April 15, 2013

 Hello Everybody.
Mom, we go home at the same time meaning our departure is on the same day, our missions finish at the same time. We always stay together

This week has been kind of crazy, last Monday just as my companion and I were about to eat dinner, we get a call from and Elder in our zone. He says that his companion is having a hard time breathing and his face was swelling. So we took him to the hospital and they give him a shot and put him on a nebulizer for 10 minutes. We took them back to their apartment around 12am. Things were okay for a few days but then on Friday, after we had attended a baptism in our zone, we get another late night phone call and this time he is worse condition, so they take him to the hospital and the Doctor keep him there for 2 nights. We took turns staying with him so I missed almost all of Conference. But I had an amazing experience as this Elder asked me to give him a blessing, and the spirit inspired me to tell him that he would be okay, and I knew that he would. I have a testimony in the restored priesthood. I am so grateful for this blessing, I am so grateful to be able to minister to the children of God.

I love all of you, I know I haven't done those assignments lately.
I love this work
Love Elder Proctor

April 8, 2013

Hey ya'll
So I forgot to tell you last week that Elder Wooden went home, and his family came to pick him up, and his mom and met my mom and his dad was uncle Davids best friend, small world huh?

So to answer moms questions,How is your new companion? he is great! we go home at the same time and he loves to work so all is good.  Are you having to find more housing for the new missionaries, Reeve is having to do it. Yes! its a pain!  Have you started getting more missionaries yet or are they still learning the language in the MTC? We have, there was 7 that just went home and 21 came in!  What is the ward like that you are in now? its good, I just wish we could get the home teaching into gear.

This week there was an amazing experience that happened, We went to visit the Roque family, they are all members except the Dad (Tatay) and he never wants to talk to us. But this time he was pumping some water and we ask if we could help him, he said we could then after we helped him we asked if we could come back and teach him with his family and he said yes! I was so happy. I felt like Ammon serving king Lamoni. I love missionary work!

I love all of you
Love Elder Proctor

April 1, 2013

Hello Everybody,
Mom I don't know if you want to know how they celebrate Easter here to tell you the truth... well now I guess I have to.
they celebrate the whole week, its called holy week, with different traditions for each day. But when Friday comes around there are people that walk with crosses on their back and then they actually get nailed to those crosses as well. Its psycho and I think that its really disrespectful to Jesus Christ.
Everything was closed as well, its kind of weird walking through the city with nobody there when its normally so crowded.

Last Wednesday was transfers, My companion was transferred, I stayed in Baluarte, so i am going to be here for over 6 months crazy fast right?

I love all of you thanks for the support and er'thang
Elder Proctor

March 25, 2013

Hello,

Wow my parents have officially hit the big time haha "what do we have for them bob? A NEW CAR!" Dad should give me his truck to me.
I think its funny that mom had a dream about me going home for being sick, because when I was sick I didnt tell Sister Carlos like we are supposed to do because I am always afraid of getting sent to Manila for care or worse back home. You cant take me alive!

This week has been great, The Pagbilao family came to church and they are doing great! I love missionary work. 

Tell Devin that he is a Gentleman and a Scholar, Belgium is a perfect fit.

Lately things haven't been all that great, with investigators not keeping their commitments, less-actives moving further away from the church, and a companion going trunky. Needless to say I have been through a bit of a rough patch, and doing some praying. This week in my personal study I read Mosiah 23:10 which read Nevertheless, after much tribulation, the Lord did hear my cries, and did answer my prayers, and has made me an instrument in his hands in bringing so many of you to a knowledge of his truth.   

It was as if Heavenly Father was there with me and spoke these words to me, I started to notice the blessings in my life and the answers to my prayers. The Book of Mormon is true.

I love all of you, oh guess what? I become a successful sister missionary this week, 18 months baby but whose counting haha(Laura) 

Love Elder Proctor

March 18, 2013

Hey,
This week has been pretty good, but somebody slipped some dirty water into my drink and it put me down for 2 days but now all is well.

