sta Po Kayo,

This week as been one of the hardest

and yet one of the most rewarding

weeks of my mission thus far. I have

felt since Thursday when we said

goodbye to Sister Soriano at

transfers that Sister Laureo has

really been looking to me as her

follow up trainer and I have felt

the true weight of the work of a

senior companion for the first time.

I am finding that as I put in more

work and more effort to thinking of

the people and spending time that I

would have in the past considered

personal or free time thinking

constantly of what we can do to help

our investigators progress.

Our companionship studies have also

changed a lot now being two instead

of three and we are spending a lot

more time focusing on the individual

needs or our investigators. We

discuss how we feel as a

companionship we can help them to

progress. I know we have both felt

closer to those that we teach here

this week and as we have given our

all to the work, that being said

this is also a part of why we've have

had a tough week because I can feel

it for myself and see in my

companion that we just want so

badly for our investigators to make

the right choices and come closer to

Christ. I suppose we are just learning

more of the heavenly virtue of

patience and perseverance in trials

this week. I cannot say I was not

frightened for my companion last

night as I waited for Elder Chase

(The senior couple) to come and

take her to the emergency room, but

as I sang hymns to her and tried my

best to comfort her I felt the comfort

of the spirit of the Lord surround

us both. She suffered a spell of

severe cramps in her abdomen and

after being given some very strong

pain killers.This morning she looks

to be doing much better and is just

exhausted from last night, I am making

sure that she rests well and drinks

plenty of water.
I am so thankful to still be

companions with Sister Lauero. I can

just see in her sweet spirit just

how much she wants to always do her

best and because of her example I

have felt a renewed sense of love

and dedication to this work and a

desire to be a better missionary.

As I kneel in prayer at the end of

each night I feel the love of the

Lord for me and my companion and his

pleasure with our efforts to continue

his work, and for me that makes it

all worth it and gives me strength.

I love you all and miss you lots.

With love,

Sister Quinn

Sorry about the crazy font issues again

Kumusta Po Kayo Sa Inyong Lahat,

They good news is I'm not getting transferred! Their will Sadly
though be a Bawas ( reduction) from our threesome companionship
and we are losing our beloved Sister Soriano. She is MAINISS
( full of frustration and almost jealousy) as she knows she
cannot see the new baby of one of our investigator families ,
their son will be born this August. I will hopefully still be here
for his birth, and she also feels that this same family is close to
baptism, this of course I my hope as well. I feel blessed to still
be here in the area. I LOVE the people here, of course I loved
the people too in my first area, but here I really feel the love of
the people for me. This week for the 4th time we had people give
us free food to take home, but the true love I feel comes from
when they tell me that they feel something different when we are
in their home, teaching them, we are happy to tell them that that
is the spirit and that we have a way that they can feel that same
spirit with them all of the time. Me and Bunso ( the young one)
aka Sister Laureo are excited about the work here, and I am feeling
very goal oriented for this next transfer, and optimistic about
what we can achieve in the next 6 weeks. I cannot explain to you
just how fast things happen here in the mission I can hardly believe
another transfer has flown by and I know that the next will go
even faster. I can also not say enough how much
I LOVE MISSIONARY WORK, I know that sounds a little
cheesey and makes sense since I am a missionary,but really I am
finding more and more through my personal study that it is truly
as it says in the Doctrine and Covenants ( D&C16:4,6). So as
much as I miss you all sorely, I still feel pleased in the work I
am doing here in the decision I made to come here even when it
required sacrifices. I know that of all the things I could be doing
right now with my young life, that this is to the lord the work of
the MOST worth for me.

Ito ang Aking Patotoo sa gawain na ito,

Mahal Ko Kayong Lahat,

Sister Quinn

Kumusta Po Kayo Maligiyan kaarawan Sa akin ( How are you
all and Happy
Birthday to me!)
It is only so often that a missionary opens their email
box and has 17
emails in one week. I feel the love of you all and have
to say the
best birthday is the birthday you have on you're mission!
 I am touched
by the love and giving spirit of all Filipino people
every day we
have little cakes or soda given to us which they call a
Mereyenda( or
snack) but when they do a birthday they really go all out!
 I have been
given 3 tubs of Ice cream ( which is very expensive here)
brownies,
cupcakes, dark chocolate ( also expensive) and many cards,
 signings of
happy birthday and well wishes.
I cannot think of a greater birthday present for a missionary
though

than having investigators at church and yesterday on my
birthday we
had three! Sister Rosita returned after two weeks absence,
 although in
my three months here in Cabanatuan she as only missed those
 two
weeks. I am really inspired by her desire to be baptized and
 we are
working hard to help her with her live in situation , she
 and her
partner have now drawn up papers for marriage so I may just
 get to
attend a wedding in a few weeks, exciting that will be.
I know my English was wrong their but no worries I can
re learn that
when I get home, here in the mission field I am leering
every day
lessons that are priceless, I am learning more about myself,
 about
what is really important in this life, and more about my
 saviour! I
cannot believe how fast the time is flying, we have transfer
announcements again next week, and I have a terrible gut
feeling I may
be getting transferred, I really don't want to go this time,
 I LOVE the
people here so I'll be praying to say but praying also that
 whatever
heavenly father has in store for me I am happy here to be
working on
his direction and not under my own desires.
I love you all and I miss you lots,
Sister Quinn