April emails

"A happy Holy Week to you." [Sent 04/26/2011]

Dear friends and family,

Before I forget I'll explain the Mothers Day thing. Elder Rebojo's family doesn't have Skype so we are going to do the Magic Jack. So Sunday May 8th I will call at 8pm (my time).  Or 6 AM Sunday May 8th (your time). You guys are early birds so I'm sure you won't mind getting up a little early. So just plan for this if it changes then I will mention it in my e-mail next week. I'm excited to hear the sweet sound of your voices. 

Now to the nitty-gritty, I did just hit my 8 month mark, It feel likes 100 years since I showed up in Camotes, but at the same time I still feel crazy new. Kaleb is a boss, training, that is something I'm a little afraid of. Josh just had the best week of his life (getting wisdom teeth pulled out). I wish I was there to be with him and watch Clockwork Orange. I miss Josh a ton. I want him to get assigned to the Cebu Philippines mission so I can train him and watch him eat chicken butt. Fun fact: I ate three chicken butts last night for dinner. It was pretty OK. You don't actually eat the butt just all the fat and meat around the butt. Then the butt just sits on your plate and mocks you as a somber reminder of what you just had in your mouth. I also want Josh to go on a mission so he can have the most fun he has ever had, because it is exactly that, the most fun I have ever had. I'm not going to lie I used to not want to be assigned stateside but now I feel like it wouldn't even matter because its just a blast. If I was assigned stateside my mission would be like those district 2 videos. (do they watch those if your not a missionary, you totally should they are really good.) Its just hard to apply to my mission because their investigators have concerns. Mine are just Catholic. We had an investigator tell us she believes in Joseph Smith, but.... she's Catholic. Which brings up another fun experience: Holy Week. It is INSANE here in Bohol. I didn't actually get to see a person get crucified (they totally do it here) but that was probably because I didn't see any people anywhere. I have no idea where all the people that live in Bohol went. But they weren't  in Dauis or in Tagbilaran City. We came into the city for a FHE and it was like that Will Smith movie I never saw where he is the last man that isn't a zombie, my movie trivia is totally gone now. (Elder Rebojo's guesses are Men in Black, and the Last Airbender, I know those aren't right and this is really bothering me) We were seriously the only people in the city it felt like, every restaurant except for McDonalds (what does that tell you about mcdo's) was closed. Anyway regardless of no people we somehow managed to scrounge up some success this week by finding a boss new family. They are great, and participate in lessons like maybe no one else I have ever taught. So keep the Cericus family in your prayers.

Mom asked a pretty funny question in her last e-mail. and I quote, "Is the weather starting to get hotter?" Mom, the weather started hotter. Then this last couple of weeks have started what is called "summer." There is a difference, surprisingly, it just replaces the rain  with hot all the time. All the Time. The power went out one night so the electric fan that keeps me cool at night went out, I was covered in sweat in a matter of moments. But yeah its getting hotter. 

Also I haven't got your package yet. I am really REALLY hoping that you sent some of those Easter jellybeans because I really missed them this last Easter. I got a little homesick this last Easter which is surprising because I almost never get homesick. 

Aside from all that everything in Dauis is mighty fine. Elder Rebojo is fantastic, he just gets it. I love it. I'm hoping we will go 2 transfers together, my longest companion was Elder Gertge in the MTC. Oh which reminds me, Elder Nelson of my batch, went home. He had some medical problems and it sounds like he won't be able to be re-assigned, so keep him in your prayers also because it's got to be hard to be home when you know you could have been on a mission. Well I love you all, I haven't got a letter for a while from anyone so just saying. I just shot one off to Tania this week. Included in that is a letter to Chase that I wrote in the MTC but never sent because I lost his address, so if you could send that off to him too that would be great.

But I love you all a lot.  Be good. Stay Crazy.

