Ayungon, I'm Pretty Sure You Won't Find it on the Map

Sounds like you all had a good week. Also sounds like things are winding down, but also speeding up around the holidays. We got to watch the First Presidency Christmas Devotional last night. That was really good. We were reminded the importance of slowing down, relaxing, and remembering the true spirit of Christmas and Christ's life.

So this last week has not been that eventful for me. It was transfer week, which always makes things strange. But the main part of the week is just spent packing, the the stress of Friday. Getting to Bacolod on time for transfer meeting, then getting back to the bus terminal without losing any of your bags, then the bus ride home and getting to work in your new area.

Due to last minute revelation by Pres. Tobias, some things changed about who was transferring in our zone, so the end result was that I am just one area over from San Enrique! Yeah it was quite the surprise. But I am now with Elder Clark, we've been on exchanges before and we have been in the same district the whole time he has been in the mission. We are in the area of Ayungon. I'm pretty sure you won't find it on the map, but if it is there it will be somewhere between San Enrique and La Carlota. If it isn't there, just put the sticker on La Carlota, because that is where we actually live. We live in a four-man apartment with the La Carlota zone leaders. It's nice. They are both really cool and fun to live with.

Elder Clark is from Riverton, not related to our Clarks, already checked.
Zone leaders: Elder Grunniger is from Kaysville, Davis Dart. He's really fun to talk to.
Elder Daniels is from Cincinnati, Ohio. When I fist got in the mission we were in the same zone for six months, so its nice to see him again. He was going to BYU when he got his mission call.

The other Elder Phelps in the mission is now down here in the La Carlota zone. So today in zone meeting it was hard to tell who they were talking to. But we sat on opposite sides of the room so we could tell by where they looked.

Well, we are still working on how we are going to call (for Christmas) and getting a time. The 26th is a Sunday, and if we call then, it will still be Christmas for you all. And we can't be outside after 6:00 on Christmas Eve in order to call for Christmas morning for you. But well get something to work.

Well, Maayong Pasko!! Maligayang Pasko! Merry Christmas in Ilonngo and Tagalog.
Love you all!!!
Elder Jordan D. Phelps