We talked about the goals of the District from last month and what we did to improve, and talked about the weaknesses and struggles too. He is very on top of things. Ballesteros district is very close to becoming a stake. They just need around 59 more baptisms (especially future priesthood holders) and 3/5 branches are already qualified to become wards! The church is really growing here and I'm excited to be a part of it!
Wednesday we were supposed to have an exchange which we ended up canceling because both of the Elders got sick, so we just worked our normal day.
Thursday we went on splits and I worked with Romel and Angel. It was actually a really good day and we went to most of the people we needed to go to. The first 3 lessons were all pure Ilocano and no Tagalog. So I did my best to follow along and got bits and pieces. That's the joy of the Philippines, with over 900 languages here!
On Friday as we were reviewing what we could work on in our area, we discovered we have 31 uncontacted referrals. We need to work on that and on visiting all the people we need to.
Saturday was also busy with interviews for baptismal candidates. I went to the other Elders' area to interview 3 of their investigators to see if they were ready for baptism. All three, though young, have already gained a testimony that this church is true. I'm excited for them!
As Sunday rolled around we were a little nervous to see who was going to show up because of District conference which was held in Ballesteros, about 40 minutes away from Allacapan. They did have a service to bring them there but there were a lot of members who were planning to come.
To our joy, we had 6 of our investigators come to the conference! The conference was awesome and I learned lot, especially from the Seventy who visited us.
He told us that even when Elder Rasband was called as an Apostle he was terrified. Even the very top can get scared. I learned that no matter what your calling in the church is, the Lord will qualify you for your work. We never need to be afraid if we have trust in the Lord! Just put our trust in Him and He will deliver us!
As for some great news, Elder Nichols and I have 2 baptisms this week! Grace Merabite and Donnafe. We have been working with them for awhile and it's awesome to see how much they've grown.
We'll have a total of 5 baptism this week, 3 from the other Elders that I interviewed, and we're very excited. This work is true and I love seeing the change in people's lives! That's all for this week! Love you all!
Elder Espiritu
**you can email Elder Espiritu at joseph.espiritu@myldsmail.net
Boodle fight again
Just looking at them rice fields (that's what most of the scenery is here)
Ballesteros zone's surprise for Sister Andrada's birthday
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