11-8-15
Another one bites the dust. The weeks are just flying by. Well as for me I am doing good. That package is a lifesaver and it is just so awesome and good. On the other hand my companion wasn't feeling that this week. We did get a lot of referrals from the members though. That is really great. Some of them are part member families to. Both part member families and referrals both have a higher chance to be baptized than if you just contact some person on the street. I am not saying it is about numbers, but it would be good to finally have an investigator progress good. We had one but I haven't seen him for like 2 months, which really stinks because he was doing really good. So it will be good to start teaching these new referrals. Our branch mission leader is going to work with us this week so it will be good to have a fellowshipper with us. Well sorry my email is so short this week. I hope to have some good stuff next week. I love you guys have a great week!
Love Elder Lott
11-16-15
So I mentioned that me and my companion have received a couple referrals in these past weeks. We were supposed to work with our branch mission leader this week but he just kept pushing it back or things just kept coming up that he had to do. So we didn't end up going to those referrals. We did contact one of the referrals though. She came to church two weeks ago and she would have probably came yesterday but we had stake conference in tugue. We contacted her and taught her a lesson. The lesson went really well and we invited her to be baptized. There is still a lot to teach, but so far so good. So we found a gym in our are this past week. We have went there a couple of times this past week. So I have been really sore for a couple of days. Since I probably haven't lifted for like 4 months. We played basketball on saturday with some of the members in our branch. They were driving me crazy. When you play basketball here they call a foul like on every play or if it gets stolen or they don't make it. It is just ridiculous. After that we went to one of the guys house for dinner. On sunday we had stake conference. We arrived a little late so we had to sit in the back. It was pretty load so we could barely hear. People just don't really know how to keep their kids quiet and behaving here. It is like the kids run the parents. So I didn't get a lot out of the meeting, so it ended up just being boring. I did get some pictures this week but I left my sd card to my camera at my apartment so I won't be able to send any pictures this week. Sorry about that. I was really surprised to hear about ethan. It made me pretty sad seeing my little brother go through the same thing I had to. I just hope that he gets better quick and will be able to feast at thanksgiving haha. On the bright side at least you got a new madden game. I can't believe thanksgiving is like a week away. I wish I was able to pig out on turkey and pies and mashed potatoes and stuff. Guess not. I definitely will when I get home though. That will be good. I love you guys have a great week
Love Elder Lott
Dear Mom,
I was really surprised to hear that ethan got surgery. I just hope he recovers quick with no problems. That looks really familiar to me. I bet you are getting pretty sick of hospital trips and having to sleep in like a rocking chair haha. I wish I was home for thanksgiving to feast. All that food sounds so amazing and right now I am starving. I am really excited to skype it is going to be way fun. I also can't wait to open those christmas presents in my package. I haven't even looked at everything in the package cause I don't want to unpack it all. Thanks so much for it though. It is so good. I heard it might snow. As much as I want snow I would freeze. I can't wait to skype. Well I love you mom have a great week.
