TALAGA ILOKANO YUHHHH
THE ADVENTURES OF THE POM*
*Philippines Office Mission
Zone Conference Happened In Cagayan :)
One of the Beauties of the office (and also a curse because this means we don’t work for three days straight in our area) we get to travel to Aparri for the Cagayan Zone Conference to deliver packages, reimburse missionaries, give them all their supplies for the next cycle and so on :)
And we attempted a jumping picture :) The Philippines is a beautiful place btw did you know that? I do!
Well Things I learned in Zone Conference!
There is a lot that I learned. One of which is the importance of breaking the barrier of awkwardness when it comes to meeting new people and
making friends! Here as missionaries we are (of course) to teach the Gospel of Jesus Christ to all the people who are interested. But in order to do that it's kinda stupid to just force teach someone and expect them to be interested without any sort of relationship with you. People want to know you! You would want to know them! If you are going to teach them, teach them what they need! Not what you are told to teach to mark it off in a little paper saying "done"
Jesus Christ before ever teaching a principle first got to know the people. He Loved the people with a perfect love! Of course :) We are literal
representatives of Jesus Christ so that's what we should be doing! Making friends! Loving our fellow neighbors! Loving our Heavenly Father comes by loving one another :)
We had a fun Jesus Service moment by delivering some Swedish Fish to our wonderful sister missionaries in Sanchez Mira!
Bucket Lists bois!!!
SANTA ANA! We were there for a total of 1 hour to drop off some packages to missionaries out there and then we had to drive all the way back to Aparri :) But a stop at the beach to say we made it "to the Coasts of Santa Ana" didn't hurt too much especially for already being there. It's called taking advantage of every moment that exists :)
And of course Cagayan Zone Con happened but also I attended the Ilocos Zone Conference too so there's those pictures...
Don't be a looser!
In the hard and crazy efforts of being a missionary We are here saying that you should not be a looser! That means, Being Prideful, Being Arrogant, and so on. Be LOVING! BE HAPPY! SERVE YOUR FELLOW BEINGS! I can promise you with a sure fact that everything in the world will be so much better if you follow the example of Jesus. I know from experience and I know of many others with that experience and I am thankful we all learned from each other and learned to repent and use the power of the Atonement of Jesus Christ to become new, Happier, and better people!
Anya Pay?!?
LIGHT FESTIVAL NA DITO SA LAOAG!!!! ANG GANDA TALAGA
Laoag put together a super awesome light show! We took advantage of this tourist attraction to go make new friends! I have a couple videos that you can look at to see the adventures (as well as all the other pictures of the week) of just simply making new friends and having a wonderful time with strangers and making new friends! What a wonderful day it was for sure :)
That's all from me
-Elder Powell
P.S. PICTURES ARE HERE https://photos.app.goo.gl/KNjS3yDRndonauTn8
p.P.s. Transfers are next week so my next email might be a lot shorter as.... ya know... I get to completely rearrange the whole office to get it set up for missionaries leaving, coming in, and transferring to new areas.
P.P.P.S. Got Rocks in your Gizzard? Adda ti babato iti bituka yo? May mga bato ka ba sa bituka mo?
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