This week I got to work with Elder
Adawag again! This missionary I trained in Makati. He's doing great! I was in
Tondo 1st ward. We got to go to smokey mountain where they are teaching some
cool Born Agains. While on exchanges we ran into some people on the street who
were very excited to see us, the missionaries, and then invited us into their
home and then tried to teach US a lesson... We weren't interested but they
planted a seed I guess....
Here's some pics from Smokey Mountain. This used to be a dump site in the middle of Tondo, it now has lots of trees and grass! The people are even growing vegetables there... While on exchanges here we taught some humble people who live there.
It's been an amazing week. We had a part
member brother we have been working with come to church again this week!! As happy
as we were (and we were thrilled) it was a fulfilling experience to see the
face of his wife who kept looking at us and giving us a big smile. She was
baptized last year. He just needs a little more of a push with the Word of
Wisdom, but he's doing great and had great participation in Gospel Principles
class.
We also taught Peter again, who was just someone we found by door knocking. Peter is amazing. He
reads all of our reading assignments and has great questions! Whenever we are
there the spirit is so strong, even though we teach other people who are also
keeping commitments I always feel the spirit so strong when we teach him. I
don't know what the difference is but I love it. We left him 3 Nephi 27 as a
reading assignment, that's the first time I have left that assignment to
somebody in a beginning lesson. We went back and asked him what he liked. He
responded, "I like when Jesus tells us to repent, and be baptized, that we
may be sanctified by the Holy Ghost." Well, we nodded and said we like
that too.
Elder Fiesta and I have been doing this
new finding idea. We map out which members are going to church. Then we talk to
everyone around one of those members houses until we find someone who wants to
hear our message. Then we take them to the members house and teach. They are
always a little surprised but they actually love the opportunity. Then at the
end of the lesson we say, what a great lesson, these members would love to go
to church with you this week, what time should they come by? It's been crazy
how many people we are teaching and are progressing.
It's lots of hard work, but all the
hours are worth it just even to find someone like Peter who really wants to
know if what we are telling him is true. Things are going well and I love you
all!!
Love,
Elder Roberts
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