Hi family. It is good to hear you are doing well. It seems like everything is going well for you. It is crazy that the Hallorans are moving.
Life in the Philippines is good. My mission president and his wife are awesome. The mission is great. The first day we got in we ate and then we had our interviews and then we went out working as two new missionaries and two older missionaries. It was pretty fun. Hard to speak up and bear my little testimony but good. It is fun. The next day we had orientation. Then we got to go to the American Memorial Cemetary. I found Ross Burton's name (Gramma Woolf's brother, who was killed during WWII). He was from Utah in the US Navy as a fireman. That was way cool.
I found out my trainer is Elder Kaka from New Zealand. He goes home November 30th. He is awesome and he will be a great help to me. We are in San Gabriel province. There are trees and fewer houses but there is still quite a few people. It isn't as provincey as other areas. We are in a newer apartment so things are nice. We have new stuff. Our area just got split and we are in the new half.
Now don't freak out, but I have only been in the area for a day or so. Do you remember the sore I told you about on my tailbone? It has been hurting quite a bit and it was hard to walk. So we went to the doctor back in Manila. I guess it is a cyst and so I was in the hospital for a day and they removed it. So now I am in the MRC. The medical recovery place for a week or so. Then I will be ready to go and work with all my might. Don't worry. I am doing good. It is a little sore but I am healing. It definitely is frustrating but it will make me stronger right? Anyway so my trainer went back to get back to work while I heal.
Anyway enough of that. I am excited to try and speak as much Tagalog as I can. I am excited to get back to San Gabriel and work my hardest. I can't wait to be healthy and serve like all the missionaries do. I love the gospel and will use that as my support.
I am doing good. I love you all so much and I wish you the best. Oh yea and my p day is on Monday now. I love you all and hope you will continue to do well. I hope you have fun at your Halloween Carnival and all your other activities.
Love Elder Woolf
October 15, 2011
Hi Family:
How are all of you doing today? It has been great in the MTC. It's gotten a little warmer lately, warm in the day, but it cools down at night. It feels nice with only short sleeved shirts. Having only short sleeves really isn't much of a problem. Only just last Sunday, we started wearing our suits everyday. Now our suits are at the dry cleaners. My companion will pick up his today and we will only wear them Sunday and Monday before we leave the MTC. It wasn't a lie. We just didn't go and pick them up from the cleaners. Also, I got my last shot. It was very fun. I love getting stuck with a needle and then paying 60 dollars. Anyway life is great. As for money needs. Make sure I have at least $150 in my account. I don't really know what the cost for my luggage will be. Just check my account on Monday at 6:30ish and make sure I have enough. Hopefully by then I will have checked on my bags.
I am glad you get to relax for fall break. I wish Megan the best of luck on her PSAT. I hope my calculator will work for her. Just make sure you take out all the batteries when you are done. It is a fantastic calculator:)
The ward service project sounds like it will be pretty good. I am so excited to go and serve the people of the Philippines. I learned I need to be creative in my service. Anyway, I heard that the work is progressing and that I will have plenty of people to teach.
Megan. I am so glad you had an awesome time at the Homecoming dance. I'm glad that you finally decided to write me. Keep up the good work. Go. Fight. Win.... Yeah.
Hi Mom. I got the pictures of Cole and Heidi. It's only been two months and they both look so much bigger and older. I am so glad I get to talk to you in a few days. I am so excited to go to the Philippines and meet President Stucki and his wife. The MTC is awesome but I can't wait to go. Today is my last P day in the MTC. I have to pack up in a little bit. Everything is coming up so fast. I am so excited. On Tuesday, Julie B. Beck, the Relief Society President spoke to us. It was pretty good.
The language is coming along. I have to keep myself focused. Now I feel like I am not sure where I need to study and learn. Once I get there I can work a lot more on the language. Speaking it all the time I can grow and learn. I still study hard but it is just random stuff or reviewing. The last days of the MTC are coming and going. Oh and one last thing. I got the package and I got the dear elder. I saw the call card stuff after I sent my email last time. I will just follow the steps. How hard could that be right? If I can I will call from LA and Salt Lake. LA for sure. Thanks for the package it was lovely. The cookies were awesome and the tie is so cool. Thanks for the food. I also got a package from Maureen. It was popcorn. Delicious amazing popcorn and some candy. I love my family. They are so awesome.
I love you all. I am excited to speak to you in the next few days. I am excited to go to the Philippines and teach real people in their language. I know I am in the right place the spirit is so strong in the MTC. I love you.
