I am so glad to hear all of the missionaries are safe. One of my best friends is serving the Tacloban right now and I have been a little worried about him. I know that the Lord takes care of His missionaries, so I am sure he is fine.
Being in San Carlos for three days was a little crazy. By the end of it I was fighting to get out and just be outside! It is amazing how much better it is being out and about working. Being inside for all those days was just torture for 9 people who are used to being out of the house 10+ hours a day. We only proslyted two days last week and it had to be the longest week of my mission! By Friday afternoon, I was ready to tear some heads off! I am sure all of you can imagine me after 24 hours non-stop with 8 other guys! All in all, it was fun. Elder Shaffer, Elder Ellis, Elder Pulsipher and I just pretty much sat on the balcony for three days watching the storm, talking about life, etc. I was good, but it got me super trunky! All of these natural disasters are pretty crazy experiences for a kid from St. George. I mean earthquakes, typhoons, and an active volcano that burps smoke about once a week is a little sketchy for me, but I guess it is all part of the experience!
I sure hope all of you have your 72 hour kits ready. Why? Because we were stuck in a house for how many hours? 72! Hmmm, I think that must be a coincidence! Seriously, one thing all these things are teaching me is that the prophets are for real. Two weeks ago, Neil L. Anderson warned all the people he spoke to here that they needed their 72 hours kits. What more evidence do we need that these men know things that we don't! Also, all of these things are getting me so excited for the second coming! It is close, I am just praying I get to see it happen. If not, I am going to have a front row seat from the Spirit World!!!!!!
Coming back to Canlaon on Saturday was interesting. We got to our house and it was flooded. We spent the first three hours just trying to fix up our own house. After we got all the water out, we went out and visited investigators and members. The good news is that most of the houses were left intact and not too much damage was done to anything but banana trees. There were a couple of homes that fell over because they were only made of bamboo, but the church was open so they were able to stay there during the storm and nobody was seriously injured. After that, we both had the impression to go to the church. We went and the relief society was passing out relief goods, so we helped for a bit. We kinda felt like we were wasting our times, so I was unsure why we had both felt inspired to go there. As we were about to leave, six kids showed up and asked to borrow a basketball to play. Elder Bragas immediately said, "Yes, but first we are doing a devotional." And, that is the story of Canlaon Branch's first basketball day! What started as a church tour with six little kids turned into over 50+ young and college-aged who showed up. Honestly, we were unprepared for that many people, but we are going to talk about ways we can improve. I just thought it was pretty amazing that something unplanned had such a crazy turnout.
Unfortunately, there is nothing cool to update you on--just a super boring week! I love you all and hope you are all doing well!
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