He is on the home stretch now.
Chase flies into Salt Lake Airport on Wednesday, July 27th at 11:30 am.
There will be an Open House at Grandma and Grandpa Westwood's, 6714 W 9850 N, that evening from 6:00 to 8:00.
He will speak in Sacrament on Sunday July 30th at 11:00 at the Winchester Hill church.
He would love to see everyone, so please feel free to come to either or both.
Dani
Saturday, July 23, 2011
Monday, July 18, 2011
18 July 2011
Well its gonna be a week of lasts and full of reminders that its my last week. Its already started. But to be honest it doesn't feel any different and the Lord has blessed me by not letting me get carried away with thoughts of home, work, or family.
Last week was a busy week, we got 2 exchanges in, 1 where I was with a new elder and got to go back to teaching the basics again. That was fun, I realized how much I have actually learned in the last couple years. I'm not the best but I'd say I've gotten better. The other was with a District leader that is assigned to the office. He is a year in the mission and is a really good elder he is gonna be great, definitely a future elder. He has had a lot of trials in his mission with companions and housemates and all sorts of stuff but he hasn't let that get to him. He is one of the most Christlike people I know. I have a lot of respect for people that have mastered the Christlike attributes. I still have a few I'm working on but I have gotten better there.
We ate something bad last week so that knocked us down for a day but we made it through. ha ha We are laughing about it.
Yesterday we (Elder Ragasa and I) talked in Sacrament. My topic I chose was parents showing a good example to their kids, and pushing them to to family scripture study even if its just 1 verse per person per night. I think it was okay and I hope someone was able to take something from it. Elder Ragasa's was like unto mine. Studying the scriptures daily and what can happen to us if we did. He was great too. as usual...
Then next week I'm speaking again. My last week. ha ha I think I will be the concluding speaker, not the first time and I'm pretty sure not the last time.
As I evaluate the area and kind of look at what we have accomplished here I can definitely say that it has grown. One of my goals was to leave the area better than I found it, like in scouting, and I think with the grace of the Lord it happened. I have 1 week left to continue to make a difference in the lives of others and I hope to do it and hopefully I can leave an impression on the people I have worked with here.
I really love this work and want to go on but bigger better trials await me. Like one of our new members said yesterday in the lesson,13 year old Adlrin, enduring to the end is easy as long as we are obedient to the commandments. We were all kind of taken back and it made us think. If we are really applying the gospel in our lives it is easy because we will continually see the miracles of the lives of others and in our lives.
Thank you to all of you that supported/are supporting Caydyn. He is gonna a make a great missionary.
Sorry if its short but that's about all I can think of to write, and my head hurts from speaking English.
Love you all
Elder Chase
PS see you next week.
Last week was a busy week, we got 2 exchanges in, 1 where I was with a new elder and got to go back to teaching the basics again. That was fun, I realized how much I have actually learned in the last couple years. I'm not the best but I'd say I've gotten better. The other was with a District leader that is assigned to the office. He is a year in the mission and is a really good elder he is gonna be great, definitely a future elder. He has had a lot of trials in his mission with companions and housemates and all sorts of stuff but he hasn't let that get to him. He is one of the most Christlike people I know. I have a lot of respect for people that have mastered the Christlike attributes. I still have a few I'm working on but I have gotten better there.
We ate something bad last week so that knocked us down for a day but we made it through. ha ha We are laughing about it.
Yesterday we (Elder Ragasa and I) talked in Sacrament. My topic I chose was parents showing a good example to their kids, and pushing them to to family scripture study even if its just 1 verse per person per night. I think it was okay and I hope someone was able to take something from it. Elder Ragasa's was like unto mine. Studying the scriptures daily and what can happen to us if we did. He was great too. as usual...
Then next week I'm speaking again. My last week. ha ha I think I will be the concluding speaker, not the first time and I'm pretty sure not the last time.
As I evaluate the area and kind of look at what we have accomplished here I can definitely say that it has grown. One of my goals was to leave the area better than I found it, like in scouting, and I think with the grace of the Lord it happened. I have 1 week left to continue to make a difference in the lives of others and I hope to do it and hopefully I can leave an impression on the people I have worked with here.
I really love this work and want to go on but bigger better trials await me. Like one of our new members said yesterday in the lesson,13 year old Adlrin, enduring to the end is easy as long as we are obedient to the commandments. We were all kind of taken back and it made us think. If we are really applying the gospel in our lives it is easy because we will continually see the miracles of the lives of others and in our lives.
Thank you to all of you that supported/are supporting Caydyn. He is gonna a make a great missionary.
