Elder Lott is doing great

  Nov 11, 2014

Hello everyone!  I am writing today because we had to cut time short yesterday.  Me and Elder arorong have a good amount of new investigators.  On sunday we were teaching some of them.  They are all really shy so it is hard to teach them and on top of that I didn't even know if they could understand them.  Elder Arorong says its even hard to teach them and he knows tagalog!!!  The lesson was really hard and awkward.  Today I was making ramon.  The handle on our pan spins...when I was dumping it into my bowl the pan flipped and I got boiling water all over my leg!!!  I ordered a new pan!  It is still really hot over here.  Over here christmas music is going, actually it has been for awhile.  I don't know if it is back home.  Hopefully I will have more interesting things for you all next week!!!  I love you all.

Dinner Appointment last Tuesday

Pizza at Greenwich...yum!!

(I wonder if they have a clue that there are three pretty girls in the picture with them.  Ha Ha.)

 

 

Nov 17

 

Dear Mom,

So I have been living off of like noodles for like a week or two because they are really cheap.  I snapped, today I bought like spaghetti stuff and oat meal and some other stuff.  So when did you actually send the package?  Also how long do you think it will take to get here?  I wish I could be there for the holidays!  Thanksgiving...eat till you can't move and watch football with family.  So the other day we were sharing a message with the bishop and his family.  It was about the stripling warriors and their mothers.  It got into the role of parents.  I shared with the kids that parents are a huge influence in your life and rules are there for protection even though you may not like them now.  Pretty much along that line.  After I told my companion that you and dad would pay big money to here me say that!!!  Thank you for being such a good support!  I love you

Love Elder Lott

 

Yes, I would have paid money to hear that!!!!

 

 

11-17

 

Komusta kayo!!!  That is hello everyone!  This was a really good week!  Me and elder arorong have a good amount of investigators.  There is a couple that are really interested in our message.  They are two girls, I think they are sisters.  We have shared a couple messages with them.  Yesterday their mother sat in for some of the lesson.  One of her kids has epilepsy.  We hit briefly on the resurrection and I think that hit their mom, not literately but I hope that she had a good feeling from our message.  Their house is pretty far.  So it is super hot walking there.  Yesterday we had like a surprise dinner appointment.  Which was really good, here is why!!!  This past like week and a half I haven't had the most money, so I have been eating a lot of roman noodles and pancit.  I got sick of the same thing.   I snapped.  Today we got support, thank goodness!!  I bought some spaghetti, oatmeal and some other stuff!  I had some pancakes this morning at mcdonalds and boy they were freaken good!!!  We were supposed to go bowling as a district this morning but we got to the bowling ally at like 10 and it didn't open till like 1.  Here is a picture of some cucs that I made.  It was like last week or the week before.  I can't really remember.  They were good but they weren't as sour as I like them!!  I would say that the work here is going pretty good!  It is still very hot.  I am sure some of you would love to trade weather!!  The language is a very slow process.  It is very hard!  It will come with time...I hope!!  Well have a great week I love you all!!

Love Elder Lott

 

 

His apartment  He shares it with three other elders

 

 

 

 

Nov 24, 2014

Hey everyone, thanksgiving is right around the corner!  That is pretty crazy!  I don't think I will be having any turkey or pie over here though!  They don't celebrate thanksgiving in the philippines.  But they do have apple pie all amode at mcdonald's.  Just like an apple pie hot pocket with ice cream.  Yum, that will most likely be my thanksgiving!  This past saturday me and elder arorong's recent investigator was able to baptize his son.  It was pretty cool since they are new converts.  On sunday I was supposed to baptized a child of record.  I got changed and I came out and my companion and one of the elders were gone.  The bishop told me they left.  Sure enough I look down the road and they are.  While they were gone I was told that the baptism was postponed.  I was disappointed.  I didn't know why and on top of that I changed for no reason.  When they got back I asked them why they left.  They told me that the kid that I was supposed to baptize ran away so they went after him to get him.  They said that he was scared of the water so he left.  They didn't come back with him because they couldn't find him.  I hope that his mom found him.  I am sure she did though.  I was really surprised when I found out he ran away.  Then after church we were standing around talking for a little bit and this kid in the ward was kicking me and punching me.  His dad was standing right there to as he was doing it.  He didn't even care.  Everyone says that the kid is a spoiled brat and I can see that.  I wasn't just going to let him do that so I was like holding his arms so he doesn't keep hitting me.  Even if I left he would follow me.  There has been a cold going around throughout the missionaries in our apartment.  So there are a couple of us that are sick.  I am fine now but the past couple days I had a cold.  I have been eating oatmeal and eating toast.  It is so good.  It is much better than roman.  I am doing good.  Me and elder arorong have 2-3 progressing investigators.  We have committed them to be baptized next month.  For someone to get baptized they have to go to church for four consecutive weeks.  They have been coming so we will see what happens.  I love you all.  Have a great Thanksgiving!!!!!!

