Literally. Cant. Believe. how fast
time is going. kinda starting to make me worry. Come Saturday night, and my
companion and I realize we don't know what to write home about. This week
seriously flew. We had 3 days with early curfews this week for halloween, all
soul's day, and election day. These philippinos get pretty crazy on those days
and President is SO protective about Sisters. So we got some extra study time
in. To celebrate Halloween, my companion and me of course went to mang inasal-
our fav philippino restaurant. Ramdom news for the week: I finally got sick!
From some raw chicken at this tiny restaurant after district meeting on
wednesday. The good news is- it was just raw chicken and it came back up so yay
no stomach worms! I am all good now. We also had a brownout. The electricity
went out at midnight and came back on at 6 am. We definitely noticed because
our room got to 90 degrees. SO HOT without our fans! Also- this morning was
zone p-day so we went on a hike in los banos...i know. hilarious. It was so
gorgeous! I literally live in the jungle. I LOVE the philippines. So pretty.
Plus the added bonus of being around cool older sisters full of wisdom and
really dorky hilarious awkward elders.
I got to work some more on my
concerns book this week, which was seriously the greatest. I'm making lists of
scriptures for a lot of common concerns people have. Apparently every good
missionary has one...they are SO helpful to bring to lessons so you can always
be prepared for any concern.
I learned a lot this week about
patience and love. A few of our investigators require a lot of extra patience
and love. It's hard to know exactly how to help your investigators. But this
week I learned so much about loving them. It you love them, you will listen to
them. And if you listen to them, the Spirit will tell you how to help them.
It's really just that simple.
I finished the Book of Mormon last
monday and started it again. I'm in Mosiah right now and I feel like I finally
understand it! Well...chronologically. Reading it fast kinda helps you map out
the timeline in your head. Also i've been reading it with themes in mind. Right
now i'm reading it with a few words phrases I’m looking for: power &
authority, and remember. I love the Book of Mormon. Every time i testify of it,
I am so grateful for the teachings it has.
Love you all!
-Sister Gaspar de Alba
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| happy zone p day to us. and we were definitely stoked to wear shades. |
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| me and sister burt on this killer hike. we were the only sisters at the front. frankly, i was just stoked to finally be outside! |
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| welcome to my paradise |
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| hiking time with my trainer and the zone |
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