister Leusa Kitakits Lunes!

Hey bro. 

Today I'm going to speak to you in what I hear everyday bro, ok bro. Not really bro, but i hear 'bro' so much. It's hilarious tho when a group of 7 teens walk by and one of them says, "hey bro!" Then they all laugh it up like it's actually the funniest thing they've ever heard in their life. It's great. It's weird tho too, cuz a lot of times now I think more often than not I speak in a Filippino accent. I also speak in Waray-Waray as much as possible. 

Christmas Conference is today and tomorrow which will be super fun...hopefully. Won't be the same as Christmas at home the last 18 years of my life, but it'll be good. 1st Christmas away from the habalay, baby! 1st step to manhood for sure. 

I also got a spinners card guys. Now I have 2 grinds going on. Sadly the Pokemon grind has slowed down but the spinners grind is picking up. The spinners card is basically whenever I buy a "Pro" sized spinners cup they mark it down on my card, and when I get enough marks I get their Tacloban Spinners Mug. I can already see my future with that mug. It's beautiful. I can already imagine the Ad life scenario where my family's sitting around the fireplace at Christmas time having a great time. And then there's me holding my spinners mug like the son I never had. And obviously none of that would be possible without the spinners mug. If any of that made sense. 

Elder Mangs, roommate from my 1st 2 cycles, came to Tacloban and is at our apartment. No one will tell me why he's here, but I wont complain. He's a fun guy. Elder Collyer is still here, which has been super fun. He's going back to his area after Christmas conference which is sad for me at least. Though he was here for most of this cycle which is crazy. 

Merry Christmas everybody! Also not sure how long the title can be but that's the District Council Meeting agenda I made for my district, so there you go. You wont be able to attend tho :( It was yesterday. Maupay na pasco utro!


I made that spaghetti stuff too 👨‍🍳













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