HI family and friends!
This week has been pretty good, but challenging at times. But, whats
life without challenges?? I been able to participate more in the
lessons and talking to people. I’m starting to learn Tagalog…but it’s
so hard sometimes! The people here talk so fast. I hope that’s me in a
while! J I have so much to
say, but sometimes I just can’t say it, because well, Tagalog is quite
confusing and I don’t know it very well. Ano ever! (That means,
whatever…kind of a little Taglish. ;) Anyways, I will be more diligent
in studying
the language and gospel! I have faith
that if I do, God will help me.
So it’s official, sister Siola’a and I are horrible
cooks
who never burn anything, but make the fire alarm go off like all the
time! Bakit tayo!! (Why us!!) Haha! Yeah, the fire alarm went off like
3
times this week. It’s our little
companion joke, “Fire, Fire!” Well, we will always have something to
laugh
about I guess. J The fire alarm does always make me laugh! :)
So how is everyone doing?
What are you all up to? Do you
ever take pictures?? ;) I will try and
send as many as I can today. :) I would love to see all of your maganda and
guwapo faces! (Beautiful and Handsome)
I’m sure you are wondering what I do everyday. Well it’s quite simple, we wake up at 6:30,
exercise, make breakfast and get ready for the day. We study from 8-10,
go out and visit people,
then come home around 12 for lunch.
After lunch we study for 2 more hours, then around 3, we go back
out. We usually have appointments, but
as we all know, a lot of them fall through. :( So when that happens, we
go and
find the in-actives. Out of the 1500
members of our ward, 24% are active. It
is really sad when people go inactive because they get offended, or they
stop
doing the “Small and simple things!”
Please please please, help the inactive member s of your wards! Help
them to feel needed, wanted and
loved! It’s one thing to have “Success”
and baptize people, but if they don’t stay active, what good is it?
Reach out to the in-actives, investigators,
Recent converts, everyone!!! Sobra
mahalaga!! (SOOOO important!) Do your
visiting and home teaching, and help those that you don’t visit or home
teach. Love the people and show them
that God loves them, and needs them in His kingdom! Okay, so yeah, we
go out and find people for
the rest of the day. I was really happy
on Sunday, because 13 in-actives that we visited came to church! They
just needed invited. Invite, they commit, you follow up! ;)
Well, last night we
extended a baptismal date to a family who has been investigating for 2
years. They are finally able to be
baptized, they got interviewed by my mission president last week. My
mission president came and told us, after
the interview, “Why haven’t they been baptized?
They are worthy and ready! They
are such good people and deserve to be baptized.” Well, it’s a miracle
and
blessing! I am so glad that they get to
take this step finally. They will be
able to have more of the joy and happiness that we can feel from the
gospel. The Gospel changes hearts and lives! I was reading about King
Lamoni and
Ammon. Through the Atonement, Lamoni and
His people changed completely. The gospel
is amazing! I know that it is true!!! I
want people to be able to know and feel the way I do, that is why I am
on a
mission! I love being here, and sharing
the Love of God with all His Children!
Well, I better go now.
I love all of you! I hope you are
doing well, and that you remember that God loves and is mindful of each and
everyone of you! Do your best, and God
will bless you so much!
I love you! You are
all in my prayers everyday!
Love,
Sister Johannah Coleman
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