Kamusta po kayo,
This week I have sadly  spent a lot more time in the house.
Things are getting worse rather than better for my
companion and her stress and insomnia have reached an all
time level. Although at least on Thursday morning I got to
talk with the mission president face to face about it
and he was nothing but helpful and supportive. I get a
strange feeling that unless Sister Balili dies within then
next 2 weeks I will be the one to get transferred from the
area so as to not add stress taking my companion out of her
comfort zone and putting her in a new area. President said
he feels I need a new experience not quite sure
what that is but whatever the Lord has in store for me
I am excited and ready to go wherever it he he wants me
to go! Will not know for another 2 weeks though until
transfer announcements for sure.With all my time in the
house I have been catching up on my reading of the Book
of Mormon in Tagalog and should have finished reading the
whole Book of Mormon in Tagalog all 777 pages by the end
of my mission! its been a goal for a while to do that.
This week I was great full for a on the post chance to
speak in sacrament meeting that turned out to be a huge
blessing as i felt the spirit so strong for the first time
in the week. keeping my companion positive and happy makes
me see and admit to myself how much I have really changed.
I would not just say it if it hadn't been the fact that the
mission president told me too " You've CHANGED sister Quinn"
he said.Also Sister Dayley who was in my MTC batch and is
now my house mate and Sister Lamoste who has been my
house mate for more than half of my mission back in Taralac
and here again has said how much I have changed, So I'd
better stop bragging about myself other than to say I 
am glad I've changed, I saw when I got here to the mission
how much I needed to and prayed for a miracle,I stand as
a witness that no matter how impatient you might be
serving the Lord and more importantly serving others
before yourself is the sure way to change, all you have
to do is just do it! I am still so very thankful president
for so many blessings , for the small and simple things
like an on the spot opportunity to speak in sacrament
meeting yesterday that filled me with the spirit and
brought joy and peace to my soul in a way I cannot describe
but try to explain to my investigators on a daily basis.
I am great full for Unexpected investigators at church to
tell us " Sister I was having a bad day so I decided to
come to church and I felt good just like you told me I
would!" I am great full for the book of Mormon for its
power as a teaching tool that even with its deep level
of language is somehow able to say things we can only feel.
I am great full for the Senior couples and have to brag on
the Prisbreys for a moment and let you know just what an
amazing help they have been in my time in the house
caring for sister Balili. They are allays their to give
a blessing offer something nice to eat to calm sister,
or just to ask how things are going. They are their to
offer to teach with us, to help out in the work in any
ways they can, even just their encouragement as they
drive past while we walk down the street with sister
prisbrey shouting" Sister go give em heaven" makes my day!
Most of all though I am still great full for my companion
of all of my companions sister Balili has been for me the
one I've learned the most lessons from and has been
in my life a huge blessing not just for my mission but for
years to come. I love you all and miss you too!
With love and Ingat sa lahat,
Sister QUinn

Kumusta Po Kayo lahat,
Another week and she's still alive. My companion has had
something like 2 hours of sleep on average every night for
the past 15 days. I am amazed she is alive. Speaking of
still alive as I mentioned about the millions who die here
in Camiling last week let me just say that this week I final
set my record and reached my maybe slightly morbid goal
of speaking at 10 funerals and counting in my time here
in Camiling this was another In- active member who we'd
actually been trying to re activate about 3 weeks ago but
who told us face to face that when she was ready to come
back to the church she would come back to the church.
Little did she know that the church would be holding her
funeral service just 3 weeks later. I would like to send
out a thanks to Britania singles ward in London for my
Christmas package unexpectedly received this week.
I LOVE YOU all and miss you too! On Saturday we had
a very successful recent convert fireside, which was the
brain child of a mad rush of inspiration written down after
a planing session which I conducted by myself my companion
being sick in bed. It was such a great feeling to received
just the inspiration but to see how well the new converts
bonded with the members and how great the activity came
together was just icing on top of the cake. This week I
also maybe broke an un thought of record or goal for myself
and wore a sweater with long sleeves outside all day to
church and in our work. IT is COLD this week COLD for
philippino standards which means it is maybe 79
with clouds and a breeze. But for me I'm just thankful
its cold enough to sleep with just 1 electric fan our
power bill was super high last month because of our
Christmas lights, but they were worth it. IN
closing for the blog post I'd like to share a quote
I re- read from my MTC notes which I read over again this
week to get that fresh MTC mind set back in my so close to
going home head! the quote says "Humble servants of God
follow because they know it is what the lord wants and
they also know that his will is more important than their
own." Its a quote I love and one I'm going to try to keep
living for the rest of these 8 weeks I've got here in the
field!
I love you all
Ingat sa Lahat EH!
XXX
Sister Quinn

