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haha thought i would send this just for fun! the first is my christmas tree (thanks mom), next hahaha this is our new clothes washer! thats my pants swooshing around haha. i dant have to wash clothes with my hands now.(thanks to the owner(a member)of the house):D

1-16-12

Hey ya'll

This last week has been a successful week. I also learned some simple things and was able to apply them to myself and also I shared them with my family. We were in a lesson teaching the Plan of Salvation about The Creation and The Fall. It was really simple about Adam and Eve when they disobeyed and they were cast out of Gods presence. They were experiencing trials and were unhappy but when they covenanted with the God to obey his commandments until they die, things were happier. It is simple but I learned a lot from it.

We also have an investigator who is new this last week and we began to teach her. We were having a hard time helping here. She wasn't really understanding things we taught. We taught her yesterday and we just asked some simple questions but we found out how to help her. We found out that she only kinds believes in Jesus Christ. She said about only 25%. She doesn't know if there is a god. Everything we taught her was pointing to Jesus Christ and Our Heavenly Father. It helped me to open my eyes and relies that we need to ask even the questions like, so they believe in God and Jesus Christ. It was a real eye opener.

This week we had 8 people come back to church who were less-active. I really liked the area broadcast we had Saturday night. Elder Nielson mentioned focusing on those fruits that are closer to the ground. Those members who have been endowed or have received the Melchizedek Priesthood. I know that our efforts are really going to help the Church in the Philippines.

Elder Cobbley

1/8/2012

Hello everyone.

i hope you enjoyed the pics I sent last week. I just received the transfer announcement and Im staying another transfer. Im excited! This last week we attended ZLC, worked with some less active members. We had some come to church yesterday. Its a great feeling when you visit someone and they come back. Yesterday, Jimmy received the priesthood and it was cool. After he asked us what he has to do to fulfill his duty. We are hope that he will be given a calling. Yesterday we went to church and Elder and I sat down and the bishop came up to me and i thought great. He's gonna want me to ordain Jimmy. i got all nervous cause i haven't ever done that before but then he said Elder the 2nd speaker isn't here will you give the talk? I thought what ME? I just sat down haha what topic? he said anything you want. So I had 10 min to think of what the Spirit was trying to say to me. i said to bishop why not elder haha He can speak tagalog more fluent haha. That morning I wasn't able study the language to loosen up my tongue and practice. For those who are learning or learned a new language know what im talking about. I have a hard time talking in the morning unless I read the B of M. But of course i accepted to talk and i shared a few verses that came to my mind and shared everything that came to my mind as i was up there at the pulpit. i shared about the B of M and what it can do for us. I shared from Alma 37. i wish I would have had it recorded hahaha. But it went really well. I spoke fine and I talked for about 10 min.

I simply testify that if we dont take before hand what we should say but treasure up the word of life, the word of christ, we will know what to say. it will be given us in the very hour, yea the very moment. i enjoy being a missionary and serving others. I have to work hard these last 3 months. i love you all. take care.

Elder Cobbley

1-2-12 -- Photos!