Hey all,
... pastilan! Wa'y claro ang mga computer diri sa Philippines! This
computer doesnt want to read my memory card and tells me that it
doesn't recognise the device... stupid computer.
So I guess next week again you'll have to wait for the pictures. >>>
... oh wait, now it wants to work! so here are some pictures... thats
a karabao Dad... NOT a Caraboo... (or whatever you said it was). It
got annoyed with me after a while and tried to head butt me off its
back... so i just grabbed his horns... jejeje.
Now about the work... this week has been great as we have visited with
the less active members and been able to share with them. Right now we
are working on overcoming various problems in the branch with our less
actives. We have recently come to find out about some conflicts of
interest with some of the members and some members were offended in
the past and we are working with them to overcome these problems. It
has been really difficult to judge the progression of our work this
past week because of the Fiesta in Zamboanguita yesterday and all the
preparations and celebrations leading up to the event. Just past
Sunday we learned which of the members are really focused on the
spiritual things in there lives and who has a little more trouble
avoiding following the trends of the world. At 9am we had 8 members
including us in the chapel, but luckily that increased to about 30 by
the time we started sacrament a little later. There were so many other
members who were more concerned with preparing for the Fiesta than
going to church to renew sacred covenants with the Lord. I was very
saddened about that, but was proud to see some of our young men there
ready to pass the sacrament. I was great to see that they understand
the responsibility they hold even as Aaronic Priesthood holders.
I have learned so much from Elder Dela Cerna these last two weeks in
terms of teaching. I have felt my teaching abilities improve so much
and this last week he has shown me how to be really bold, but caring
at the same time. He is just amazing in terms of teaching and always
surprises me with a whole heap of new knowledge every time we teach. I
have begun to notice how effective the question "why?" is for the less
actives to stop and think about things in their lives, especially the
question "why did you stop going to church?".
I have started to apply that in my studies as well, asking "why?"
about the things I read in the scriptures and about the things I learn
to really help me think about things and to apply them. I have been
studying from the New Testament recently, from the Saviors parables
and the types of questions he asked the people. I have noticed that
more often than not he answered the questions of the people with
another question to have them think about the answer. We had an
opportunity to talk to Elder Cropper about this principle the other
Tuesday, and about how we can apply such to our teaching to help the
less active to think about the things they already know but may have
forgotten.
Other than that...
we avoided the Feista like the plague cause it just ends up lots of
drunk people who want you to eat at their houses.... Wa'y claro... We
caught the bus that night from our house to Dumaguete and the bus
driver and the conductor worked so hard to avoid getting any drunkards
on their bus. They were very skillful, like slowing down just enough
for the person getting off to jump out and speeding off again... or
just the classic closing the door in their faces so they cant get on.
But thats about all this week... Next week we'll be in Cebu when we
email most likely. We'll catch a bus from Dumaguete at 6am so we get
there about 12 midday... oh what fun! Almost the same length as
Finley... not quite.
Miss you,
Love you,
Elder Taylor Addison Cox
Saturday, May 19, 2012
Letter #40 (May 9th, 2012)
Hey all,
The following was what we received in an email from Taylor..... Don't worry keep reading and you'll find the translation!! haha
I forgot my card reader again... no pictures na pod.
Pero naa'y usa gikan sa among zone conference with Elder Neilson
kadtong miaging Thursday. (sorry but English is just too hard to
think) Nindot kaayo ang conference ug akong kauban Elder Dela Cerna
ang tapad kanako sa photo, sa akong tuo... sa imong wala...
Nakakat-on mi gikan Elder Nielson kabahin usaon nato sa pag dawat sa
Espiritu ug sa pag abli sa langit sa among mga kinabuhi. Nindot kaayo
ang iyang istoria nga ang Espiritu wala siya'y agency, pero nag sunod
lang and mga balaod. So, kon mag buhat ta sa atong gikinahanglan,
makaangkon ta sa Espiritu sa atong mga kinabuhi. Pero kon magsumpak ta
sa mga balaod maglayo siya gikan kanato sumala sa mga balaod sa Dios.
Ganahan gayud ko ni Elder Nielson. Maayo gayud siya, ug among zone
conference.
