September 2, 2019
We are officially in September! For the Filipinos, this means the Christmas season has begun! Countdowns to Christmas, Christmas songs, decorations, and no snow...
This week started out with us getting lost in this super confusing city area, and we were startled to hear someone shout "ELDERS!" Of course we went right over and talked to her, and come to find out, she's a member who just moved into the area with her family, 6 months ago, and hasn't come to church yet. When we asked her why she hasn't come to church, she told us that she and her family checked out the ward building (from only the outside) in their new area, and decided it wasn't as good as the last building, so it wasn't good enough for them... She told us how they moved from a fancier ward that was "sobrang mayaman" (super rich). We were thinking like, "uhhh it's just tithing money, lady." Then she told us how there was a swimming pool in their last church, and we were like, "uhhh... do you mean a baptismal font?" She told us things don't feel the same here in Rosario (keep in mind she and her family haven't even tried going to church here), and said that once things get better, to let her know... This is a prime example of a family that has not been converted to the gospel of Jesus Christ. She wouldn't even let us inside her place, but next time we're going to bring the bishop with us and see if they'll lighten up a little bit.
FUNNY STORY:
There's this super mysterious guy in our ward that is super rich, but no one knows where he lives (from unnamed sources, we have found out that he lives around 30 minutes outside of ward boundaries). One day, he told us that he'd treat my companion and I to lunch. Of course, he didn't ask us go to his house, but he asked us to meet him at an expensive, unlimited rice restaurant called Mang Inasal. We set the lunch appointment for Thursday, and he kept telling me that I better eat 11 cups of rice! So Thursday comes along, and my comp and I both somehow completely forget about the appointment! In fact, we had already eaten lunch at the apartment, and I was pretty hungry so I ate some "extra big" noodles. We both finished our lunch... and then we get a call from this member... "Elders, where are you?? I'm here. Did you forget?" my companion was speaking to him on the phone, and he replied, "No of course we didn't forget, we're on our way!" We were both stuffed!! But we didn't want to offend this guy, so we ran out the door and went to meet him at the restaurant. Long story short, I ate 4 cups of rice and have never been more full. After stuffing ourselves with rice, he ordered us large desserts, just to top things off. I think that meal satisfied me for at least the next 24 hours!
Also, one day we were sharing a lesson with this family that I love, and I asked the question, "When should we pray?" The mom answered, "Before you go to bed, after you wake up, and before you bathe." I laughed a little and said, "Yeah, the mosquitoes come out of nowhere...", But she said, "No I'm serious, you have to pray for there to be water, because sometimes there's no water to bathe." This made me stop and think a little bit. I'm willing to bet there is probably no one reading this email that has ever felt the need to pray for there to be water before you have showered.
I love the mission because I've been humbled so much, and I'm learning of the things that are truly important in life! :)
-Elder Wolferts
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| Feasting upon the words of Christ |
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