Sorry if its short but that's about all I can think of to write, and my head hurts from speaking English.
Love you all
Elder Chase
PS see you next week.
Sunday, July 10, 2011
11 July 2011
Hey everyone,
Well we hit it hard again last week. And the rain has started up again.
Yesterday at church was pretty interesting. While in sacrament we had one of our newly baptized members, Eunice Ayson, from a part-member family, her whole right side of her body went numb and started hurting really bad. After the sacrament we rushed her outside and blessed her then she was gonna go downstairs and wait for her dad, but she couldn't walk. So I carried her downstairs and then a member that has a car offered to take them home. So we did that. She has a potassium deficiency in her bones so the Dr's told her she has to eat banana's and rest. When we went there last night she was doing better but not great. We are praying for her now.
Saturday we had another baptism, Sister Rhea and Miko Baula, got dunked on Saturday evening. It was great, and Sister Rhea's husband Felix even came. He approved, ha ha. He will be baptized before too much longer. They are gonna make great members. We were supposed to have one more but I don't think it's gonna happen because Sister Loren wasn't able to come to church yesterday so she's not quite ready but hopefully soon after I leave she will enter the waters of baptism. My joy shall continue to be full even after I have gone home. GREAT!
Other than that not a whole lot happened last week. We had a leadership training on Wednesday and went down to Orani, and on Friday we had apartment interviews. They came to our house, the AP's raided the fridge looking for candy...ha ha I hid it all. The President gave us a report on our zones and told us that they were great. Then said thank you, and we closed with a prayer. ha ha it wasn't really an interview but it was cool we just kind of sat and chatted.
Other than that not a lot happened. Sorry I don't have a lot to report on this week, maybe next week.
I love you all
Ingats!!!!
Elder Chase
Well we hit it hard again last week. And the rain has started up again.
Yesterday at church was pretty interesting. While in sacrament we had one of our newly baptized members, Eunice Ayson, from a part-member family, her whole right side of her body went numb and started hurting really bad. After the sacrament we rushed her outside and blessed her then she was gonna go downstairs and wait for her dad, but she couldn't walk. So I carried her downstairs and then a member that has a car offered to take them home. So we did that. She has a potassium deficiency in her bones so the Dr's told her she has to eat banana's and rest. When we went there last night she was doing better but not great. We are praying for her now.
Saturday we had another baptism, Sister Rhea and Miko Baula, got dunked on Saturday evening. It was great, and Sister Rhea's husband Felix even came. He approved, ha ha. He will be baptized before too much longer. They are gonna make great members. We were supposed to have one more but I don't think it's gonna happen because Sister Loren wasn't able to come to church yesterday so she's not quite ready but hopefully soon after I leave she will enter the waters of baptism. My joy shall continue to be full even after I have gone home. GREAT!
Other than that not a whole lot happened last week. We had a leadership training on Wednesday and went down to Orani, and on Friday we had apartment interviews. They came to our house, the AP's raided the fridge looking for candy...ha ha I hid it all. The President gave us a report on our zones and told us that they were great. Then said thank you, and we closed with a prayer. ha ha it wasn't really an interview but it was cool we just kind of sat and chatted.
Other than that not a lot happened. Sorry I don't have a lot to report on this week, maybe next week.
I love you all
Ingats!!!!
Elder Chase
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
4 July 2011
Hey guys.
Its only lunch but its been a pretty cool P-day. When we were walking with our clothes to a members house we saw a Van on its side...then we just got done with a Multi-Zone activity with the 2 zones that we handle. It was fun. But not everyone made it. I won with a score of 116, then following was the other American, E. Schweikert (Sweetheart) score: 111. I'll try and send some pictures.
On Monday we had a Family home evening. That was a blast, it was in Sister Cora's house and we had a bunch of investigators there. I think they had a good time. Especially with the games, we played this game called the boogabooga club ha ha I'll teach it to you guys when I come home.
Tuesday I went on exchanges with the Guagua elders, one of them is new, Elder Castro. They told me that it was flooded over there but I wasn't expecting what I found. ha ah The water was up to our knees and deeper in some places. I got to work in sandals the whole day ha ha. and my pants rolled up. It was great. Elder Castro, he's a great kid and he's gonna make a great missionary when he has a little more experience under his belt. He teaches from the heart which is what really needs to happen to be effective.
Then Thursday we had Exchanges again with one of the companionship's here in Gapo. My 2 brothers are companions in Sta Rita. Its pretty cool, we hiked all over the place and I thought I was gonna die. I'm not used to the hills anymore. I've gotten used to the flat city. I just think...This would be so much easier on a horse. That's coming soon.
