Dear Friends and Family,
Wow, what a week. I had one of
those missionary experiences this week and I am so excited to share it with
you. So Tuesday we went to one of our hardest areas Balut! We literally
walked a good 3 miles to the end where we reach a dike that leads to the ocean.
we taught 1 person and it was already 6. I was so frustrated and
didn't understand why this was happening and why we didn't have anyone to
teach. our first lesson was crap literally. the lady didn't even
pay attention and she couldn't understand anything we said. I was not
feeling the spirit and just stood at the dike and looked out and asked heavenly
father, please help us find someone to teach and to have the gift of
discernment to know who is ready for our message. One of our recent
converts was working with us and an older gentleman came up to us and started
to talk with her. turns out she went to elementary school with his son.
(one thing about the Philippines everyone knows everyone because they
went to the same school. you could be 70 years old and you would know
everyone of your neighbors.) so, our member asked him if we could share
with him about Jesus Christ and he said yes. I remember looking at him and
feeling completely comfortable around him which is rare here for me to feel
comfortable with someone. (oh FYI he has a very large cancerous tumor on the
left side of his face literally the size of a football) we go into his
house by the side of the dike and it is simple really. the floors are
dirt and he has cement walls for his house. his daughter in law is living
with them with their 1 month old baby and his wife. We sit down and I
looked at him and immediately knew that he was going to be baptized. I
don't know how and why but the lord told me that. We had an AMAZING
lesson talaga. he understood and contributed. I didn't forget the
principles we needed to teach and everything worked out so amazing. He
said that he had been looking for something to make him feel this way and that
he had been reading other books to try and find the best way to pray to his
father in heaven. when we taught him how to pray i asked him. Will
you say the closing prayer for us. sa tagalog magdasal po ba para sa
ating ngayon? he said he would and he cried. He Cried and my heart
was so full. I could feel angels around us and then the best thing
happened, the member who was with us gave him a book of Mormon and he
said he would read it and he was so grateful that we had come into his home.
I left there with so much joy in my heart that I could have screamed.
Even now as I write it down again my heart is so full of our fathers love
for his children my heart wants to explode. I know he loves all his children
so much and that he wants us all to receive the gospel and know the way to
return to him. even though I only feel it a little I know that the love
he has for each of us is so tremendous our hearts cant bare to hold it.
We also had a baptism this week my
second one! Yea! we have done some good work in pillar and I am so happy with
what our results are. I know that is won't always be this nice but I will
enjoy my time here because I will probably get another twelve weeks here to
train someone else and I am fine with that honestly. The baptism went
well I felt the spirit and i knew she was ready to be baptized. her
friend will be next week and that friends mom will be the end of October.
they love the gospel so much and love to read the book of Mormon.
they understand everything and sister Jessica, the friend of our recent
convert sister Angalina are helping us teach sister Jessica's mom. I really
enjoy the relationships I have gained here and i hope after sister Gonzales
leaves I can continue those.
Other than that it is just raining
her we have typhoon Odette which should just knick us and we should be fine.
if it is still raining like it is now we will probably not go out
proselyting today which is sad but seeing as how it is P-day those are usually
the least productive days anyway. I am learning so much here and with
what little time I have left I encourage you all to read 1 Nephi and especially
pay attention to chapter 21 verse 4-5, 16,15 which talks about how we feel
sometimes and how we think the lord feels about us when in reality it is not
true.
I know that this gospel is true and
that I need to be here right now in the Philippines and that these people are
looking for something to make them happy in life. life is difficult here
sometimes and when they gain a testimony of the gospel people are better able
to handle trials. I know that the lord knows us and that his will is the
best. I know these things to be true and I leave them with you and all my
love in the name of Jesus Christ MY Savior and redeemer amen.
Ingat kayo lahat,
Sister Snow
!! Guess what it is flooding
here up to our knees so FUN!! dont worry it is not to our house. we went
to go to the computer shop that we normal go to and it was closed. i am
sending pictures now.we are safe don't worry it is an adventure. WHAO!!
those are not beans mom, that is
like a stir fry with carrots green beans and rice noodles. the beans are
in every dessert here!!! the white cake is like a angel food cake with cheese
on top. Yep cheese, and today I had liver for breakfast and i regreted
asking what it was later but to be honest it was actually really tasty!!
the market here is crazy everything is so fresh and we have to get up at
5 to go to market so we get the freshest stuff becuase they literally cut
the chicken right there in front of you and it is not in a cool container.
so weird the first time but now it seems normal. Do you guys have
any questions or things you want to know?
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