"Small and Simple Things"

haha just as usual it was great to see how everybody is doing and im way pumped for all the great things that are happening there and here! well this week was a better one, we had some great things happen, nothing huge and extraordinary but man "by small and simple things, great things are brought to pass." so i was thinking earlier of what i was going to tell you, if i had any cool stories or experiences and....i drew a blank but then i decided to look a little deeper, well this week was great, i've learned out here that things just don't happen all at once, well as i was thinking about this week i thought about everybody we our teaching and the things that have been happening with them, so this week we have been seeing improvement, small improvement but it's still great! for example of course with the less actives they dont read, so when we followed up on their reading some had read and even consistently throughout the week! haha we had people bring out concerns where we can create a base off that and find out ways to help them more. we had LA's come to church i wasn't expecting and was exstactic about that(haha i can't spell). i think throughout my mission i've been looking more for the big exciting things to happen when all this little great things have been happening all the time! don't get me wrong we always expect the "big change of heart to happen" but it takes time. it looks like im getting out of Bauang, unless president pulls a fast one hahaha. but it's an area that i am so grateful to serve in and i know i have grown to what i needed to grow here. the branch is great, they treated me like family and it's been a good 8 months, i won't ever forget the things i learned here, because it was such a big part of my mission, haha it's a big stepping stone i'm taking, haha going to my 3rd area! well family i love ya and want you to know how much i love ya and you are in my prayers every night! this work is great! Mahal kita Elder Machen