Week one of this transfer, I would say it was a great success!
Progressionnnn! (imagine me singing that in one of my happy sentence sing
voices) We are happy. And we are have a bright future ahead amidst all
the clouds in this country!
First off, just got news that our investigator in my last area was
baptized! Shows that conversion processes take different times for
everyone. So happy for Doodz! Sister Williams found her sister when
she was talking to someone on the side of the street and then we taught the
family. And now Doodz is baptized. The Gospel is amazing!
Remember our investigator Gina? Yeah she is wonderful on
every level. We are basically teaching their entire family, 6 kids, but
the father is just never around! But we taught them three times this past
week, we taught: the plan of salvation, the doctrine of the Sabbath day, and
the gospel of Jesus Christ. Our lesson on Saturday night was just so
sweet. The spirit was so warm, even though we were reading 2 Nephi 31 in
her doorway (she sat against her door with her kids and we sat on a small bench
facing them) and we used my flashlight to read. They really understood
the doctrine of Christ and they came to church the next day! We went to
pick them up and man, they were all ready to go! Waiting for us even!
So at church we put in a little extra work and told the bishop their name
that they announced during sacrament, told everyone to go say hi to them, and
they welcomed them into each of their classes. They LOVED church,
especially Eddielyn in Primary. :) Some of the kids didn't come yesterday
so we hope they all come next week! They are progressing, reading and
praying. Just working on that true personal witness for each of them.
Also yesterday at church, the other sisters in our ward had a lot
of investigators at church! We are so excited to finally have this area
progressing! Our gospel principles class was the biggest I have seen
here! Things are changing here in San Pablo!
I got to go on exchanges with my fellow housemate, Sister Kekauoha
from Hawaii. She is so legiiiiit. I learned a lot from her, she has
such a good working mentality. She just goes with the flow, follows the
spirit, and when we get punted and cancelled, she is still happy and seeks for
something else to do! I love that. We had a great working day and
we reached all or key indicators and even surpassed some. What a great
day!
Some things I would love to share with that I have learned here on
the mission:
Servitude. I love being a true servant of the Lord. I
am here to serve Him and no one else. I have learned that is my purpose.
I have absolutely nothing better to do here in the Philippines than to
find, teach, and baptize people who are prepared to follow Jesus Christ.
I love the things he teaches me. I came on a mission because I love
the Lord. But I have just seen here that no matter what I do, he will
always bless me more than I could ever expect! The Lord is so good, and I
know this works for members of the church without missionary nametags, if we
live the law of Consecration, we will see him open doors that we never knew
were there.
This week were working with one of our ward missionaries (she is
one of my favorite people ever!) and she asked me what is one of my favorite
things I have learned on the mission. I said, "Pagbabago!"
Change. In me and in others. I am learning how to change my
nature in order to align my will with His. As I allow myself to be in His
hands, He will help me become like Him! And that is the greatest desire
of my heart! I just want to become like Him. Overcome my weaknesses
and allow Him to take me to new levels of understanding. I love His
goodness and love towards us.
Things are getting better here after the storm slowly just getting
back to normal. Thank you for your prayers; they are a huge asset to me here!
I thank you all for everything and I love you more than you can ever
know!
Sister Waldrom
Doctrine and Covenants 121:4
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