Later that day we taught lessons. There was one lesson to one man about the word of wisdom. He has been having a hard time quitting so we gave him a a blessing. The spirit was strong.
On tuesday my companion and I went to the dentist to get his tooth fixed. The dentist was surprisingly qualified and modern. I was expecting a sketchy dentist and old fashioned dentist tools. Later that day we had one lesson that was going very well. Then I noticed a child that was holding a chick. The chick was obviously hurting the chick and by the end of the lesson it was dead. The parents were very dissapointed in the kid. I have noticed in almost every lesson we teach when we get to a good part or the investigator seems to be progressing that is when something weird happens or the animals all around the house start acting up. I guess that is how satan works here.
Wednesday we were out trying to find more investigators. We came to a hill and decided to see what was on the other side. There was a bamboo house with a college student living there. We taught him and he was really receptive. Later that day we had a leson with another one of our families that is progressing to baptism. The parents are just working on their marriage papers.
Thursday was companion exchanges. I was with an elder who has been out for a year and a half. We went to one house with two older people living in it. The wife hasn't been able to speak for the past six months after having a stroke. We felt like we should give her a blessing. The spirit was strong. She wasn't healed immediately but we will see what happens.
Friday we worked super hard. We contacted one referral and the lesson went pretty well. The lady was kind of weird though. At the end of the lesson when she said the prayer she prayed really weird. At the beginning she kept saying "Squopous" It doesn't mean anything in tagalog so my companion and I weren't sure what to think.
We also taught a guy named Raffy. He is 24 and is living with his girlfriend. He wants to get married but in the Philippines you have to get parental permission until you are 25 and his parents won't approve. He will turn 25 in the next few months so he can get married.
Saturday was a really fun day. We had family home evening with the Lipalams. Elder Beltran and I cooked and brought food. We showed the restoration film to them. The spirit was really strong and they showed up to church the next day.
After, we attended dinner with a lot of the ward members at the house of a girl who got her mission call to Davao, Philippines. We were all gathered on an open platform that was stilted above the ocean. While we were sitting and talking all of a sudden the floor suddenly dropped about 6 inches. It was pretty scary. It startled everyone.
Sunday was a regular day. After church we went and tried to teach lessons. Recently, in our appartment we have been having a rat/mouse problem. The night before we set out sticky pads to catch the mice. When I got up in the middle of the night to use the bathroom I noticed that a rat had gotten stuck in the trap and then excaped. Then I heard a squeak. The rat was in the crack between mine and my companion's desk. I smashed the desks together and left the rat there until morning. The rat was still stuck but was unharmed the next morning. It also escaped. We have caught three rats so far and I know there are more to catch because I can hear them running around in the ceiling sometimes.
One funny thing I have noticed here is how out of place I look to all of the people. I never see any white people except the senior missionary couple. Sometimes people come up to me to shake my hand which makes me feel like I'm famous. they have no interest in shaking my companions hand because he is a Philippino. People say hi to me a lot and sometimes the little kids follow me around. I do magic tricks for the kids and give them high fives. It is really fun.
Love, Elder Harkness
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