Gugma Elder Abbott

"Brad! Habal-habal?" [Sent 04/19/2011]

Dear Friends and Family,

First off, those pictures and e-mails you sent of your trip to New York were super trunky. So thanks. But seriously I loved it, it sounded like heaven for Dad: Food, baseball, food, and grandkids. I would be wicked jealous of you all if I wasn't currently living in the jungles of Asia. I'm still a little jealous. But life goes on, actually yesterday we were walking to an appointment when a tricycle (motorcylce with a cab for 2 passengers welded on. I've ridden with 13 people once) passed by. Not too weird, then I heard the driver shout "SEMINARY SEMINARY!" So we stopped and he stopped. It came around and sure enough there were 2 Americans sitting inside and they were Mormons, too. I guess the brother is from Utah (Sandy, I think) and he owns a Call Center in Cebu. He and his wife were just vacationing because Panglao island (the true name of Dauis Island) is just riddled with white beaches. They were so excited to see missionaries. They took a picture of us and said they wanted to send it to their little boys (they had 3) because "there are missionaries in Utah but you know its not the same" (SLAM!). Anyway the funniest part was when they started talking to Elder Rebojo (who is a boss, more on that later) and his English is fine, he just gets nervous. They asked where he was from and he said Mindanao and the guy was like "whoa, don't hurt this American, alright." (Mindanao is a really scary place for Americans) It was kind of funny though, I was a little afraid Rebojo was going to be offended, but he thought it was boss that he came form a place that "the world is afraid of". Anyway moral of the story, that was a trunky experience and speaking in all English is REALLY hard. I remembered I slipped in Bisayan words on accident, and felt like a jerk. 

So in other good news, Wednesday I picked up a new companion - number 6, Elder Rebojo. He is great, he is from Surigao, Mindanao. He is by far my most diligent companion and I LOVE IT. He gets it, that's just it, the kid gets it. Also since we are both brand spanking new to the island we will go anywhere and talk to anyone. So that's been fun. Also this Saturday we had a baptism, Maryanne. She is great, I included a picture. She is 16 but she looks like she is 10. Then Saturday night after the baptism we were headed to Maryanne's house to eat a celebration dinner, and we were walking to were the Jipneys were when a truck full of Single Adults in our branch picked us up and took us to one of their house and fed us. They wanted to get to know us since they were all branch missionaries, so that was great. They're all pretty cool. The branch here in Dauis is the best I have been in yet. Then we made it to Maryannes house in time to eat Lechon Manok and cake. I don't know if I have explained Lechon Manok yet. Its like Lechon Baboy (pig) so technically in the states it would be called rotisserie chicken. But that would also be the worst understatement in the world. My mission the Cebu mission is literally the Lechon capitol of the world. And Lechon Manok (chicken) is much cheaper than Lechon Baboy and so stinking good! Of course I eat it with rice (I have gotten a bad rice belly form eating rice 3 times a day, but I have managed to lose 18 pounds since the MTC. Anyway so Saturday was a great day. Also on Monday we had a C.S.P. so as a district we have taken it upon ourselves to clear a huge field for a new member family. Since this is the Philippines we aren't using lawnmowers which could get the job done in a couple of hours. We are all just using machetes. It's hot and scratchy and slow work, but I dig it. One perk is I get to dress up as a Habal-Habal driver (a guy who drives people around on motorcycles) We have to wear long sleeve shirts and and shirts on our heads to keep us from getting cut up on the arms and our heads from being fried in the unrelenting sun. So I threw a couple of pictures in there so you could all imagine it better. The best part was we bought it all at a pinoy version of the DI. I haven't decided if it is better than DI, it definitely has some gems, and I think the clothes are from a sketchy source (she wouldn't or couldn't answer us when we asked), but the hard part is you have to barter because they jack up prices for Americans. So you have to flaunt perfect Bisayan to intimidate them. Ultimately, though, it's pretty sweet. Oh I forgot to mention that we worked for 3 hours and we barely even scratched the field. Its huge. 

Well this letter turned out to be way long, which is great! As for Mothers Day (I forget if its this week or next) but we are just going to use a members magic jack (so American) so it'll be free and you won't have to worry seeing me face to face and being terribly Nik-sick (I'm sure you all would be) But I will call at 10 am in the morning which if my math is right is about 8 pm in Utah.  

Well, I love you all a ton, I'm always praying for you. Don't worry too much about me I'm fine here, New York sounds Mawvelus. 

Be good, Stay Crazy

Gugma Elder Abbott  

Pictures: 

 Baptism for Maryanne Escribano

 Me as a Habal-Habal

 Me and Elder Rebojo, I like this last one because neither of us look good. 

We just look sweaty and tired and a little uncomfortable in front of cameras. 

