Conference Weekend 10/14/2018

Hello everyone, this week was awesome mostly because of GEN CON!!!! Also because being on a mission is awesome and teaching and meeting new people is the best thing ever. We had MLC this week so we went down to San Jose Del Monte and slept at another elders house, it was a good time and then in the morning we made it to the office and had the meeting. On the way back we tried to go the "fast way" but....we missed the big jeepney that went to Malolos from SJDM so we ended up having to take a bunch of smaller jeeps that took soooo long. But it was pretty fun and funny to see the faces of the other missionaries when it was 9 pm and we were still on a jeep haha. This week we were supposed to move but the contract was not here on time so we pushed it back to this Wednesday. The highlight of the week was General Conference, it was amazing. My favorite talk was presdient Oaks in Saturday session. It was straightforward and true doctrine. I wish we put that talk on loud speaker to the entire world so everyone could hear it. Also I liked the talk of Elder Eyring and Elder Bowen who used to be the area president, last year he came to our house after a conference and gave it a blessing, it was awesome (we stayed up all night cleaning haha). The tabernacle choir at temple square killed it once again, they are amazing. There are lots of new changes but the hardest one for us to adjust to is gonna be trying not to use the word Mormon with the name of the church. A lot of times in my mission i have explained our church as the "church of the mormons" just because everyone know what a mormon is here. I will work on that, I totally understand why that change was made this really is Christs church and he is at the head of it. 

Our teaching pool is getting rebuilt and we have another baptism next week, Jerrick is gonna be baptized and we alos found a big compound of part members so we are gonna work on them this week and hopefully see them move up the stairway to heaven and be baptized!!! I love the mission, the work is doing great here in the Philippines. I am already excited for next conference! Love you all have a great week!

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Elder Hunter Munk 

Vince and Aron get dunked 10/8/2018

This week felt super long but it also feels like I emailed like yesterday so, I really dont understand how time works haha. This week we had lots of meetings and we Zone Conference, it was focused on developing our skills in teaching and the language and everything else we need to be good at as missionaries. I gave a workshop about extending commitments and the other zone leaders gave some really good workshops. President Hughes gave a great talk and gave us some good advice on how to overcome problems and make our weaknesses strengths. It was great and we were able to apply the process he gave us this week to help out some missionaries with their ward. 

We found this place on Wednesday that is crawling with part members...it ridiculous there are literally like 30 plus part members. It is in a really sketchy part of our area, all the houses are on water and to get there you have to walk on these sketchy wooden walk ways that feel like they are gonna snap when you walk on them. But we were able to teach some of them and invited them to church. I also took a look at the ward list...there are 800+ members in our ward and only about 150 active. So yeah I am glad we are not focusing on mapping or else that would be a headache! The leadership here is good though so they can handle it it is just gonna take a long time. 

Vince and Aron were baptized this week and it was a really good and really cool thing to see. Vince and Aron are both super shy and so it was hard to teach them but they overcame it and were baptized!!!! Great day. Sunday we had a bunch of meeting with stake people to try and help the organization in the stake and to help out the masipag missionaries we have in this zone. Our zone broke a record for investigators at church this week so we were super hyped for them, next week is GEN CON!!!!!!! cant wait and then the week after we have another baptism!!!! It should be a great week!

Love you all!!! 

     

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Elder Hunter Munk 

Baptism and Pandi Branch 10/1/2018

Hello everyone! This week was pretty busy, we did a lot of stuff that was kind of outside of missionary work but we are trying hard to fit everything in and trying to get as much work in our area as possible. This week we had a bunch of baptism interviews that we had to go to. The pamasahe here is so expensive that we ran out of money so we had to walk to an ATM haha, it was super hot and I got burned but its not bad and we got food after so it turned out ok. We had a baptism on Saturday, baptism of Charlene, she is 19 and already has a really strong testimony. Her brother Charles baptized her and the miracle was that during the baptism her mom walked in right as she was getting baptized so she saw her son baptize her daughter and I think it was a testimony builder for her. She had work and was running super late, but somehow she made it in the exact moment. On Sunday I introduced myself to the ward and gave a talk about missionary work. Sadly not  a ton of our investigators were able to make it to church but we have 2 baptisms on Oct 6 so I am not too worried. After we were invited to go to Pandi branch. It is a tiny group of saints who live way far from any chapel. The pamasahe one way is 28 pesos, for one person. It was a really cool experiecnce we met at a school house and there were lots of visitors from the stake but the actual member from pandi were only like 10. It was nice because we got a ride with the stake presidency so we had air con and I took that time to take a quick nap haha. This next week we have zone conference so we will be serving up a nice workshop for Malolos and Baliwag zones. It should be a good week. Love you and miss you all!!!

Alma 26:12 

Pictures     

Baptism!!!

