SO Humbled

So, one of my cousins is on his Mission in the Philippines. Meet, Elder Lelann Latu! If you don't know him, you might know his sister, Tania. And if you don't know her, then you're missing out because they both have been great examples to me throughout my life!!

I believe Lelann has been in the Philippines for a couple weeks now? Maybe almost a month? I'm not sure of exact timing but he's emailed me twice since he's been there. Both times he's emailed me, his messages made me tear up because they were both SO Humbling for me.

His First email said:
"Kelcy! I'm out in the Philippines now! It's Crazy! I live in the most ghettoest place on the mission! haha JK. My first day here it flooded, so I had to carry my luggage over my head across the river. I get my water from a well and I shower in a bucket. I also wash my clothes by hand. Anyway, how are you guys doing? Love you guys. The Church is True!
Mahal Ko Kayo"

How GRATEFUL I am to be living in a nice spacious apartment, with running water I can get from a sink, a big shower I can jump into whenever, and machines that wash my clothes for me?! It's amazing how we quickly forget all the little things in life and how easily we take them for granted! This reminds me of a saying my dad used to tell me, "When you think you have it bad, someone else has it Ten times worse." He'd usually tell me this when I'd grumble about things or when I didn't get my way or whatever the reason was, but every time he did, I stopped complaining and humbled myself VERY quickly because that saying is SO true!

Lelann's Second email said:
"Thanks for the support! The people here are very humble but so full of life! It really makes me appreciate the little things. In America, the cheap food is Spam. Well, here in the Philippines, Spam is like rich people food! People save up all there money to buy it for Christmas Dinner! Anyways, I love it here. Living in the middle of nowhere really gives me time to think about life and read. It's amazing. The Gospel is amazing. I love you guys and can't wait to see you guys again someday. 21 months pa! -Elder Latu"

I'm SO Proud of him and all the rest of the Missionaries out in the mission field sacrificing their time and lives to serve the Lord.