"Go, Go, Go!" 6/17/13

HAPPY FATHERS DAY! hope you had the best day ever pops! it sounded like it was good and i really just want to tell you how much i appreciate all that you do for us and the support you continually give to me! you have no idea how much it helps and means to me! keep it up pops! My week was pretty busy, i got picked up on wednesday and it was go go go! because of the mission split we have been super busy getting things ready. right now we are in a 3-some because the other elder is going home so he is giving me some training for all the stuff we have to do! his name is elder hyatt from wisconsin, ive known him for a while now and probably one of my best buddies out here, hes a stud haha we get a long way good! my other companion will be the same one from when i was in calasiao so it should be good. so haha i dont even know where to begin! we had a baptism this saturday, i didnt know her because i got here 4 days before haha but it was really good and she bore a powerful testimony! the area is really good! the ward is super nice and really funny, i got a warm welcome and am excited to do work with them! it has been a little bit of a adjustment cause i havent worked on a computer or anything for quite a while so its been interesting haha, we got to give some training on friday for the trainers, it was good, my one (anak) or one of the missionaries i trained is training and i got to call him to let him know haha, that means ill have two grandsons out here haha, (mission lingo). i dont really know what else to say, its been pretty busy, we have met with president a few times and its been cool to work closely with him. to answer dads question ill still be coming back in september, no worries, its better that way! well at least im excited for it haha. this week should be really busy, its transfer week, and just to add to everything we got instruction from the area presidency that we have to change the way we do transfers, it makes it way harder for us haha president told me i got called in here in the 10th round, "better be ready" haha no pressure right. so just a little run down of what will happen this week, tuesday we have a devotional for all the missionaries going home, wednesday all the new missionaries get here from the mtc and we get to watch over them for a few days tell friday, we have to do a lot for that and thursday! then we have to get stuff ready for transfers and for transfer day! then on saturday we drive all the way up to san fernando where the new mission home will be and have to help set up the new office, thats a long ways haha, its going to be a interesting week! well i love you guys and truly appreciate your support, thanks for everything! mahal ko po kayo! \ Elder Machen

" What A Week!" June 9,2013

well sounds like you had a good time there in canada thats awesome! we have to go when i get home, i got some friends out here that are from there and so it would be great to go see our family up there. Dad your email was great thank you for that! well this week was a wild one, it went by super fast but i think cause so much happened it felt like a lifetime haha, i got feeling better so no worries there, just got a little skinnier hahaha, wednesday we had mission leadership council and that was good, elder tapusoa and i gave a workshop and it was a good experience! i thought i was going to super nervous but it ended up being good! our investigators are doing really well! they keep coming to church and keeping their commitments so its a great feeling, this week i just thought back to how the area was when we got here, it wasnt bad at all but just since i have been here we have seen miracles and great things happen with less actives and investigators, it just goes to show you what can happen if these people will just give room in their hearts to listen and learn! through the power of the spirit they will change everytime! mom i was so proud of you and your experiences you had sharing the gospel! thats great, thank you for doing that! its been so cool for me to see how much you have grown since ive been out here! your emails are great and really what i need to keep moving forward! i love you so much and hope you continue to grow in the faith! remember him in all that you do! mahal ko po kayo! Elder Machen hey i was debating on whether to say anything thats why i didnt send it in the big letter cause i dont think it should really get out and i tell you this not to brag or anything cause i was super humbled this week and had some really strong impressions that something was coming and it came, president talked to me on wednesday and called me to be his new assistent. i spent 3 days in urdaneta getting training thats why i didnt have a lot to say earlier in the big letter, i go back to urdaneta on wednesday. i love you so much and im humbled to have this opportunity to learn and grow.

"The Mimmies" haha June 3,2013

7on7! man thats way cool, looks like it was great! man your friends our getting big bro! haha i kinda chuckled, you guys still look like your having a great time and im happy for ya, well sorry bout this email but honestly not much happened, i came down with something bad tuesday night, the mimies came back, they havent been around for awhile but man they struck hard haha, i havent been able to stray to far from the bathroom this week, im still fightening it but its getting better! not much happened this week, but our baptismal service went really well! i was humbled she asked me to baptize her, she bore a powerful testimony of the new found faith and how she knows that this is the true church! she told me after words that she felt really warm and didnt know how to describe it, i told her that was the spirit testifing to her that what she did was right and that Heavenly Father was happy with her desicion! she was just cheesin from cheek to cheek! haha i was to! it was a neat experience, despite the fact i was dry heaving before and after the service it was still good, i lost some more weight this week, haha elder and i were laughing cause nothing fits me! i cant say i will be wearing a suit home its huge! after a few day elder t started gettting mimies and so sister monahan gave us the charge not to go out and just stay and rest, so we were cramped up in our sauna of a aprt for most of this week, no worries though! just go foward with a smile on and everything will be alright! go lang nang go! i love you guys and hope you have a great week! mahal kita Elder Machen