Good Afternoon Family and Friends
Well I was transferred again haha. So my 1st area was in Las Piñas than my 2nd in Parañaque, now im in San Gabriel Zone. Its part of the Cavite Province. The last two areas are full out city live. My new area is still kinda city but its fresh air and coconut trees like crazy. Im pretty excited!!!!!!! My companin and I are shotgunning the area so we have no "guide". Just a Area Book and Area Boundary's now the rest is up to us!!!!:) My companion is a Filipino again but he likes to speak english to me and the rest of us ferigners in the Apartment. The Apartment is really nice and pretty open. We all sleep ion the same room and no door to the house just a garage type deal and of course a gate to keep the neighbors out haha. This is my 6th transfer and my 5th companion. It was kinda hard to say by to all the investigators in Bicutan. Especially my recent convert Sis Elisa. We call her Ate cause she is pretty much our older sister. My old companion Elder Nye and I were talking and we came to the conclusion that those people that we have taught and baptized...There is a different kind of relationship between us....Eternal Friendship. We'll be talking about these things on the other side. Something Sis Elisa said to us in her testimony was "Elders thank you for saving my soul from death." Her testimony is so strong!!!!! She told everyone that she didn't convert because of the members or the Elders but because the Holy Ghost told her that it was true!!!!! Gospel Convert!!!!:) She's already looking forward to entering the temple in a year and maybe serving a mission!!! I cant wait till she enters and i'll be able to attend watch her go through. When I was telling her I was transfering she started to cry. Well today start a new 6 weeks! Im really looking forward to seeing what I can do with this area. President Howard told every missionary today in transfer meeting to tell him in our letter to him.....why the Lord called us to serve in this mission and for me I want to share that. I know that the Lord called me to serve in the Philippines Manila Mission because he knows that there are people here that need to hear the message of The Restored Gospel from me. I know with out a doubt that he calls everyone to the selected missions cause there is atleast 1 person there or maybe 100 that need to hear The Restored Gospel from us, from you! It doesn't matter how many there are but that we find those that are waiting for us. In 3 months is my 1 year mark and I cant believe that it has gone so fast already. So all those that are on mission's or going on mission's that read this...GET OUT THERE AND WORK!!!!!!!!!!!! Love you all. Take care.
Elder Cobbley
Thursday, December 30, 2010
Monday, December 27, 2010
12-20-2010
Hello everyone!!!!!!!!!
Well this week has been good like always! We will have a baptism here on Christmas. Thats going to be awesome! What a great day to remember our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and be baptized. She's REALLY excited!!!!!!!!! We had the interview yesterday afternoon. We went to church and left early to get our district leader. When we were going back to the church and we wanted a faster route cause the Chapel is in a weird spot. We climbed a wall to make it faster. This spot that we take we have taken a few times. So I know the area. We climb up this ladder and climb down the other side but this time we were in a hurry and we made the mistake of jumping off the other side. I made it ok and 2 more made it ok but my companion jumped and landed bad on his ankle wrong. It swelled up really good and he couldn't walk on it so he was hopping around with me by his side as his support haha. We had a Musical Fireside last night and it went really well. All the missionaries sang Christmas song and we had Elders and Sisters sing solos. It went really good and I wish you guys could have experienced. We went to the hospital today to see if it was broken. We didn't think it was broken but President told us to get it checked out. The X-ray came back good not broken. We have been really slow lately. He's been having a hard time get around on crutches. This last week we shared a message at our wards Christmas Party. We think it went pretty good just if everyone would have listened. We walked Joy to the World and that was good. We than left that early to go and teach Sister Elisa. Later tonight we will have a district party at the house with food hahaha:) I hope this Christmas is great for everyone and we can fell the real spirit of Christmas. Our Father in Heaven gave us the gift of his Only Begotten Son and Christ gave his live that all you believe on his name shall receive everlasting live. What are we going to give back???? I know that serving him with all of our heart, might, mind and strength and live as faithful members, always following the commandments of god is the best thing we can give back. Dont forget this Holiday season to remember what its all about. We need to listen to the Prophet to know what we need to do. Listening to our living Prophet gives me chills cause I teach everyday that we have a living Prophet in our time. I know that this is the true church of Jesus Christ. Thomas S. Monson is our living Prophet and Joseph Smith restored the Gospel. I know the Book of Mormon is the WORD of God. I know all of us can strength our faith and always find better ways to show it. Serving as a missionary at this time in my life is the BIGGEST blessing!!!!!!!!! I dont know where I would be right now if I wasn't serving the Lord. I know that everyone that has a missionary out in the "scary" world has a purpose where he is she is at. The Lord is watching over us all!!! "This is a season to be strong" Love you all. Until next week. MERRY CHRISTMAS and A HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Elder Cobbley
Well this week has been good like always! We will have a baptism here on Christmas. Thats going to be awesome! What a great day to remember our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and be baptized. She's REALLY excited!!!!!!!!! We had the interview yesterday afternoon. We went to church and left early to get our district leader. When we were going back to the church and we wanted a faster route cause the Chapel is in a weird spot. We climbed a wall to make it faster. This spot that we take we have taken a few times. So I know the area. We climb up this ladder and climb down the other side but this time we were in a hurry and we made the mistake of jumping off the other side. I made it ok and 2 more made it ok but my companion jumped and landed bad on his ankle wrong. It swelled up really good and he couldn't walk on it so he was hopping around with me by his side as his support haha. We had a Musical Fireside last night and it went really well. All the missionaries sang Christmas song and we had Elders and Sisters sing solos. It went really good and I wish you guys could have experienced. We went to the hospital today to see if it was broken. We didn't think it was broken but President told us to get it checked out. The X-ray came back good not broken. We have been really slow lately. He's been having a hard time get around on crutches. This last week we shared a message at our wards Christmas Party. We think it went pretty good just if everyone would have listened. We walked Joy to the World and that was good. We than left that early to go and teach Sister Elisa. Later tonight we will have a district party at the house with food hahaha:) I hope this Christmas is great for everyone and we can fell the real spirit of Christmas. Our Father in Heaven gave us the gift of his Only Begotten Son and Christ gave his live that all you believe on his name shall receive everlasting live. What are we going to give back???? I know that serving him with all of our heart, might, mind and strength and live as faithful members, always following the commandments of god is the best thing we can give back. Dont forget this Holiday season to remember what its all about. We need to listen to the Prophet to know what we need to do. Listening to our living Prophet gives me chills cause I teach everyday that we have a living Prophet in our time. I know that this is the true church of Jesus Christ. Thomas S. Monson is our living Prophet and Joseph Smith restored the Gospel. I know the Book of Mormon is the WORD of God. I know all of us can strength our faith and always find better ways to show it. Serving as a missionary at this time in my life is the BIGGEST blessing!!!!!!!!! I dont know where I would be right now if I wasn't serving the Lord. I know that everyone that has a missionary out in the "scary" world has a purpose where he is she is at. The Lord is watching over us all!!! "This is a season to be strong" Love you all. Until next week. MERRY CHRISTMAS and A HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Elder Cobbley
Monday, December 13, 2010
12-13-2010
Seasons Greetings to everyone.
