Maganda Umaga, Good morning! Sa Lahat,

I'm a little bit earlier than normal and haven't really prepared
anything to say in this weeks blog post. We've got transfers
coming up this week on Thursday and as it turns out I'm
getting TRANSFERRED! Don't know where yet and don't know who will be my new companion , but I do know I'll miss Tarlac dearly and my Companion Sister
Panilagao. Alas this is the life of a missionary always we have
change, we know not to get comfortable in any one area for too
long, transfers come up so quickly, and to think I am at the
half way point in my mission now is crazy! I was at least able
to talk in sacrament this week and so I had the opportunity to
bear a farewell testimony to Tarlac Ward 1. I feel touched that
so many of them said how much they will miss me. Bishop
said make sure to come over to the house Wednesday night and
he will be treating me and my companion to some of his
amazing Pandisal ( Sweet Bread) that he sells in his bakery this
is Bishop Mercado's Trabaho ( Job). Other than that I have two
FHE's that we've been invited two and a check up for my health
in Manila tomorrow so a VERY busy week ahead of me. I'm
trying to finish the Book of Mormon this week I've got less than
100 pages left and I want to start a new study in my next area
of the New Testament. I've got this really cool old retro church
manual found in our house called the life and teachings of
Jesus Christ and his Apostles it goes along with a study of the
new testament and I'm really excited to start on it! As I type this
right now A little Filipino child no bigger than 5 years of age
is looking over my shoulder here in our Internet cafe. I don't
know if I've mentioned that before but they do this some times.
They just love to stand and stare at white people no matter what
I'm doing really. It's cute when its little boys and not so cute
when its not so little boys..... Any ways. I can't wait to let you all
know about the new companion and then new area. Excited for
transfers! Missing you all,

LOVE YOU!

Sister Quinn

Kumusta Po Kayo Pamiliya at Mga Kaibigan!

Makakaawa Po Ako ( that means I'm Pathetic!) I feel it a whole
week with no work! For those who don't know I've been down
in Manila this week in the fancy hospital getting all checked out
because of some bladder issues I've been having. I've lost all
embarrassment with saying I've got bladder issues here in the
Philippines its so hot and I've been drinking so much water they
we're worried I'd flushed out my kidneys or maybe had a kidney
stone as many of the missionaries here will develop those.
I've also lost about 20 pounds and so they checked me out for
that and I had a fasting blood test which was okay right up until
I fainted so I now get to say I've fainted on Two continents! this
one was much funnier than in London though because when I
spoke up I couldn't understand why no one was speaking English
for about a minuet or two then I remembered I was in the
Philippines and thought oh ya but why? looked down and saw
my name tag and thought OH YA! Duh! I'm a missionary for the
church. They blood test came back okay though so they just said
maybe I'm working to hard and maybe I should just eat more food
but no worries I'm not really underweight yet so After Many tests
and some antibiotics I've been given the all clear to return to the
field for now I have another check up to see how my treatment has
been working so In two weeks I return to Manila and what I lucky
girl I am to have been here. I was able to attend the Temple here
in Manila which was a real treat, and I bought more than a few
things for the other sisters and for our new and recent converts
at the distribution centre. I also got the Wooden Nativity set
I've been searching for my mother here at a little shop felling
Filipino native goods. Oh yes and I've been in the Missionary
Recovery Centre or MRC which is famous here among all the
missionaries as they know it has American food and boy does
it ever! About a million pancakes later I've gained back some
of the weight I'd lost and I feel good and ready to return. Thank
you all for all you're prayers. I love you and am praying for you!
and I'm just fine so start praying for other people okay!

Mahal Na Mahal Kita,

Sister Quinn

Kumusta Po Kayo Lahat ng mga Kaibigan at Ka mag Anak,

May New Discovery po Ako! I have discovered that I am literally
living in an oven! This last week thought good heavens I bet I
could laterally bake brownies outside with nothing but the power
of this insanely hot Filipino sun, and bake brownies I did! that's
Right! I bought brownie mix at the store made the mix set the
batter in a tin box wrapped the whole thing up in tin foil stuck it
on our balcony outside in the direct sun came back at the end
of the day and the brownies we're baked! I'm not joking baked a
bit runny but baked none the less! So we had brownies and a
big laugh, I told one of the senior sister missionaries and she
could hardly believe it. They have an oven in the mission home
but since we missionaries in the field are without an oven we
just use the next best resource. The sun! Dyan lang! ANo biyan!

In other news we had a visiting Area Authority Elder Ko from
Korea is the first counselor in the Philippines area presidency.
Sister Panilagao and I received an award for the best Area book
in the area! Totally unexcited but a nice surprise none the less!
All thanks to my Kasama of course she is truly devoted to
updating every night no matter how tired we are! We got as
a present the really beautiful golden bookmarks from Korea.
I will try and upload a picture onto the photo bucket. After
the conference the sisters had time with Elder Koe to tell him
what our concerns and requests were. I was really thankful
that he took time out specially just to hear our concerns. Their
were only about 10 or 15 of us sisters and so he listened to
many of our comments concerns and suggestions. He said
he'd be taking all of the suggestions to discuss with the
brethren when he met with them this coming few weeks
at General Conference. My suggestion was that we have
more Tagaolog materials for all of the members here and
that the church encourage more use of Tagalog, because for
our investigators it is sometimes hard the first week, we still
sing the hymns in English and in some places sacrament
prayers are in English and so the get the idea it is just an
American church or just an English church, but I am always
trying to encourage Tagalog and I saw Elder Ko write my
specific suggestions down in his notes. It really makes me
feel special to know that no matter how big the church grows .
The concerns of one small sister missionary here in the
Philippines is still able to reach the brethren in Salt Lake.
The best thing from my notes of the conference was what I
wrote as elder Ko was talking on the atonement. He was saying
something on the importants of repentance and how if we do
not use it as an every day thing if we neglect the opportunity
to repent while in this life we may ourselves one day suffer the
pains and sorrows that the saviour would have willingly
suffered for us. So in thinking of this I wrote that while
sometimes repentance might seem hard it is still the easy
way out! I know that is true. I know that all of us must use
that great gift that the atonement of Jesus Christ has given us.
I am grateful for the opportunity I have to use it and see it
in action in the lives of my investigators every day!

I love you all and miss you!

Mahal Kits!

Sister Quinn