This last week we had a good lesson with one of our new investigators, Sister Renalyn Grampa (yes it is just like the way we say grandpa). She has five kids and her husband works at a poultry place and is working a lot. In one lesson we had this week she told us that she has searched a lot for the true church and that a lot of churches say that they are the true church. We told her that she can know for herself that the things we have taught are true and that she doesn't just have to take our word for it. I told her that none of the other religions that are saying that their church is true will tell her that she needs to come to know it for herself. She and her family still hasn't been to church but it is a good start. They live in a bamboo and wood house at the base of a cliff. Last week a piece of the cliff fell off and landed close to their house and another piece looks like it will fall pretty soon still.
For our other investgator, Aljan we were able to give him a cebuano book of mormon so he will understand better. We weren't able to teach him this week. When we are over there the whole family speaks cebuano. It just sounds like tagalog that I can't understand.
Last p day we went to the world war two place again where the American soldiers were burned. I saw an aerial picture from the war and noticed that it was my area. It was cool to see how my area looked back 70 years ago.
This week we also had the meet the president meeting. We cleaned the church to make sure it was ready. President Fermanis and his wife and their two teenagers came. They had each of us missionaries stand up and tell the funniest story or experience we have had on our mission. We were all laughing so hard. I told the one I emailed last week about stepping into the canal and splashing a lady that was lighting her cigarette. President Fermanis seems like he will be a great mission president. He seems a lot different from President Ostler. I could tell they still have the culture shock and are unsure about everything.
Last night I had a dream that I was home again. It was so weird. I wanted to feel the carpet and play the piano, look in the pantry, take a look at the dishwasher and washing machine and dryer, sit on a couch, drink clean water straight from the faucet, take a warm shower, use the garage door opener etc. I know that I will never take these things for granted again. I wish that you could all know how nice it is to have these things.
The mosquitoes aren't as bad here as they are in montana but there are some here and there. The mosquitoes here are black and white striped and those are the ones that can carry dengue.
Meeting the president was good. He is a lot different from President Ostler he will let us listen to more music. One thing that's different is that he wants us to read 10 pages a day of the book of mormon. The first thing I thought when I saw him was "is the weight of the whole mission weighing on him?" He just appears a lot different from president Ostler. I think it will be good but I know he still has to get the hang of things. He knows a lot about the history of the church and I can tell he has done a lot of reading in his life.
Things are going good with my companion. He isn't really trunky. Transfers are next week
That is pretty much all for the week
Love, Elder Harkness
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