This week was really good. We taught a total of 31 lessons this week and gave 6 Baptismal dates and had 7 at church without picking anyone up. Usually we would drop by them and walk with them but we had to get up early and we want to see if they would go to church by themselves and they did. We will have a Baptism on Dec 25 and im stoked for that one. Sister Elisa is really strong and asked what are the steps to becoming a missionary hahaha I told her well you need to be a member first. Before she didn't really care about us coming by but now she's way excited. She reads everything we give her like right after we leave. and she has been just reading the Liahona and Gospel principles book like everyday. She's in 2 Nephi in her personal reading. Mapanao Fam are doing good also. They accepted our invitation to be baptized and brother had some ?'s. What do I do if I move before I get baptized? He is trying to get a job and he is waiting for his Visa to go to another Country to work. He said that at the end of this month the power will be shut off. There really nice and they have strong faith. Anyways I have been reading in D&C and I really enjoy that so much. I love how much it refers to Missionary Work and the importance of that. My companion and I are preparing a lesson that we will be sharing to the ward and hopefully to some investigators about the birth and sacrifice of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. We want to help people this season to feel the really spirit of Christmas. Remembering the greatest gift that was giving to us. Helping people relies that Christmas that its not about fancy gift but helping others and sharing our blessings with others. I know that if we remember the Savior this season that we will be able to feel the Love that he has for us. What we plan on doing with our investigators is reading The Birth of Jesus Christ and making a little gift that that will help them remember Him. Something that I want to do also is wrap the BOM's we give out with ribbon. Well I pray that this season is Joyful and brings the spirit into your homes. Mahal ko kayo!!!
Elder Cobbley
This week was really good. We taught a total of 31 lessons this week and gave 6 Baptismal dates and had 7 at church without picking anyone up. Usually we would drop by them and walk with them but we had to get up early and we want to see if they would go to church by themselves and they did. We will have a Baptism on Dec 25 and im stoked for that one. Sister Elisa is really strong and asked what are the steps to becoming a missionary hahaha I told her well you need to be a member first. Before she didn't really care about us coming by but now she's way excited. She reads everything we give her like right after we leave. and she has been just reading the Liahona and Gospel principles book like everyday. She's in 2 Nephi in her personal reading. Mapanao Fam are doing good also. They accepted our invitation to be baptized and brother had some ?'s. What do I do if I move before I get baptized? He is trying to get a job and he is waiting for his Visa to go to another Country to work. He said that at the end of this month the power will be shut off. There really nice and they have strong faith. Anyways I have been reading in D&C and I really enjoy that so much. I love how much it refers to Missionary Work and the importance of that. My companion and I are preparing a lesson that we will be sharing to the ward and hopefully to some investigators about the birth and sacrifice of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. We want to help people this season to feel the really spirit of Christmas. Remembering the greatest gift that was giving to us. Helping people relies that Christmas that its not about fancy gift but helping others and sharing our blessings with others. I know that if we remember the Savior this season that we will be able to feel the Love that he has for us. What we plan on doing with our investigators is reading The Birth of Jesus Christ and making a little gift that that will help them remember Him. Something that I want to do also is wrap the BOM's we give out with ribbon. Well I pray that this season is Joyful and brings the spirit into your homes. Mahal ko kayo!!!
Elder Cobbley
12-8-2010 (Seriously late.... really sorry!!)
Maayong hapon sa inyong tanan (Cebuano)
Magandang hapon sa inyong lahat (Tagalog)
Wow im so greatful to be serving in the Philippines Manila Mission. My Heavenly Father knew where exactly to put me even thou sometimes is hard. I want to testify that he knows all of us so well and he knows what will help us become the person, son or daughter of God we need to become. Something I learned from teach our investigators this last week. That the Atonement of Jesus Christ is not only for our sins but EVERYTHING that we go through. Pains, heartbreaks EVERYTHING. Christ suffered everything for us!!!!!!..........Alma 7:10-12. This week was different for me in a way. I was in bed one night and he comes in from talking with the Zone Leaders and he said to me "Elder we need to go out right now. Do you know anyone who has a landline? I need to call home tonight!" He got a call from President saying that his grandmother will pass away soon. I learned alot about myself and what I need to do to become the Missionary here. I learned what true love is for our investigators. This last week we went to alot of our investigators to pick them up to go to church. Some couldn't make it cause they were sleeping and one cause she has 2 kids and no one to help her to get to church. She does everything around the house. Literally cooks and takes care of 2 kids at the same time. Sister Elisa is doing way good now. She has been to church 2 times now and she wants to continue her baptism on Dec 25. How cool huh? We have been blessed with a family who really shows there faith and attended church and went to the Temple with us on our Tempe Tour. Which was really cool. I went to the temple this morning and I was sitting inside and I opened to D&C and I opened directly to a scripture about the Temple and Sealing kids to the parents. After the session in the Temple I walked out and I was asked to sit in on a Sealing. I thought that was really cool. Anyways thats about all for this week. Mahal ko kayo!
Elder Cobbley
Magandang hapon sa inyong lahat (Tagalog)
Wow im so greatful to be serving in the Philippines Manila Mission. My Heavenly Father knew where exactly to put me even thou sometimes is hard. I want to testify that he knows all of us so well and he knows what will help us become the person, son or daughter of God we need to become. Something I learned from teach our investigators this last week. That the Atonement of Jesus Christ is not only for our sins but EVERYTHING that we go through. Pains, heartbreaks EVERYTHING. Christ suffered everything for us!!!!!!..........Alma 7:10-12. This week was different for me in a way. I was in bed one night and he comes in from talking with the Zone Leaders and he said to me "Elder we need to go out right now. Do you know anyone who has a landline? I need to call home tonight!" He got a call from President saying that his grandmother will pass away soon. I learned alot about myself and what I need to do to become the Missionary here. I learned what true love is for our investigators. This last week we went to alot of our investigators to pick them up to go to church. Some couldn't make it cause they were sleeping and one cause she has 2 kids and no one to help her to get to church. She does everything around the house. Literally cooks and takes care of 2 kids at the same time. Sister Elisa is doing way good now. She has been to church 2 times now and she wants to continue her baptism on Dec 25. How cool huh? We have been blessed with a family who really shows there faith and attended church and went to the Temple with us on our Tempe Tour. Which was really cool. I went to the temple this morning and I was sitting inside and I opened to D&C and I opened directly to a scripture about the Temple and Sealing kids to the parents. After the session in the Temple I walked out and I was asked to sit in on a Sealing. I thought that was really cool. Anyways thats about all for this week. Mahal ko kayo!
Elder Cobbley
Monday, November 29, 2010
11-29-2010
Hello family and friends!!!
This week has been really spiritual for me and my companion. I found out that Sister Elisa got her answer about the Prophet Joesph Smith. I was so excited!!! Her story is really long and I cant remember every detail. She got her answer Nov 7. and she didnt tell anyone but she was just pondering about it trying to really think about what she felt. So I wasn't the only one that got a witness that the BOM and Joseph are true that day. Elder Kaka and I gave her a little notebook to write the things she feels and learns and ?'s she has. She wrote the whole thing in the notebook and now she has been writing ever since about things she learns, her testimony, etc. This last week we have had very little progressing investigators and so we have been finding alot and since im the only one that knows the area I decide where we find. So we were in this area that we have found in alot so I wanted to try a new place. So I just started to walk into a new area and I was just talking with my companion and Im just turning right and left down different road and we didn't knock on any doors but I walked right up to a door where there was a guy just smoking and for some reason I didn't say anything to him but he just said im busy and left and a sister came out and she said Hi and I was like Hi we're missionaries and she said I know. and I was like you know? she said yes. She said I'll be back, she went to the next house and she got her sister who back in the day the missionaries taught her and she went to church a few times. We shared a little message and left a BOM. I dont know how I got to the house but I do know that the spirit just guided us there to her. The same thing happened the day before that. We were walking down a path in a new area and I turned around cause people were talking about us so I said Hello and they ran off but there were some people in a house we were next to and they said hi back and came outside. We soon find out that they were taught by missionaries about a year ago and no one ever went back to them. I dont know why stuff like that happens but it turns out to be good. I have 2 story of the same thing happening again. But we found less actives and sunday the mom came to church and now were teaching her family. Yesterday we went back to one of those less actives and they weren't there but this lady saw us and heard us speaking Tagalog and she invited us to come eat at her house and of course we weren't gonna pass that up. We shared a message with them about Jesus Christ and told them this Christmas dont forget to to remember the Savior. My birthday was pretty good. Nothing big but it was good. we ate at a members house. Thanksgiving was good to! We ate again at a members house and we ate my favorite....Sinigang na Baboy. Well thats about all I have this week. Hope everyone's holiday was a great one. Mahal ko kayo!
