Elder Logan Spackman ~ Philippines Legazpi Mission

We had exchanges with the ZL's and other Elders this week, It was pretty lit  . We saw lots of miracles but I'd like to highlight a particular miracle that Elder Bul-an and I saw. So for those of you who remember, about 6 months ago Elder Bul-an and I were companions for only 6 weeks. So it was so much fun to be companions with him again, even if it was just a day. We were finding in Codon and it's like an area in the middle of nowhere. The nearest place to buy groceries is like 45 minutes away by tricy. So like mountain talaga po. Anyway we found this Nanay who had been taught back then, and by back then I mean 1995. She had a baptismal date but the Elders unfortunately transferred. She was interested and expressed to us her concern. Pretty much if you aren't catholic you don't have a place to get buried when you die. So she was saying that if our church had a graveyard, she would be willing to get baptized. I think we might buy some land here for that so keep pray...

Hello everyone, I'm going to keep this one short because last time it was so long. But anyway this week was fire cause we baptized 2 of our friends. We also got to finally watch General Conference , and it had some great talks that really inspired me. Here is my favorite quote: "Brothers and sisters, a testimony is not given for temporary use. This gift from our loving Heavenly Father is meant to be eternal because the giver is eternal. A testimony should not have an expiration date. It should not weaken or diminish because something in my life has changed or something in the world has changed. It should get stronger because, like the servant’s talents in the parable of the talents , my personal testimony is a gift to be multiplied—not buried" - Elder Brown I feel like sometimes in my mission it's super hard, I still have doubts to be honest, and that's not a bad thing. Having doubts about the gospel is natural and is what makes it so we have a choice to believe...

Hello party people, Kumusta po kayong lahat? I just hit 1 year in my mission, and after watching all my friends hit one year, I've finally got here, kaya masaya na ako. I'd like to share with you all the things that I've learned while being here in the Philippines. To give a little context, I'll be writing about my experiences and what I've learned from my 4 areas so far. To give also some context about the Philippines I would like to share some history so you can better understand the culture and area. The Philippines is an oceanic water locked country in the pacific south, made up of over 2,000 islands. The first recorded people here in the Philippines were Chinese sailors and fishermen, but over time they integrated themselves into the local population. The Philippines has over 300 languages and dialects, in my area alone, I've seen about 7 different languages spoken. Tagalog is a dialect as well, and Filipino is the national language. Three different countri...