Love Elder Woolf
How are all of you doing today? It has been great in the MTC. It's gotten a little warmer lately, warm in the day, but it cools down at night. It feels nice with only short sleeved shirts. Having only short sleeves really isn't much of a problem. Only just last Sunday, we started wearing our suits everyday. Now our suits are at the dry cleaners. My companion will pick up his today and we will only wear them Sunday and Monday before we leave the MTC. It wasn't a lie. We just didn't go and pick them up from the cleaners. Also, I got my last shot. It was very fun. I love getting stuck with a needle and then paying 60 dollars. Anyway life is great. As for money needs. Make sure I have at least $150 in my account. I don't really know what the cost for my luggage will be. Just check my account on Monday at 6:30ish and make sure I have enough. Hopefully by then I will have checked on my bags.
I am glad you get to relax for fall break. I wish Megan the best of luck on her PSAT. I hope my calculator will work for her. Just make sure you take out all the batteries when you are done. It is a fantastic calculator:)
The ward service project sounds like it will be pretty good. I am so excited to go and serve the people of the Philippines. I learned I need to be creative in my service. Anyway, I heard that the work is progressing and that I will have plenty of people to teach.
Megan. I am so glad you had an awesome time at the Homecoming dance. I'm glad that you finally decided to write me. Keep up the good work. Go. Fight. Win.... Yeah.
Hi Mom. I got the pictures of Cole and Heidi. It's only been two months and they both look so much bigger and older. I am so glad I get to talk to you in a few days. I am so excited to go to the Philippines and meet President Stucki and his wife. The MTC is awesome but I can't wait to go. Today is my last P day in the MTC. I have to pack up in a little bit. Everything is coming up so fast. I am so excited. On Tuesday, Julie B. Beck, the Relief Society President spoke to us. It was pretty good.
The language is coming along. I have to keep myself focused. Now I feel like I am not sure where I need to study and learn. Once I get there I can work a lot more on the language. Speaking it all the time I can grow and learn. I still study hard but it is just random stuff or reviewing. The last days of the MTC are coming and going. Oh and one last thing. I got the package and I got the dear elder. I saw the call card stuff after I sent my email last time. I will just follow the steps. How hard could that be right? If I can I will call from LA and Salt Lake. LA for sure. Thanks for the package it was lovely. The cookies were awesome and the tie is so cool. Thanks for the food. I also got a package from Maureen. It was popcorn. Delicious amazing popcorn and some candy. I love my family. They are so awesome.
I love you all. I am excited to speak to you in the next few days. I am excited to go to the Philippines and teach real people in their language. I know I am in the right place the spirit is so strong in the MTC. I love you.
Love Elder Woolf
October 7, 2011
Hi Family.
I am glad that all of you are surviving, alive and well. I wish Megan the best of luck with her homework. If it doesn't kill you it will be for your improvement. Dad I am glad that work is picking up and that you are starting to do more trips. I am also happy for Robin. Hooray for work.
Utah has been so beautiful lately. For the last two days it has been cold and rainy. So there is snow up on the mountains which is pretty cool. Also it is a little cold outside in the mornings but it also feels pretty good. So today as you look at the mountains there is snow on them as well as fall colors. It is very exciting.
General Conference was really good. I loved all of it. I took a ton of notes. At least 12 pages. I love the spirit of conference. I really liked Jefferey R. Holland's talk. He's always very straight forward and inspiring. It always makes me want to be better and try harder. I loved when he talked about opening your mouth. I feel it so important to me as a missionary to speak. Everything just keeps building and building. The other day one of our substitute teachers taught us and he said when we get to the Philippines we will not know what is going on. Especially if we are in Manila. People talk alot faster there. He said as we open our mouth we can bring the spirit into a lesson even if what we say seems a little random. It is so important to speak. Then on Sunday we had Chad Lewis, a former Hall of Fame tight end, come and speak to us. The spiritual upliftings this past week have been so awesome. It is wierd to think that a week has already gone by.
Dad, I liked Elder Y___ talk too. He spoke of a missionary who wore his father's missionary coat on his mission 30 yrs. later. That lumberjack tie, you wore, sounds pretty sweet. If you could find it I would wear it proudly just for you.
I would love some pictures of the family anytime. Thank you for your advice Dad. I love your words of wisdom for me. I look forward to each P Day.
Mom - Hi. I am so excited to leave this place and go to the Philippines. I know I will miss this place once I am gone but I am also so excited to go to the Philippines and teach the people there. One of our substitute teachers named Brother Day told us alot of stories and cleared up missionary rumors for us. It made me so excited. I guess they have amazing bread in the Philippines and it is very cheap. I love my teachers, but for some reason there is this thing among Tagalog teachers that they close the curtain around their missions. We have to try really hard to get a story or two about the Philippines.
Also, Mom I am glad that you didn't make those lemon cupcakes. I would be in a jealous rage if you did, ha,ha.
