A Pretty Normal Week

Hey Guys!

Kumusta ang pamilya ko? Mabuti ako.  Ngayon, malimig ako, dahil malimig ang kumarto ko! Pero kahit ano!*

So, trying to find a computer to use and dealing with the time limit and all the people around you just isn’t worth it. So I’m just writing a snail mail letter instead.

Well I don’t really know what to say, not much happened this week.  It was just a pretty normal week.  We went to class, did class things.  I was pretty nervous for our TA on Thursday, but it actually went massively better than I thought it would.  Man, spelling in English is hard!  In Tagalog everything is spelled exactly how it sounds, so it’s way easy.  Things get all mixed up in my head.  Sometimes I’ll start a thought in English, switch to French, and ultimately finish in Tagalog.  Not sure which I like best.

This week we actually start teaching our lessons in Tagalog.  That’s gonna be rough and tuff the first time, pero we can do it!  Oh we had our first zone conference on Saturday, and Elders Buncom and Hansen asked if I would give a talk in Tagalog!  I spent pretty much all of my study time on Friday preparing, and it went really well!

I don’t really know what else to write, not much is coming to mind.  Oh, Andrew will like this.  So obviously I quote movies a lot here, and they’re all usually pretty random.  The strange thing is that even with all the movie quotes, the thing quoted the most is SpongeBob!  Elder Gowey and I quote it all the time!  The one we use the most is “Look at it” from the Bad Breath Sunday episode.  But there are still plenty of other quotes used too.

So I gotta say, last weeks mail was kinda disappointing, just the one (letter) from dad **, but that one was really nice.  I want to hear what’s going on at home, how’s life, school, and stuff.

Oh, some stuff I’d like sent to me. Ties! From Wal-Mart, DI, Kohl’s, or Missionary Mall.  But they have to be polyester, no silk.  I’d also like the Les Miz soundtrack, and the Sound of Music.  Also a CD of a bunch of classical songs, like Stars and Stripes Forever, William Tell Overture, Ode to Joy, and the like.  That would be fantastic.  Even though we can’t listen to music here, it’ll be nice later.

Kahit anong duan…. Mayroon kayong mabutinglinggo!*

Sincerely,

Elder Phelps

* Spelling as best I can reading Jordan’s handwriting.

** Kristeen would like me to point out that she sent a letter snail mail but it didn’t get there before Jordan wrote this.  Also, we have done several letters via DearElder.com and this makes me think they are not making it to him.