Rats in Rosario - 20 Oct. 2025

Sorry everyone I wasn't able to get an email out last week. I've been a little busy, over the two weeks I finished the MTC, watched conference, made it to my mission, met my trainer and began actual mission work as well as bore my testimony in a Filipino church. 

I would share what I liked about conference but I honestly can't remember because it was two weeks ago now so ya. 

The trainer that I was assigned to is named Elder Peterson, he is a chill guy from Nibley/Providence area believe it or not. Also in our house with us is Elder Blazer, another guy from Utah, and the one that I couldn't believe was Elder Thatcher Phelps (from my home ward). We have three boys from Cache Valley in this house and one from Draper. CRAZY.

Anyway this week was a bit wild. I learned that my Tagalog is chopped and I literally have no idea how to talk to people. We would go house to house and Elder Peterson is just able to like ask them questions and then flow into a message it's amazing to watch but holy I'm so bad at talking to people it's actually wild. Even the people who are like "oh you can speak english and not Tagalog," I still don't even know what to say. AT least when they only speak Tagalog I have an excuse for not speaking much.

As for the title of this email, that's a funny little story. When I showed up to the house Elder Phelps and his comp were just sitting in chairs, looking at this little lot that's on the side of our apartment. They had a slingshot and they were just pelting these massive rats. It was a pretty funny sight to see. 

As for my Area, it's kind of strange: one minute you're in like a large town with trikes and jeepneys running by you and the next minute you can be in the middle of no where, trekking through some mud with a cow.

Anyways that's all I really have the brain power to relay, I'm sure other things will come to me, I'll put them in my next email.

Love you all tons. Thanks for reaching out and sending photos. It's so fun to hear from all of you.

Peace,
Elder Shill






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