I got my travel plans. We leave the MTC on Monday, October 17th. We travel to LA then on to Hong Kong, and then to Manilla, arriving on October 19th. I am so excited to talk to you while at the airport! I like the Elders in my room. We get along pretty well. We always have fun. They are good guys and good missionaries. One is going to Angeles and the other with me. Life is good. As for PE, I love to play basketball and volleyball. It has just been ridiculous the past few days because it is so cold outside. The gym has been packed and it makes gym time no fun. There are two games of volleyball always going but the past two days there has been 6 extra people waiting to play on each side. We could start two more games... I am glad I get to go soon and I hope the field opens again and gets rid of some people. I love sharing but it is just to many people in not a big enough space. Also, I see Dallin or Elder Haycock every day. Elder Giles is around somewhere and I see him every few days or so. They are still doing great.
Lots of crazy things are happening in the world. Make sure and keep me posted. I have lots of letters to write today. Also it would be cool if you found that lumberjack tie. It sounds cool. Also I am very excited for the package you are mailing for me tomorrow or Monday....
I love being a missionary. I am excited to call and talk to you in a week and a half. I am ready to step up my learning process in the Philippines. I hope you continue to have fun and grow in the gospel.
Love, Elder Woolf
I am glad that all of you are surviving, alive and well. I wish Megan the best of luck with her homework. If it doesn't kill you it will be for your improvement. Dad I am glad that work is picking up and that you are starting to do more trips. I am also happy for Robin. Hooray for work.
Utah has been so beautiful lately. For the last two days it has been cold and rainy. So there is snow up on the mountains which is pretty cool. Also it is a little cold outside in the mornings but it also feels pretty good. So today as you look at the mountains there is snow on them as well as fall colors. It is very exciting.
General Conference was really good. I loved all of it. I took a ton of notes. At least 12 pages. I love the spirit of conference. I really liked Jefferey R. Holland's talk. He's always very straight forward and inspiring. It always makes me want to be better and try harder. I loved when he talked about opening your mouth. I feel it so important to me as a missionary to speak. Everything just keeps building and building. The other day one of our substitute teachers taught us and he said when we get to the Philippines we will not know what is going on. Especially if we are in Manila. People talk alot faster there. He said as we open our mouth we can bring the spirit into a lesson even if what we say seems a little random. It is so important to speak. Then on Sunday we had Chad Lewis, a former Hall of Fame tight end, come and speak to us. The spiritual upliftings this past week have been so awesome. It is wierd to think that a week has already gone by.
Dad, I liked Elder Y___ talk too. He spoke of a missionary who wore his father's missionary coat on his mission 30 yrs. later. That lumberjack tie, you wore, sounds pretty sweet. If you could find it I would wear it proudly just for you.
I would love some pictures of the family anytime. Thank you for your advice Dad. I love your words of wisdom for me. I look forward to each P Day.
Mom - Hi. I am so excited to leave this place and go to the Philippines. I know I will miss this place once I am gone but I am also so excited to go to the Philippines and teach the people there. One of our substitute teachers named Brother Day told us alot of stories and cleared up missionary rumors for us. It made me so excited. I guess they have amazing bread in the Philippines and it is very cheap. I love my teachers, but for some reason there is this thing among Tagalog teachers that they close the curtain around their missions. We have to try really hard to get a story or two about the Philippines.
Also, Mom I am glad that you didn't make those lemon cupcakes. I would be in a jealous rage if you did, ha,ha.
I got my travel plans. We leave the MTC on Monday, October 17th. We travel to LA then on to Hong Kong, and then to Manilla, arriving on October 19th. I am so excited to talk to you while at the airport! I like the Elders in my room. We get along pretty well. We always have fun. They are good guys and good missionaries. One is going to Angeles and the other with me. Life is good. As for PE, I love to play basketball and volleyball. It has just been ridiculous the past few days because it is so cold outside. The gym has been packed and it makes gym time no fun. There are two games of volleyball always going but the past two days there has been 6 extra people waiting to play on each side. We could start two more games... I am glad I get to go soon and I hope the field opens again and gets rid of some people. I love sharing but it is just to many people in not a big enough space. Also, I see Dallin or Elder Haycock every day. Elder Giles is around somewhere and I see him every few days or so. They are still doing great.
Lots of crazy things are happening in the world. Make sure and keep me posted. I have lots of letters to write today. Also it would be cool if you found that lumberjack tie. It sounds cool. Also I am very excited for the package you are mailing for me tomorrow or Monday....
I love being a missionary. I am excited to call and talk to you in a week and a half. I am ready to step up my learning process in the Philippines. I hope you continue to have fun and grow in the gospel.
Love, Elder Woolf
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