"Choco Hills" [Sent 04/12/2011]

Dear friends and family,

Bad news, I'm going to be in Dauis, for a very long time. It's not that bad, it's just that Bohol is the most Catholic island in the country. But I'm excited. Also, Elder Barber got transferred, so me and new missionary (Elder Robojo - my 6th companion, can you believe it?) are going to do our best to figure out the area. I know where all the investigators live and a few members, so now I'm just going to give it the old college try. Also Elder Taylor got transfered, so I'm not going to see him for a while. But it'll be good. 

On the flip side, I have some very very good news. General Conference was amazing, especially Dallin H. Oaks' talk and Dieter F. Uchtdorf (priesthood session). I got a ton of good ideas from those two talks. Also I just got back from a very successful trip to the world famous Chocolate Hills. Elder Taylor claims that they are one of the natural wonders of the world. I think he has no idea what he's talking about. It was fun, its kind of like a right of passage here in the mission. No one will believe you were assigned to Bohol if you don't have a ton of the same picture touching chocolate hills. It was fun, we had good times taking these ridiculous photos on brooms to look like we were flying, then we fit the entire zone in the ZL's van it only seats 9 "comfortably" but we got 18. Its how people do it in the Philippines. Also this Saturday we have a baptism, so lets all get excited for that, if you would keep Maryanne in your prayers that she will continue to prepare herself that would be great. 

Also, this Mother's Day I have a member in the branch that has magic jack so we can just call from there for free, so if you all just send me what time and what number to use we'll rock that, unless you all want to do the Skype thing but I didn't think you had a videocam, so I didn't think it would be that cool. 

Send everyone my love, tell the Jackson family that I miss them and Riley is a boss. He'll be a missionary in no time. 

Be good, Stay Crazy

Gugma Elder Abbott

Also 

Pictures: 

 Me and some awesome kids in Dauis. 

 Me and Elder Barber at the Chocolate hills. 

 Cortes District. 

 Me touching a chocolate hill. 

 Me, Nanay Ursala (she is very nice) Elder Babs. 

Bohol is the 10th largest island in the Philippines! [Sent 04/05/2011]

It's also where I am assigned Right now.

Dear friends and family, I got emergency transfered, but don't worry, because I didn't do anything. It was another missionary and I was on the receiving end. So I'm in Bohol. Technically I'm in Dauis which is a different island about 10 minutes away from Tagbilaran City. Which is really nice for all the people in Dauis, but just awful for missionaries because there is nothing in our area, no stores no markets not even a dirty old Karnenderia. But there are people and we teach them the gospel no matter how Catholic they may be. Because in Bohol they are Really REALLY Catholic. There are some pluses, there are a ton of Americans in the district, including my companion, Elder Barber.  He's from Texas, and may or may not be Josh Abbott serving a mission again because they are literally the same person. Like everything. Also Elder Taylor (as made famous as my companion in the MTC is in the district too, he's sitting right next to me.) So we have a bunch of fun. The area is cool just cuz its a neat little island and we eat at member's houses all the time. There are a lot of more wealthy members too, so its kinda nice here, the branch is also really really tight.

Also, last week after I emailed you we went to this boss waterfall in Valencia back when I was still in Negros. Then, Wednesday night we got the text and the morning I was on a boat to Bohol. It was lame. But it's all good. I miss Elder Cabrera - he was a hoot. Ultimately the emergency transfer was the most interesting thing that happened this week .

The Padres are looking mighty fine. I was very happy to see that picture. How did my Aztecs do by the way I never heard. College basketball isn't popular in the Philippines. All though we played basketball earlier today and I am really bad. But not as bad as Elder  Taylor. Tell me how New York is. I'm jealous you guys get to go and see my niece. Tell her about me and send my love. 

I'm sending some pictures of the waterfall, too. I forgot which ones I attached, but fun facts, the falls were huge. We had to climb 335 stairs down and then back up to get to it. They were seriously steep too.  Also, we ate lechon chicken on banana leafs because we forgot plates and my watch broke because it got too wet when we crossed the river. But it was totally worth it, it was a gorgeous falls. (english?) 

Stay Wild, Be good

gugma Elder Abbott.

March emails

"My Berkada" [Sent 03/29/2011]

Dear friends and family,

Berkada means "gang" or "group of friends."

