Training is Done! (Week 41, San Jose del Monte, Bulucan, Elder Arandia)

My son's training is done! but hes still with me for a few weeks before he goes to the missionary training center for the first time! crazy hahaha he's already been in the field and then will go there and come back! but that means i will get a new companion in a bit. but in the mean time, Elder Arandia is just doing great. i have even seen changes in him. His desires to do the right and to be obedient are growing more and more and as a teacher, he is becoming more firm in knowing the doctrine and with how to teach. He is doing great! The other day he told me that he was grateful to have me as a companion because one thing he really learned was the importance of being obedient. it is just so fun being a trainer and I just love my companion, he is a great missionary and has great potential. His love for the people has grown a lot more. He has learned more about having a true love for those we teach and i am proud of him and for his hard work. I cant wait to keep helping and teaching him and working with him, even with the little time we have left.

but anyway random thought! Bugs are just everywhere here. this apartment or house is good but still there seems to always be bugs. we almost always have a long trail of ants which im not the most fond of and after it rains i seem to almost always find big black slugs somehow creep into our house which means i have to grab them and throw them outside which makes the guard dogs we have bark and flip out because they think i am gonna give them food.

also i hope you all take a look at those cave photos! we had a fun time earlier and i loved seeing a monkey in the wild for the first time!

Our area is doing great and we are seeing more success than we did in the past and we have been blessed by the Lord for our efforts. The other day we had a powerful plan of salvation lesson to our investigators Nyyy, Jxxxand Jyyyyy who are cousins/siblings of our investigators who are getting baptized (jyyyy, jxxr and kyy) and it was powerful because of the spirit prompting me to share a parable of the ten virgins to those we were teaching and it seemed to pierce into them as i tied it to preparing to meet God by accepting the Gospel so at the last day we can gladly say we know Him and followed Him. Our duty is to help others come unto this knowledge and i am grateful for the opportunity everyday to help others come to truly know Christ and how to follow him. i love this work and i love you all. i hope you are well and working to come unto christ and help others come unto him. if you do that you will be blessed and i say these things in the name of jesus christ amen.