BATMAN! -WEEK 53

So first of all, I bought a lego batman this last week and took a ton of pictures with him and whatever I was doing, so look for him in the pictures!! I realized I never really tell you guys what I do during the week so I will this time!!

Well this week was wayy cool.. well it ended cool!! So the beginning was just normal, Monday night we blessed a house of a part member family! This family happens to be a German guy and a Filipino haha! The German is not a member but they are really cool!! Well since he's German he doesn't speak Tagalog so when we did the blessing on the house they asked me to do it so I could do it in English! Which was weird praying in English! hahaha But it was also weird, because I've never blessed a house before haha!! But it was a wayy cool experience!! Then right after that, we headed over to a FHE with this American guy for his last week!! They left yesterday to go to Utah!! So that was funn!

Well then Tuesday morning we had a service project tearing out plants from a field of chili!! Which had a ton of thorns hahaha! But it's fun to be able to do some yard work, it reminds me of home! Then Wednesday not really anything happened just a normal work day! Thursday we had a cool district meeting that sister Infante taught and she talked about how important the holy ghost is in our work and how we have to be worthy to have the spirit! Which was cool.  It  went along with my personal study this week WHICH WAS THE 4TH MISSIONARY!! Such a great talk!! Really makes you think about what you're doing on your mission and how you can change!!
Then Friday was a normal day and then Saturday was a GREAT DAY!

We were lucky to join a young women activity in helping the YW come back to church.  So we visited with the members to less-actives!And lemme tell you... members visiting less actives and not just missionaries, works wayy better than just us coming by every week! We had 3 families come to church that we have been working on the last 2 transfers!!

SOOO YOU MEMBERS NEED TO GO OUT AND DO YOUR VISITING TEACHING AND HOME TEACHING TO THOSE "LOST SHEEP"!!
I wish I  would have realized the impact of member missionary work before my mish!!  It's soo important even if it's just a visit and a lil talk!! Or drop off some food!! I know it will help!! I love you all sooo much!!

LOVE ELDER BAKER
HAKUNA MATATA!!

FAMILY BAPTISM??? -WEEK 24

SO THIS WEEK WAS A GREAT BLESSING!!  Everyone always says after hard times comes the blessings!!  And that was sooo true with this last week!!  I had one of the worst weeks of my whole mission!!  Everything was just hard with the people rejecting us!!  And then it all turned around when we got a referral for a family!! So we immediately tried contacting them!!  All we had was a name and a general place so we asked around and the lady we asked if she knew them, walked us over there and then stayed and listened to the lesson!!!  Well, it turned out they both were interested in our message!!  So they both wanted us to come back the next day!!  So we did, and the next day we taught both of the people in different lessons but with their whole families!!  And one invited her friend!!!  Well, one of the families is gone every Saturday and Sunday, so they couldn't attend church, but the other family ALLL SHOWED UP!!  It was funny cause they came in late during one of the speakers!! (they were only like 10 minutes late, but we are done with the sacrament 10 minutes in!!) but, so they all came in and the whole branch is like what the heck who is this!?  And then immediately members were getting out of their seats to go sit next to the family members and fellowship them, soo that was great!! 

Another cool thing is this last week I realized how much I think in Tagalog!!  Like it's the weirest thing whenever I'm walking around all my thoughts are in Tagalog!!  And the other day in a lesson an investigator asked me to pray in English... lets just say my biggest fear now is praying in English!!  It's one of the hardest things for me to do!!  I realized when I was praying in English, I think of what I want to say in Tagalog and then say it in English!! 

I LOVE THIS MISSION!!   I think it's crazy how much I've grown up in just a short couple months and I'm so excited to see how much I can grow!!  And I just think it's straight up cool how I think, speak, and dream in a different language!!  

ONE QUICK LAST THING!!  My momma just said to me she said, you have been blessed and now your giving back for those blessings!!  And I was thinking about my experience with the hard times and now the blessings... and I need to remember to be thanklful for all those blessings!! But I just want to give everyone else a helpful reminder to always thank our Heavenly Father for blessings!!  There's a scripture somewhere in D&C that says when you recieve everything with thankfulness you will receive ten fold!!  And I know that to be true!! 

