Elder Logan Spackman ~ Philippines Legazpi Mission

Well to cut to the chase again, I got bit by a dog in the mountains. It wasn't my fault, he just ran up and was playing and bit me, haha. But I had to wait 5 days to get a rabies shot because there were no available shots. I got 2 injections in my arms and have to get 8 more. The nurse kindly enlightened me that if the dog dies within 14 days I'm cooked and got rabies . Pray for me FR!  But anyway this week was a good week. We had zone conference on a different island (Luzon) so we had to take a boat to get there. The rain was so strong cause there is a small typhoon down here right now and I definitely got a little seasick. Luckily, they were playing Shanghi Noon, a Jackie Chan film so my spirits were lifted. Zone con was good, the main takeaway that I got from it was we need to focus  on helping our friends more, and not giving up on them.  The work this week has been lots of teaching the Restoration of the Gospel, since we were gone all week there really hasn't be...

The bathroom door is completely broken. I was taking my morning shower like usual. The water was cold, I was shivering, struggling to pour the water on myself, just an average filipino shower. Then I go to open our bathroom door and it is jammed shut. Usually on a normal door, this wouldn't be an issue, but on this particular door, there is no handle on the inside. So here I am, freezing, towel on and stuck in the bathroom. I start screaming for my companion, but he is outside hanging up his laundry. I was completely trapped, freezing, cold and alone. Luckily I figured out that if I jam my fingers at the bottom of the door and pull I could open it. With much effort and trial, I did it. I then asked the landlord if she could fix the door and she looked at me like I was crazy. ''Nobody on this island can fix that door,'' she said. So, for now, every time we shower, we have to jam our fingers at the bottom of the door and hope it opens. Anyway, hello family and friends...

So this week has been a lot of craziness, because getting transferred to an island is just a crazy experience all around. Then, training a new missionary on top of that is also crazy, too. But let's hop into the week!! Leaving Pio Duran (My last area): I was very sad to leave Pio Duran, because I love the members there and the friends that we had. Our last day was certainly a sad one, and I was holding back tears until we got to the apartment. But I'm very grateful for my time there and for my companion Elder Pedegloria. I'm going to miss that Elder for sure! Traveling: The travel was soooooo long. Three hours to Daraga (with all my stuff), then one hour to Legazpi, two hours to Tobacco, then a three hour boat ride to Catanduanes island. Having to carry everything I own on small jeepneys and buses will be something that I will definitely never forget. The Work and island: This is probably one of the most beautiful places that I have ever been; it is so green and nice here. ...

 Hello everybody. I hope that you all are doing so very well. To cut to the chase, transfer news came and I'm training a new missionary who is six weeks in his mission!!! I'm going to be on an island in Catanduanes, San Andres. So that was crazy but I'm so excited even though rumor has it I'm going to be the Branch President there. Things that happened this week: -Got bashed by an atheist, then when I proved him wrong, he bashed our religion and Joseph Smith. -Did my laundry, and it only took 1 hour (I'm pretty much a pro now). -Had many friends commit and come to church. And that's honestly about it, not very much happened this week, but that's okay! The weeks are literally flying by and I can't even keep track of them anymore. The language is still hard, but it's also really fun, I'm getting to the point of understanding all of what people are saying, although it depends on the speaker and if they are using the second language here (Bikolono). ...

 Hello everybody! Mahal ko kayong lahat! It was a good week so let's jump right into it.  -We met our new president, President Advencula. He is super kind and was actually born and raised in our mission. His voice kinda sounds like Optimus Prime, so I be getting hyped whenever he talks to us haha. -We were teaching our friend, and her husband comes in mid lesson, drunk, and shakes my hand and then says, ''Sorry Elder, I'm drunk'' in english and then walks away. The word of wisdom is going to be a fun lesson to teach!! -We had new friends come to church this Sunday, so in total we've had a lot of success with the area these last 2 weeks. The friends we have right now are awesome, keep praying for them and I know they will progress! -We were at the sea wall and this Ate told me that I look like I'm 23, Guess I've put on a couple years here in the Philippines. -I was talking to this family, then this little kid walks up, stares at me, and proceeds to pu...

This week started off pretty fire with exchanges with my guy, Elder Garcia. Since our district is only the four of us in the same area, we both pretty much knew the area which made it all the more fun. Here's what happened with the aforementioned title of my Email. -We go and knock this house that is quite literally in the middle of nowhere, It's kind of like a hobbit kind of vibe from Lord of the Rings. All around us are just miles of flat rice fields. So I say ''tao po'' (People here) and we see this tatay walk out. He then tells us to come in, so we do. There's this other lolo (old guy) and the first tatay who lets us in starts saying, "Benete'' or 20 in english to the lolo. We were really confused and then the Tatay proceeds to walk over to the lolo, rip the wallet out of the lolo's pockets, and give us money. Of course, that was not allowed for us to accept it, but he kept on insisting so Elder Garcia took it. We then promptly returned ...

So I forgot to write an email last week because I thought that nothing interesting happened but then I remembered that we got a gun pulled on us. What Happened: Elder Pedegloria and I were just having a grand old time finding here in Pio Duran, When we knocked this one house (Middle of the jungle pala). The Nanay says to us ''Patuloy na'' or in english that we can come in. So of course Elder Spackman is excited, getting ready to preach the gospel, and all that fun business. Then we enter the house and there we see the tatay. The Tatay has a gun holstered in his belt and screams at us while grabbing his gun ''Bawal Muna''. Crazy Naman talaga we got outta there and i didn't realize it was a gun but Elder Pedegloria luckily filled me in on the details late. Good old story!!! One of the Lord's friends and my friend got baptized in Daraga!!! (Don't worry Daraga I haven't forgotten about you). I received news on the PMG app and Masaya ako talag...