Kapoy kaayo ang lawas nako. Naglakaw gayud mi karon semana sa among
mga area. Pastilan, wala pa ko naglakaw prahas ka daghan sa una. Kamo
pod tungod sa imong accident, di ba? jujuju... magsinati mo sa ako sa
mission. Nag punted gayud mi na pod karon semana sa mga buntag pero
maayo gihapon ang among mga visit sa hapon ug gabii. Naa mi'y 6
bag-ong mga investigator karon ug potential gayud 4 ka sila para sa
bunyag. naa mi appartment check gahapon, ug elder cropper, ang senior
couple misisonary, giingon siya nga basin magbalhin balay... kay guba
ang ceiling sa among CR ug dako kaayo ang among balay. Mas dako kay sa
among kinahanglan.
So, nangita mi og balay samtang nag work mi sa poblacion. Pero mas
importante ang among misisonary work kay sa balay namo. Nag padayon mi
uban sa mga less-active basta daghan ang investigtors karon. Si Dela
Cerna ang pinakamaayong teacher sa mission daw... kana ang giingon ni
Pres. Schmutz... nindot ang Espritu sa mga lesson ug nakakat-on gayud
ko sa mga paagi sa pag tudlo sa mga tawo.
Hapit na ang visit ni Elder Nelson sa Quorum of the Twelve. karon
23... adto mi sa Cebu para niana.
Pasensyia ha nga Visaya gayud ang akong email, pero ang
problema mao nga English medyo headache man siya. Especially kay matag
adlaw nagistorya mi sa Visaya.... wala ang akong english gawas ang
email ni Pres. Schmutz.... jujuju
Nagmingaw ko kaninyo...
Nahigugma ko kaninyo!
Elder Taylor Addison Cox
I forgot my card reader again, so no pictures...
Pero naa'y usa gikan sa among zone conference with Elder Neilson kadtong miaging Thursday.
But there is one from our zone conference with Elder Neilson last Thursday.(sorry but English is just too hard to think)
Nindot kaayo ang conference ug akong kauban Elder Dela Cerna ang tapad kanako sa photo, sa akong tuo... sa imong wala...
The conference is so good and my companion, Elder Dela Cerna is the one on the photo next to me. my right side….your left…. Terri Here: Photo on photo page!
Nakakat-on mi gikan Elder Nielson kabahin usaon nato sa pag dawat sa Espiritu ug sa pag abli sa langit sa among mga kinabuhi. Nindot kayo ang iyang istoria nga ang Espiritu wala siya'y agency, pero nag sunod lang and mga balaod. So, kon mag buhat ta sa atong gikinahanglan,makaangkon ta sa Espiritu sa atong mga kinabuhi. Pero kon magsumpak ta sa mga balaod maglayo siya gikan kanato sumala sa mga balaod sa Dios. Ganahan gayud ko ni Elder Nielson. Maayo gayud siya, ug among zone conference.
We learnt from Elder Nielson about how can we receive the Spirit and how to draw on the powers of heaven. It’s so good his message about, how the Holy Ghost don’t have an agency but ruled by law. So our deeds need to be in accordance with the Spirit to receive the blessings in our lives. But if we disobey the law, he will depart from us, as this is in accordance to the laws of God. I’m really inspired by Elder Nielson. He is so good and so is our zone conference.
Kapoy kaayo ang lawas nako. Naglakaw gayud mi karon semana sa among mga area. Pastilan, wala pa ko naglakaw prahas ka daghan sa una. Kamo Nag punted gayud mi na pod karon semana sa mga buntag pero maayo gihapon ang among mga visit sa hapon ug gabii. Naa mi'y 6 bag-ong mga investigator karon ug potential gayud 4 ka sila para sa
bunyag. naa mi appartment check gahapon, ug elder cropper, ang senior couple misisonary, giingon siya nga basin magbalhin balay... kay guba ang ceiling sa among CR ug dako kaayo ang among balay. Mas dako kay sa among kinahanglan. So, nangita mi og balay samtang nag work mi sa poblacion. Pero mas importante ang among misisonary work kay sa balay namo. Nag padayon mi uban sa mga less-active basta daghan ang investigtors karon. Si Dela Cerna ang pinakamaayong teacher sa mission daw... kana ang giingon ni Pres. Schmutz... nindot ang Espritu sa mga lesson ug nakakat-on gayud
ko sa mga paagi sa pag tudlo sa mga tawo.
