Lots of lessons

 This has been a pretty usual week.  The only big difference was that my companion and I were able to get a ton of lessons.  On one day we got 9 lessons. 

     Monday was the first day of the new transfer.  I am still in Quezon with Elder Beltran.  He is a good companion and works hard.

     Tuesday we had district meeting.  We had our 72 hour kits checked and had them completed.  One of our investigators who goes to church every week and is a great investigator had her baptismal interview.  She "passed" but she said that she wants to be baptized with her husband so no baptism this past Saturday.  It is kind of unfortunate because her husband is often gone and doesn't keep commitments.  We will see if we can get her husband to progress or have her baptized without him.  We do have some other investigators progressing to baptism that I believe will go through so we are still hopeful.     

     Wednesday we had 9 lessons!  We were going all over.  It was awesome.  Earlier in the day when we finished our studies and were about to go out it was raining super hard.  There were small rivers running through the streets.  We still went out because we are obedient missionaries.  My pants got soaked at the bottom.  It was fun though and I like doing missionary work in different circumstances.

     Thursday not much happened.  I saw the zombie dog again.  It was a lot worse and I can't imagine it will live much longer with its insides exposed through a gaping hole.  I won't give a more detailed description.  I just wonder what it would look like to shine a light inside the dog?  Sorry if that grosses any of you out.

   Not much else happened the rest of the week so I guess I will talk about life in the Philippines.  It seems like the months really have no meaning here.  Back at home when I think of October I think of 70 degree weather with the leaves changing colors and Halloween.  I think of the months relative to the weather  and the season back at home but here it is always summer.  It is weird to think that back at home it is getting cold and there will soon be snow.

     One funny thing here that I have forgotten to mention in previous emails is how they celebrate Christmas.  The start celebrating on September 1 and go until the end of December.  People have put up Christmas lights and Christmas trees and people often want to sing Christmas hymns.  As my companion and I walk around we can sometimes hear Christmas music playing from people's homes and in the trikes in the streets.  

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Love, Elder Harkness