We were happy today to have found the Institute Building here in Laoag. The Institute Director is the 1st counselor in the Mission Presidency. The building is not too far away from our apartment and we will be attending a devotional here Friday night.
We are slowly getting familiar with our surroundings. In the early mornings before it gets too warm, (6am), we workout in the apartment and then walk to a stadium called "Marcos Stadium", where we walk around the track with several dozen other people. The stadium is about a 1/4 mile from our apartment and there are so many people up and about. The children have a curfew in this area of 10pm to 4am. The streets are busy most of the time we are up!
In our walk on Monday morning we met Jimmie whose daughter joined the Church in Hawaii. He was friendly to us and we have seen him every day this week so far. Yesterday mom invited him to Church but I think he declined or did not understand. We are seeing some people everyday that are becoming familiar to us and we try to say hello to everyone. The children love to say "good morning" and they love to give high 5's and handshakes. They are so much fun and seem to like Americans.
Mom had her first medical counseling today with two sisters. Looks like one had pink eye and the other had a spider bite. She referred them to Sister Barrientos for treatment. It is just what she is supposed to do!
It looks really pretty there. It seems really green. Nice work mom. We know how annoying the pink eye thing is. :) You are doing a great job! We love you so much!
ReplyDeleteMom is an amazing lady. She really cares about the missionaries and will help them wherever she can. The city of Laoag is beautiful but very congested. We are looking forward to seeing the outskirts of the mission and sending those pictures out!
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