Week 28 ~ Transfers!

Transfers happened and Guess what I'm............Staying hahaahah. I'm still needed in the Big city after all so that means my dependency on getting my laundry done for me and eating Jollibee is only going to grow now. 

This week has been hard because we couldn't find anyone. We also couldn't get anyone to come to church, and we had no LMP's but hey, the success of your area is largely dependent on the agency of others so it is what it is. My new companion trained my MTC companion Elder Lybbert, so i'm excited for that. 

Spiritual Thought:

I've been thinking that the power that Jesus had to heal is still on the earth, and it's inside this church because Joseph Smith was given the Priesthood by Peter, James and John. 

Two personal examples come to mind: The first was a blessing Elder Solidum and I gave to this kid who was having severe asthma problems. When we came back he was all good and said he knew Jesus had his back. The second healing was actually from a missionary in the Daraga 1st ward who is serving in Africa. To sum up the story this lady was blind and the doctors told her she was going to be blind for the rest of her life. They tried everything but nothing worked. When she met the Elders, she told them she wanted a blessing. They explained to her that a healing blessing is dependent on her faith in Jesus Christ. They gave her the blessing and maybe 10 seconds after tears rolled down her eyes as she could see her husband again. Moral of the story is trust in the Atonement of Jesus Christ.

Have a great week,
Elder Spackman


Story: 2000 people died here when they tried hiding in the cathedral when the volcano erupted and it ended up collapsing.

:
Brown Out (aka black out in America) and Jollibee is the only place with power.

Even in the city, it's still just jungle.

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