Oh Hey...Another Week...



This puts a new slant on "Lunch on the Go"

 



March 11, 2012

Hey Family! Another week gone by...what the heck...

it's goin by really fast.  Maraming maraming experiences

this week, it was a really great week.  So...Its been soo

fun to prepare Ken & Merla for baptism...like...soo

fun, I feel as if they're my own children, I seriously

care about them soo much, and it's been fun to watch

 their testimony grow over the past 4 months. They

really have testimonies, I can say that I really

feel contrent with letting them be baptized...they're

ready! They're baptism was such a happy day! Soo happy

because Ali Reyes, our recent convert that was baptized

in Dec...he was the one that got to baptize Sis. Merla...

that was a really cool feeling to watch him progress like

that!

We went finding in a new area this week...over 4 streets

they have 40 inactive households...it was crazy trying to

locate them, quite a few of them have died or studied

abroad now. That day we were close to Ken's house, and I felt

prompted to go and teach their family. Ken's parents are

inactive members, and according to Sis. Fajardo....they

don't have a desire to come back or listen to the missionaries

or anyone at all.  Well...I kind of forced my way in...

so we stopped by mid day..which I though, I dont really

know why I'm coming here because Ken is at school and

his parents are probably not even home. Well, they happened

to be home...and I pushed my way in their door practically. 

haha   We sat down and taught them! We got them to

agree to come to Ken's baptism....and Bro Sison (his dad)

even cried the spirit was really strong, it was a great

 experience ...he remembered a lot about the Gospel,

he has a testimony, he just got hard hearted unfortunately

because of some unfaithful- excommunicated leaders

they had in the past.  

Well...they came to the baptism, and at the baptism I

saw Ken's mom crying...she felt the spirit. So...we went

back and taught them last night...they're going to

start reading the BOM again...sana...and come to church

again...which they also came tochurch yesterday too!

Ah....another level ofhappiness really! :)

This week we also had a FHE at Bro. Hernani's house!

It was soo fun, the Reyes family came with us and I

made flash cards with pictures for the 10 commandments

and made a game out of it...and it was just all fun and

games. They fed us pancit afterwards for our merienda...i

 love pancit! :) At the end of  FHE Bro Hernani bore his

testimony (this is our investigator who is being baptized

on Mar 31) and he just said before...he just

wanted to know what we had that he was missing.  He

wanted to know why we were so happy...and now he

knows. Sis. Gem (his daughter) started to cry as she

talked about how she knows now she can see her Mom

again some day (because her mom died a few years ago). I

t was really sweet...I just LOVE them!

Let's see...we also went to Naguelguel this week,

and there I had for the first time an Inactive lady tell

me she wants her name removed from the church records.

Wow...I was soo taken aback...I pulled out 2 Ne 31:14 and

then told her its better for you to have never known the

gospel than to reject it after you have the truth. I told her

it's the worst mistake she could ever make in her life, and

 sayang po iyon (or thats a waste). The spirit was there

though...dont worry I didn't overstep my boundaries...haha

but she needed to know. Pres. Jensen told us to be

devestated and if there is nothing else we can say, tell

them the truth...and thats the truth. I started to

cry...I couldn't control it. My heart just sunk when she

asked me that. This poor woman has no idea what

she is doing. NO IDEA.

We had a PEC meeting...all the aux were present :)

Also...we had a pre-mcm and MCM meeting with

lahat ng auxilaries. Also...Bishopric counselors were

interviewed by bishop. Church was on time- peopel were

in white polos and ties. Oh by the way dad if you have

any extra ties or anyone there has ties...please send

them this way- they're hard/mahal to find here).

Anyways, the language is so tough...every time

I think wow...i'm good...i'm fluent...i hear something

new that I have no idea what they're saying. haha Its frustrating

too because Sis. V isn't as great at english...so I can't

ask her what anything means really...I have to

figure it out myself. I miss SIs. Fajardo a lot...

she is soo great! :)  Anyways...I'm finding out that

I have had to be stronger this transfer...because things

are harder with different companions...lets

just say that :) But...dont get me wrong, Sis. V is great

...things are great...just different. People aren't

all as obedient... :)

Anyways I love you family and thanks for all!

xoxoxox

Till next week!!





  



   



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