Elder Cobbley
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
11-22-2010 (I know, its a little late... sorry)
Hello family and friends:)
This week has been an awesome one!!! Yesterday we went to church my new companion and I for the first time and there was no investigators and as we were greeting everyone. I saw sister Elisa!!! She has been an investigator for so long and it was her first time to go to church. I was so excited!! After our lesson with her the night before we forgot to invite her but she came. She had a good experience and thats the good part! My companion and I have been finding alot to get some new investigators added to our pool. I will update you about my language haha I think im about normal. Haha I cant talk and understand but there of course some words I dont understand and of course I find those out right way and start using them. Lately I have been focusing more on the people than what we teach them. I learned that if you listen and ask the right questions you can teach to there needs instead of putting some in front of them that doesn't meet there needs but just to teach. My new companion and I are doing really good with that. Today we taught a lesson about the BOM and shared and scripture that pertained to there lives. I like to ask them if you could ask God any question what would you ask them and then finding a scripture from the BOM to show that it really does answer questions of the soul. Today our new investigator wanted to know how Mormon became a prophet so I explained to him how God called him as a prophet. My companion try to really focus on the needs and wants of the investigators and that keeps them more interested until the start gaining a testimony for themselves. This last week since its close to my Birthday members are all asking me to come by there home to eat dinner. So Friday night we have a dinner with a member. We will be eating white spaghetti. I think its just alfredo sauce and noodles. Friday afternoon for lunch we will be eating PIZZA HUT hahaha. Im pretty stoked!! Anyways something that happened that I think is a werid but of course sad story. One night when my old companion and I were going home from one of our investigators we walked past the strip clubs and got on a jeepney and I was sitting there. My companion was talking to someone and I was just sitting there. A man got on the Jeep with two friends and he had blood all over his shirt and pants and no one really noticed but me. I asked them what happened and they said that he was stabbed a few minute earlier. I thought that is crazy. I first I thought he was shot. They were going to the hospital. Something about the area here in Bicutan....is there is a Muslim church. There is this big area where no on ebut muslim live there. we're not really aloud to go in that area cause bad things happen. Everyone tells us to stay away from there so they will capture us. We try to stay out of that area. The other day we found ourselves right next to the building. Another thing...they use this loud mega phone type deal and they do that hummmming type thing. Im not sure what it means but I thought it was kinda cool haha. Thats about all I have for this week haha. Oh my companion caught his ear and a hook on a clothes hanger and it ripped some of the skin off. This was yesetday so we went to SM Mall on a sunday to get im fixed haha I gave him my sweat rag to keep the blood from getting on his shirt haha. Well thats all.... Hope everyone has a great week and a wonderful Thanksgiving as I do here:). Also a Maligayang Pasko (Merry Christmas) and a Happy New Year!!!! Mahal ko kayo!
Elder Cobbley
This week has been an awesome one!!! Yesterday we went to church my new companion and I for the first time and there was no investigators and as we were greeting everyone. I saw sister Elisa!!! She has been an investigator for so long and it was her first time to go to church. I was so excited!! After our lesson with her the night before we forgot to invite her but she came. She had a good experience and thats the good part! My companion and I have been finding alot to get some new investigators added to our pool. I will update you about my language haha I think im about normal. Haha I cant talk and understand but there of course some words I dont understand and of course I find those out right way and start using them. Lately I have been focusing more on the people than what we teach them. I learned that if you listen and ask the right questions you can teach to there needs instead of putting some in front of them that doesn't meet there needs but just to teach. My new companion and I are doing really good with that. Today we taught a lesson about the BOM and shared and scripture that pertained to there lives. I like to ask them if you could ask God any question what would you ask them and then finding a scripture from the BOM to show that it really does answer questions of the soul. Today our new investigator wanted to know how Mormon became a prophet so I explained to him how God called him as a prophet. My companion try to really focus on the needs and wants of the investigators and that keeps them more interested until the start gaining a testimony for themselves. This last week since its close to my Birthday members are all asking me to come by there home to eat dinner. So Friday night we have a dinner with a member. We will be eating white spaghetti. I think its just alfredo sauce and noodles. Friday afternoon for lunch we will be eating PIZZA HUT hahaha. Im pretty stoked!! Anyways something that happened that I think is a werid but of course sad story. One night when my old companion and I were going home from one of our investigators we walked past the strip clubs and got on a jeepney and I was sitting there. My companion was talking to someone and I was just sitting there. A man got on the Jeep with two friends and he had blood all over his shirt and pants and no one really noticed but me. I asked them what happened and they said that he was stabbed a few minute earlier. I thought that is crazy. I first I thought he was shot. They were going to the hospital. Something about the area here in Bicutan....is there is a Muslim church. There is this big area where no on ebut muslim live there. we're not really aloud to go in that area cause bad things happen. Everyone tells us to stay away from there so they will capture us. We try to stay out of that area. The other day we found ourselves right next to the building. Another thing...they use this loud mega phone type deal and they do that hummmming type thing. Im not sure what it means but I thought it was kinda cool haha. Thats about all I have for this week haha. Oh my companion caught his ear and a hook on a clothes hanger and it ripped some of the skin off. This was yesetday so we went to SM Mall on a sunday to get im fixed haha I gave him my sweat rag to keep the blood from getting on his shirt haha. Well thats all.... Hope everyone has a great week and a wonderful Thanksgiving as I do here:). Also a Maligayang Pasko (Merry Christmas) and a Happy New Year!!!! Mahal ko kayo!
Elder Cobbley
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
11-17-2010
Magandang hapon sa inyo lahat family and friends
Today was transfer day and i got my new companion Elder Nye. My first american companion. Im still in the same area. I learned alot the last transfer. About my companion, how to be a better missionary and about myself. Alot of time my last companion and I would clash and that would slow the work in the area. I learned stuff I could to better as a missionary. This last transfer was a pretty rough one. It felt like the work we did was wasted but I know that it wasn't. Something that was said at transfer meeting was that everyone has there strengths (BRT, Asking ?'s, teaching, etc) But thats why there is two of us and thats why we are assigned to our companions. They may be good at teaching but not good with BRT and your good at BRT but not as good at teaching. Our companions streangths make up for our weaknesses. Im greatful for my last companionship even thou it was alot different. Our relationship is alot stronger now. Im greatful to be here serving ever thou it is hard at times. It can be stressful at times but its all worth it in the end when you can see them enter the waters of baptisms. Anyways im greatful for everyone support. I enjoy the letters that come. Anyways thats all for this week take care everyone. Mahal ko kayo
Elder Cobbley
Today was transfer day and i got my new companion Elder Nye. My first american companion. Im still in the same area. I learned alot the last transfer. About my companion, how to be a better missionary and about myself. Alot of time my last companion and I would clash and that would slow the work in the area. I learned stuff I could to better as a missionary. This last transfer was a pretty rough one. It felt like the work we did was wasted but I know that it wasn't. Something that was said at transfer meeting was that everyone has there strengths (BRT, Asking ?'s, teaching, etc) But thats why there is two of us and thats why we are assigned to our companions. They may be good at teaching but not good with BRT and your good at BRT but not as good at teaching. Our companions streangths make up for our weaknesses. Im greatful for my last companionship even thou it was alot different. Our relationship is alot stronger now. Im greatful to be here serving ever thou it is hard at times. It can be stressful at times but its all worth it in the end when you can see them enter the waters of baptisms. Anyways im greatful for everyone support. I enjoy the letters that come. Anyways thats all for this week take care everyone. Mahal ko kayo
Elder Cobbley
Monday, November 8, 2010
11/8/2010
Hey everyone!!!!