I LOVE YOU ALL AND JUST REMEMBER HAKUNA MATATA!! HEHE ;)

LOVE ELDER BAKER

HAKUNA MATATA!!

 I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT HE'S RIDING HERE,

JUST GLAD TO KNOW HE GOT OFF ALIVE!

  SLIMY...... YET SATISFYING!

 I THINK ELDER BAKER IS REALLY GOING TO MISS HIS SIDEKICK, MJ

 

  

I thank thee, dear Father in heaven above,

For thy goodness and mercy, thy kindness and love.

I thank thee for home, friends, and parents so dear,

And for ev'ry blessing that I enjoy here.

TARA NA! -WEEK 11

TARA NA! is lets go in tagalog!

well so last week after I emailed we went back to the apartment and found out that we didnt have keys!!  so we were locked out lol! but I climbed up the house and snuck in a window!! (picture included) lol so that was fun!  and then that night we had a family home teaching thing and played a fun game with baby powder (picture also included) then tuesday we had to travel to Legazpi!  A 4 hour boat ride and then a lot of time in a van! lol  it was fun we got to go the mall in Legazpi and then just chilled and walked around the city! then wednesday we had trainers and trainees training!  WHICH MEANT I GOT TO SEE MY AMERICAN FRIENDS!!!  it was so nice to talk to americans and talk about american stuff lol!!  and then after trainers traing we went to the pier to go back to Masbate and there wasnt a boat leaving till 10 at night so we waited until then.  it was like 3 hours!! and then the boat ride was 4 hours, so we got home at like 3:30 lol so we went to bed at like 4 am and then got up at 6:30 lol I wasn't that tired thru out the day tho!! Heavenly Father blessed me with strength!!!

so on friday we had a lesson with an investigator and it was our first lesson with her. she was a referral and at the end of the lesson we invited her to pray and she was struggling thru the prayer and then as she was about to say amen she started going again and started praying for her family and started crying and then started praying for forgiveness for her past!!  the spirit was sooo strong!  I mean during the prayer I had no idea what she was saying but the spirit was telling me it was good!! lol!  but then after that lesson we went to a recent convert and I shared a scripture and I decided to share about 1Nephi 3:7 and focused on the part that says we don't have any commandments given to us unless God knows that we can accomplish them!  so I was telling her this and she is a single mom of 3 girls!  and she started crying talking about how hard it has been for her!  and I was telling her that we are never alone and we can always pray for strength from Heavenly Father!!  and she was crying and saying some jibberish tagalog that I dont understand BUT!  I do understand the spirit, and he told me that she was happy that I shared that scripture with her!! 

well yesterday we went to Uson which is like an hour away and it was soooo beautiful there, sooo many trees it was soo cool!

and then this morning we played basketball with our district it was fun!! now I'm here hehehe!

I hope everyone is doing good and reading the scriptures everyday!!  and reading conference talks!!  we are sooo blessed to have modern day revelation to guide us!!!  and we need to listen to it!!

OHHH WAIT, SO I FOUND THIS QUOTE BY JOSEPH FIELDING SMITH AND IT'S GREAT!!

"I know that the work I have been called to do is the work of God or I would not stay here one minute, no, I would not have left home.  But I know that our happiness is dependant upon my faithfulness while I am here.   I should be willing to do this much for the love of mankind when our Savior could suffer as He did for us... I am in the hands of our Heavenly Father and He will watch over me and protect me if I do His will.  And He will be with you while I am away and watch over you and protect you in all things." 

well I love you all and I know Heavenly Father is watching over you all while I am here!!! 

mahal na mahal kita lahat!! 

KAYA NINYO!!

(you can do it) 

LOVE ELDER BAKER

HAKUNA MATATA!!