Love Elder Lott
Dear Ethan,
Hey buddy I was so sad to hear that you had to get surgery. It wasn't a good experience for me, but you sound pretty happy being able to play video games and stuff. That is awesome that you got a new madden game. We will have to play when I get home. I guess we are scar buddies now. I love you buddy and I hope you get better soon
Love Alex
11-23-15
Well I just want to wish everyone a happy thanksgiving. I want you all to know that I am really jealous that you get to eat a ton of turkey, pie and mashed potatoes. Oh ya and watch football. This past week was a really good week. I am really happy with what we got done this week. On thursday we had splits with our zone leaders. For some reason it was in our area which is really weird because normally they are supposed to do it in their area. So they came to our area on thursday. We only have two beds and we told them that they would have to sleep on the floor, cause I am not sharing my bed haha. I worked with elder olson. He is our american zone leader. They said that 1 of our companionship's should do some tracting close to our church. So me and him ended up doing it since I had to take some papers to our branch president and it was kind of in that direction. So we contacted one of our referrals this week. It sure was an interesting lesson. When we were starting the lesson my companion asked the investigator "ilan taong po kayo" which means how old are you. We waited a minute and he said "hindi ko alam" which means I don't know haha, me and my companion we trying not to crack up! Then he was like oh 58. This guys has no teeth or nothing so I was thinking there is no way that he is 58, then we started teaching him and like a couple minutes into the lesson he was like oh hindi 58, 85 pala! That was so funny. His wife joined us later in the lesson. When we asked him if we could come back in a couple days he said that he had somewhere to go and then his wife was like saan (where)...manila. We could tell she was being sarcastic because he is an 85 year old man, and probably doesn't have that much to do haha. We invited him to pray and he didn't know how so he just started laughing, I thought he was crying at first. So his wife ended up saying the prayer and in the prayer she pretty much said, my husband is really old and will die soon so please help him to be baptized. Our land lord came this week and fixed the water in our bathroom, finally. It was like the lowest water pressure ever. Our work was really good this week we have 7 new investigators and one of them has a baptismal date for sometime in december! Exciting! Since it is close to thanksgiving I just want to say that I am so grateful for you guys, my family. Thank you for all your support and love. I love you and miss you. Have a great thanksgiving! Eat some turkey for me!
Love Elder Lott
gym in our area!
me and my zone leader
11-30-15
This past week went by good. I didn't have a thanksgiving feast though. I think I had a bowl of chili on thanksgiving. That is definitely not my first choice of a meal on thanksgiving, but it was good and I was full. We have been teaching our investigators this past week and they are all doing really good. We did have an investigator come to church, but he isn't the one that we challenged to baptized. Maybe we will invite him this week. It has gotten a little cooler at night which probably means that it is in the high 60's and low 70's. I guess that is enough to make me a little chilly. This past week I actually heated up a little water to take my shower. That was the first time that I did that on my mission. I also get a little cold at night with just an electric fan. I am not complaining though because it is better than it being hot. Last week at church me and my companion were chosen to speak in church. I totally put off studying for my talk until sunday morning. I read through the information and some scriptures a little bit before church. I was really nervous, but it went well. I got up and started talking and I actually talked for 15 minutes. I was really surprised. I was really happy with how my tagalog went to. I was a little nervous so I thought that it wouldn't be that good but then after church somebody told me that my tagalog is good. I tweaked my back again so we skipped out on basketball this morning and are just p daying in our area. It is so crazy that it is already december. I am so excited to skype in a couple of weeks. It is going to be awesome. I am glad that you all had a nice thanksgiving! I love you guys so much. Have a great week
Love Elder Lott
Dear Mom,
Wow you guys sure had a party on thanksgiving. I wish I could have been there to see everyone. That looks like that cut hurt poor guy. (I sent him a picture where Adam had cut his finger.) I am super excited to be able to skype in a few weeks. It is going to be awesome. We are teaching this mother that has 4 kids. I haven't met her husband yet but she is the one that has been invited to be baptized. I wasn't there when this happened, but we were on splits when my companion went to teach them and he said that they taught under a flash light because they have no lights in there house. So far she has been a really good investigator. She didn't come to church this past sunday, but I still think she has a lot of potential. So are you still taking riding lessons? I remember last year when you sent the pics of you guys sledding behind the horses. Are you going to do that again? You are right I would be a human Popsicle if I came home now. I love you mom have a great week
Love Elder Lott
12-7-15
Christmas is getting closer and closer. This past week went by good. Me and elder manalili are focusing on teaching our investigators. Our investigator with the baptismal date hasn't been to church for a few weeks, but one of our investigators has been to church for two week in a row. So probably this upcoming week we will give him a baptismal date. We have our christmas devotional this Thursday. I am looking forward to the food that is for sure. I am super excited to skype in a couple of week! I love you all have a great week!
Love Elder Lott
Hopefully he realizes he can't ride on the outside of cars when he comes home!!!!!
We love you LOTTS. We are so proud of you and can't wait to be able to talk to you on Christmas Day. I can't think of a better present!!!