Transfers are getting close and it feels like just got here. Its so crazy how time flys!!!!!!! Anyways something that I thought was really cool and I want to share it. Yesterday we were teaching a lesson to our investigators Sis Mary Ester and Sis Elisa. They have been praying about the BOM and Prophet Joseph Smith and they still have received an answer. We were teaching about faith, sincere heart,and real purpose. They thought we were telling them that they were lacking one of these things and it did kinda sound that way and I was trying to fix it by telling them that they do have those things and that maybe they need to wait to receive an answer. Brother Aries jumped in and added some really good things. At the end we all got on our knees and had one of them say a pray and ask if these things were true. Before the pray the people outside were really loud but when we started to pray everything got really quiet and I felt a burning in my chest and everything was really peaceful. After about a few seconds of pondering I told them of the feeling I felt and that I knew with out a doubt that the BOM and Joseph Smith are true! That was the first time that I have ever done a pray like that with our investigators. Than after the lesson it got loud again outside. Another thing I liked about the week was yesterday also. We went on splits with the ward missionaries. Brother Aries and I went to the family we found last week. They were just was nice as they were the first time. They brought chairs when they saw us and they brought out water, juice and snacks. We taught a lesson and they were really receptive again. We are definitely going back to that family!:) My companionship has got a lot better as we talked about thing we can do to be better examples and work together. I have noticed lately that people listen really closely when I shared personal experiences. We taught a less active family and I shared an experience when I didn't want go to church for a little excuse. They really listened and told them that our Father in Heaven will make a way for them to attend church. When I shared I wasn't planning on talking about church but it just came out haha. Well thats all for this week. Until next week.
Elder Cobbley
Transfers are getting close and it feels like just got here. Its so crazy how time flys!!!!!!! Anyways something that I thought was really cool and I want to share it. Yesterday we were teaching a lesson to our investigators Sis Mary Ester and Sis Elisa. They have been praying about the BOM and Prophet Joseph Smith and they still have received an answer. We were teaching about faith, sincere heart,and real purpose. They thought we were telling them that they were lacking one of these things and it did kinda sound that way and I was trying to fix it by telling them that they do have those things and that maybe they need to wait to receive an answer. Brother Aries jumped in and added some really good things. At the end we all got on our knees and had one of them say a pray and ask if these things were true. Before the pray the people outside were really loud but when we started to pray everything got really quiet and I felt a burning in my chest and everything was really peaceful. After about a few seconds of pondering I told them of the feeling I felt and that I knew with out a doubt that the BOM and Joseph Smith are true! That was the first time that I have ever done a pray like that with our investigators. Than after the lesson it got loud again outside. Another thing I liked about the week was yesterday also. We went on splits with the ward missionaries. Brother Aries and I went to the family we found last week. They were just was nice as they were the first time. They brought chairs when they saw us and they brought out water, juice and snacks. We taught a lesson and they were really receptive again. We are definitely going back to that family!:) My companionship has got a lot better as we talked about thing we can do to be better examples and work together. I have noticed lately that people listen really closely when I shared personal experiences. We taught a less active family and I shared an experience when I didn't want go to church for a little excuse. They really listened and told them that our Father in Heaven will make a way for them to attend church. When I shared I wasn't planning on talking about church but it just came out haha. Well thats all for this week. Until next week.
Elder Cobbley
Monday, November 1, 2010
Theses are pics oh my new area. The two guys are ward missionaries and they are cooking pig. The one in the white is going on a mission pretty soon. The other is an RM and there both real nice. In the last three weeks I have built a good relationship with them. Next this is a stroller that this guy made out of wood. Its a Helicopter. Next this my recent converts Mark Sia, My old companion, ward missionary, ME, Kathryl Sia, Juleen Jaunico. Next the Sia family minus the mom and dad. Next at there house after for dinner. (shes trying to rub my head for good luck or something haha).
11/1/10
This week was pretty good. We found some really good people. First off we were in the area and we went to back of a house and there was a stairway going up. I told my companion to go up so we did and we knocked on this door and a nanay answered. She let us in and we taught he and here daughter. Later the tatay came home and we sheared with him to. He said they would go to church with us on the first visit. We then went to the next door. A brother answered but the was busy he gave us his number and we have been going back ever since. His wife left him and she has the kids and he wants to get remarried but he cant cause he's not divorced and he told us he doesn't want to break a commandment. The problem is a real divorce is really expensive and hes poor. So we promised we would find out what he had to do to get divorced. Next we met a Tatay last week and he was nice but we weren't planning on going back. I walking walking past his house one last week and he seemed pretty interested so we went back and we taught a lesson on faith. he got fired as a security guard cause they say hes to old but he's only 55ish. The spirit was REALLY strong!! Next I went on splits with a ward missionary and we were just closing for the night and looking for just 1 or 2 more lessons. We walked past a little walk way and I saw someone sitting down there. I stopped and said we need to go back. I walked up to the family and said good evening can we introduce ourselves. The Nanay stood up and went inside the house I thought she was leaving but she brought out two chairs. We taught and the spirit was REALLY strong also!! We promised to come back later the next week. I dont know why I said we need to go back but I just felt like we should and it turned out to be a really good lesson. Anyways this last Saturday a family was baptized in my last area. The Oñate Family. I found them when I was on splits. I just found out they were baptized today. They tried to invite me but I didn't hear about anything and so right now I feel really bad about not being there:(. There were real tough back in the day and then they opened up and now there members. Well those are some of my experiences. Last night I fixed the toilet weird to bring that up yeah I know but I felt really good haha. What happened was a spoon was thrown in to the toilet and no one had the guts to pull it out so it got deeper and deeper and it was stuck so the toilet was clogged. Well I took a hanger and stuck it up there and and fished it out and now its all good. I dont know if this is bad but they one of the Elders in the apartment sang "Praise to the man who fixed the toilet" haha. Anyways last week we were coming home from my area and we saw a little kid sleeping on the side of the road. I had some bananas so i took one and put it next to him so that we would wake up and see it and im hoping smile haha. Anyways thats all for today......Until next week take care. Mahal ko kayo!