This transfer is wrapping up and its gone to fast.

This week in my personal study I was reading in Doctrine & Covenants 79, A section that was written just for me, In verse 4 it reads:
  "Wherefore, let your heart be glad, my servant Jared Carter(or Proctor), and fear not, saith your Lord, even Jesus Christ. Amen."
I read that when I was sick this week, I was worried that I was going to have to go to Manila for the a while but this gave me comfort.
This weeks assignment for EVERYBODY is to share scripture that gives them comfort.
I love you all sorry this is short
Elder Proctor

March 11, 2013

 Hello everybody,

I am going to forward something that my Mission President sent us this morning,

 

To: General Authorities, Area Seventies, and Mission Presidents

From: Missionary Department

Subject: Adjusted Missionary Email Policy

Missionaries are to write to their families each week and are also authorized to communicate

by email with friends, priesthood leaders, and new converts. Mission presidents should allow

sufficient time on preparation day for missionaries to write emails and letters. While in the

mission field, missionaries should receive authorization from the mission president before

entering into communication, including via email, with converts and others of the opposite

gender within the mission boundaries (see Missionary Handbook, 36–37)  

(PS  his email address is jared.proctor@myldsmail.net)

So now I can email just about anybody outside of the mission boundaries, I would like you to pass that on the the family and the ward. I will do my best to reply to all of them.

This week we went to Romeo Aquinos, "Pashem" (9 days after someone dies the family has a party). His wife asked us to come so we did, they had their Catholic Priestess say a really long prayer. Then the family asked us to say our "Mormon Prayer."  All in all it was good, now the family and all the relatives have a better idea about what LDS is all about. We are hoping to be able to teach the wife, when Romeo was still alive we would ask if we could help him with anything, and he always said the same 2 things. "Keep me in your prayers, and Do what you can to teach my family." He had such a great desire to be united with his family in one faith. We are so blessed to have the gospel and to have an Eternal Family.

Its cool that Stephen gets home this week! You should give my potato gun as a "Good on ya" gift haha I love that kid.

Well I am just about out of stuff to say so I love you, the Church is true and I know it! 

I love you all thank you for your prayers and support

Elder Proctor

March 4, 2013

 Hey Everybody,
The picture I sent was a dead pig, in the same river there were 2 dead cats, me and my companion tried to hit them with rocks as we were going to our next appointment. They were swollen up like balloons.
This week we had a visit from Elder Hallstrom and his wife, they both gave great talks. One thing I really liked was something that Elder Hallstrom said was that the success of a meeting doesn't depend on the speaker but it depends on those listening, if we think why are we in that meeting and listen to the spirit and then commit to make a change for the better.
Mom asked to hear aboot some people that we are working with. Let me tell you about the Balagbagan Family, they are recent converts and we are preparing them to go to the temple. Before the dad was baptized he had a smoking and drinking problem but he kicked it and was baptized but then a few months after he started drinking again and he is kind of hard headed so if we told him the word of wisdom he would just go and drink some more, it was kind of frustrating to be honest, but then we had the idea to just read the Book of Mormon with the whole family just a chapter at a time. I noticed that as time passed the dad seemed to be happier and then a few weeks later he stopped drinking! It testifies to me that when a person reads the Book of Mormon with a sincere desire, it automatically makes them want to change for the better. it was great.
Another recent convert we have been working with passed away this week, his name is Romeo Aquino and he is the only member in his family, he had asthma and really high blood pressure, he was also preparing to go to the temple. His house is pretty far away and he was supposed to be bedridden but he always came to church early. My companion and I were asked to speak at his funeral, I read from Alma 40:11 and as I did the spirit testified to me that what I read was true, and that the Plan of Salvation is true. It was an overwhelming feeling.

Anyway this weeks assignment I want to hear your testimony about the Plan of Salvation, and how it has blessed you.

I love you all,
Love Elder Proctor