Philippines Legazpi Mission: Elder Feraer

We attended the District Conference in Bulan together with the members of Irosin Branch. Pres. Lao rented two jeepneys to accommodate all of us. It was fun and many members attended this special event. It's a gathering of all the branches here in Bulan District together with the leaders and our Legazpi Mission President. We are all inspired by their talks/speeches. Personally, I like and I'm inspired by the talks of Pres. Guanzon and Elder Adurro. They are really called of God. D&C 1:38

The members and all of us missionaries are happy to know that Bulan is doing great in terms of missionary work and overall progress. I am really happy that I'm assigned here now and I'll do the best I can to help the people in our area and the missionaries in our zone to progress even more. I believe that we can do all things through our Savior, Jesus Christ.

After the conference talks and session ended, we stayed in Bulan Chapel for a while and ate lunch together with the members. It is like a feast. Haha. Irosin branch members also prepared delicious meals for us, missionaries and we're all thankful for their kindness. It's also a great time to bond and talk with them. 😊

Riding at the top of the jeepney or any vehicle is always thrilling and fun at the same time. It's not advisable but sometimes it's the only option we've got. So we just have to be extra careful instead. 🙂

As soon as we arrived back in Irosin, Elder Alolor and I worked immediately. Honestly, I felt like a rejuvenated missionary when I arrived here in Irosin. I'm glad that I felt this joy again in doing missionary work. I'm always tired but happy. 😄

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One of the most awaited events in the life of the Ganton and the Domagco family respectively finally arrived! They are now baptized! 😃 I've only known them for almost two weeks but that's just enough to know that they are really committed and ready for this memorable event in their lives. 

The sickness of Bro. Rodolfo doesn't stop him from making a covenant to our Heavenly Father. He really endures all the trials that came to his life with immovable faith in God. His family and all of us in Irosin Branch are amaze by him. 😊

Sis. Jonalyn is also doing all the commitments and she is also well prepared. It's really nice that she set a good example for her daughter Nerissa Joy who is a good kid. It's a wonderful moment for them because they've been baptized on the same day. 😀 We're also thankful to Sis. Remedios (mother of Sis. Jonalyn) for her support throughout their journey. 

We're also thankful to all the members who attend, participates, and support this baptism. We are all happy for the Ganton and Domagco families. 😊

Pres. Lao rented a pool for a short period of time for the baptism. This was the first time I baptized someone in a swimming pool. I thought I experienced it all (baptismal font, river, sea). 😅 

In the afternoon we travel again to Bulan to attend the pre-District Conference. All of the missionaries in Bulan were present too. This is the first time that I have met all the missionaries here in Bulan. It's nice and fun. Hopefully, I'll get to know all of them better soon. 🙂 I learned more about tithing today. Pres. Guanzon shared this verse D&C 119:4 to make it clearer.

It's been a long, tiring, and busy day for us but Elder Alolor and I are really thankful for this day. We are really happy hat Bro. Rodolfo, Sis. Jonalyn, and Nerissa Joy are now all baptized. 😃

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D&C 4:4 is the perfect verse in our situation right now here in Irosin. We have a baptism for tomorrow and we're all excited about it! 😃 After our study schedule in the morning we went out and prepare for tomorrow's baptism. In the afternoon we went to Salvacion, then to Cogon, and our last stop in Batang. Pres. Lao invited us again for dinner. Wow. Since my days in San Vicente, I am blessed with Branch Presidents who always invite their missionaries to eat with them weekly. I don't know if it is normal or I'm just fortunate. I'm happy that I tried a lot of different foods/dishes here in Bicol. 😃

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One of the duties of being a Z.L. is attending all the D.M. in all of the districts in their zone assigned to. We attended this week's District Meeting at Matnog. Their chapel is really nice and spacious! Hopefully, Irosin Branch will have its own chapel soon too. 

Elder Irabon's workshop is good. I'm happy that he's a District Leader now. I also like the verse that he shared Alma 38:12. It is a good verse for extending an invitation to someone. They're a fun district to be with. 

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It was my first companionship exchange as a Z.L. I'm reunited with my batchmate and former SV mate Elder Irabon in their area in Matnog, Sorsogon. 😀 It's nice to be a temporary companion with him once again. This time was a lot better because we exactly follow the schedule and we really use our time wisely. Just for today, we are blessed with 11 lessons and a lot of potential investigators. I also like this verse that we shared 3 Nephi 18:20 for the promise blessings when we invited someone to pray.

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I had a meaningful personal study in the morning about the Words of Mormon in the BoM. It's my first Sunday here in Irosin Branch. Everyone was nice and they welcome me nicely. 💖 There's also a lot of members who are present in sacrament meeting and all classes. As usual, I did the usual routine of the new missionary in town. Bearing testimony and being a teacher in Sunday school class. 😅 

It's been a busy day for us. In the afternoon until the evening, we went to Bulan for the District Council Meeting. All of the leaders from different branches in Bulan District attended including all of us Bulan Zone Elders. It was a good meeting and it's also nice to meet the other leaders and members in Bulan. Base on what I heard and observed in the meeting this is really a super progressing District. It can turn into a Stake in the near future if it continues to progress at this pace. We'll do our best to keep this pace or step it up even more. 😀

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