Elder Cobbley
Elder Cobbley
Thursday, October 28, 2010
10/27/2010
Magandang hapon sa inyo lahat ulit
This has been a pretty good week. I think ever week so far has been pretty good. I cant think of a bad one haha. I went to my baptisms back in my last area (Muntinlupa 2). Saw the rest of the Sia Family get baptized and Sister Juleen Jaunico. Sister Juleen is the sister of Joanne who I baptized when I was there. The whole Sia family is now members and I hope in 1 year I will be able to see them get sealed in the Temple for eternity. I miss my last area and that was a treat to go back and see everyone again. When you make good friendships you dont want to be transferred but i knew that it would help me even though its hard. This area right now here in Bicutan is a good area to. It needs some help but with the Lord we can do anything. Something that happened to me last week was really cool. It was Saturday night and we needed some OYM's to meet our goal. So we were talking to everyone on Jeepney's and tricycles. I ran out of pamphlets and all i had left was a Book of Mormon. I told my companion Elder Kaka that im going for a big one haha. I was sitting on a tricycle waiting for it to fill up. I was gonna wait for someone who I really think would read it and not just put it aside. A sister walked past and she got in. The first thing I said was Magandang Gabi sister. Taga saan kayo? Where are you from? She said she was from a place near Cebu. So I know that she has to know Visaya. Im hoping she does anyways. So I say some stuff in Visaya and she said oh you know Visaya. Of course I dont know very much but just being able to relate to her and start a conversation she opened up and asked me who I was and I was like YES!!! Well we got talking and I shared some beliefs with her and when we stopped the tricycle. I had the feeling she was the one to receive the BOM. I pulled it out and and said here. Basahin nyo siya... Its like please read it. She kinda hesitated and than she took it and smiled and said thanks. I was a little upset I didn't have time to get information from her or tell her about it. But I had a great feeling after the tricycle drove off into the night. Anyways Brother Renyal was baptized and confirmed Saturday and Sunday. The work it great. I really enjoy it even when disappointing times come our way. I also went to the temple today and that is always amazing. Feeling the amazing spirit there. What a blessing it is to be assigned in a area near the temple. Until next week take care everyone and SMILE:) 2 Nephi 9:39...........Mahal ko kayo!!
Elder Cobbley
This has been a pretty good week. I think ever week so far has been pretty good. I cant think of a bad one haha. I went to my baptisms back in my last area (Muntinlupa 2). Saw the rest of the Sia Family get baptized and Sister Juleen Jaunico. Sister Juleen is the sister of Joanne who I baptized when I was there. The whole Sia family is now members and I hope in 1 year I will be able to see them get sealed in the Temple for eternity. I miss my last area and that was a treat to go back and see everyone again. When you make good friendships you dont want to be transferred but i knew that it would help me even though its hard. This area right now here in Bicutan is a good area to. It needs some help but with the Lord we can do anything. Something that happened to me last week was really cool. It was Saturday night and we needed some OYM's to meet our goal. So we were talking to everyone on Jeepney's and tricycles. I ran out of pamphlets and all i had left was a Book of Mormon. I told my companion Elder Kaka that im going for a big one haha. I was sitting on a tricycle waiting for it to fill up. I was gonna wait for someone who I really think would read it and not just put it aside. A sister walked past and she got in. The first thing I said was Magandang Gabi sister. Taga saan kayo? Where are you from? She said she was from a place near Cebu. So I know that she has to know Visaya. Im hoping she does anyways. So I say some stuff in Visaya and she said oh you know Visaya. Of course I dont know very much but just being able to relate to her and start a conversation she opened up and asked me who I was and I was like YES!!! Well we got talking and I shared some beliefs with her and when we stopped the tricycle. I had the feeling she was the one to receive the BOM. I pulled it out and and said here. Basahin nyo siya... Its like please read it. She kinda hesitated and than she took it and smiled and said thanks. I was a little upset I didn't have time to get information from her or tell her about it. But I had a great feeling after the tricycle drove off into the night. Anyways Brother Renyal was baptized and confirmed Saturday and Sunday. The work it great. I really enjoy it even when disappointing times come our way. I also went to the temple today and that is always amazing. Feeling the amazing spirit there. What a blessing it is to be assigned in a area near the temple. Until next week take care everyone and SMILE:) 2 Nephi 9:39...........Mahal ko kayo!!
Elder Cobbley
Monday, October 18, 2010
10/18/2010
Magandang araw sa inyo lahat Friends at tsaka Family
This week has been real different than the others haha. Why? A new area ha sempre....This coming saturday in going back to my old area in Muntinlupa to attend a baptism of 5 of my last investigators. The problem I ran in to when I was planning this was there is a baptism here in my new area but I have only been here 2 weeks so I asked President Howard if i could return to my area and attend that and he said "yes but hurry back to your area". We have to go on splits for me to go cause my companion is baptizing in this area. Im going with a ward missionary back to my area. Im way excited cause i miss them so much haha I never thought I would feel or say that haha. The life and people grow on you. I told my companion today that im scared to go back to America cause everyone is so nice here. The way everyone talks here is so different haha in America I think it would be alittle wierd and personal to talk the way we talk here Basta lang. And plus my companion said that when i speak English he doesn't understand me hahaha he said maybe your leaving out words or something. Sayang hahaha........My speaking and understanding has increased alot Tagalog wise haha. Anyways we had a really cool experience last week and yesterday. Elder Cook of the 12 apostles came to the philipinas and visited the Manila Mission missionaries. He shared a really good message as long as a member of the 70...Elder Edwards. Yesterday he came to Paranaque Stake and spoke to everyone and I am in the Paranaque Stake haha. I shook his hand twice. And I told everyone that I wasn't going to wash my hand but here you have to haha. Here is a quote we received from our AP's......"You were in the war in Heaven and one day when you are in the Spirit World you will fascinated with those who you will associate with. You will ask someone what time period they lived in and you might hear, "I was with Moses when he parted the Red Sea", or "I fought with Captain Moroni against the Lamanites." As you stand there in amazement, someone will turn to you and ask, "Which prophet's time did you live?" And you will say, "The time of Thomas S. Monson....." YOU were held back six thousand years because you were the most talented, most obedient, most skillful, most courageous, most virtuous, most chaste, and most righteous. Are you still.......? REMEMBER WHO YOU ARE!...........I thought that was really cool.....Well to answer some ?'s..My area is about 30 min away from the apartment so we walk there everyday cause no jeeps or trics go over there. There are 4 of us in the apartment... Lahat foreigners. One from Utah, one from California, one from New Zealand, and ME:).....My companion is from New Zealand and he has been out 9 or 10 months. Its his first time to be a Senior. We get along for the most part haha. Everyone has there differences but I give up when he wants to argue haha. They laughed at me this morning cause I washed my clothes by hand there clean and smell good, and I laughed at them cause they paid to have there's done and there not even clean just smells good haha. The ward is alright to work with.. nothing like my last area. They were amazing to work with. My companion has been in the area 2 transfers now so he knows the areas but he doesn't know everyone's names so i have to ask haha. Well maybe next pday I will have some pics to share with everyone. Well thats all for today. Hope everyone has a great week and remember S.M.I.L.E. Mahal ko kayo!!!!!:D
Elder Cobbley
