I am going to miss Elder Lougee but i know that things with Elder Olpin will be so very fun! I am really excited to be companions again! it has been almost a year since we were last companions and it is really going to be so much fun! We were in Tungko Mangga together. i sent a little picture of us together at the Christmas party.
This week was miracle filled AS USUAL!!!! Honestly, serving a mission is hard and stressful and can have many disappointing/hard times but there are so many blessings that it is impossible for me to focus on anything bad. I am sorry that all of my emails sound the same hahaha it is just too fun here! I really just love walking down everywhere and smiling and saying hi to people and i have been trying to live by this quote that i found. "[Smiles happen] in a flash, but the memory of [them] sometimes last for forever". When you smile at everyone and show your love you can never not have fun or be negative! Its easy and simple!
i want to share some miracles from this week tuesday was such a great day we had district meeting and Sister Morris came in clutch with the chips and salsa which took our breath away! and then we had our first appointment with Grace the lady i met by the church weeks ago on exchanges. This time we only taught her but we had a really good message becuase whenever we teach i always try to listen and see what the Lord would have me say or ask so i can help people understand our message and its importance to them. Sometimes people just go through and testify and share the message and then after they always wonder why the people they taught never understood. It is because you need to be just as interested in the people's needs and life as you are in the opportunity to share your message. This is the principle of "No one cares how much you know, unless they know how much you care" (Anonymous). As we were teaching and i noticed that ntohing was really impressing upon her i asked her the question..."Grace, both Elder Lougee and i noticed that you have really strong faith...How did your Faith in Jesus Christ become so strong?" A simple question but it changed the lesson because i wanted to know about her and she then wanted to know what our message was. She told us about how God saved her child and it was great because she said that since she has always tried to do the right and follow Him. This helped us explain our purpose in helping people follow Him and the right path. it was an awesome lesson. Later we were blessed again! We went to find this woman that i talked to on the street and found her house but they were busy so we laughed and talked and then started going the other direction. that was when again i felt the Spirit push me to the next door neighbor we always have passed by and i started asking questions about her and her baby (one of my favorite oym tactics) and next thing you know the mom and sister and we start talking and the mom was so happy to see us. She started to cry! she opened up to us about how she was taught before and wanted to have us teach her. Long story short we went back to her again and we had a great lesson! I could see in her eyes that she accepted our message! it was so wonderful! We had so many other miracles! i wish i could write them all but i have such a little time!
The lesson is we never know who we can help and whose life we could bless. God has a plan and is Spirit and our obedience will guide us! i love you all!!!!!
Elder Wright
elder olpin is my companion again
the moon earlier this morning was so bright it shined right through the open window and lit the room a bit! it was beautiful!
burritos
this dog was basking in the sun right outside the church...all nice and combed ready for church
datinggaling family
cauilan family
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