12/29/2010

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