This week has been real different than the others haha. Why? A new area ha sempre....This coming saturday in going back to my old area in Muntinlupa to attend a baptism of 5 of my last investigators. The problem I ran in to when I was planning this was there is a baptism here in my new area but I have only been here 2 weeks so I asked President Howard if i could return to my area and attend that and he said "yes but hurry back to your area". We have to go on splits for me to go cause my companion is baptizing in this area. Im going with a ward missionary back to my area. Im way excited cause i miss them so much haha I never thought I would feel or say that haha. The life and people grow on you. I told my companion today that im scared to go back to America cause everyone is so nice here. The way everyone talks here is so different haha in America I think it would be alittle wierd and personal to talk the way we talk here Basta lang. And plus my companion said that when i speak English he doesn't understand me hahaha he said maybe your leaving out words or something. Sayang hahaha........My speaking and understanding has increased alot Tagalog wise haha. Anyways we had a really cool experience last week and yesterday. Elder Cook of the 12 apostles came to the philipinas and visited the Manila Mission missionaries. He shared a really good message as long as a member of the 70...Elder Edwards. Yesterday he came to Paranaque Stake and spoke to everyone and I am in the Paranaque Stake haha. I shook his hand twice. And I told everyone that I wasn't going to wash my hand but here you have to haha. Here is a quote we received from our AP's......"You were in the war in Heaven and one day when you are in the Spirit World you will fascinated with those who you will associate with. You will ask someone what time period they lived in and you might hear, "I was with Moses when he parted the Red Sea", or "I fought with Captain Moroni against the Lamanites." As you stand there in amazement, someone will turn to you and ask, "Which prophet's time did you live?" And you will say, "The time of Thomas S. Monson....." YOU were held back six thousand years because you were the most talented, most obedient, most skillful, most courageous, most virtuous, most chaste, and most righteous. Are you still.......? REMEMBER WHO YOU ARE!...........I thought that was really cool.....Well to answer some ?'s..My area is about 30 min away from the apartment so we walk there everyday cause no jeeps or trics go over there. There are 4 of us in the apartment... Lahat foreigners. One from Utah, one from California, one from New Zealand, and ME:).....My companion is from New Zealand and he has been out 9 or 10 months. Its his first time to be a Senior. We get along for the most part haha. Everyone has there differences but I give up when he wants to argue haha. They laughed at me this morning cause I washed my clothes by hand there clean and smell good, and I laughed at them cause they paid to have there's done and there not even clean just smells good haha. The ward is alright to work with.. nothing like my last area. They were amazing to work with. My companion has been in the area 2 transfers now so he knows the areas but he doesn't know everyone's names so i have to ask haha. Well maybe next pday I will have some pics to share with everyone. Well thats all for today. Hope everyone has a great week and remember S.M.I.L.E. Mahal ko kayo!!!!!:D
Elder Cobbley
Monday, October 11, 2010
10/11/10
Hey Friends and Family
This week has been a good week. Like always haha....Our work has been really little this week cause we had transfer day also we watched all the sessions of conference this last saturday and sunday. It takes a week to get the film or video or how ever they do it here. I really liked the talk from Elder Scott about faith and character. To tell you the truth I was trying to understand what he was saying since it was all in English. I really enjoy President Monson's stories. Every conference he has great stories that apply to his message. I guess thats what happens when you get older you have a ton of cool funny stories. haha I cant wait:).... I also liked President Uchtdorf's joke haha about the rings of trees and how does that have to do with to fly a plane hahaha "Well I'll tell you". To tell you the truth I liked a ton of messages from Conference but I would spend to much time telling you everything I loved when you can just go watch conference for yourself hahaha:) We invited some investigators but only one came cause the stake center was so far. We have to take a taxi to get there. Its funny cause if they hear English they complain there gonna have a nose bleed. Why I dont know hahaha but I told them I had a solution haha I told them I will bring some tissues. They just laughed at me haha and I was just kidding also haha and I got all settled in and the new Elder is somewhat at home hahaha Hes really quite so I try to BRT him (Build a Relationship of Trust) I think hes having a little culture shock. He washed his clothes for the first time and after he was done they were still dirty haha I helped him with a few to show him how to do it. Our house it pretty nice. We have a spiral staircase that goes but to the roof where we put our clothes to dry. They dry so fast cause its so windy up there but the wind feels so good haha. Its hasn't rained in a week or so I think longer actually. Thats weird. I would send a pic of the area and the house but my camara got wet so its doing weird things. Our area is the city of Bicutan in Paranaque. Last week I didn't know how to spell it but I figured it out. Our area is about 30 minutes from our apartment so we walk there everyday. Cause there are no jeeps and tric's that go that way just taxi's but thats MAHAL. We walk past the SM Bicutan (Smoky Mountain) Mall. We can feel the aircon and it feels amazing haha but we dont enter only on Mondays. Yesterday we met a sister who was really interested in our message but the surprising thing was her husband has three wife's. Two live in different places but he has kids with the other two and 3 with the sister we shared with last night. She said it was ok with her that he had 2 other wife's. So we explained the importance of the Family and how it is central the Our Father in Heavens Plan. Something that is found alot it a man and a women have kids together but they aren't married. We call this "living partner". Sometimes that cant afford a marriage so thats when we ask President Howard to pay for the papers than they can have a wedding. They cant be baptized if they have kids and aren't married. This new area need a lot of work. There aren't many progressing investigators. But i just move forward knowing that "no work is wasted". Well until next week. Have a great week everyone and SMILE (:Spiritual Minded Is Life Eternal:D......Its in the BOM.......Mahal ko kayo!!!!!!!
Elder Cobbley
This week has been a good week. Like always haha....Our work has been really little this week cause we had transfer day also we watched all the sessions of conference this last saturday and sunday. It takes a week to get the film or video or how ever they do it here. I really liked the talk from Elder Scott about faith and character. To tell you the truth I was trying to understand what he was saying since it was all in English. I really enjoy President Monson's stories. Every conference he has great stories that apply to his message. I guess thats what happens when you get older you have a ton of cool funny stories. haha I cant wait:).... I also liked President Uchtdorf's joke haha about the rings of trees and how does that have to do with to fly a plane hahaha "Well I'll tell you". To tell you the truth I liked a ton of messages from Conference but I would spend to much time telling you everything I loved when you can just go watch conference for yourself hahaha:) We invited some investigators but only one came cause the stake center was so far. We have to take a taxi to get there. Its funny cause if they hear English they complain there gonna have a nose bleed. Why I dont know hahaha but I told them I had a solution haha I told them I will bring some tissues. They just laughed at me haha and I was just kidding also haha and I got all settled in and the new Elder is somewhat at home hahaha Hes really quite so I try to BRT him (Build a Relationship of Trust) I think hes having a little culture shock. He washed his clothes for the first time and after he was done they were still dirty haha I helped him with a few to show him how to do it. Our house it pretty nice. We have a spiral staircase that goes but to the roof where we put our clothes to dry. They dry so fast cause its so windy up there but the wind feels so good haha. Its hasn't rained in a week or so I think longer actually. Thats weird. I would send a pic of the area and the house but my camara got wet so its doing weird things. Our area is the city of Bicutan in Paranaque. Last week I didn't know how to spell it but I figured it out. Our area is about 30 minutes from our apartment so we walk there everyday. Cause there are no jeeps and tric's that go that way just taxi's but thats MAHAL. We walk past the SM Bicutan (Smoky Mountain) Mall. We can feel the aircon and it feels amazing haha but we dont enter only on Mondays. Yesterday we met a sister who was really interested in our message but the surprising thing was her husband has three wife's. Two live in different places but he has kids with the other two and 3 with the sister we shared with last night. She said it was ok with her that he had 2 other wife's. So we explained the importance of the Family and how it is central the Our Father in Heavens Plan. Something that is found alot it a man and a women have kids together but they aren't married. We call this "living partner". Sometimes that cant afford a marriage so thats when we ask President Howard to pay for the papers than they can have a wedding. They cant be baptized if they have kids and aren't married. This new area need a lot of work. There aren't many progressing investigators. But i just move forward knowing that "no work is wasted". Well until next week. Have a great week everyone and SMILE (:Spiritual Minded Is Life Eternal:D......Its in the BOM.......Mahal ko kayo!!!!!!!
