THEN we have had the blessing this week of meeting so many people who got to attend and teaching them! just like sister marian yesterday she looked so tired and overrun (is that a word?) and her kids were crying and throwing vegetables around and we kept asking her questions but she struggled to answer or put into words and just told us she wanted to go to church. we asked her why she had a desire to go to church and she so simply told us aron gaan ang pagbati which means it made her feel light and like her problems went away. She has never been but she lives by this sweet nanay dali and has felt a spirit about her that is all peace and goodness which is the Holy Ghost, and all that come in contact with her have felt that too and have a desire to know where it's from!
Also sister Jennebeth she didn't get to go to church on sunday but we taught her by the ocean yesterday and we gave her a book of mormon last week and she has read through alma 3. WOW she said she loved how it answers the questions of the soul and I feel that so much too!!! When I was reading in 3 Nephi this week i just felt so grateful for the Book of Mormon and the knowledge of Jesus Chrsit it gives. That story of President Nelson meeting with a tribal king in Africa who said rubies or diamonds wouldnt have even compared to the additional knowledge he gained about Jesus Chrsit from the Book of Mormon. I know that He is the Prince of Peace, the Lord of Lords, the Good Shepherd, the Lamb of God, the first and the last, the Savior of the world, and I love Him!!!
also some things:
As we were teaching Nanay terrisita a chicken walked through the middle of our lesson and i felt so grateful for the sweet peace and simplicity and how it is so normal at this point
also another animal, there was a kamodo dragon (I think thats what it's called?) that walked past the door of the house we were teaching they said he was hungry so we hope all the small kittens are okay
The Senior Couple here in Toledo the Woolstons are sooo incredible and really help us to remember and focus on baptism being the start for true conversion and getting people to the temple!!! thats our goal for the intes family right now just to be able to do baptisms as they prepare for a sealing!!! also she made us heart shaped real brownies ahhh we are so blessed!!!
also we met a Sister Tootsie who was taught piano by the missionaries before and just started speaking fluent english to us and even using british accents and gave us peanuts and told us that she would tour us in the philippines if we ever weren't doing our "mission thing" but we are actually disciples of Jesus Christ our whole lives no matter how many years pass and she still kept the offer haha
We did meditation as a zone and it was POWERFUL at first people were confused but Sister Cherrington and I didn't even laugh the whole time leading it and it because such a powerful experience to remember that we are spiritual beings and have been with our spirits for a LOT longer than our bodies and we read excerpts from the "giving your spirit control over your body" talk by Elder Ballard it was so good! I invite all of us to slow down a bit and remember our purpose here on earth, when things are in the eternal perspective it really brings joy so sit and remember that you are God's child and know that we can find peace through Jesus Christ! I love being a missionary thank you for everything have a good week!!!
