I GOT TRANSFERRED!!!!

My new area is in the south end of the island

Guess what...I TRANSFERRED!!  I am headed to the south part of the island...i forgot the name so I will email you next week the name and my companion's name. I am on splits with another companionship because my new companion didnt come down with me .... transffers are very hecktic around here.  I am p-daying (prep day) in Bacolod because it is a 3 hour ride to my new area.

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY, dad!  I miss you and love you.

So Dad told me that Golden State won...... YEAH!  I did not want Lebron to win.  Don't like him.

The rainy season has started so its getting colder, thankfully. I still get wet, but it is rain and not sweat! LOL   So I have been told that there is a washing machine in the new area apartment and I am sooooo excited.  No more washing by hand!  LOL

Well, this is short because I have to leave as soon as the jeepny gets here to take us south.  It is kinda like a taxi but looks like a bus.  So, I love all of you and thank you all for your letters and emails.  Please keep sending them.  They really mean a lot.

Philippine Jeepny...always room for one more!

Talk with ya next week!

Love
Elder Evans

Another Week of Ailments

I finally got your package!!!  I LOVE the calendar and the pretzels.  Feel free to send any kind of treats you want.  I LOVE them!!

So this week we were in the hospital with Elder Wade.  They thought he might have appentisitis but he is ok now.  The only good thing about the hospital visit was that I got to watch some of the NBA finals!  It was heaven!  :) But, this week should be more teaching, thank goodness.

I can't believe PJ comes home on Wednsday.  That was a fast 2 years.  Mine seems to be too.  Only 19 more months!  LOL

We have two family baptisms this week and we are still visiting with the Villajuan family trying to help them in their desire to become baptized.

I'm sorry but I don't have any pictures to send.  Hopefully next week.  And I'm sorry this is short but we need to catch up on missing last week of work.

Love,
Elder Evans

Fast Week........Slow Progress!

We are guessing these are candied apples, but not positive!!

My favorite investigator is now a recent convert. This week went by super fast it feels like last monday was yesterday. I have been having very good personal studies lately and learning that fasting as a missionary isnt easy.  I cant go one second here without water becasue it is so hot.  But I am working on fasting and getting the water I need.  I hope that your package comes this week. Supplies schedule has been thrown off becasue of all the trainings. I hope you all have been doing good.

Church was good yesterday.  The lesson went well.  It is just so different here in the phillipines.  The ward isnt organized as fully as back home because its so new.  They have relief society, young men/young women, and priesthood.  But young mens president isnt active so it makes it hard.  We are constantly working on retention of the members.  They do get offended very easily here and they hold on to it for years.  But the work goes on and we continue to love and support them.

I read about Nicolas and his permit.  Also saw the picture of him in the car.  That is so freaky!!!  Also, since he is going on "Trek" youth conference this weekend, tell him to do everything and dont sit out on anything.  It will be a good experience for him.

Progress was kind of slow last week because Elder Wade got sick so we had like 3 days of no work. But I have been working on the language and the natives say I am 2 months away from fluent!! :)

Well that is all for now.  Talk with ya next week!

Love,
Elder Evans

Transfers today . . . .l get to stay in Sagay!

Transfers were today and I am still here in Sagay. The language is getting easier and I baptized my favorite investigator so far on Thursday.  She is my favorite because she is so sweet and loves to be around us and she was so receptive.


***Spencer didn't give me her name but she looks completely happy and also with her family in the picture below***

 
Did you hear the news about elder perry.  Pretty sad about him passing away.  He had thyroid cancer for the past 2 months.

Philippine fields

Saturday was stake conference and I met elder bowen of the quorum of the 70.  He spoke to us about church councils and ward councils and being united.  It was a really good conference.

So you said Nicolas is getting ready to take his permit test?  thats awesome. Isnt scary hes that old!!  Good luck, Nicolas.

We have been told that we are the top baptizing mission in the world and I think that is my favorite part of my mission so far.  I love baptisms.  It is so great to see the happiness of the people when they get baptized!