Elder Cobbley
Thursday, October 7, 2010
10/7/10
Hello Friends and Family
This week was a new experience haha..... I was transferred to a new area and I have a new companion Elder Kaka from New Zealand. My first foreign companion in except my companion in the MTC which was from New Zealand. He has a accent but he knows English and he's way cool! My new area is in Bicutan Parañque.....Not sure how to spell it. Its the city again haha I asked for Province but its ok where ever im needed. The apartment is pretty nice. We live on the top floor of a 2 story building. Plus we have the very top "The Roof" Its really cool up there. We can see out over all of Bicutan and to the ocean. Its pretty close to my last area in Muntinlupa, Las Piñas... Transfers are rough I dont really like them for 2 reasons. 1st Its hard to pack everything up especially all the stuff I accumulated in Muntinlupa haha. 2nd I didn't like saying Paalam to all my Investigators, Members, and Recent Converts. Its was pretty rough to say bye. It was like I was leaving my home again. We went to the Bishops house Tuesday night to say bye and say thanks for the friendship of the ward. There little daughter is about 4 or 5 years old and I said bye to her and she said ayow ko.... Which means no or I dont want something like that im not sure the direct trans for it. The Bishop asked her if she wanted me to be transferred or maglipat. She said ayow ko ulit and she started to cry. Which made it even worse. I didnt know what to do. I was speechless. I moved from America (my home) to a new place and I felt at home again there in Muntinlupa. But dont get me wrong I was way excited to go to my new area and meet the people, the investigators, the members. It was a good experience. Im excited to be in my new area with my new companion. He's been out about 10 months. My first Senior, my third companion. The language it coming along good. I can understand alot but not everything of course haha. I can speak but not everything of course. My goal is to be somewhat fluent by the end of November or around my birthday. What a great birthday present right?? haha.....In my last area the Sia Family came to church to be confirmed and they are now members. Not all of them. There are 2 of them that will be baptized of Oct 23. So of course I will return for that. In my new area we also have a baptism on Oct 23. The last area Muntinlupa was amazing real fruitful. This new area needs some help so im ready to kick in high gear and tear it up in Bicutan. Yesterday there were 19 missionaries going home and it was sad when they showed the slide show of the last transfer. I worked with a Teaching Elder. These Elders are really good so they dont have areas they just travel the mission and work with missionaries. I worked with Elder Cowan from Utah. He was real nice and we did work in the area. We went home well not yet haha his parents are here and they are traveling the mission to his old areas and visiting Recent converts. He is like Elder Graham from Utah I talked about a few weeks ago. He also went home. :( What a great batch of missionaries!!!!!!!! We have a couple new Elders coming from Provo...3 or 4..... One will be in the apartment with me. Im excited to met him and see what he thinks of the Philip's. We had 200 baptism and 196 confirmed this last month of Sept. Which is awesome. The missing 4 is the Sia family haha ooops... An Elder told me that the Philippines Manila Mission is the highest baptizing mission in the world. I don't know if thats true so maybe someone could research and tell me haha:) This last month my companion and I were able to help 8 people enter the waters of baptism and 2 child of record. Well until next week. Im sure ill have something great to tell you..........its the best mission in the world:) Mahal ko kayo! Ingat kayo din.
Elder Cobbley
This week was a new experience haha..... I was transferred to a new area and I have a new companion Elder Kaka from New Zealand. My first foreign companion in except my companion in the MTC which was from New Zealand. He has a accent but he knows English and he's way cool! My new area is in Bicutan Parañque.....Not sure how to spell it. Its the city again haha I asked for Province but its ok where ever im needed. The apartment is pretty nice. We live on the top floor of a 2 story building. Plus we have the very top "The Roof" Its really cool up there. We can see out over all of Bicutan and to the ocean. Its pretty close to my last area in Muntinlupa, Las Piñas... Transfers are rough I dont really like them for 2 reasons. 1st Its hard to pack everything up especially all the stuff I accumulated in Muntinlupa haha. 2nd I didn't like saying Paalam to all my Investigators, Members, and Recent Converts. Its was pretty rough to say bye. It was like I was leaving my home again. We went to the Bishops house Tuesday night to say bye and say thanks for the friendship of the ward. There little daughter is about 4 or 5 years old and I said bye to her and she said ayow ko.... Which means no or I dont want something like that im not sure the direct trans for it. The Bishop asked her if she wanted me to be transferred or maglipat. She said ayow ko ulit and she started to cry. Which made it even worse. I didnt know what to do. I was speechless. I moved from America (my home) to a new place and I felt at home again there in Muntinlupa. But dont get me wrong I was way excited to go to my new area and meet the people, the investigators, the members. It was a good experience. Im excited to be in my new area with my new companion. He's been out about 10 months. My first Senior, my third companion. The language it coming along good. I can understand alot but not everything of course haha. I can speak but not everything of course. My goal is to be somewhat fluent by the end of November or around my birthday. What a great birthday present right?? haha.....In my last area the Sia Family came to church to be confirmed and they are now members. Not all of them. There are 2 of them that will be baptized of Oct 23. So of course I will return for that. In my new area we also have a baptism on Oct 23. The last area Muntinlupa was amazing real fruitful. This new area needs some help so im ready to kick in high gear and tear it up in Bicutan. Yesterday there were 19 missionaries going home and it was sad when they showed the slide show of the last transfer. I worked with a Teaching Elder. These Elders are really good so they dont have areas they just travel the mission and work with missionaries. I worked with Elder Cowan from Utah. He was real nice and we did work in the area. We went home well not yet haha his parents are here and they are traveling the mission to his old areas and visiting Recent converts. He is like Elder Graham from Utah I talked about a few weeks ago. He also went home. :( What a great batch of missionaries!!!!!!!! We have a couple new Elders coming from Provo...3 or 4..... One will be in the apartment with me. Im excited to met him and see what he thinks of the Philip's. We had 200 baptism and 196 confirmed this last month of Sept. Which is awesome. The missing 4 is the Sia family haha ooops... An Elder told me that the Philippines Manila Mission is the highest baptizing mission in the world. I don't know if thats true so maybe someone could research and tell me haha:) This last month my companion and I were able to help 8 people enter the waters of baptism and 2 child of record. Well until next week. Im sure ill have something great to tell you..........its the best mission in the world:) Mahal ko kayo! Ingat kayo din.
Elder Cobbley
Sunday, September 26, 2010
9-26-2010
Hello to all
This week has been great. We have had some good times and some bad times. First the good, we had 6 baptisms and that went really well. The spirit was strong. The bad part about this week was the Sia Family was baptized but they didn't come to sacrament on Sunday the be confirmed. I've never heard of this happening. I don't know if it happens quite a bit and I haven't heard about that happening yet. I was pretty bumbed Sunday when They didn't come. We don't know why they didn't. They have come to church every week before that. The other two Ivhan Nicolas and Micah Indong came and they were confirmed a member. Next week Ivhan will be passing the sacrament and he's excited to do that. Other than the Sia not coming to sacrament the week went really well. We visited the Oñate family a investigator of ours. My first companion was Elder Oñate.....and taught them L3. They are active in a different church and when we taught this to them we asked them if they we baptized by water and they said yes and than we asked them if they received the Holy Ghost or baptized by fire and they said no. We explained it to them and shared some scriptures from the Bible and Gilbert Sr. Oñate the tatay said I didn't know we were suppose to receive the Holy Ghost. The spirit was really strong and I think he realised there is something different about The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. We invited them to church and at first they said no, they had to go to there church but we had 2 members with us. The sister bore testimony of the truthfulness of this Gospel and she talked to the mother and after the lesson we asked again and they said they would next week. We also invited them to the Fireside (this fireside we had last night and it was all the missionaries in the Manila Mission except Palawan so about 150 missionaries and there investigators and all the missionaries sang four songs and others shared there talents.) and they said yes. I believe we are starting to gain there trust. This week I realised that I really enjoy OYMing (Open Your Mouth) and finding. I get to practice my tagalog and meet new people and share the Gospel of course. At first it was alright but now I love it haha. There is nothing better than good old hard missionary work. Transfer day is Oct 6 and the zone leaders said to me are you ready to be transferred I don't know what is going to happen haha:( my kasama is ready to train but there are not very many missionaries coming in. I have some pictures I'll try to send of us coming from the fireside on a bus that's full and me and another elder are the only amerikanos hahahaha. Thanks for the love and support from America haha........Mahal ko kayo!
