This week has had its ups and downs, but mostly it was just filled with
spiritual experiences, where I truly feel so blessed to be on a
mission. Last week was one of the downs, but you know how they always
say that no matter how many depressing, frustrating moments you have on
the mission, you only remember the joys? Well that's what I'm
experiencing. We have so many things that can just bog us down and make
us feel inadequate, useless, unworthy, and I think last week I let
that get the best of me, but this week I truly feel the peace, love,
and joy that comes from missionary work.
Thursday
we had zone training from President Lopez. It is different being in
such a small zone and being the only sisters, but it was fun. Trainings
always give me the spiritual pump and encouragement I need. They uplift
you in a way where you just want to go out and find, teach, and baptize. But President Lopez did have us teach in front of everyone. It's always a
little nerve-wracking, but overall, no big deal. In our interviews with
him, he always has us practice teach in Ilonggo, so we did, and then
afterwards he said he would call on us, so at least it wasn't a surprise
Our
area is slowly progressing. We have a lot of investigators that could
have a lot of potential. Sister Rey and I came to a conclusion yesterday
that it really takes only one lesson to make a terrible day good. Just
one lesson, or one investigators, or just one minute where you truly
just feel the Spirit. It was like that in my last area with Sister Luke
where we would spend our last appointment with T every night. It was
like no matter what happened during the day, how hot or punted we were,
we would forget all of it because of how great the lessons were. And I
think that's how the mission experience overall will be. By the end of
it, you don't remember the crazy, frustrating, depressing stuff that
happens, but rather remember all the experiences that are hard to even
describe because of how special or spiritual they were.
This
past week, E and her son didn't get baptized. We're waiting on permission from her husband. The whole situation is a little
depressing because she's so ready, her testimony is so strong, and she
wants to be baptized. So, now we're just waiting for him to
have a change of heart. It's sad she can't at this moment, but we feel
at peace about it because we know she's already converted. She's basically
already a member of the church. She's just waiting for that one last
step.
Life
in Binalabagan is good. It's still been relatively cool. I haven't
fallen through the bamboo bridge yet, and Sister Rey is so sweet. We
have our ups and downs regarding missionary work, but who doesn't. Right
now, we're on our ups. Yesterday, Elder Nobleza (who's in the Quorum
of the Seventy but he lives in our ward) gave a talk and reshared the story of the pioneers that we watched last
week at the area broadcast. He explained how the pioneers trek, the
plain was flat for almost 300 miles, and then at the end when they were
the most tired, fatigued, and exhausted, they had to climb that last
mountain, the most treacherous part of the journey. He was saying how
we've been on the flat plains for too long and now is the time to climb
the mountains in our life. He was saying how the Lord requires us to,
and how that's the only way for us to become holier men. I know that
there will be many mountains in my life, but I guess the mission is the
first one I'm experiencing, and I'm ready to climb it.
I
love you all! Help the missionaries! I know you're trying, just do all
that you can! Seriously, the best way is referrals. We talk to people
all we want, but it's hard when there's no support from a member.
There's a statistic that President Lopez gave us, I'm not sure if it's
just from the Bacolod mission or worlwide, but 1 in every 8 referrals
gets baptized. BUT only 1 in every 220ish gets baptized from street
contacting. That just shows how vital members are in the work.
Send everyone my love!
Love always,
Cami P.S. Thanks for sending my package! My shoes have officially died, the hole went up the side and now they're basically ripped in half. I'll send a picture once i have a camera again.
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