AREA
This area is pretty cool. The apartment is small, its two stories, but all it is is a kitchen and bathroom on the bottom floor, and one bedroom up top and that's it. But it's a beach house, so it has a really cool view of the ocean. The area is also really big. To get from area apartment to the farthest part, is a 45 minute drive by car up a mountain. We are going to bike it on the 31st, because I want to say that I've done it. We also have a couple islands that are also in our area, but we are only allowed to go if we have an actual reason to go, and so far, we have no reason.
COMPANION
My companion started out chill, but the more time I spend with him the more I don't like him. I have been on the mission 3 weeks longer than him. He is 23 and he treats me like a child and it makes me so mad. He also will never make a decision for himself. I'm getting tired of telling him that I don't care, and it is up to him. He also keeps pressuring me to memorize these pointless things, and he gives me a new one every day, even when I tell him straight up that I'm not doing it. I think what I have learned from my experience so far, with loving Elder Gamot and Elder Urdaneta, and struggling with Elder Llanos and Elder Niez, is that I work well with people who are confident, work hard, and know the role they play in the work. We get outside to work and there is no having to ask each other what we think we should do. Thinking back to my job back home, I was the same. The coworkers who knew their part and were confident in doing it, were easy to get along with. BUT we get outside every day and work which is so amazing. I have finally got super comfortable finding people and introducing us to them.
PEOPLE
The people in this area are so amazing. The members are the kindest and funniest people ever. And all the people that we find are always so inviting and give us food, and it's so great. We found this one nanay who, when we first walked up, seemed super annoyed that we were there. So I gave my whole spiel and told her who we were. And while my comp was saying his part, I said a prayer that her heart would be open and that she would need our message. She ended up letting us sit down. And after talking with her for a few minutes, she ended up telling us about how she bought some land from this guy, and apparently the guy's kids want the land. But since they can't get it legally, since she bought it, they are spreading rumors about her. We were able to share a message about prayer with her. And one of my favorite things to say in lessons is, "God wants to talk to you and help you through your trials." I was able to share that and let her know that our Father in Heaven is there for her when she needs it. After, she ended up giving us some bananas. I just thought it was so cool to see that she started off so irritated, and all I did was pray, and by the end of it she was feeding us.
KUYA GRANT
Kuya means brother btw, but kuya Grant is just this kid that is 4 years old, born and raised in Bohol with Filipino parents, and he only speaks english. I just think it's crazy. He is also the cutest kid. He kept calling me handsome and saying I was his best friend. And he kept saying that he wants to be a missionary. So, I put my nametag on him. I have pictures in my google photos of him. After the picture, I showed him and he said, "Okay, you got my thumbs up." He also doesn't stop talking. Like, I mean, there isn't a single moment of silence. There are always words coming out of his mouth. It is actually impressive.
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