Magandang Umaga po Mga Kapatid at Kaibigan!
This week was a very successful week, a better one than we've had in a long time! We have 3 IBDs and they are solid and want to be baptized and understand what they are doing, entering into a covenant with Heavenly Father and entering the gate to eternal life. Virginia, the 60 plus year old we re teaching, will be baptized on March 1. We reviewed the baptismal interview questions with her and we were really amazed at her testimony and faith and we know she truly is converted. The only problem is that this Sunday she didnt go to church and last night we checked on her to find out why and its because she was left with someone else's children while they went to Baguio and she was stuck watching the kids. We found out that its her job and she was really sad she couldnt go to church and said she will for sure be there next sunday. We thought maybe she just didnt go because she was busy but were happy to know that she had an emergency and she has been going to church for the past few months. We're excited for her baptism!
We are so so happy about one of our IBD's, Melvic! He went to church for the first time in about 4 months and he is the one who has to work at the members bakery on Sunday. He came right after he had delivered bread to the bakery and he was so shy to walk in because of his boss and we saw that it was a bit akward. But the interesting thing is that Melvics boss, Brother June was speaking and talked about Temples and being worthy and later yesterday he told us he learned a lot about Temples from his boss and was excited after his baptism to go to the Temple and is excited about the Urdaneta Temple! He stayed for gospel essentials because his boss invtied him to stay instead of going back to work.
That really is the problem, that Melvic has to work on Sunday and his boss is an active member, but yesterday Bishop asked Sister Sites, a missionary in our ward, to give a 5 minute talk and she had started talking about Temples and changed to keeping the Sabbath day holy and how we need to live it to be worthy too and that was a miracle! Even our ward mission leader told us that is why they allowed bro Melvic to stay at church instead of going back to work. In our lesson later that night, Melvic told us that his boss talked to him earlier and gave him Sundays off and that he can go to church now. He also told us he cant wait to go to church again and even wants to say the closing prayer in gospel essentials and ask questions next time! And last week he was smoking 7 cigarettes a day and 4 days ago 2 and, and 2 days ago 1. We challenged him to smoke no more and he accepted the challenge and said he wont because he wants to be clean! He is really elect! We are so happy for him! His baptism is March 15.
We have another IBD for April 12, and thats because Ramil is gay. He is a new investigator who takes care of an old member in our ward named Rico, who is actually a World War 2 Veteran from Hawaii. We taught Ramil the first time last week and he reads our assignments and prays to know and believes in Joseph Smith and wants to be baptized and said he feels peace about learning more and that he feels its true. The only problem is he is gay.. He is really nice and etc.. But theres no mistake about the lipstick and makeup and little bit feminine voice and gestures. We are going to teach law of chastity, he doesnt have a boyfriend that we know of but he's 36. We'll pray about what to do to help him! I just learned when theres success theres always a thorny path in the way but we can get there!!! :)
We also preached by the way into a lady who owns one of the nicest homes in our area and is one of the only people we know here with a car. She opened up to us by praising her home and her- shes maganda and she let us in! She actually works in London and she only visits once a year to the Philippines and we were there at the right time and right place to plant a seed! She fed us Pancit and gave us British chocolate and took lots of pics with us and even got our email and said she'll stay in touch. We visited again and I left her with a Book of Mormon and wrote my testimony and she said she'll read and visit me in Texas one day haha! But I know that even though sometimes people arent ready planting seeds is enough. There are the planters and the harveters in this work. I just heard 5 of my investigators in my last area were baptized! Even is we dont see the baptisms we planted the seed, which started it all- one team! :) Keep up the missionary work even when its hard!
I am so excited about our progressing investigators and how they are entering in to the gate to eternal life and one step closer to returning to Heavenly Father. We really hope none of us will be transferred! Our area is doing a lot better and I love the area and people.
Valentines day with my companion and first companion!
Mommy I love you!!!! The lady we met from London
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