Aug. 29 - Sept. 4, 2011

Well this week was a bit slow. But we still had some fun and good things happen. First at the family home evening last monday night, I gave the lesson and some of the games, I guess that means I am now getting old in the mission cuz im doin alot more stuff, alot of the other missionaries in the zone are still new and people are now saying im close to going home. yikes. its crazy how time flies. Anyway that was a great FHE at one part-member family's house in Alaminos with all the other missionaries. Also tuesday we had a great special training where we talked about working with the members and helping the members feel comfortable and know their role or what they can do to help missionary work. We have a few great progressing investigators that are coming to church and have a baptism goal date for either this month, or Oct and Nov. Including this one grea family that we just found, they really want to listen and know and they accepted a baptismal goal date in Nov. Hopefully in these next few weeks we find more people to teach and fill up the many open spots in our schedule. Also this week was the last week of the transfer, I am pretty sure Elder Cagayanan and I will still be companions. And i am glad if its like that so we can fix and resolve the little quarrels and conflicts that we have been experiencing every once in awhile. We even mad a new resolution to change and fix our weaknesses and mistakes that we both have. And just this week i realized i have alot and it is really affected him. Which i am really sad to say. So i even wrote down a bunch of things that i need to change so we will be awesome and our companionship and transfer will be great and we will see more success and progression in the work. One of our investigators who has a baptism date for later this month, is doin pretty good, he is still workin on his smoking, but this week he told us he stopped drinking coffee, he just takes a nap now instead of drinking coffee. :) Also one thing about him, he goes with his sister and father in law and others who are members and leave right after sacrament and don't attend sunday school. I really wish the members in his family would set a better example for him. But he is still doin good. Also this other brand new investigator that we met became shy and doesn't want to listen anymore, because one time when we were supposed to teach him he got invited by some friend to drink alcohol, so when we came by he, being a little drunk, apologized and said he would go to church the following day. Of course he couldn't make it to church and when we went back to him his wife said he wasn't there. But then the next time on friday night we went back, and his daughter said he is busy, but i didn't take that for an answer and me and my comp went in and talked with him, all he was doing was watching tv. It was good we talked and shared a bit, and it turned out alright. hopefully this next time will be good and be able to teach him and help him. Also they are tearing down our church building and building it bigger, which is pretty cool, but they say it will take a year. so now we will attend church in Alaminos from 2-5pm. cuz there are 4 branches now in the Alaminos chapel. and we will be the last. yay! haha. oh sorry there are now pics. next time. :) thanks. love you all. -Elder Pennock