Letter # 55 (Aug 22, 2012)

Hey all,
This week has been great. Transfers is next week on the 29th of August
and apparently at our zone conference yesterday, President Schmutz
told elder Padilla that I would be transferring from the area... so
either he already has something planned for me or my companion that he
has been pondering about. So next week I'm transfering... kono (so he
said). Don't know where yet but will let you know next email. turns out
Elder Padilla only needs glasses and so we paid for them today and
should get to pick them up next week siguro. The baptsimal interviews
were great... they were all kids between ages 9 and 14, so it was a
little different but all good. Tell Dad... I GOT TO RIDE A BIKE FOR
THE FIRST TIME ON THE MISSION! ...it was so much fun and I miss riding
the bike alot. When I got to Bayawan I got to ride with one of the
bayawan elders to the interview while elder Padilla and the other
elder walked. I so wish we had bikes... hopefully in my next area,
basin(maybe).
Terri here: One of Taylor's YM's Presidents...(who is now a Bishop)
was working in Cebu, and spoke to the mission President while he was there.
President Schmutz told me yesterday at zone conference that one of my
young men's presidents had called him that weekend and talked with him
cause he tried visiting in the office and he wasn't there. I
was trying to figure out whether it was Fritz or Andrew... jujuju...
cool.
Yesterday we had an amazing ZC and learnt so much from President
Schmutz... it was about rededicating ourselves to our covenants and
remembering our purpose and abilities as missionaries. He is
amazing and I love him so much, he has helped me so much on the
mission and is always giving us great encouragement.
Things have been great and I am sort of excited for transfers.
Training with Elder Padilla has been great fun and it is time to see
him forward on his mission experience and fro me to get out of this
area... almost 6 months now... its been great.
Something that stood out to me in the ZC was this, and I'd like to
leave it as my closing remarks. Always remember this principle in
everything in life...
"Our opportunities are but few...
... don't waste them!"
Miss you all,
Love you tons.
Elder Taylor Addison Cox