Hidden talents

Crazy week with many ups and downs, the ups definitely out way the downs though! Tuesday we had a devotional with Brother and Sister Bangeter of the 70 spoke (brother Bangeter is of the 70) and it was great! Afterwards our district went back to our class and shared a devotional review and it was amazing! Felt the spririt so strong! My kasama and I also had the opportunity to teach a member TRC, TRC is where you teach in taglish!  It was an amazing experience and I felt the spirit strong there as well! I have a hidden talent of eating a lot of food but its turning out to be not to so hidden and the effects are starting to show in my gut, but gotta live life up in the MCT while I can!  Also, who knew a linebacker could play volleyball??? Anyone? definitely not me, but hey another talent I have, I'm really good at blocking with my face!  Either that or everyone aims for my face, either way, I'm good at it!  Another hidden talent is the language of Tagalog, it's still a little hidden but I know through faith in not only Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ but also myself that I'll be able to get it!

Challenge of the week, smile at ten random strangers!  One day when I was driving home from school my senior year I drove past a random person on the street and they smiled at me for no reason, I had no idea who they were and never saw them again but that simple smile changed my whole mood.  Do as Christ would do and walk up rightly with joy.  I know that as we do this we will not only bring more happiness to our won life's but the lives around us!

It's so good hearing from you all and seeing you!  I appreciate all the support and am grateful for this opportunity I have to spread the truth to those in the Philippines and hope that you all try to spread it wherever you may be.

-Elder Weaver

"Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself."

one week down

Ako po si Elder Weaver

Yes that's right ladies and gents, I am Elder Weaver and as you guessed it, that's all I can say in the wonderful language of Tagalog!  It has been a great two days and I've learned a little more than just that, haha.  I am so grateful for all of your support and love. My companion is Elder Horn, he is a tall goofy guy and volunteers us to actually talk in front of people which is good for me because I don't like doing it.  Its so great to be here, except I don't like how close it is to BYU...walked out of the temple today all high on the spirit and looked out into Utah and saw lavell Edwards and all the spirit that I had felt left me...just kidding, but the first night I was here someone in my district was wearing a BYU shirt so I obviously had to put on my Utah one and he looks at me and goes "oh no...why Utah?"  I looked back at him and shrugged and said, 'I actually like winning so..." and that was the end of his mission, he went home the next day. Just kidding again, he's still here but has to lay in the snow every 20 minutes cuz he is so burnt.  All jokes aside, this is a great place and I know this is where I'm supposed to be and what I'm supposed to be doing.  I appreciate all of your support and love!!  I'm so grateful for this opportunity I have to further convert myself and do what I can to convert those around me and challenge you all to do the same.  A missionaries purpose is to invite others to come to Christ and I challenge you all to invite others to come to Christ, it doesn't matter if they are members or not, Invite ALL OTHERS to come to Christ.  I know that if you all do that then you will be blessed!
I love you all and look forward to hearing from you!
I will have pictures to send next week hopefully!!
over and out
Elder Weaver

Side notes to mom....
Temple was good, comp is good, super fun, I love my roommates, food is good! our Pdays are Friday and when we write is up to us, I say Kolby and Elder Porter in my district

schedule this week is super wack because its first week, yes we jumped into the language the moment I walked into class, comp is from vegas, I don't know how much time we have today and yes I'm unpacked and there's 4 elders in my room and 5 sisters in our district.

I don't know about my favorite part, we met the branch presidency last nigh and they are amazing people and my comp is the district leader for our little district. Language is crazy awesome.  I can't wait till I can speak and know what I'm saying and be able to talk to someone. nothing about visa yet.  All day is church, haha, umm I need more flash cards for language please, febreeze, pens and a  preach my gospel in English, scissors and rubber band please, thank you so much.

three elders and idk how many sisters will be going to Cauayan, no they haven't said how long in Manila MTC
we will have exercise time, find something to eat and have class at 6:15

just language class is in Tagalog. next week will be more of our regular schedule, I'm usually warm enough but I get really cold at night, and don't know why, but ill bundle up more and ask for more blankets today.  Yes Im getting to feel like a missionary, haven't taken a lot of pictures but I will in the week to come and get a thing so I can actually send them

In we will bring the world his truth we sang on Wednesday in the chorus it says we will be the Lord's missionaries to bring the world his truth, but when we sang it we sang "we are the Lord's missionaries and the spirit hit me like crazy!! love you chat next week

Love and support from home

Farewell, pictures can not say enough about how overwhelmed we are by the love and support for our new Elder Jax Weaver