Week 19

Hey everyone,

So, I'm back this week with a lot of news. I got a phone call on Tuesday telling me that I needed to go home and pack because I was getting picked up and transferred in three hours, so I went home and did that. The AP's came and picked me up, put me on a bus to Dagupan, told me to get off the bus at Dagupan and then find a bus from one of the 5 bus stations in Dagupan to Alaminos, and then get to Alaminos where my new companions would be waiting for me somewhere. I made it, but it was a little bit of a stressful trip. Good stuff.

So, I'm now here in the Alaminos 2nd branch and its been great so far. This past week I was in a trio with Elder Agudo (my old kabahay) and Elder Liad. Elder Liad is my new companion, and Elder Agudo was just with us until he goes to his new area today. Its been a good and crazy week and I'm excited for all the work to do out here.

This week I again found the story " The FIle Room" by Joshua Harris (maybe?) and I'd like to invite you all to read it. Its a beautiful allegory of what Christ did when He performed the Atonement for all of us. I want to just say that I know that Christ really did die for each of us, and He knows us and loves us perfectly.

Ingat

Elder Collier

Picture one is Elder Liad, Elder Agudi and I right before eating lunch (Elder Liad is a great cook)

Picture two is us getting lunch at what  was the most American like place I've seen in the Philippines. It was Filipinos found the Instagram of a trendy cafe in California and made a version of it. It was great just for how fun it was.

Picture three is me drinking a cookies and cream frappe (no coffee don't worry) and chilling on the hammock we have on our balcony.