Elder Jace Breinholt's Mission to Olongapo: Mayap a Gatpanapon po! 7-1-2018

Did you guys notice that the title of the email was different? Thats because that is Kapampangan for Good Aftermoon! Here in this area we've been able to pick up some of the local dialect. Its honestly kind of annoying.. because we only understand like a little bit.. but when we speak tagalog to them they speak tagalog with us. So its okay. But yeah the people love it when we try and speak Kapampangan.

This week was good tho! We got an unexpected call from an RM on monday night..si Banjoe and he told us to come over and have dinner with his family! Banjoe was taught by the missionaries when he was 18 years old but then he started hiding from the missionaries..later the other missionaries that replaced the old missionaries found him too and he ended up getting baptized the second time! His story is inspiring! A year later, he served a mission to Mindanao Philippines! His parents aren't members but they let us teach them and they take discussions. After we ate, we talked to them about the Fall and about Adam and Eve because they are catholics. So we talked to them about the revelation of Joseph Smith and when 8 years old your supposed to get baptized. They understood it. And then we talked to them about baptism but they always get super defensive about their religions..so their just not quite ready yet.. were trying to read the Book of Mormon with them. They are awesome!

On Tuesday after reteaching the Diwa's lesson 2 we had an unexpected finding opportunity with their neighbors. They always see us walking by so they are super curious..so we introduced ourselves to them and got to teach them! They are awesome and were super happy to teach them. We also visited a part member/less active family after and taught the restoration. There is an 8 year old who is about to turn 9 so hes going to become an investigator because the family doesn't go to church. But were trying to reactive them! So we could reactivate and baptize! Its going to be good. Were trying to replace our old investigators who never progressed and replace them with new investigators.

On the other days we also had good finding through recent converts and other members. We picked up total 14 new investigators this week. We shared the restoration to one and her neighbor a member and she started asking about why Joseph Smith has a lot of wives.. And all I said to her is that i've never read that anywhere on the church website. So we just told her not to worry about it.. Her husband too always talks about it.. Super annoying. But we will see if they start reading the Book of Mormon. We followed up with them and they said they hadn't prayed to ask if it is true. So its not looking good hah. But were keeping our hopes up! Were trying to do anything to get people to go to church with us! We also met a former investigator that was taught pretty much everything so we gave her a new baptisimal date..but she didn't make it to church.. shes going to a different church with her boyfriend and his family..so were struggling trying to get her haha!

Most of our investigators..the doctrine is not the problem..but its the social! It helps us missionaries so much when the members invite and the people welcomed by the members.. nothing much is happening with just us inviting. With our Branch Mission Leader we have been able to come up with plans for members to invite our investigators to attend church. So were hoping to see a change in the work!

We had Zone Conference this week! Loved hearing the council of the Leaders of the Mission! We learned about how we need to Flood the earth with the Book of Mormon and weve been encouraged to always have a Book of Mormon on us to give away. We also learned about how we need to involve members. And weve been able to apply it! So its good!

Noel wasnt able to come home this week for church..but they went to church over there where they are working! Were kind of having a problem with him totally understanding the Church..So we've decided to postpone his interview. But hopefully he will be ready soon. Sad. But thats what weve decided to do.

Saturday was honestly a bust.. We were trying to invite people and do our part as a missionary to get people to church but nothing turned out of it. It was really dis motivating. But we were able to talk about it with the branch and what we can do for next week. That doesn't mean that there isn't any progression.. In fast and testimony meeting Julie and Lex got up and bore their testimony. It was so moving and so good to see their confidence to get up there and share in front of the whole branch! They are so awesome talaga!! We are so happy for them!

So yeah! Wishing you the best Connor in the new enviroment down there in Texas! Your going to do awesome. We love ya tons! And Happy Birthday to Alynn! How old are you even now ? i lost track haha.

Love you guys! Have an awesome week!

This lady we always contact always notice how we would be walking everywhere..so she let us borrow her bike. Elder Rigby and I were laughing. Everyone who saw us was laughing too haha. It was funny!

Bye Elder Rodgers! Elder Jones and i had a good catchup tho!

Elder Furniss! Peace! I didn't yet become a furnite.. I'm ticked..

Branch Child of Record Baptism! We were able to teach the little kid. There family is all members. I especially loved the baptism because right after he got baptized he put up two peace signs haha! We were all cracking up!