Email to: jeffrey.ball@myldsmail.net
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Elder Jeffrey Thomas Ball
Philippines Urdaneta Mission
LDS Chapel Provincial Road
San Vicenta East, Urdaneta City
Pangasinan
Philippines
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| Picture from 11-September-2013, upon arrival at the Urdaneta Mission Home after traveling by train, plane and bus for two days. - Just received this in the mail. |
Well, it's been another week and I'm
still chugging along! My Mission President is really stressing the need for us
to teach less active members because a few years ago the requirements for
baptism were really low and pretty much anybody could get baptized. So now, the
requirements are really strict because we want quality convert baptisms.
It’s kind of frustrating because
someone could have been baptized because the Elders that taught them picked
them up every week, took them to church, baptized them, and then they never
taught them again. So, our work is really less active focused.
This week was pretty good and general
conference was awesome. On Wednesday me and my companion were walking and saw a
Patay, which is like a celebration for someone who has died, but they are still
not very happy celebrations. Anyway, we were walking and went to go stop by. We
were watching from a little way away when some random person from there
congregation stood up and came and asked us if we would give a little
speech/talk. I was not very excited because it was just unexpected and I had to
speak Tagalog haha. I talked about the Plan of Salvation, very generally
because none of them were LDS all were born again Christians or Igleis ng
Cristo. I talked and the spirit was actually really strong.
After we spoke and after the service
lots of people came up to us and asked us questions about what we spoke about
and how they can learn more! It was pretty sweet!! We now have a couple of progressing
investigators from that. Then, literally 2 minutes after we left, a dog came
out of nowhere and bit my companion, Elder Moreno. I drop kicked the dog in the
head and it ran away whining. It ended
up not being a bad bite. It was actually kind-a funny. But, he is okay and no
diseases!
So it’s just crazy experience after
crazy experience here!
Hope everyone had a good week also!
Love you all!
Elder Ball
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