1-9-11

Hello Everyone!

 My training was awesome! i loved it soo much! but it totally made me fat. i didnt eat much before for a lot of reasons. i lost a bunch of weight and even got sick again last week i forget to tell you. idk wat i eat but sometimes i feel crappy. but i ate a ton at the mission home for two days and have been eating a lot more since! im still too small for my pants but still. not wanting to get rice cheeks. but ya tuesday was a good day. we were able to get in some lessons over at the other end of our area (we alternate every other day) we

went to teach Anna who we committed to baptism last week. Its Jean, anna and Jennifer and their kids in the same house (Jean doesnt have kids she's like 20). But Jennifer is Jean's sister. Anna is Jennifer's

husband's brother's wife. (sisters in law basically, hipag) . we taught to Anna the plan of salvation and invited Jennifer to listen too. She has a ton of questions just like Jean her sister had. then off to my training at the mission home. we got picked up by the APs and i saw all my batch! i even saw Elder heather! oh man i missed him, i like him a a lot more now that hes not my comp hahaha. hes changed quite a bit tho i think the mission is making him realize the importance of obedience which is good.oh its good. its called the fundamentals of PMG. its made by the presidency and the apostles to have missionaries get the most out of preach my gospel. there's 8 total lessons and we got the first 4. first two on Wed and the next two on Thu. i learned a lot a bout the Doctrine of Christ, revelation through the Holy Ghost, Revelation thru Prayer and Revelation thru the Bof M. Wayy good learned too much to put it all here. lots of good practice. Basically

its all about pausing as we teach, pondering and allowing the Spirit to enter to help us as we teach. Like President Delamare said the Holy Ghost works in peace and quiet and when we're yapping it cant enter

the room. really good stuff. The APs are awesome especially Elder Higa he has one more transfer so this was his last workshop as an AP. then i got back actually excited to be back in my area and Friday went

well. we got to teach a referral. his name's Patrick, 14 years old, the friend of a reactivated family. he's really awesome  and was way focused as we taught. hes ready for baptism already and we commited

him. his family recently split up and he knows he needs the gospel its cool. but i love you all im loving it here. its such a different environment but i get more used to it everyday. its wierd being discriminated at times, ive never had that! like sometimes Jeepneys wont stop for us cuz we're americans its wierd! and just about everywhere you go everyone always yells "hey joe!" "wats up joe!" wats your name joe" or

"americano!" especially the kids they always want high fives, sometimes its cool a lot of the time its annoying haha. i have my own responses for each one. "kumusta jose!", "ang langit (the sky), or "saan?" (where). good times messing with them haha. or its great when girls (really old and really young) tell us to date them! or worse on new years this old lady tried to kiss me! oh man i was scared haha but i got away!

Love
Elder Stover


Ian and his tailored pants that are too big!

Second baptism with Cheche and son with Elder Calder - first companion