I’m physically exhausted. We walked in our area the whole week. I have never walked so much in my life. We were dogged in the morning this entire week but everything would turn up right each afternoon and night. We now have 6 new investigators, and 4 of them have potential for baptism. We had an apartment check yesterday and Elder Cropper, a senior couple missionary, said that we might need to move, because toilet ceiling is broken and the place is too big. It is bigger than what we actually need. So we went and look for a new place while working in Poblacion. But missionary work is more important than our place. We continued to visit the less-active so we have heaps of investigators now. Elder Dela Cerna is the best teacher in the mission, so they said….this is what Pres. Schmutz said…… the Spirit is so strong during our lessons and I’m learning new skills in how to teach people.
Hapit na ang visit ni Elder Nelson sa Quorum of the Twelve. Karon 23... adto mi sa Cebu para niana. Pasensyia ha nga Visaya gayud ang akong email, pero ang problema mao nga English medyo headache man siya. Especially kay matag adlaw nagistorya mi sa Visaya.... wala ang akong english gawas ang email ni Pres. Schmutz.... jujuju
Elder Nelson visits is coming soon. On the 23….We’re going to Cebu that week. that’s it. Sorry that my email is in Visaya, but doing it in English is causing a headache. Especially now that we speak in Visaya every day….my English is gone except for my Email to Pres Schmutz….
Nagmingaw ko kaninyo...
I miss you all……
Nahigugma ko kaninyo!
I love you all!
Elder Taylor Addison Cox
The following was what we received in an email from Taylor..... Don't worry keep reading and you'll find the translation!! haha
I forgot my card reader again... no pictures na pod.
Pero naa'y usa gikan sa among zone conference with Elder Neilson
kadtong miaging Thursday. (sorry but English is just too hard to
think) Nindot kaayo ang conference ug akong kauban Elder Dela Cerna
ang tapad kanako sa photo, sa akong tuo... sa imong wala...
Nakakat-on mi gikan Elder Nielson kabahin usaon nato sa pag dawat sa
Espiritu ug sa pag abli sa langit sa among mga kinabuhi. Nindot kaayo
ang iyang istoria nga ang Espiritu wala siya'y agency, pero nag sunod
lang and mga balaod. So, kon mag buhat ta sa atong gikinahanglan,
makaangkon ta sa Espiritu sa atong mga kinabuhi. Pero kon magsumpak ta
sa mga balaod maglayo siya gikan kanato sumala sa mga balaod sa Dios.
Ganahan gayud ko ni Elder Nielson. Maayo gayud siya, ug among zone
conference.
Kapoy kaayo ang lawas nako. Naglakaw gayud mi karon semana sa among
mga area. Pastilan, wala pa ko naglakaw prahas ka daghan sa una. Kamo
pod tungod sa imong accident, di ba? jujuju... magsinati mo sa ako sa
mission. Nag punted gayud mi na pod karon semana sa mga buntag pero
maayo gihapon ang among mga visit sa hapon ug gabii. Naa mi'y 6
bag-ong mga investigator karon ug potential gayud 4 ka sila para sa
bunyag. naa mi appartment check gahapon, ug elder cropper, ang senior
couple misisonary, giingon siya nga basin magbalhin balay... kay guba
ang ceiling sa among CR ug dako kaayo ang among balay. Mas dako kay sa
among kinahanglan.
So, nangita mi og balay samtang nag work mi sa poblacion. Pero mas
importante ang among misisonary work kay sa balay namo. Nag padayon mi
uban sa mga less-active basta daghan ang investigtors karon. Si Dela
Cerna ang pinakamaayong teacher sa mission daw... kana ang giingon ni
Pres. Schmutz... nindot ang Espritu sa mga lesson ug nakakat-on gayud
ko sa mga paagi sa pag tudlo sa mga tawo.
Hapit na ang visit ni Elder Nelson sa Quorum of the Twelve. karon
23... adto mi sa Cebu para niana.
Pasensyia ha nga Visaya gayud ang akong email, pero ang
problema mao nga English medyo headache man siya. Especially kay matag
adlaw nagistorya mi sa Visaya.... wala ang akong english gawas ang
email ni Pres. Schmutz.... jujuju
Nagmingaw ko kaninyo...