I have a berkada here in Siaton, which is great. There all just a bunch of little kids that hang out at the park and practice their tumbling, they are like 9 or 10 years old and speak surprisingly good English. They are super hilarious and they love me. Last night I was on splits with Elder Love (my district leader) and we were going to go back to his house for the night, but he wanted to see the park in Siaton (its not huge but its very nice) and when we were there, they saw me and ran up and called me Cuya Abbott (cuya means big brother) and gave me a big hug. Then we talked for a bit and they told me that I should come watch the movie in the park with them that Friday night. (the town plays a "hollywood" movie on a big projector every Friday night and it's free) I told them "pohon maayong lawas" which is what people always say when you invite them to church and they don't want to go. It basically means "god willing and if I feel OK." So I basically blew them off, but I don't think they got it. 

That was more or less the highlight of my week. I saw a lot of wildlife this week - not in a great way. One night we got home and it was rainy so there were a million spiders in my bathroom, some inside the toilet. And then one morning we were eating breakfast at a karnederia down the street and a rat ran across my feet. Then we saw a monkey when we were at a member's house. So that was all very exciting. Our investigators have been disgustingly stubborn these last couple weeks and none have been coming to church, which is a little discouraging, but we'll just press on. We finally got a hold of a Tagalog Book of Mormon for our Tagalog investigator. We're hoping that will do the trick, because she says she wants to be baptized but she hasn't been able to read the Book of Mormon really yet. Last night was fun since we are having a district activity today.  We had a district sleepover at the District leaders house. One of the best parts of Camotes was there were 4 missionaries in the house which meant it was a ton of fun. On the down side I slept on the floor with all the mostly dead cockroaches and my back was hurting like crazy when I work up. But once we are done here e-mailing we're going to go to some waterfalls which should be pretty dope. 

How are all you? Mom, sounds like you have had some crazy nights. Kaleb sounds like the most Kugihan missionary in the world, which is a good thing. My niece sounds super cute. Let Josh know that I'm doing great. I did like 35 push ups last night, so I'm pretty ripped. I got a letter from Tania I'm not sure if I mentioned that. Accidental Italics. 

Be good 

stay crazy

I just hit my 7 month mark, but I'm not trunky.

Gugma Elder Abbott

"Gisukahan" [Sent 03/22/2011] 

Dear Friends and Family,

Maayong Buntag!

This week turned out a lot better than last week so my moody blues are all gone. We are still working with Analin (she speaks only Tagalog) and she really wants to be baptized, but she has yet to make the step to coming to church. She said the closing prayer yesterday for the first time, which was great! The spirit was really strong and she said a great prayer which makes me think that she has been praying on her own. I'm pretty confident that she is going to be baptized, but maybe not this transfer. Then we finally got Amado's wife to understand the restoration. I think I told you all about how we watched the restoration DVD and Elder Cabrera shared about fruits of the prophets and she was confused and thought he meant the blackberries that he was picking in the first scene. That's a true story. So we decided to start from the beginning and work our way very, very slowly and finally Monday we taught about the apostasy and how if you don't have the authority to baptize or to act in Christ's name the ordinance isn't valid. She responded really well to our use of the Bible. It seems like her concern was she wasn't sure we studied the Bible. So we explained that we can't choose to have authority we have to be chosen of God, and Joseph Smith was chosen of God. She seems pretty excited to continue now. So I'm feeling pretty good about these next few weeks.

That's not to say I haven't had some trials this week. This Sunday afternoon we were riding a bus back from our appointment to pick up some members and visit Amado. I had the window seat was feeling quite nice and I had my elbows out in the breeze. Or more accurately one elbow, suddenly I felt something a little wet on my elbow. I inspected it and wasn't sure what I was looking at. My first thought was fish blood or something like that. The bus came to a halt and I looked up to the front of the bus and all at once I realized exactly just what had happened. A passenger about 7 rows ahead of me had gotten carsick, and had let it all out the window, and since the bus was moving quickly the wind carried it to my exposed elbow and part of my shirt.

It was disgusting and Elder Cabrera thought it was pretty funny. So, we went to Nanays house and I cleaned myself off. But it wasn't a total waste I learned a great word. Gisukahan (thrown up on).

So that was an experience. Every day I have experiences, but I always forget them and I'm getting really bad at writing in my Journal. So pray for me that I will remember and have the desire every night to write in my journal.

Also in your next email don't write about General Conference because we don't get to watch it until next week so don't spoil it for me.

