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| Elder Smith and Elder Hoffman in the Philippines |
It is extremely sad to say,
but I had to say bye to my first and best kauban that I could ever ask for. We
arrived at the Cebu airport at about 8:00 yesterday morning, and grabbed our
stuff. Our mission presidents were already there, so they were literally just
waiting for us to grab our stuff and go. Elder Smith wrote me a Elder Hoffman's
Ten commandments paper, and I wrote him a cool poem and a little hymnbook. He
will be such an incredible missionary. Elder Smith's mission president came in
and was bringing everyone out to get driven to the mission home, so we said
goodbye for about 10 seconds and then we split! Why do I have to be unlucky one
that doesn't go to the same mission as my kauban? Well, I guess it was the
Lord's will, and we are going where he knows we are supposed to be. I am so
grateful for the time that we had to get to know each other. In the Manila MTC,
we had the opportunity to go with an Elder Montero and proselyte in Manila!
Elder Smith and I got to teach a lesson together with a less active, and it was
so amazing! He spoke Tagalog, but understood Cebuano, so it all worked out. If
we said something that didn't make sense, Elder Montero could also
translate:):):) It was really cool, because I looked over at Elder Smith while
he was teaching in this dirt hut, on this stone bench that we were sitting on,
and I could just imagine him in two years. We were both sweating, our hair
matted, but preaching the word of God. I can just imagine him in many of those
same situations, touching the hearts of the Filipino people. He really has been
such an awesome companion, and these 7 weeks we have both changed and grown so
much. I hope and pray for us to continue to progress, to learn, and be able to
share our stories with each other in 2 years. It will be one of the coolest
reunions ever!!!!
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