Week 24

Howdy howdy everyone.

Well sadly, there is no news as interesting as last weeks story about my left hand but I'll try to make this email as interesting as possible.

So first off, I am going to be baptizing a cute little 11 year old this Saturday! I don't know her too well because the Sisters in our ward taught her but she wants me to baptize her! It's probably because she thinks it will be cool for the only white guy in the ward to do it, but it was awesome saying "oo"(yes) to her nervous face when she asked me haha.

So like I said last week, Dumanjug has been getting lots of meal appointments for my birthday coming up and some of them have already happened. And, oh my golly, has it been awesome!!! We have a few wealthy members in the ward and they have treated us to some very nice places. I'll attach a few pics don't worry. But this week, and the next few days, I have eaten some good foods. Also, a Korean man, Tony, came to church a few weeks ago and mentioned he was baptized like 20 years ago but just over the years has become super inactive. So on Thursday or Friday (I really can't remember individual days, everything is flying by) we were able to meet and teach him. He's here for a few months just on vacation but his hotel that he's living in is AMAZING! Just look at the picture that is attached. But anyways, since he is Korean, he knows a little bit of English but NO Bisaya! So I was able to FULLY lead the whole lesson and let me say, it has been the first time I have felt like a TRUE missionary!!! Kinda sad to say that, but I was just going on and on about how God loves us and how the Gospel of Jesus Christ can help us and our families and it was just so amazing! Finally, Elder Dumanjug knows how I feel during all our normal lessons haha. "Ohh how the turn tables!"

Yesterday was Christmas Con!!! The whole island of Cebu missionaries got together and after President and Sister Pajaro addressed, we played games and had skits and at the end we all got a little goodie bag. There are 5 zones on Cebu island and each zone had to prepare a skit or video. 3 zones did a live skit and 2 zones did a video. My zone, City Zone, did a skit and it is pretty dumb but it is kind of hilarious. The licking the ice part and me singing our version of Last Christmas got everyone dying. It was a really good time!

There is one more week in this transfer and hopefully by next Tuesday night I will know where my new area and who my new companion will be. I'm really excited because I just want to experience something new and the companionship on Siquijor is breaking up so... you know what that means, Elder Grasse has another request in his daily prayers haha.

That's it! Love you all and I hope you are all doing maayo gyud!!!

My address for mail:

Temple Complex-CJCLDS

Gorordo Ave
Lahug, Cebu City
6000 Cebu
Philippines

Love, Elder Kasden Grasse