Stay Crazy and Be good

Gugma Elder Abbott

"Heartbreak Siaton"  [Sent 03/15/2011] 

Dear friends and family,
I'm OK. The tsunami here was NUTS! Joke. It didn't even touch us. We had some rain last night, but hey it's the Philippines.

So, this one is gonna be pretty short, because not too much happened last week. Last night was interesting though because it was profoundly disappointing. We had one investigator tell us she was moving to Hong Kong last week. Then last night we had another tell us she was also moving to Hong Kong. Humph. So pray for Siaton. We have a lot of work to do. A lot of finding. A lot. Pray that all those stiff necked Catholics (they are great people) will be softened in their hearts.

Also, I love you guys. I hadn't heard if the missionaries [in Japan] were OK, so it was a nice update.

I don't have very much to write today for some reason, I can't remember anything big really happening. My companion is great! He reminds me a lot of Josh Anderson. Just Pinoy.

So thats about it. I promise a much longer one next week.
Stay Crazy
Gugma Elder Abbott.

Hey Kids, can you rock and roll?

 [Sent by Elder Abbott 03/08/2011]

I can.

Dear Family and friends, I am in a good mood.

Why am I in a good mood? Because I'm a missionary lagi. [lagi means something like “of course” or “really”] And because Amado got baptized last Thursday and received the Holy Ghost last Sunday.  So naturally we are focusing on his wife. She isn't as quick on the uptake as Amado was. We showed her the Restoration DVD (In Cebuano! I reccomend listening to in Cebuano its totally dope.) and afterward the discussion was going really well and Elder Cabrera (my new comp, more about him later) shared about fruits of a prophet and she was like, “Oh yeah, Joseph Smith has fruits, those berries.” (In the first scene, Joseph picks some blackberries.) So we will just have to take it slowly.

On the plus side, I have a new companion. Elder Cabrera. He is my first companion not from Mindanao. (I nailed the spelling) So he speaks Tagalog. On the down side, he is really good at English, so sometimes it’s a temptation to speak in English, since he usually does. But I need to persevere. He's pretty funny. He's really bright, and he spent a transfer with a master Bible Basher, so he can use the Bible really, well but he doesn't bash which is great.

Elsewhere in Siaton, things are still just tumbling along. This is a tough area because it is HUGE and plete [“fare”, i.e. transportation costs] is a huge factor in coming to church. So he we have to like convert them before they come to church, which is a chore. We are working this old man pretty hard right now. We really want him because he is son of God, but also because he is a Seventh Day Adventist. And they are notoriously hard to baptize, ultimately, because Sunday worship isn't terribly clear in the scriptures. I mean it’s clear, but Saturday worship is more clear. He's great though since he reads the Book of Mormon, so we feel like his testimony will come around any time.

Also one of the best parts of Elder Cabrera is that he likes Balut. Elder Angeles never bought balut (or any foods), so it’s been a while since my last balut. But now we will eat balut all the time, and I will not regret it.

That story about Britta is incredible and there really isn't any way I'll be able to top Erika as favorite, which is disappointing. But ultimately I am just saying that the clock is now ticking for little Britta (Brits-town) to be able to say "I love you uncle Elder Nik!" So stop flaunting your new-born baby and get to work, Erika. Also, tell Sister Anderson that its totally cool to e-mail me Kaleb's letters. I just can't email him or her directly.

Well thats about it, Happy Birthday Day Mom!

Stay crazy.
Gugma Elder Abbott

P.S. The first photo is brother Amado's baptismal service (not at an ocean)

and second, are companionship photos of me and Elder Cabrera at the house last night. 

I really liked fried eggplant

[Sent by Elder Abbott 03/01/2011]

Dear friends and family,
This week has been pretty slow, not too much to report, except we are baptizing Amado tomorrow and he is really really really excited! He is a funny guy. We went to his house yesterday afternoon and we were like, "Where is he?" And then, SHOOF! he comes sliding down a coconut tree. So we drank coconut juice and filled out his baptismal record. He told us all about his plan to bring his family to church, so they can get baptized too.
Also, Elder Angeles found out he is getting transferred, so I'll have my fourth companion in as many transfers, so give a warm welcome to Elder Cabrera, I hear he is very nice.
We got a golden referral from Hong Kong (that's in China), so that was boss and its not just one middle aged lady, but two! So we are all very excited about that.
Aside from that not much to report.
Happy birthday Mom!!!!! 22 right?

