Called to Serve: From Kiribati to Legazpi

Kumusta,      So this week was Christmas and everyone are been busy for the Christmas parties.  One of the Filipino Christmas traditions is a long line marching in the road and drummer mens beating drums with songs about Christmas.  They carry a statue of Mama Mary that they decorate it.  They all wear Santa Claus.  This January 8th we are gonna have a mission conference and celebrate Christmas.  President wanted us to sent the pictures at our service time helping others after the typhoon.  We are still looking forward to conference because I am gonna meet and see two Kiribati Sisters who are going back in January to return with honor.       There have been so many rains in my area.  I just got my first baptism last Saturday.  I am so blessed to have this opportunity to baptize Sister Mary Jovielyn.  I know that God will prepare those who are in thirst of His words if I live worthy and keeping His commandments...

Kumusta,     WELL!! About my last week, it's getting slowly that I am getting to my 5th month.  You know that we welcome the Christmas season by walking down the streets, standing in the peoples front doors, and in the jungle.  So a little about the people we been working with - it is so awesome to see the peoples attending church again.  This are peoples who are been members but then become less active.  As well, we have new investigators attending church.           I just wanted to share my testimony about the Book of Mormon.  I know that the Book of Mormon is a tool for missionary work.  Without it, we cannot do the missionary work as well as the Preach My Gospel and other tools.  The word of God has the power to change each and everyone's life if we pray for it.  It will be meaningful to our Heavenly Father if we keep His commandments and being worthy in his sight.  I am looking forward this week...

Marai na aga po (Good morning) Brothers and Sisters,      The highlight of my last 2 weeks - Two weeks ago we have a new investigator.  Her name is Maricel.  She's 30 and she is amazing.  Throughout our prayers we pray that she will choose to attend the sacrament meeting last week and she came.  This week she didn't come to church because he granddad past away yesterday hapon (pm).  So we keep visiting her each week and she does read the Book of Mormon.  Besides that she does pray when we ask her to close us with a prayer.  She has a husband and has been married for more than 5 years but never get a child.  So we have been praying for them.      Last Sunday, we get a new investigator.  She is 12 years old.  Her name is Mary and she is attending church for 3 times and we didn't even know.  So she give us her name yesterday morning and we visited her for a lesson.  So right now, we are so happy th...