Dear Family,
Well I am about to get another kid! President called last week and told me that he has another Filipino missionary coming in from the MTC and that he would like me to train him. I asked what that meant with Elder Santiago, and he replied, "Oh you'll still be training him, I need you to train them both!" haha I think that I was just kinda in shock for quite some time. I love training, and hope that I train for the rest of my mission, but training two at once? haha I asked President how that was even possible with the two of them being at different parts of the twelve week program. He just said to do what I feel is best and that he knew that I would be able to make it happen. So come Wednesday I will be the only white guy in a group of 4 F
ilipinos in this ward! I am definitely the minority here! I love it though. It is going to be a huge challenge to keep two missionaries working hard, and have enough appointment to make it affective for them. I know that the Lord is going to really make it possible and is going to make sure that the appointments come and that we will be able to stay productive. I could use your prayers and your advice though if anyone out there has ever done this before!
Sister Amporias, our only investigator, decided to go to Vegas for a three week vacation leaving us investigatorless haha. We have been going crazy with how much time we have on our hands. We have done more tracting then I ever care to do again! But we have faith that the people will come the harder we work and the more that we push ourselves. I was talking to the Assistants the other night about the situation and they were saying that they would divide the lines up differently. They said that they would cut D
aly City in half, and that way we would have more of a chance at finding Filipino people. I don't think Elder Peralta was too happy that I took a piece of his area, but honestly if we hadn't we would have continued to
roam around down town in vain and never been productive. We really didn't even take that much just a few neighborhoods and so they will be fine with what they have. We all just need to remember that we may be in different areas, but that we are still in the same ward and that we are still on the same team. I think that we are going to be able to be fine.
elders since he wasn't a Filipino and since he lived like right down the street from the other Elders. From what I heard last, he is really doing well. He is struggling with feeling like he is giving up his American Indian back ground, but the elders said that he is progressing nicely. I am excited for him. I hope that he will be able to go the distance so that he can feel the full benefit of the gospel and the spirit. He is a great man, and he is really fun to talk to. He wants to take us to this huge pow wow coming up here this month. We are not to sure if we are going to be able to go. It is on Monday, but we will still probably have to get permission to go with him. Haha I think it would be way cool to be able to go to one though. We shall see.
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