 Climbing into the apartment window!

 doing service, clearing leaves.

 baby powder activity

He got to see all of his newbie friends again!

 so happy he gets to eat normal treats once in a while!

 teaching them the "forks up"

 always hard at work!

And it came to pass that I, Nephi, said unto my father: I will go and do the things which the Lord hath commanded, for I know that the Lord giveth no commandments unto the children of men, save he shall prepare a way for them that they may accomplish the thing which he commandeth them.  -- 1 Nephi 3:7

MASTER BAKER -WEEK 9

Well first off, the subject!  Instead of PANADERO,  they call me MASTER BAKER sorry dad I think mine is better!! 

Ok so this last week.  So on Monday last week we gave a blessing to an old man and then we came and emailed, and then on Tuesday we found out he had leukemia and then on Wednesday he died.  And I was really depressed thinking the blessing didn't work but my companion pointed out to me that it is better that he die now instead of having to live longer with leukemia and he was also like paralyzed and blind so ya, it was bad!  So my companion pointed out that that was the power of the priesthood blessing, that he would either be healed, or put out of his misery and his families misery of having to watch him struggle everyday.  k then Wednesday we took a trip to THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE!  lol this whole island is the middle of nowhere, but really it was a 4 hour trike and bus ride out there, and then a 30 minute motorcycle ride into the deep parts of the jungle!!  Oh ya, and on our way out there I pooped for the first time here in Masbate!  lol ya I know like a whole week!  And we had to stop at a school and I was like 1 second away from pooping my pants!

Lol but it was all worth it, cause the investigator out there is GOLDEN!  She is READY to be baptised!!  Thursday I don't really remember too much but we taught an investigator who came to church this week!  ummm Friday we did a baptismal interview with the girl who got married last week, and she's getting baptised this coming Saturday!  SATURDAY WE HAD MY FIRST BAPTISM!!!  I didn't do it but still it was soo cool! Now Sunday! Well yesterday we did not watch conference yet we had a district conference, so all the members on Masbate Island were there!  It was a WHOPPING 200 people! LOL ya not that many members but still ALL great people!!  Then after 7 and a half hours of conference,  we went straight to a blessing..... at the top of a mountain!  lol it was a 30 minute hike up in the rain!  And then on he way down stopped at the Villiamors family area!  They all live together up in this mountain place it's sweet!  And while we were there we gave another blessing!  It's also fast Sunday we haven't eaten forever!!!  Well now today I'm here just chillin!  I love you all!

ps. if you're ever having a bad day read a couple hymns they're the best!

LOVE ELDER BAKER
HAKUNA MATATA!!

the motorcycle ride

 the school with the "bathroom" lol

 baptism

Just hum your favorite hymn,

Sing out with vigor and vim.

And you will find it clears your mind,

Hum your favorite hymn.

It's OFFICIAL.......He's ELDER BAKER 8.4.15

We went to the Stake Offices where President Hiatt

set Dillon apart as a Full-time Missionary

for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints

He's official......  He's now a missionary!

He was given an amazing blessing, 

I know that he will be able to go and serve the Lord

in the Philippines and do just what is needed there.

He was blessed to be able to get along well with

his companions and others around him.  He always

does anyways, but I loved this part of the blessing so much.

He was blessed with the gift of tounges.  He will need this.

His language is tough.  But, I know with diligence and 

patience and with faith, it will come.

I'm so proud of Dillon and his choice to 

serve a mission for our church.....

now get out there and find those golden opportunities!

 After we came home, he had a giant group of his friends

gather at our house to say their good-byes.

It was so great to see the love and support for him.  

I know they will continue to support him 

throughout his mission.  

SO THANKFUL FOR ALL OF THEM!

Best Frousins!  Cousin/Friends!

We love this great group of friends!!

  

Just a quick 2 years.....  Don't forget to write!

The Lord needs valiant servants,
To do his work in the latter day,
Who follow the teachings of Jesus
And serve his people in a loving way.
I will be his servant
And keep my covenants valiantly.
I'll stand for truth, I'll stand for right.
The Lord can depend on me.