Elder Cobbley
This week has been great. We have had some good times and some bad times. First the good, we had 6 baptisms and that went really well. The spirit was strong. The bad part about this week was the Sia Family was baptized but they didn't come to sacrament on Sunday the be confirmed. I've never heard of this happening. I don't know if it happens quite a bit and I haven't heard about that happening yet. I was pretty bumbed Sunday when They didn't come. We don't know why they didn't. They have come to church every week before that. The other two Ivhan Nicolas and Micah Indong came and they were confirmed a member. Next week Ivhan will be passing the sacrament and he's excited to do that. Other than the Sia not coming to sacrament the week went really well. We visited the Oñate family a investigator of ours. My first companion was Elder Oñate.....and taught them L3. They are active in a different church and when we taught this to them we asked them if they we baptized by water and they said yes and than we asked them if they received the Holy Ghost or baptized by fire and they said no. We explained it to them and shared some scriptures from the Bible and Gilbert Sr. Oñate the tatay said I didn't know we were suppose to receive the Holy Ghost. The spirit was really strong and I think he realised there is something different about The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. We invited them to church and at first they said no, they had to go to there church but we had 2 members with us. The sister bore testimony of the truthfulness of this Gospel and she talked to the mother and after the lesson we asked again and they said they would next week. We also invited them to the Fireside (this fireside we had last night and it was all the missionaries in the Manila Mission except Palawan so about 150 missionaries and there investigators and all the missionaries sang four songs and others shared there talents.) and they said yes. I believe we are starting to gain there trust. This week I realised that I really enjoy OYMing (Open Your Mouth) and finding. I get to practice my tagalog and meet new people and share the Gospel of course. At first it was alright but now I love it haha. There is nothing better than good old hard missionary work. Transfer day is Oct 6 and the zone leaders said to me are you ready to be transferred I don't know what is going to happen haha:( my kasama is ready to train but there are not very many missionaries coming in. I have some pictures I'll try to send of us coming from the fireside on a bus that's full and me and another elder are the only amerikanos hahahaha. Thanks for the love and support from America haha........Mahal ko kayo!
Elder Cobbley
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
9-22-2010
Hello Friends and Family
I just finished a huge letter to my mission president and before i saved it, it was erased so I had to retype the whole thing :,(.........Anyways This week our pday was on wednesday dahil we went to the temple this morning haha we woke up at 3 oclock so that we could get to the temple and be in the first session. This coming saturday we will have 6 baptisms. The Sia Family (4) Ivan Nicloas (1) and Micah Indong (1). They are excited! W have become pretty close with the Sia Family at gayoon din Ivan. Hes the one from last week when i was practicing my Tagalog. I read and he helped my pronounce haha. Im pretty a child here haha 3 years old how to speak more than me hahaha its great! Gotta love it:)... Anyways its close to transfer which means that I could be transferred. We had interviews with Pres Howard and he asked me how long I've been in the area and I said about 4 months and he said oh well it looks like its time for you to transfer haha. So maybe transferred and maybe hes joke jokin me...hinda ko alam.... I talked to the assistants and they said if you were to be transferred who would you want to go? I said of course Palawan hahaha;) They said where else I said Province. I've experienced the city and now I want to enjoy the fresh air and magandang areas haha. Thanks for all the support and love. Sorry its another short one haha next week will be good. I think;)........Mahal kita!!!;)
Elder Cobbley
I just finished a huge letter to my mission president and before i saved it, it was erased so I had to retype the whole thing :,(.........Anyways This week our pday was on wednesday dahil we went to the temple this morning haha we woke up at 3 oclock so that we could get to the temple and be in the first session. This coming saturday we will have 6 baptisms. The Sia Family (4) Ivan Nicloas (1) and Micah Indong (1). They are excited! W have become pretty close with the Sia Family at gayoon din Ivan. Hes the one from last week when i was practicing my Tagalog. I read and he helped my pronounce haha. Im pretty a child here haha 3 years old how to speak more than me hahaha its great! Gotta love it:)... Anyways its close to transfer which means that I could be transferred. We had interviews with Pres Howard and he asked me how long I've been in the area and I said about 4 months and he said oh well it looks like its time for you to transfer haha. So maybe transferred and maybe hes joke jokin me...hinda ko alam.... I talked to the assistants and they said if you were to be transferred who would you want to go? I said of course Palawan hahaha;) They said where else I said Province. I've experienced the city and now I want to enjoy the fresh air and magandang areas haha. Thanks for all the support and love. Sorry its another short one haha next week will be good. I think;)........Mahal kita!!!;)
Elder Cobbley
Monday, September 13, 2010
9-13-2010
Magandang gabi sa inyo lahat kundi magandang hapon sa akin haha:)
This week has been really great!!!!! We had 4 baptisms in the area and we are planning for 6 on Sept 25. The Sia Family a part member (a referral we received from some other Elders) Yesterday night we went to our investigators house, Ivan Nicolas is 12 years old. His mom is a member and she referred us to our two baptisms last Saturday. My companion was talking to the mother and I was talking to the children cause they dont make fun of my Tagalog haha. Ivan and I were reading the Sept. Liahona and he said to me. You read so that you can practice your Tagalog. So I read passages from that as he listened. There were tons of new words I didn't know so I stumbled it trying to pronounce them. The common words i know and so they are easy but other word i have no idea what they mean haha. That really humbled me again. I say again cause im humbled everyday but that really did the job. After we went home i got ready for bed and jumped up on to my bunk bed and started reading the Liahona trying to understand and learn new words. Sorry its a short one today but i have to run. Take care. Mahal kita!!!!!!!!!!!:)
This week has been really great!!!!! We had 4 baptisms in the area and we are planning for 6 on Sept 25. The Sia Family a part member (a referral we received from some other Elders) Yesterday night we went to our investigators house, Ivan Nicolas is 12 years old. His mom is a member and she referred us to our two baptisms last Saturday. My companion was talking to the mother and I was talking to the children cause they dont make fun of my Tagalog haha. Ivan and I were reading the Sept. Liahona and he said to me. You read so that you can practice your Tagalog. So I read passages from that as he listened. There were tons of new words I didn't know so I stumbled it trying to pronounce them. The common words i know and so they are easy but other word i have no idea what they mean haha. That really humbled me again. I say again cause im humbled everyday but that really did the job. After we went home i got ready for bed and jumped up on to my bunk bed and started reading the Liahona trying to understand and learn new words. Sorry its a short one today but i have to run. Take care. Mahal kita!!!!!!!!!!!:)
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