September 16, 2013

Well Kumusta from my next Area BantoCaling!!!! I had a feeling I was leaving. So its a branch, with about 80 people. The meeting house is a 1 room church building. Its pretty crazy how different it is going from a ward to a Branch!! So for you to find it on the map you have to find the city Mangatarem. Then our area is a little north of there. It takes us about 25 min from our apartment to get there. It's full of mountains and is just beautiful. It's out in the middle of nowhere. Hoy its in  Lingyen Zone pala. My new companion is Elder Ereno. He is going to go home next Transfer.... Meaning I will kill my first companion. So the dialect in BantoCaling is Illicano. So back to ground zero on the language of the people. I was getting pretty good at Pangasinan. I already miss Malimpec but I know that this is where I am supposed to be. I have this feeling that I already know most of the Branch members and its just a reassurance that this is where I am supposed to be. I am excited for this transfer to get to know the people of BantoCaling. We have some baptisms coming up next month which I am really excited about. If I have to guess, I am going to be here for 4 months hopefully. But you never know with the Lord and where he wants me to go. I know that if I work hard the Lord will put me in places where I get the opportunity to bless peoples lives. He will help me in every stage of the work! I just have the opportunity to be a part of it. It's his work and I have an unshakable testimony of the Gospel. I have his power with me as it promises in the Scriptures. I have his spirit and as I have come to recognize it more and more the feelings of the lessons have changed to just teaching to really wanting to help that individual come closer unto Christ. I know this church is true no matter where I am!!!

 My new companion