Kamusta po Kayo, Bagon Taon I cant believe I still feel
like its just turned new years and they tell me today is
January 10th. The time flies by especially when you are
finding. This week our work has been blessed by the lord
so much. My testimony of fasting and answered prayers has
been strengthened as I have seen referrals coming in from
all sides of the finding pool. We have a lot of brand new
really interested investigators which is always exciting. 
Two of which are Elder age and have loads of great questions.
Looking at our new investigators Its funny but I can already
see a future missionary in this one with all his great
questions curiosity and receptiveness to the gospel. We are
really pleased with the progress our new investigators
have made 3 of the new all coming to all 3 hours of
church and our recent convert Bravo family finally made
it through priesthood again this week as well. Our other
Recent Convert Sister Sandra Almazan we are proud to report
is already fulfilling her new calling as a branch missionary
and is a great help to our work having and older
fellowshiper for our Nannays especially one who is so
willing to pick up investigators for church and be a
great fellowship and support. This week I also noticed
something I'd already sort of thought about in terms of
my area. I've decided that Camilng Tarlac may be the place
with the most people dieing on a daily basis on
earth. Just this Saturday morning 3 funerals went
by our house in a row and since I've been here I've
attended 9 Funerals within this one small branch alone.
SO In terms of my area and its fruitfulness as well as its
tendency to bring out the dead I have named Camiling
Tarlac as the city where "Mormons go to baptized and
Philippinos go to die". I just wanted to add a quick
thank you on the end of this to each and every one of you
who sent me all the lovely Christmas cards from the good
old Grapevine ward, they really meant a lot, writing a
missionary makes their day more than cookies or any other
thing you can send, words mean the most, and I am great
full to you for all of yours! I love you all and miss
you too!
Ingat sa Lahat,
Sister Quinn

Kamusta Po Kayo,
New years here was just as crazy as it always is in the
Philippines lots of crazy fireworks, and the  Prisbrey
couples were so nice they invited us over for another
amazing holiday meal. We played Uno with them and then they
went to bed while we counted down the new years.I ate a
whole tub of ice cream and am feeling like a pig for it
today.
In terms of our work we are doing a WHOLE lot of rough
tough finding but I'm loving it. We went out and OYM or
tracting as it used to be called a whole street this week
with very little receptiveness but still we tried our best.
We feel exhausted but what missionary doesn't.I did get all
of your christmas cards this week from the Grapevine
ward and want to thank you all for your love and prayers.
I am loving my mission and with a new year shocked at how
fast the time is actually passing. My favorite thing of
the week was having a daughter of one of our long term
investigators suddenly become interested in listening to us.
She was really impressed because a friend of hers from high
school was converted recently and served a mission and
seeing the huge difference in her friend she because open
to the idea of listening to us. It just goes to show we
never know how much of an influence we have on people and
how much just our daily lives of living the gospel affects
others. I am greatfull for the work that I
have here. I love you all and miss you too!
Ingat sa Lahat,
Sister Quinn

Walang Transfer,
No transfer with me or my companion I have to say God
certainly can shock you sometimes. Me and SIster Balili are Batch we go home at the
same time so that means that one of us has to be transferred
and spend the last 6 weeks of their mission in a new area.
I'm not going to lie and say I'm not praying that it wouldn't
be me who gets moved but at this point I'm learning more
and more to just accept what ever the lord sends my way.
Our two Baptisms this Christmas went really well.
We had a great Christmas Dinner at the Pribrey couples
house with Stuffing and Cherry pie and home made bread it was amazing I stuffed
myself, and we even found the time to make gingerbread houses.
I am trying my hardest to be the Lords servant every day
and this transfer I hope to learn anew exactly what that
means for me in this area at this time in this place,
and as I strive to do more to give more to be more to
the work of the lord I find that it doest matter how long
or how short of a time I have left here in the mission
field or here in my area. I am a servant of the lord day
by day and each moment counts.
I know that this brings about rewards more than I have
room to fill,and it comes in small and simple feelings
like the way I felt this week just before our baptism
on Christmas day as we we're walking to teach one short
appointment before preparation for the baptism I just felt
the spirit fill my heart with a great joy so wide and full
and wonderful it is hard to explain or describe , but what
I do know is that if all missionaries knew how it felt and
if we could all feel the same feeling on our missions at
all times none of us would ever consent to going home,
to giving up that amazing feeling for anything else in
this world. I know that the lord has still people prepared
here for me and Sister Balili to teach and to reach and
it is just my prayer now to be able to do just what he
wants me to do and no less.
Ingat Sa Lahat,
See you next year,
Sister Quinn