Ok so 1st, we had MLC and we played a bunch of minute to win it games and stuff and my team took 2nd which was fun. We also built castles and our team's was super cool I will send a picture. After that we had an FHE with all the mission leaders which was cool, especially that you got to facebook live and see it. After that we stayed at this super nice pension house and had hot showers. I know crazy right haha.
The next day we had the actually MLC just talking about ways to improve the mission and any problems we are facing. President and Sister Argana also gave training about how the mission has changed since they got here and how much they love all the missionaries which was super good. This July our mission had 129 baptisms which was the highest we have had for a long time so we celebrated.
We traveled back to Sogod and worked for wednesday and then all the elders in our zone came over that night because we then had to got to Ormoc the next morning for zone conference. We rented an entire van for the zone and traveled super early in the morning. Me and Elder Arienda got told we would have to prepare a training for it so we had like 1 day to figure out what to teach to 3 zones. I was pretty nervous especially because we had to practice teach in front of everyone in Cebuano. It turned out super well and President kept thanking us for how great it was so we were pretty stoked.
After the conference we came back to Sogod because the next day we had interviews with President Argana in Sogod so everyone slept in our apartment again. We had to prepare another training for that so we were super busy. The interviews were really great and President Argana expressed his love for us and his appreciation for our hard work. and after he took me and Elder Arienda out to eat at the nicest restaurant in Sogod. It was delicious.
So we figured that was it for what we would have to do for the week but then on Saturday afternoon President called us and told us we needed to go to Ormoc again because one of the Elder's in our zone had appendicitis and needed an operation so we had to go and help out there. We were just going to go and come back in the night but there was no transportation so we stayed with the ZL's in Ormoc and then left at 3 in the morning to make it to church on time in Sogod.
It was a super crazy week and I was the most tired I have been throughout my whole mission but I really enjoyed all the craziness and getting to know all the missionaries in my zone better. I definitely felt the help of the Spirit to be able to handle all the responsibilities placed upon us.
Oh and as for our investigators we have Brother Marlon who we found who is pretty cool and keeps coming to church so he should be getting baptized in September and also Johann who is like 10 but he should also be getting baptized in September.
Anyways love you tons!!!! The church is true!!
Elder Holmstead
Phillipines Tacloban Mission
Missionary Leadership Council
July 3, 2018
Fatima Chapel, Tacloban City
The ZLs with the Assistants to the President - Elder Murphy, farther left and Elder Jaring, 7th from left.
The mission leaders
seated, l-r: Sisters Sagairan, Aradani, Razo, Escritor, P/S Argana, Sisters Osmun, David, Lagunsay, Mansaloon
2nd row, l-r: Sisters Borromeo, Nye, Coscos, Elders Miller, Quirante, Holmstead, Wardrop, Rogers, Hassan,
Munson, Arienda, Sisters Koloi, Gaugau, Belleza, Budungan
seated, l-r: Sisters Sagairan, Aradani, Razo, Escritor, P/S Argana, Sisters Osmun, David, Lagunsay, Mansaloon
2nd row, l-r: Sisters Borromeo, Nye, Coscos, Elders Miller, Quirante, Holmstead, Wardrop, Rogers, Hassan,
Munson, Arienda, Sisters Koloi, Gaugau, Belleza, Budungan
Castle from MLC
Zone Conference 8-15-18
Elder Holmstead receiving his package with Elder Acosta, Elder Field and Elder Oross at the background, and Elder Cacho on the foreground.
Missionary Schedule from Zone Conference
Visiting Elder Flores
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