Week 14

We have two baptisms this week!!! This will be my first baptism in my mission and I'm super excited! The first baptism is an 8 year old girl whose parents are both super active investigators but they are still working on a few things before baptism but they allowed us to teach their daughter, Joana. The second baptism is with Bro. Glenn. He is super awesome and has such a strong testimony. His wife lives in Layte and he's here in Cebu looking for work. His wife has been a member for her whole life but Bro. Glenn had refused to meet with missionaries until he came here and now just in these past few weeks he has grown so much.

Today is transfer day, but I'm still in training so Obena and I both are staying put, but this means I've now spent as much time in the mission as I did at the Provo MTC which is insane because time has flown by here but the MTC felt like forever. Plus, transfer days means new missionaries so I'm not going to be the baby in the mission anymore!!! I have at least one more transfer here in Mabolo but I'm hoping that when I get transferred, I go to Siquijor. The most southen island in my mission and it only has one companionship on the whole island. It's known for having witches and black magic and voodoo stuff so I think that's pretty cool. I wonder if my card magic is as cool as their black magic haha.

Cebuano is still lisod kaayo gyud and the more I learn the more I realize this language has no rules and then I realize that I still have so far to go. But it's okay because I know it'll come. The heat and humidity here hasn't been affecting me as much as it used to and now being sweaty all day doesn't bother me too much haha. I'm loving the food and this week Elder Obena said that he's gonna take me somewhere where we can buy Day 23 balut which is basically a full on baby duck. I'm super excited because I loved balut last time and day 23 should have a big crunch and feathers.

The Philippines is awesome and I'm so glad the Lord picked this area for me. Each day I'm loving the people more and more. Each day I'm loving the Philippines more and more. And each day I'm loving my mission more and more.

I love you all and I hope you are all doing maayo gyud!!!

Love, Elder Kasden Grasse