Nahigugma ko kaninyo!
Elder Taylor Addison Cox
I forgot my card reader again, so no pictures...
Pero naa'y usa gikan sa among zone conference with Elder Neilson kadtong miaging Thursday.
But there is one from our zone conference with Elder Neilson last Thursday.(sorry but English is just too hard to think)
Nindot kaayo ang conference ug akong kauban Elder Dela Cerna ang tapad kanako sa photo, sa akong tuo... sa imong wala...
The conference is so good and my companion, Elder Dela Cerna is the one on the photo next to me. my right side….your left…. Terri Here: Photo on photo page!
Nakakat-on mi gikan Elder Nielson kabahin usaon nato sa pag dawat sa Espiritu ug sa pag abli sa langit sa among mga kinabuhi. Nindot kayo ang iyang istoria nga ang Espiritu wala siya'y agency, pero nag sunod lang and mga balaod. So, kon mag buhat ta sa atong gikinahanglan,makaangkon ta sa Espiritu sa atong mga kinabuhi. Pero kon magsumpak ta sa mga balaod maglayo siya gikan kanato sumala sa mga balaod sa Dios. Ganahan gayud ko ni Elder Nielson. Maayo gayud siya, ug among zone conference.
We learnt from Elder Nielson about how can we receive the Spirit and how to draw on the powers of heaven. It’s so good his message about, how the Holy Ghost don’t have an agency but ruled by law. So our deeds need to be in accordance with the Spirit to receive the blessings in our lives. But if we disobey the law, he will depart from us, as this is in accordance to the laws of God. I’m really inspired by Elder Nielson. He is so good and so is our zone conference.
Kapoy kaayo ang lawas nako. Naglakaw gayud mi karon semana sa among mga area. Pastilan, wala pa ko naglakaw prahas ka daghan sa una. Kamo Nag punted gayud mi na pod karon semana sa mga buntag pero maayo gihapon ang among mga visit sa hapon ug gabii. Naa mi'y 6 bag-ong mga investigator karon ug potential gayud 4 ka sila para sa
bunyag. naa mi appartment check gahapon, ug elder cropper, ang senior couple misisonary, giingon siya nga basin magbalhin balay... kay guba ang ceiling sa among CR ug dako kaayo ang among balay. Mas dako kay sa among kinahanglan. So, nangita mi og balay samtang nag work mi sa poblacion. Pero mas importante ang among misisonary work kay sa balay namo. Nag padayon mi uban sa mga less-active basta daghan ang investigtors karon. Si Dela Cerna ang pinakamaayong teacher sa mission daw... kana ang giingon ni Pres. Schmutz... nindot ang Espritu sa mga lesson ug nakakat-on gayud
ko sa mga paagi sa pag tudlo sa mga tawo.
I’m physically exhausted. We walked in our area the whole week. I have never walked so much in my life. We were dogged in the morning this entire week but everything would turn up right each afternoon and night. We now have 6 new investigators, and 4 of them have potential for baptism. We had an apartment check yesterday and Elder Cropper, a senior couple missionary, said that we might need to move, because toilet ceiling is broken and the place is too big. It is bigger than what we actually need. So we went and look for a new place while working in Poblacion. But missionary work is more important than our place. We continued to visit the less-active so we have heaps of investigators now. Elder Dela Cerna is the best teacher in the mission, so they said….this is what Pres. Schmutz said…… the Spirit is so strong during our lessons and I’m learning new skills in how to teach people.
Hapit na ang visit ni Elder Nelson sa Quorum of the Twelve. Karon 23... adto mi sa Cebu para niana. Pasensyia ha nga Visaya gayud ang akong email, pero ang problema mao nga English medyo headache man siya. Especially kay matag adlaw nagistorya mi sa Visaya.... wala ang akong english gawas ang email ni Pres. Schmutz.... jujuju
Elder Nelson visits is coming soon. On the 23….We’re going to Cebu that week. that’s it. Sorry that my email is in Visaya, but doing it in English is causing a headache. Especially now that we speak in Visaya every day….my English is gone except for my Email to Pres Schmutz….
Nagmingaw ko kaninyo...
I miss you all……
Nahigugma ko kaninyo!
I love you all!
Elder Taylor Addison Cox
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