Pandi branch

I found out my camera has a fish lens option hahaha

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Elder Hunter Munk 

Good to be back 9/24/2018

So this week was full of travel and meetings and was a little bit stressful not gonna lie. Thursday we had MLC so we had to travel all the way back out to the office in Novaliches and it took so long! Also i always get super tired on the bus and the mga jeepney I dont really know why. I was pretty tired all day but MLC was awesome and I cant wait for the next one. Friday was pretty busy too, we were going to go help the ward with ministering in the morning but the activity was not communicated very well so it never happened, instead we just mapped (Malolos stake is not mapped yet soo....I am going to be mapping again...). After that we worked all around our area and taught some really good lessons. We came to an old investigator and taught her about what happens after we die, she had lost her husband and wanted to know where he was. We shared the verses in Alma 40 and the spirit was so strong and the lady was crying and her son even turned off the computer and moved over to listen to us. It was one of the best lessons I have had on my mission so far. Yesterday we had stake conference and so i got to see all the old members in Malolos 3rd ward where i used to be assigned it was fun, also the conference itself was good too, it was all about respecting and loving you bishops and ministering. I am so excited for general conference, 3 weeks pa. We had 12 of our investigators come to church this week and we have a baptism this coming saturday! Charlene is getting baptized, the funny thing is that my companion in the MTC, Elder White, is the one who found her, my comp taught her and i just got here to harvest haha.

So when I left this house almost a year ago, the toilet was missing and we had to pee and shower and do our laundry in the same small room, when i came back i found that the toilet was fixed, but the house smells bad and is pretty gross still so we are looking for another house to move into. We have some ones we hope will work out. One of them has air con so I hope that happens haha. 

Next week we have zone training meeting and zone conference the next week so we will be giving workshops to try and help our zone. Something we will focus on is "nailing our morning routine" President Hughes always mentions that pretty much every successful person in the world is a morning person, it may not have been that way their whole life but they made themselves be morning people and it helped them become successful. I want to work on getting my morning routine down so I can use less will power on trying to get ready for the day and more will power on the actual work. 

Love you all and hope you have a great week

ALSO SHOUT OUT TO MY SISTER FOR TURNING 22!!!!! AND MY AWESOME UNCLE BRETT ( i dont know how old he is but HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!)       

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Elder Hunter Munk 

9/17/2018 The Return......

So.... this week was trasnfer week. I am returning to the Land of Malolos!!!!! I will be a Zone Leader and I am in the same house as I was almost one year ago. I am pretty excited to go back to Malolos, it is away from the city and the ward I am going into has lots of progressing investigators so it will be harvest time! My new companion will be Elder Bryan from Oregon. We are both about 14 months in the mission, he is Elder Mahinay's son in the mission. Leaving Deparo is gonna be hard, I have been here for almost 6 months and seen lots of success, I have really enjoyed my time in Deparo. Being a district leader was really fun and our district was the best. Im kinda nervous about this new calling but Ill do my best and I know the Lord will help me out. Time to learn and grow. 

 So this week there was a huge typhoon that hit the Pinas. We felt the winds of it but that is about it, no flooding and no real damage so that is a blessing. We were not allowed to go out on Saturday because of the wind but to be honest it was not bad at all. The missions up north got it a lot worse that us. It was cool to say that I lived through a "super typhoon". Thank you all for your emails and love and support. I hope you are all doing well and loving life. The mission is awesome and it is starting to feel very fast, i cant believe its been 14 months....wow. 

Have a great week!  

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Elder Hunter Munk 

Typhoon Update 9/14/2018

We wanted to give you a quick update. We are still in the middle of the storm, but all missionaries are accounted for and are safe and well. A few have been relocated to better situations, but most are still in their apartments and doing well. As conditions evolve, we will keep you updated. The key message for you is that we are doing well and our concerns are for the missionaries and others in the Cauayan and Laoag Missions, which are in the direct path of the typhoon. Please remember them also in your prayers.

Sincerely,

President Hughes

Typhoon Mangkhut 9/13/2018

Dear Parents, Families, and Priesthood Leaders of our missionaries,

 

As you may be aware, Typhoon Mangkhut (local name Ompong) is heading towards the Philippines, and Northern Luzon is the focus area where landfall is expected to occur. The outer bands of the typhoon are expect to cross the Quezon City North Mission late Friday night or Saturday. Your missionary has been alerted to prepare for this typhoon. Their preparations will include preparing for possible flooding in some areas, checking their 72 hour kits, having emergency cash, drinking water, non-perishable food, and charging their cell phones. Every apartment has an evacuation plan, which is usually to move to the nearby chapel. Because typhoons always come from east to west, and because we are on the west coast of Luzon, we do not experience the kind of coastal storm surges that can hit the east coast. Nevertheless, severe flooding from overflowing streams and rivers does occur in some areas. We choose apartments that are not known to flood as identified by the local members. The missionaries will stay close to their apartments for the next few days, and stay indoors depending on conditions in their area. You can email me at:

sfhughes@ldschurch.org if you have questions about your missionary.

 

We would ask you to pray for the all those who are in the direct path of this typhoon.

 

Sincerely,

 

Best regards,

President Hughes

Philippines Quezon City North Mission