8/14/2017
Hey guys, it's your dear Elder in the Philippines again!
This week was really, really fast and that's probably because of transfer announcements this coming Wednesday. I don't know if I'll leave but I have been here for over four months now, so we'll see.
The super awesome event of the week is the baptism of brother Adrian and Rose Ann. As the time we have spent with them went by, we've noticed that they have changed a lot. It's the best experience to see lives change in such a good way. I know now that no matter who the person is, there is a bigger and better potential underneath, it's called divine potential.
This week we made a district t-shirt. It has some of the hottest days, 109 degrees wooohooo. It's as hot as a hot pepper. We also had a branch conference and are really pushing members and missionaries, hand-in-hand, to spread the word so that one day we will meet the requirements to build a church in the nearby lot. Sweet deal!
Anyway, I have been thinking of what I should email today and something came to mind about our purpose as people and children of God. We need to lift others. I often compare life to a race. It has ups and downs, we give some and take some and so on. But there are times we stumble and fall from the hardships of life and don't really want to get up and continue, thinking "I can't do this anymore"! So that's where our purpose comes in. We are there for all, as we are all children of God. So when they fall, we help them up and continue on. We can be that shoulder for others to cry on. The one to lift the weak and weary, and we can help carry their heavy burdens and trials when it seems too much to bear. We aren't the first, but won't be the last to help lift, so let's lift others because Jesus did. And let's continue the race, side-by-side, helping others who have fallen on the way. Because we're lucky. There's three of us you, me and him (Jesus) that are on the journey of life and we're always willing to help.
I love you all and invite you to lift others on your way this week as Jesus does.
P.S. Sorry, even after fixing my card, the pics aren't coming up so I'll try to figure that out. Love ya'll!!
Elder Peterson
Monday, August 14, 2017
Monday, August 7, 2017
A Missionary's Work: It's Not About You
8/7/2017
Hey ya'll!
This week has been a good one, not a ton of action star adventures, but I can't complain. So that means it's a good week, ha. The big news is that in our district one elder is going home and next week is transfer week. Which honestly I feel like I might be leaving to another area. It's weird how God works, as soon as you get comfortable, he changes things so you can learn, change and grow more. Especially to become more like the person he knows we can become and more like Jesus.
Today we got up super early to finish our laundry (Filipino style, I'll show some pics next time) at 4:30, then at 5 played B-ball and surprisingly a great exercise for wrestling (mostly because when I guard I'm just in wrestling stance and staying out in front of them, right on!). I'm losing creativity in my early morning 30 min workout but still doing them, ha.
It's really weird that the longer I'm here, the more I just love the people and want to stay here more, haha. Everyone else is wanting the time to go faster to go home. Me, I'm trying to cherish the time more, but it's still going soooo fast!
The other day, I was thinking about something and wasn't happy and even frustrated. Then we went home for lunch and listened to some music and this one song came on. It's called "It's not about you". My thoughts immediately changed. I then realized that those feelings of anger and frustration came because I was looking inward not outward. I was thinking as in "I, Me, My and Mine" mindset. When we think that way, we lose focus of the service and love for others, become easily offended and honestly stop enjoying the good and simple things in life. When we "lose our self and go to work" for others, we feel so much better, because we become more ourselves. My new goal is to show my love for the people. How?! With randomly saying good things to and about them, finding ways to serve, and listening to them better. It's so easy to get lost in ourselves, so let's work on getting lost in others. Let's look outward and not inward. My invitation for you guys this week is to look outward and think, serve, and love others. Love you all and stay maganda at pogi, eh!!!
P.S. Here's the song and lyrics and pics :) (coming... computer issues)
-Elder Peterson
Hey ya'll!
This week has been a good one, not a ton of action star adventures, but I can't complain. So that means it's a good week, ha. The big news is that in our district one elder is going home and next week is transfer week. Which honestly I feel like I might be leaving to another area. It's weird how God works, as soon as you get comfortable, he changes things so you can learn, change and grow more. Especially to become more like the person he knows we can become and more like Jesus.
The other day, I was thinking about something and wasn't happy and even frustrated. Then we went home for lunch and listened to some music and this one song came on. It's called "It's not about you". My thoughts immediately changed. I then realized that those feelings of anger and frustration came because I was looking inward not outward. I was thinking as in "I, Me, My and Mine" mindset. When we think that way, we lose focus of the service and love for others, become easily offended and honestly stop enjoying the good and simple things in life. When we "lose our self and go to work" for others, we feel so much better, because we become more ourselves. My new goal is to show my love for the people. How?! With randomly saying good things to and about them, finding ways to serve, and listening to them better. It's so easy to get lost in ourselves, so let's work on getting lost in others. Let's look outward and not inward. My invitation for you guys this week is to look outward and think, serve, and love others. Love you all and stay maganda at pogi, eh!!!
P.S. Here's the song and lyrics and pics :) (coming... computer issues)
-Elder Peterson
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