I'm really not sure what else to write. Friday was my 6 month mark. That's really really crazy. I still feel really new.

As for Bishop Cherrington, my advice as far as physical preparations might be a little rough since we don't have conventional means to do a lot of things like laundry (it is all done by hand), and I have not had to sew anything yet. Usually cooking is pretty easy too. I learned how to cook rice, in or out of a rice cooker, and I usually just fry my food to go on top. I really like this stuff called corned beef and egg, fried up with soy sauce. 
But I do want to give some advice as far as cultural things go. If you go to a foreign country, don't act like an American. Eat whatever they give you. Eat like them, don't be a picky eater. Just do everything you can to be like them, I hear stories from the members of American missionaries that wouldn't eat fish or rice or something. Just eat it, you'll begin to like it. I promise, and the people will like you a lot more.
Spiritually, I don't really have any advice that won't sound cliche, except READ the Book of Mormon, everyday. I wasn't very good at it, and I wish I had started reading it sooner. It's incredible! Read Preach My Gospel, especially chapter 3. Eat it up! I learn new things every time I read it. Try and go on splits with the missionaries, if they are still in the ward. You will learn a ton from working with them. MOST IMPORTANTLY, dont wait - start saving now. And 4 months before you turn 19, turn in those papers! College can wait, work can wait. Trust me, you will be so glad you went because it is the most fun in the world! Last, but not least, try and get sent to the Cebu Philippines Mission, because it is the best!

I hope that helps. If I think of more stuff this coming week (I probably will), I will include it in next weeks letter.

I love you all. Be good. Does my niece have a name or is she still "that baby"?

Gugma Elder Abbott

Tagalog is different than Cebuano

Really different.

Dear Family and Friends, hey.

How are you? 

. . . 

That sounds marvelous. First and most important, CONGRATULATIONS! ERIKA AND CHRIS! She sounds great, she looks tiny and like a little alien, but most importantly I'm very proud for (of?) you two, you guys are great.

As for everyone else in the family; I'm sure you all had great experiences this week, but none of that beats a baby. My week included. 

Anyway, I'm going to try and make this interesting, but it probably will be boring. So like my title says I learned a really important lesson from one our new investigators. She is 25 and totally Tagalog, which is frustratingly difficult to understand. It feels like I'm in my first transfer again. Elder Angeles can understand Tagalog since he is Pinoy and it is universally understood here, but he can't speak it. So we both taught in a funky Bisayan/Tagalog/English mix and prayed that the spirit would carry the message to her heart. Which we feel like it did, she really enjoyed the lesson. And she is progressing pretty nicely. We're headed back there tonight so pray for me. But on the plus side I learned some Tagalog. I greeted her in Tagalog and she was very pleased. She asked if I knew Tagalog too, then I explained in Bisayan that I only knew Bisayan. But I can pick up the short things she says since almost everything written on billboards, on tv or the radio is Tagalog - you just pick some it up. 

Also, I got a couple of letters. First HAPPY BIRTHDAY ALEXIS!!!! You’re totally 20, thats really old. 

Second, I really loved the Christmas cards that Jamison sent. They were hilarious. I was looking at the "Seasons Staircase" one and my District Laader (American) said me and my family took a picture like that once. He didn't understand it was a joke. 

Also, the Zoo was a blast last Wednesday. I'm sending pictures. The first is Elder Angeles and me holding a giant snake! 

 The second is me teaching a mermaid the Word of Wisdom. I was going to teach her the law of chastity, since she isn't wearing a top, but I settled with Word of Wisdom because that was the only pamphlet I could find in Cebuano. She didn't speak any English. I also taught a monkey and a reindeer the message of the restoration. 

The third picture is just a cool sign at the Zoo. 

And fourth is a Giant Alligator (crocodile?) It was like 10 feet long. The zoo guy was walking around in the cage right behind it. We totally thought they were going to wrestle. Nothing happened. 

Also this week I found out that there is a tree that grows mangoes in our yard. YES!

Also, we had a really boss coordination meeting with the branch that hopefully will increase the number of people that come to church and give us referrals. 

We ate some good food this week, but I have no time to explain since Elder Angeles is standing behind me waiting to go. 

Also we have a boss new Investigator. I'll tell you about him next week. 

I love all of you, you guys just keep doing awesome things. I love my friends and I'm grateful for my family. Be good and fly safe mom.

Gugma Elder Abbott.