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July 1, 2019

First of all, today is my 11 months mark in the mission. Today is also the first official day that I'm in the Cavite mission! Sister Davies called last night and told us how much she loves us! Kind of surreal, logging onto my missionary portal this morning, and seeing it say "Philippines Cavite Mission" under my name, instead of the usual "San Pablo". The Mission President is brand new and should be arriving at the mission home sometime today! 

Also, the rainy season has begun!! I have often heard other missionaries in the Philippines talk about the rain, but the island of Mindoro has been staying super hot, until one day, this past week--like a light switch--the rainy season started. I had a super small hole in my umbrella, but I didn't think that would be a problem. I didn't realize how big of a problem it was, until it started pouring on us haha... I've since bought a new umbrella. 

Nothing too crazy happened this week. We have been super busy with teaching all the people who are scheduled to be baptized in July! If everything goes according to plan, we should have nine baptisms this month!

Siide note: I think I've reached a landmark in my stay here in the Philippines that I didn't think would ever come. I think I can actually say I prefer fish over chicken! I don't know if the fish tastes better here on the island or what, but I'm loving it! Last week, as I was eating pieces of a fried fish head, my companion told me "Filipino ka na!" You're a filipino now!

Goodbye, President Davies, but Elder Grant's coming with me.