Villajuan Family

We are teaching a family, the Villajuan's, and they went to church the first week we met them and said they want to be baptized... then they started to have doubts because a member bragged about how much he gave in tithes and offerings and this family is struggling to survive.  It is difficult to see that and hard to take when they were ready to join the church.  Well, like you said mom, just love them and help them feel Heavenly Father's love.  Sometimes that is all we can do.

Pic from wedding last week

Well, that is it for now.  Love you all very much. see you next week.:) talk actually lol

Love,
Elder evans

Exchanges and a Wedding!!

Beautiful landscape

Hey, 

So this week was a good week. We had zone conference this week and it was so inspirational. This week killed our work because I got the 24 hour bug but I am all good now. Tomorrow we have missionary exchanges because Elder Wade is District leader so that will be a fun experience.

View as we walk to homes

How is everything at home. I am hoping to get the package tomorrow because the supply elders come tomorrow.:) I really need those razors!! I dont have any new pictures but I promise I will next week. Yesterday was a sad night becasue one of my favorite elders in my zone got transfered this morning and I will miss him becasue he was like a brother to me:( 

Some exciting news . . . . . . ..WE HAVE A WEDDING TODAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am so excited to witness my first wedding in my life. It should be really neat.  I had a few growing opportunities this week with my companion but I know with the help of the Lord I can do anything and get over any hurddle.

Showing support of local favorite! :)

  I love you all and will talk to you next week. I love you so much and cant wait to hear from you.:)

Love,

Elder Evans

Back Into Teaching Mode!

Beauty of the Philippines

Hello family!  It has been another great week.  I taught my first gospel doctrines class yesterday.  It was a pretty small group of only like 12 members.  I was a little nervous but I think it went ok.  I taught on the priesthood organization.  Its so much easier now that I can speak the language and I am starting to understand much more of the members and people.

We had a little bummer this week. Our investigator that was suppose to be baptized this week didnt show up to church so we have to wait 4 more weeks.  Our mission president has a rule that investigators need to go to church 4 weeks straight.  He wants to make sure that they are serious in their desire to become a member of the church.

 On the bright side, I am able to share personal experiences now with our investigators because I am much better with the language. Im so
happy!!!

So the pictures of the goats that I sent last week were just because they are just so small and cute and you dont see that everyday.  I just had to take their picture. Also the pictures of me in the pit is some of the service we have been doing with a member.  It was the beginning of their bathroom!

Please let everyone know that I love the emails they are sending.  But, an hour is not enough time to email everyone.  I love you all and grateful for your emails.

Well, that is about it for this week.  Love you all a lot.

Love,
Elder evans
 

My newest "investigator". Baby piggy

So want this "trike" to take home.  We ride these some
times to get to and from places.

Walking to our next appointment.

Local "sunscreen".  Just wear a hat. :)

Happy Mother's Day Skype Call

District Meeting

Since we got to Skype with Spencer, he did not send an email. (Which was totally OK with me! :) He looked great and sounded great and was smiling and it was just an all around FANTABULOUS call.

He said that he has 17 investigators and is having a baptism next week.  He is still working on the language but is doing well.  It was so hot and humid over there that when we were talking with him he was constantly wiping his face with his "sweat towel".  He said that this month is the hottest month of the year so he is enduring the heat!

We asked him about the typhoon that hit the islands and he said that his island is sort of protected by the other islands around him so they just get heavy rain from the typhoons, none of the damage that goes along with it.  That was good to hear!!

Six week checkup and training at mission home with MTC group.

We also asked about the "trikes" that he rides and he said it was a motorcycle with a side car that can fit 6 people.  Apparently it is ment for 4 people but the philippines have a saying, "there is room for one more" and they fit as many on as possible.  I would love to see a picture of that!!

Here are the pictures that he sent this week.  I must say, I really like his new hair cut.  Short and spiffy looking!!!

View from the back of the bus!

On the bus on the way to district meeting

Fellow "walkers" along the side of the roads.

Local family pets!