Quick Update - Aug 26
Hey everyone so had some good experiences this week
SO this week we have been teaching this group of friends around ages 25-35 and they have been super awesome. They all have a little background with the church but they are some of the nicest guys I've met since I've been in Baguio. I don't have a picture yet, but we are good friends with them. It is really awesome to teach them the gospel and about faith. They have been busy with work but they want to come play ball with us and the elders quorum and then come to church on Sunday.
Its fun to be a missionary because it just gives you the excuse to talk to people about their lives and we actually had three people this week tell us their whole life story to us about their family, and struggles. It is so awesome to meet a humble person that is so ready to hear the good news about Jesus Christ and His atonement. AT the same time I learn so much about how to help people and then to help myself.
The ironic part of the mission is giving yourself up in order to help those around you and then finding the new person you become. Not saying you lose interest in things before, but you mature, grow and progress. Thats what is so awesome about the mission. Like the scripture Elder bags put in his email the other week. Matthew 16:25 "For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it."
The mission is the greatest decision I've made and I know it'll affect the rest of my life.
I'll send some pics next week, the comp is broken here. Love you all miss you tons, enjoy the last week of August :)
Elder Garry
SO this week we have been teaching this group of friends around ages 25-35 and they have been super awesome. They all have a little background with the church but they are some of the nicest guys I've met since I've been in Baguio. I don't have a picture yet, but we are good friends with them. It is really awesome to teach them the gospel and about faith. They have been busy with work but they want to come play ball with us and the elders quorum and then come to church on Sunday.
Its fun to be a missionary because it just gives you the excuse to talk to people about their lives and we actually had three people this week tell us their whole life story to us about their family, and struggles. It is so awesome to meet a humble person that is so ready to hear the good news about Jesus Christ and His atonement. AT the same time I learn so much about how to help people and then to help myself.
The ironic part of the mission is giving yourself up in order to help those around you and then finding the new person you become. Not saying you lose interest in things before, but you mature, grow and progress. Thats what is so awesome about the mission. Like the scripture Elder bags put in his email the other week. Matthew 16:25 "For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it."
The mission is the greatest decision I've made and I know it'll affect the rest of my life.
I'll send some pics next week, the comp is broken here. Love you all miss you tons, enjoy the last week of August :)
Elder Garry
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