Kamusta Po Kayo Sa Inyong Lahat,

Some times this work is really hard. It is hard

when they promise you they're coming to church

and then they never show up. It's really hard when

only 2 hours before sacrament meeting starts you

teach a great lesson give you're whole hard, you

know they felt the spirit. You see the father eagerly

shining his shoes telling you he will come to church

and bring his wife, you leave happy and confident

that they'll come and just two hours latter you're

standing at the chapel with bishop telling you he's

gonna start sacrament meeting and not one of your

investigators has turned up. Its hard knowing that

they broke a promise not only to you but to the lord.

Its hard to knowing that their actions and their

choices continue to hold them back from the

blessings that heavenly father wants so desperately

to give to them. Its hard not to get so involved that

it hurts you too but no matter how much it hurts

you know that you'll continue to go back , you'll

continue to love them. I think this might be because

the love that we as missionaries feel for these

people is truly coming directly from our heavenly

father we are only his instruments and as I feel

his love for the people here it gives me the strength

to continue coming back to them week after week

hoping and praying that they will see the reason

for change. Hoping that they will feel the love I

feel, The love of our saviour for them. I pray that

as the work to change they will rely on him for their

strength. For I know that He gives strength which

will never fail.

In all of the ups and downs of everyday missionary
work I still feel that their is no where else I'd
rather be , nothing else I'd rather be doing. I know
because I can feel it deep within my hear that this
is where my father in heaven wants me to be.
I want to thank all of you at home so much for
your support of me I never say that enough in
these weekly blog post but I feel the support from
home as I pray for you all every night and day.
I have been trying to my hardest to work this
week on my weakness of always looking to far
ahead. I have been trying more and more just to
live in the moment and as I have this week I've felt
a stronger love for my investigators and for my
companions just last night sitting in the small and
humble home of one of our investigators
(Sister Rosario Casino) I sat listening attentively to
my companion bear testimony of something I'd just
taught. I felt the spirit so strongly as I looked around
the room into the faces of the family gathered there
who listen raptly to everything we teach them, as
we go every night to this family to teach and have
been teaching them on a daily basis for about 2
months now. As I looked into their eyes out of no
where it hit me that these are the people I'd
dreamed about before coming out on this mission
these are the people I'd looked forward to meeting,
looked forward to helping, looked forward to bring
them closer to Christ. I am trying with all my heart
now to soak up every moment of this experience.
I have found that as I do that I am the happiest I've
ever been. I know that heavenly father has a work
for me to do here and I feel blessed and privileged
to be here engaged in his work! I miss you all and
love you too!

Mahal Na Mahal Kita,

Sister Quinn