Elder Aidan Garry

Hello!! It's been a crazy time here in the Philippines, and it still doesn't feel like this is real. I'm slowly adjusting to this weird lifestyle haha. So on Tuesday before we left, we had our last day at the MTC so I said bye to the Provo homies in my district, pretty sad. Anyway they served Balot in the cafeteria and at first I didn't want to try it, and then eventually I tried one and it really wasn't that bad. All the Filipinos get so hype when a white person was trying it. I then had a second one idk why?? Just avoided the beak. That night I woke up at like 2 feeling super sick, and then I went to the bathroom and threw up. It was a terrible night and I was worried because we had to wake up at 4:30 to leave for San Fernando which was a 5 hour bus ride. So in the morning on the ride to the bus I was chundying in the front seat of the van and the Filipino river wasn't even phased. Theres dogs and motorcycles everywhere. Just chaos. So on the bus ride I was s...

Hey! So on Monday we left for the Philippines and had a long journey of travelling to get here. We had a long wait time in LAX but it was nice to eat some fast food. Going to miss the cold and Provo MTC and all the good times I spent there. We then had our long flight to Manila and that was okay cause I slept for lots of it.  We got picked up by a shuttle van to take us to the Philippines MTC. The drive was wild, the cops carry around these big shotguns and they drive so crazy here, so much traffic, and motorcycles everywhere. The Billboards are really weird too, every person on it is like a really white Filipino. The city is just insane and there are people walking around everywhere. I feel like everyone is so close to crashing into each other as well. So entertaining.  The MTC is super nice, right across from the temple. Everything is so green and colourful here too. It's really hot, even at night. I still can't believe I'll be living here ...

Hey!! This was my last week in the Provo MTC and I head to the Philippines Monday the 12th. I fly through LAX and then its a fourteen and a half hour flight to Manila. I'm so excited to eat some food at the airport. I'm not sure what I'll do on the plane for 14 hours but Elder Cooper told me he could hook me up with one of his sleeping pills, so that sounds good to me. I'm nervous but also excited to go.  The MTC was so good to me. I was blessed with the best district and companions. It will be bittersweet to leave Monday but so excited to get the real adventure going. I know in 2 months I'm going to be sitting in the middle of the peens with my trainer and I'll be looking back at the good times in the MTC. Some of my friends have said enjoy the three meals while you can and have fun. So I was really enjoying it this week. There are always those points throughout the day when some Elders or Sisters say something and I just think to myself - "get me ou...

Hello everyone.  This week was very good. So I got put into a trio for the last 2 weeks of my time here at the MTC since Elder Tomlin got reassigned to Atlanta. Gonna miss that guy. He has the best jokes and makes everyone feel good about themselves. But being in a trio is super dope. Elder Cooper has joined us so that's awesome. I get a long with him really well. He is a lot better at Tagalog so he has been helping us out a lot.  Anyway Happy Halloween, sad to miss my favourite time of year but its alright. We spent the night putting on a show for our zone. Elder Miller from my district bought a dress from the MTC store somehow and put it on Halloween night. It was hilarious.  Me and him put on a little show for the district. It was super stupid but hilarious. We spent the night eating a bunch of candy and food.  Elder Carpenter of the Seventy came and spoke to us on companionship which was perfect for us because it made me realize how lucky I was to be with...

Lol, whats up everyone. This week was pretty killer and I learned a lot. It's finally warm here so we can finally study and hangout outside. I love my Baguio Boys. Elder Cooper and Elder Tomlin are the best roommates for me and Elder Jewett. We all get a long so well, and other Elders from our district complain about their companions and their rooms to us lol. Elder Tomlin from the Baguio boys is getting reassigned due to health issues, but he'll always be a Baguio boy at heart. We'll find out today where he is getting reassigned to. Elder Jewett, Elder Cooper and I could possibly be put into a trio for the rest of our time here.  So Chris Mero works in the MTC kitchen and he hooked me up with In n out on Monday night. So many elders were jealous when i was eating it was hilarious. I didn't want to make a big deal out of it though. I shared some with Elder Jewett :) Elder Soares from the Quorum of the Twelve came and spoke to us. He came to our Devotional Tuesd...

Hello everyone!!  So this week was super good but it feels like I've been here for 2 years. Each day is really busy and there's never enough time to do it all. The language is super stressful because our teachers expect a lot of us. We have to memorize so many things each day and then personal study and companion study. But its really good because the days go by fast (kind of). Sunday was just crazy because we had to prepare a talk in our language we're learning, and then they randomly choose two people to speak. I copied my talk from Elder Cooper, who is in my room because I had no time to prepare it lol. So I didn't even know what it said. Luckily i wasn't chosen.  Monday we had our first NRC which was teaching a member a lesson. I was pretty under prepared but they went pretty well. It's funny because they answer you and then you don't know what they said so you just say "Mabuti!!" lol its pretty chill though.  Tuesday we had our dev...

Hello everyone!! To all my friends on missions can you guys add me to your list of weekly emails? Ok thanks. This was my first real week at the MTC and it kinda feels like I've been here for a year. Time goes by slow and I feel like I'm always reading something or eating in the cafeteria. It's pretty repetitive but the people here make it so fun. I've grown so close to my District and my roommates. We do everything together, and I laugh so hard at everything. I love talking about their past stories and the more we talk the more I realize how different we all are. The spirit here is so strong and it makes me feel so happy. There's so much to learn and makes me feel excited. Thanks for all the birthday wishes :) General Conference was unreal and it was nice to have it on my bday. 2 hour church will be amazing. I've learned so much about everything including myself in the past week. We finally got our regular schedules so we study in the morning and th...