Kumusta Po Kayo?
First week of transfers new faces! No new places for me! I'm still happy here
in Tarlac and we have new in our house Sister Jover ( pronounced Hover).
She used to be in Tarlac 1st ward so it was really nice for her on Sunday to
greet all of the members and she's always asking about her former
investigators if we're still teaching them and about her converts. Sister Jover
was the trainer of my MTC companion Sister Mains so she has a lot of great
stories about her and how she's doing and we've had a great time. I love the
fact that my late night girl chat is now in a different language. It's weird as I
think to tell all of your back at home things my thoughts are now about 90 %
Tagalog so I think a thought and then have to think how I would translate that
to tell you all what I said!.
I'm SOOO excited I cannot even explain it. We finally have a firm baptismal
date for Sister Michelle. We thought we might loose her because she has a
vacation coming up they are going to see one of the graduation of her relatives
or something in Manila. Kids Graduate in March here. So his graduation is at
the end of march, but She's going to be baptized on the 27th before they head
off! I have really seen such a change in here these past few weeks. She is always
so excited for church, and she continues to have a very strong spirit with all
her prayers they are beautiful.
Yesterday at church We had an amazing experience. With the help of our
priesthood Tatay Arnelle was able to attend church for the first time after a
year of investigating. Tatay Arnelle Is paralyzed from the waist down and too
poor to afford even a wheel chair. It brought tears to my eyes to watch the
brethren literally carry him around in one of the plastic church chairs from
classroom to classroom and into the chapel for sacrament. I know he felt the
spirit their and his face was wide and alight with a smile the whole time.
Just one of the little Miracles that happen here in the Philippines every
week. I thank god every night for sending me to these people. I miss you
all and think of you often too!
Mahal Ko Kayo,
Ingat sa Lahat!
Sister Quinn

Kumusta po kayo,

We had interviews with president this week. I cannot believe how fast the time
passes we have our transfer announcement next week and buka magtransfer ako!
Ayaw ko na magtransfer. I don't want to leave tarlac just yet , but I'm realatively
sure I've got another transfer here in ward 1! I only think Pres Puzey might
transfer me because I'd asked him not to in my report email the week before
our interviews and he mentioned it ...... oh no! Maybe he thinks I'm to
comfortable here! Maybe i am! but hey that's not a bad thing now is it?
Funny thing I saw yesterday to confirm yes I am in a 3rd world catholic
country. We we're in a Jeepyneey (public bus) and hanging on the rearview
mirror was a card that said Car blessing 09 with a picture of the virgin mary
and a pray to follow. I couldn't really understand the whole thing in tagalog
they used weird words, but I felt like telling the driver hey your car blessing
is out of date! you need car blessing 2010! lol! Any ways we did a service
project at Sister Michelle's house which was great because she's had a really
rough week. A relative of hers has died and she had to go to Angeles for the
Funeral so sadly was also not able to come to church Sunday! Marline one
of our newest investigators came with us instead. She is so quite and shy
possibly the shyest person I have ever meet, but sweet none the less.
I shared Ether 12:27 with her telling her that god gives us weaknesses to
learn from and to grow and that if she prayed to over come her fears and
shyness that heavenly father would help her and I know that is true. That's
all that I've really got for the week peoples! Happy and Healthy what more
can I say. I feel blessing from your prayers for me here in the Philippines
every day!

Mahal na Mahal Ko Kayo!

Sister Quinn

Kumusta Po Kayo Ang Aking Pamiliya at Madandang Mga Kaibigan,
This week is Transfer week already I can hardly believe it and the good
news is NO CHANGE! I get to keep sister Panilagao! Despite the trails we've
been experiencing here in our area. I'm pleased to say that in her I have not
just a companion but a friend. Many of our Companionship study sessions
last well longer than an hour purely because of both of our tendencies to rant
of on long exciting stories about anything, and to talk over ideas we have for
our investigators and how we can get the work to progress here in Tarlac
1st ward. So in short and in tagalog Talagang masiya po ako dahil walang
Magbago po kami, swertey maari po ako na makaroon ang aking magandang
Companion ! Ya all our conversation is in Tagalog. I really hope my English is
not Sera ( broken) when I get home. Despite very hot temperatures we are
apparently having and El Ninyo here I am still alive and kicking I drink water
in the same manner that I used to breath air and we've been told not to abstain
from water during our fasts. I fasted yesterday and even with the water It was
no easy feat, but It really helped me to gain a testimony of something that I'd
sometimes not even done in the easiest of circumstances or maybe only really
done half way before. I felt the spirit so much stronger as I went into testimony
meeting, and I've learned that through the power of our heavenly father
NOTHING is impossible! I was touched as I got down form bearing my own
testimony. One of the sweetest girls in our whole ward got up to bear here's.
Her name is Stephanie and she is disabled, she has very weak legs I forgot
what the disease is called in English but she walks with a crutch and has shorter
limbs. Any ways her testimony was so sweet and even she who sacrifices so
much just to make it to church every Sunday looked at me with tears in her eyes
and said how thankful she was for the foreign missionaries who came so far
and sacrificed so much being away from their families to come and bring the
restored gospel here to the philippines. It really touched my heart and gave me
new strength to continue. Thats about all to report for this week. I love you all
miss you all and think of you as often as the work permits!
Mahal Ko Kayo,
Ingat Sa Lahat,
Sister Quinn