January 27, 2014

So this week has been full of random things that happened. So, first off on Tuesday, we saw all this smoke on the mountain, by night time it was a pretty big fire. I was wondering why people were not doing anything about it. I asked a member. So apparently every year it happens. The hunters just light up the mountain to get all the wild pigs, like Javelinas, to go where they want. That's the reason why these mountains really have no trees. I am so happy to live in a place where deforestation is not happening and I can enjoy it like the national parks in AZ.  :)
I ate snake for the first time. It wasn't bad it just had lots of bones. Our neighbor pulled it out of the rice field.
I think this is the best thing that happened this week. MANGOS :)  I eat about 7-8 a day, you just pick them right off the tree. They are soooooo goood :) So Mangatarem in tagalog means Mango(Manga)- the edge of a knife(tarem). Its the most delicious thing ever. We also had a 1 1/2 day brown out this week :) At least it isn't hot :)
Our work is really progressing, we have 2 IBDs now and we are going to build a roof along with the ward for one investigator with an IBD this Friday named Sister B. I have just had so much compassion for this woman the things that she has had to go through. :) I hope nothing goes wrong like the projects me and my dad always did. I am excited to just get out and do a really cool service project:)
I have also had the help of the Lord as I search for new investigators. At the beginning of the week it was looking dim, only 1 real investigator. I had thought I had been to every part of the area because I have been here for so long. But I trusted in the Lord and pleaded for his help. I have found new roads that I had not noticed and new investigators who are truly prepared. I could sit here and write and write about all the things that happened this week but it would take up my whole hour. So this will have to do. Sorry I am not really specific on my stories I am running out of time : )
Till next week :)
Love Elder Bigelow