8.10.09

Hi everyone,

This week at the MTC has been great. We learned the basics of conversation. I still need a lot of work and my kasama (companion) still can't understand much of what I say but its fun to try and make up stuff to say! We started last thursday this thing called SYL it stands for speak your language, so whenever we are out of class all of our conversation is supposed to be in Tagalog. usually we speak Taglish because our vocabulary is limited! Today and tomorrow we loose about 30 of the elders and sisters in our zone because they are heading to the philipines. I can't believe i've almost been here 3 weeks already. Time is flying by SOOO fast! Its great! With the loss of some elders, we will gain a few more on wednesday and my district will be the ones they look up to, That right there is a scary thought in itself! ha ha ha!

We have 2 scheduled teaching appointments every week, then my companion have signed up for additional ones and I think this week we're gonna end up teaching like 5 lessons, hopefully we'll get better. Oh, last week I had a bad headache and stomach ache going into our teaching appointment. We said a prayer, and as soon as we sat down to teach my headache and my stomach ache had gone away! The spirit is so helpful and I'm pretty sure I wouldn't be able to function much here without it!

I heard a quote up here, it's from President Hinkley I think. It says no matter how talented you are, if you don't teach with the spirit you're mission will not be successful. I am coming to know of the truthfulness of that quote more and more every day!

It is amazing up here! I gotta run and do laundry, but thanks everyone for your prayers, I've enjoyed getting all the packages, and letters from everyone! Thank you so much!

Love you all,
Elder Chase