Elder Gunnar Wilson

December 7, 2018

How's Yesterday?

Naimbag nga bigat family and friends! That's Ilokano for good morning!

Well what a crazy week it has been!! one thing I can say for sure though is I will not becoming home early because that plane ride was actually garbage and I don't think ever want to do it again so sorry mom I'm staying here! haha Which to be honest I won't hate because it is sooo awesome here! The Filipino people are amazing and they all love us, mainly because we are white and I'm super tall compared to all of them so they all love me haha. Its funny because you will be talking with them and then they will pull their phone out and just take a picture of you haha! after they do that I usually ask if they want a picture together and they get super excited haha!

So I got a new companion but we already knew each other his name is Elder Brousseau . So speaking of me loving the people our first night here we got to go over to the temple (which is literally across the street like two steps) and its Christmas time here so they have lights everywhere its super awesome! and we were just chilling on the lawn talking and then these two little boys come and sit by me and are speaking super fast Tagalog, at least I think they were haha they might been saying nothing to be honest, but they were super cute and would run super fast and me and then tackle me while I was sitting down and then just beat me up it was great!! I managed to get a picture with one of them, I say that because we'd be posing for a Picture and then they would move and it'd be blurry so it was an adventure!

All the Elders and sisters that Were here before us all love us so much and will always stop what they are doing to come say hi to us as we are walking outside its super funny! And all the older people we meet over at the temple always come up to us and ask where we are serving and just say they love us its amazing to be in a country where you just feel so loved all the time!! Yesterday we went over to the temple to just meet people and share something with them an though I really just failed cause its hard to start a conversation for me and it was SOOOO HOT like from 7-7 its just so hot outside its crazy and its like their "cool season" right now so Imma die in the hot season haha! The food here is sooo good compared to the food in Provo and its so nice to be eating something I like for a change haha! at lunch they like to let you chose what you want to eat and they have like 4 different choices and all the food names are in Tagalog so you have no idea what you are getting, well I got pig stomach and the sisters in my district got pig face haha it was all pretty good tho!😂

Its crazy how much my language has gotten better by being here! I love it! I love the People and the Culture and I'm so happy to serve here for the next two years!! I love you all and hope you have an amazing week! can't wait to tell you more next week!

Mahal kita!