Friday we had ZLC with the new President, ha ha it was funny because he really didn't know what he was supposed to do so he was asking us what to do...now there's somethings that we can tell him and somethings that we can't tell him that we used to do because he needs to run things his own way not the way of pres. Aquino. so after everything we said. "...but its up to you...". President Querido is a great guy. We heard that he was very strict. But he seems to be a lot more laid back than president Aquino. We can play basketball now so that made everyone happy. President is really humble and willing to receive suggestions on how to improve. ha ha The first thing he said to us was "hello, I'm president Querido, I'm your new mission father...and you don't have a choice." ha ha it was funny. I love watching aspiring AP's they are so funny. The Zone Leaders and AP's just kind of ran things at ZLC so that President could see how things run. He's gonna do great.
Saturday was crazy. we came from Subic, went straight to Lubao for a meeting and learned that they want to open 2 new branches over there which is great. It means that they are getting their attendance and membership up. Zion is growing! After that we came back to Gapo and had a baptism. Things were a little crazy until we got there and sorted them out, called some people. But Sister Eunice got baptized and in her testimony after she gave a very great heartfelt testimony. She was moved upon by the Holy Ghost. She is very very shy but she got up there and through tears bore her testimony about how the Lord had helped them and blessed their father that he would get better. Last week brother was hospitalized because of his High Blood Pressure.
Next week we'll have another baptism. Sister Rhea and brother Miko. We are very excited for them and sister Rhea's husband will follow if we can get his swelling down in his foot so he can come to church.
Great things are happening all around and I'm still sprinting.
Love you all
Elder Westwood
Its only lunch but its been a pretty cool P-day. When we were walking with our clothes to a members house we saw a Van on its side...then we just got done with a Multi-Zone activity with the 2 zones that we handle. It was fun. But not everyone made it. I won with a score of 116, then following was the other American, E. Schweikert (Sweetheart) score: 111. I'll try and send some pictures.
On Monday we had a Family home evening. That was a blast, it was in Sister Cora's house and we had a bunch of investigators there. I think they had a good time. Especially with the games, we played this game called the boogabooga club ha ha I'll teach it to you guys when I come home.
Tuesday I went on exchanges with the Guagua elders, one of them is new, Elder Castro. They told me that it was flooded over there but I wasn't expecting what I found. ha ah The water was up to our knees and deeper in some places. I got to work in sandals the whole day ha ha. and my pants rolled up. It was great. Elder Castro, he's a great kid and he's gonna make a great missionary when he has a little more experience under his belt. He teaches from the heart which is what really needs to happen to be effective.
Then Thursday we had Exchanges again with one of the companionship's here in Gapo. My 2 brothers are companions in Sta Rita. Its pretty cool, we hiked all over the place and I thought I was gonna die. I'm not used to the hills anymore. I've gotten used to the flat city. I just think...This would be so much easier on a horse. That's coming soon.
Friday we had ZLC with the new President, ha ha it was funny because he really didn't know what he was supposed to do so he was asking us what to do...now there's somethings that we can tell him and somethings that we can't tell him that we used to do because he needs to run things his own way not the way of pres. Aquino. so after everything we said. "...but its up to you...". President Querido is a great guy. We heard that he was very strict. But he seems to be a lot more laid back than president Aquino. We can play basketball now so that made everyone happy. President is really humble and willing to receive suggestions on how to improve. ha ha The first thing he said to us was "hello, I'm president Querido, I'm your new mission father...and you don't have a choice." ha ha it was funny. I love watching aspiring AP's they are so funny. The Zone Leaders and AP's just kind of ran things at ZLC so that President could see how things run. He's gonna do great.
Saturday was crazy. we came from Subic, went straight to Lubao for a meeting and learned that they want to open 2 new branches over there which is great. It means that they are getting their attendance and membership up. Zion is growing! After that we came back to Gapo and had a baptism. Things were a little crazy until we got there and sorted them out, called some people. But Sister Eunice got baptized and in her testimony after she gave a very great heartfelt testimony. She was moved upon by the Holy Ghost. She is very very shy but she got up there and through tears bore her testimony about how the Lord had helped them and blessed their father that he would get better. Last week brother was hospitalized because of his High Blood Pressure.
Next week we'll have another baptism. Sister Rhea and brother Miko. We are very excited for them and sister Rhea's husband will follow if we can get his swelling down in his foot so he can come to church.
Great things are happening all around and I'm still sprinting.
Love you all
Elder Westwood
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