Hello Po! Magandang hapon sa lahat!
Well this week
has been great! It's been a sad one though. It's been a week of
"Lasts..." because sister Siola'a is being transferred bukas! (Tomorrow)
I am so sad, but excited! I have learned so much from Sister Siola'a!
She has been a great ro-madel to me! I love her, and I will miss her
so much! I wish we had at least 1 more transfer together, but I guess
her sweet spirit and heart are needed elsewhere. She is amazing, and is
so magaling sa tagalog and the doctrine. She is very sincere and
loving! I will miss her like crazy! I hope that I can take care of the
people in our area, and help it progress. Over all, it's been an
awesome training, and I am ready to keep working hard and doing my best!
| A thousand pics with SIster Siola'a and I! :) |
Well, I have a miracle story (I think it's a miracle
at least!) Okay, so there is this in-active family, who hasn't come to
church for a loooong time. They are very musically inclined, and some
of them play the piano. Well, I felt like we should start singing hymns
before and after their lessons. The first lesson, they all joined in
and sang. The next lesson, they still joined in and sang, they were
like waiting to sing the songs and listen. Well, we invited them to
church, and they said that they would come. We were so excited, but at
the same time, didn't want to get our hopes up too much...anyways, Sunday
(Yesterday) came, and guess who came to church?? Yes, the Borillia
family! I do have a strong testimony of music, and especially of the
beautiful hymns of Zion! I know that music, especially the music that
praises God, softens hearts and brings about miracles! We have
definitely been trying to use music in our visits with people. Ahhhh!
| And then the picture where I'm wearing the yellow shirt, is Sister Buendia. She's awesome and is the one with all the masarap food! (Octopus this last time) |
I love the hymns! I am so glad that I know most of
them too, and that I have focused a lot of my piano playing or practice,
on the hymns. I am glad that as a Young Woman, 1 of my projects was
to play ALL 341 hymns on the piano. I didn't think it would be that
"useful" of a project, but it was. I'm so happy I know that hymns! I
love them, and I know that they have softened my heart! Please, get to
know the hymns. They are plain and precious truths of the gospel!
Okay, so our investigator, Darren, is progressing
soooo much! He came to our branch today, and said it was "Maganda!"
(Beautiful..or really really good!) He even participated in the Gospel
Essentials class. He is a 14 year old boy, and is very smart and ready
for the gospel! His baptismal date it for the 8th of March!
I hope to see him get baptized. Please give referrals to the
missionaries, go with them and help them teach people. Be the
investigators and Less actives friends. Go visit and fellowship the
L.A's without the missionaries. God will indeed bless you, if you do
His work the best you can!
| The sisters in our branch, and Darren our investigator |
Oh, so guess what? I ate Octopus this week! It was
actually really good. They were small octopus's, so I ate a whole
octopus. It was so weird, but really good actually. Yes, I am
progressing with eating crazy masarap pagkain! (Delicious food.) We
made lumpia rolls all by ourselves this week. It was pretty good. I
want to keep on learning new ways to make the food here. It is so good!
| The Calleja family |
Well, I love all of you. I know that the gospel is
on the earth and was restored through a 14 year old boy, Joseph Smith.
The gospel is what can make us happy, if we just live it with all of
our heart, mind, and strength! I am so happy, because of the blessings
of the gospel, and I know everyone else can have that happiness, through
the gospel. I love being on my mission! It has been the best 4 months
of my life so far! I might not come home in April...sorry. ;) I love
serving the Lord 24/7! How great is my calling! I love it, and I want
to make it the best! I love you all! Always keep doing missionary
work, you don't need a badge to do so! Keep reading your scriptures
everyday, keep praying everyday, keep going to church, and keep enduring
to the end! (2 Nephi 31:20) I love you all!
Love, Johannah
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