Love Elder Lott

oatmeal and toast 

 

 

December 1, 2014

 

Hey family!!  I hope that all of you had a great thanksgiving!!  Hopefully all of you ate a ton of good food.  Whenever I thought about the food you guys were eating my mouth would start watering.  I did have a thanksgiving party this week.  Me and 3 other american elders got together and had a party.  It was actually pretty fun.  We cooked french toast, actually I did because non of them knew how.  We also had s'mores, no bake cookies, popcorn, snacks, and we also bought some sparkling cider!!  It wasn't as good as what you all had but it was pretty dang good!  Me and elder arorong have 2 investigators with a baptismal date.  It is set for the 12th, I think well around there.  Yesterday we had some members go to work with us.  It was two couples from our bishopric and two of their kids.  I carried one of their little kids on my shoulders for probably a mile.  He was pretty light.  All of the kids we passed to our appointment called me a caribow.  Which is like a filipino water buffalo because I was carrying the kid.  I just thought it was kind of weird.  Today for p day we played football.  It felt really good.  It has been a long time since I have played football.  I had a blast.  We probably only played for 45 minutes but that is because it is so hot.  It most likely gets up into the 90's everyday, and its not even the summer season yet!!!  After we withdrew our support and went to eat breakfast.  We ate at a place called breakfast project.  The last couple of time we have tried to go it has been closed and we went in the morning.  What kind of restaurant that has the name of breakfast in it doesn't open till like 10:30!!!  Anyways I got a waffle that had eggs and bacon in it.  They were in the middle it was kind of folded over like an omlet.  I was still hungry after that so I decided to get another one.  Man they were really good.  I know that my family at least was wondering about the Skype on christmas.  I am pretty sure it is on christmas and it is a Skype not just a phone call.  So I am looking forward to that. Tomorrow is my 5 month mark.  When we get to christmas I will have almost been out for 6 months.  Pretty crazy the time has been flying!!  I can't wait for it.  I got a haircut.  An elder in my apartment gave it to me.  It was free but I don't think that I will be doing that again.  It won't be worth it to have to get shaved if he messed up.  I wanted to try a new hair style.  A lot of people like it.  The day after I got it a nanay in our ward said it was pangit, which means ugly.  I was thinking to myself, well thanks.  I asked her daughter why and she said that it looked to much like a military cut.  I don't know about that but it is kind of growing on me.  Well I love you all.  Enjoy the snow, if you have any!!!  Love ya

Love Elder Lott 

 

 

Hey mom!!  It is funny to hear that you are cold when it is 55 degrees.  Well I guess I can't make fun of you to much.  If I was home I would be freezing.  It probably gets into the 90's every day.  It is so hot and it isn't even the summer season yet.  I wish that I could have had the food that you all had.  When I thought about all the food that you guys were eating it would make my mouth water.  I did get that package. Sorry I forgot to tell you that last week.  I actually got it two tuesdays ago from tomorrow.  It is freaken awesome.  When I saw it, I was like holy crap that is huge!!  There is a bunch of good stuff in it.  You even packed a small christmas tree!!  Thanks mom it is awesome!!!  I also like the jerkey in it, I haven't eaten it yet but I was excited when I saw it.  I am going to try to ration it.  It is pretty crazy how long I have been gone.  Am I loving the philippines?  Well there are some things that I like and some that I hate.   I have downs and up sides out here.  Are you still doing your horseback lessons or did you put them on hold for the winter?  Well I love you mom.  Enjoy your vacation in cali

Love Elder Lott

 

 

The haircut looks good.  He does look like he has lost more weight.

 

 

Here is some words that are easy that deal with animals.

 

kabayo-Horse

aso-dog (that one is pretty funny,  but it kind of sounds like a swear word.)

manok-chicken

kambing-goat

baka-cow

isda-fish

 

 

We are so proud of Elder Lott.  He is doing things I can't even imagine.  He is doing hard things and is being positive and obedient.  Missions are a wonderful experience from both sides.  I am learning so much through his example.  We look forward to being able to talk with him on Christmas.  That will be the best Christmas present ever.  It's wonderful to send off a boy and see him turn into a man.

 

 

 

I made these Filipino egg rolls, lumpia, for our Stake MTC day a few weeks ago.  They were a hit in our house and for the youth.  Alex says he has eaten them and he does like them.  They have become a new favorite treat for our family.  They contain meat and veggies inside, and no it's not dog.  It's pork.  Ha ha.