Family,
Hahahhahahahaha I love you those pictures. Mom and Dad I
swear you always have the best costumes every year. I don't know if you can
keep this up every year. Brennan how was homecoming?! Hey I have an idea? How
about you learn how to make another funny face and you might get more friends?
Maddie how's Charlie?
Yeah emails would be way better. So I can read them every
week. Here with dear elders, I don't receive them at least a couple weeks
later. Everything is sent to the mission office and I'm about 3 hours away from
the mission office. And that's where you have to send packages. No one has
addresses here. The houses/buildings aren't numbered. We have neighborhoods but
no exact addresses. Hahaha so if you want to send packages send it the mission
office and I'll get it.
Things are going great! We have a baptism this Sunday! Her
name is Trina M and she asked me if I would baptize her. And there's 50%
chance she will get baptized in the ocean....I want to baptize someone in the
ocean so bad. hahaha
My Tagalog is progressing....least I hope. Elder T sometimes
is really surprised of some of the things I say in lessons hahaha. I really
love Aringay. The rice field's here are beautiful. The view when I wake up. The
clouds! The sky looks like a painting every day. I'm truly blessed to be in
this area. I love the people. Filipinos are some of the most respectful and
kindest people I've ever met. People feed us, non members and members, all the
time. My workouts are more intense everyday, not to be fit but just to look the
same hahaha. We have a new elder in our area, Elder G, and we both run 2
miles everyday and work out together. I'm getting stronger and I'm pretty sure
I'm growing because I feel taller....or maybe it's because everyone is really
short here. And I didn't think it was possible for my calves to get
bigger....but we walk everywhere, ALL the time. And in Elder T and I's
area we teach a lot of people in the mountains.
I wish I could take more pictures. I wish I could show you
more. But sometimes it's not appropriate.
I love y'all and you're always in my prayers. I want you all
to know, that I know without a doubt this church is true. the Book of Mormon
can heal the wounded soul and bring peace in your life. I know that God loves
ALL His children and His hand is in this work. I'm not perfect, far from it, I
don't know Tagalog but I believe I've been called by a prophet of God and that
Your Valiant Missionary,
Elder Strader
P.S. Here are some pics of those trikes I was telling you about before. This how most of the people get around here.
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