Well, we had a 2nd Baguio (typhoon), a super baguio, but it wasn't close to us so we just had a lot of rain. So, I have never been a clean freak before but I find myself sweeping a lot, ha! And I have a new favorite food, it's called Tocino. It's a sweet chicken or pork with rice and tomatoes soaked in soy sauce and vinegar, MMMM! 
For culture: The dogs here are fine and nice if they roam the street (usually) and the ones chained up want to bite you. So part of the full Philippines experience, as we visited some members, we had to walk through a narrow walk way. As we did, the member's dog bit my leg, but I was fast so he just barely got me. Luckily our member worker is very into dogs (buy and sell) so he gave me an alternative medicine application, involving soap and garlic, fun.
Today we again played basketball at Talavara and we invited some members and it was a blast!
So the spiritual thought this week is really from the realization of how hard a mission can be. So everyone that goes on a mission will say it's the hardest thing they've done. I expected something way different. It's hard physically and mentally, ya, but the absolutely hardest part is that we can only help so much. We want to do so much more for everyone, but are a little limited. These are our brothers and sisters and I want to do so much for them, especially when they are having a hard time or need help, but we want to do so much more and can't. Think of it like Jesus' atonement, as he suffered for us, I wish I could've been there to a least comfort him, but can't, all we can do is so little. So I really learned a lot about service, selflessness, and loving others this week. I want you to all look at Jesus' atonement and imagine what he did for us, really just stop and ponder it and his love for us, try to show your love for others this week as he has shown his.P.S.- Stay awesome guys, love you all!
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