Alrighty, so now we have
plans for the area and plans for the ward. We’ve got some good things in store
for all the good people of Bocaue. We are working on ways to take advantage of
all the potential in this ward. They have been really kind to us in my stay
here and we are going to use that trust to teach them what they can do to really
make the ward amazing and reach a higher potential. It is really important for
missionaries to leave their wards better when they leave than when they came
into them. One thing I have learned is that as you work on individual’s
problems and concerns, they start to branch out and affect others around them.
That is one of the things
that we are going to do in this ward is we are going to focus on individuals and
how that changes the ward members, their friends, and our less actives.
One way that we have
started, is working on specific problems that our families have. I have
actually found one of the families that I am here for. I believe I was called
to this area for them specifically. We have started working with them to
resolve concerns that they have in their home life. We find that our role as
missionaries is really magnified and realized when we take the potential of one
single family into consideration. We have been working with this family to help
them to see what they could be compared to what they are now. Working closely
with them has helped me realize what we can really do in this world for
everyone around us.
I like being companions
with Elder Torres, he is doing really well, despite struggles with his health.
He has taken up the work very well in this ward and I always look forward to
what he has to share in the lessons.
I am running out of time.
This has become an increasingly frequent thing in my life, as every week I seem
to have more to write and less time to write it. So I will move onto more
things about the culture.
Culture: "Isa lang
ang diyos, Walang masama". People here are very open to tell you that it
doesn’t matter what church you attend, as long as you believe in Jesus Christ.
Now I am all for that last part about Jesus, but that first part doesn’t really
do it for me. They will say that there is "walang masama" – which
means “nothing evil”. Meaning, as long as you have a belief and stick by it,
you aren’t doing anything wrong. Individual belief is important, but at the
same time – God has requirements and it is impossible to pretend that those
requirements don't exist. As soon as something is taken away from those truths,
the fulness doesn’t exist anymore and you have a lack. And God doesn’t lack
anything. This is one saying that you will hear a lot here in terms of religion
and it can be stressful to hear sometimes.
Tagalesson: See picture
number 4, a page from the book.
Alrighty so thank you
muchly, I think next week I will be able to write more and talk more about the
families that we have here in Bocaue.
Love
Elder Faulkner
Pictures:
Mendoza Family (the one I
mentioned earlier)
We made pancakes
#kittenforgotaboutthispic
Tagalesson naman.
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