Kamusta po Kayo!

A lot is happening here In Camiling and I've only got so much
time to write so I'll maybe type it out in Highlights!

- On Saturday we did a service project at a place called Canding
Falls and I fell into a river. It was kind of funny because the Elders
were like "Sister you're not supposed to swim it says so in the
white hand book!" No worries I am fine I did not drown or anything
but the stuff in my bag is pretty much destroyed only two of which
I was sad about that being my Planner and OH ya my CAMERA!
I still managed to salvage the memory card though SO please
check the pictures I have of the falls out on my Photo Bucket!

- last night we went to the funeral of a less active member which
was very interesting Philippino funerals are very different! The
casket had a light up Jesus with a spinning wheel like the dizzy
spinning wheels you see at carnivals and a Ma Ma Mary to finish
it all off. I was very happy just sitting in the back right up until I
was asked to speak at the Burial service which is this Thursday at
the chapel I will let you know, how that goes, What a story to tell
I will be speaking at a funeral service in a foreign language, I don't
think if you told me a year ago I'd be doing that on my mission I'd
have believed you!

This week I have really seen my companions

devotion to the work despite feeling bad because

of a cold and having a terrible cough to where

she can hardly talk she diligently works on and

I can really see her love for our investigators

and for the work of the lord. She may not feel

a 100% but I know that she is giving it her all

and she does not murmur she is still excited

every day to go out to work and I really admire

that in her.

We have been trying a lot this week to find new

people to teach and have OYMed ( or open our

mouth as we call it here) 16 times this week. I am

always trying my hardest to have faith and

exercises it as we oym. Like they say when you

are going to speak and you feel nervous you

should just imagine every one in the audience

in their underwear. When I am really nervous to

OYM i just imagine them in white baptismal

clothes, hopefully you got that little joke, but in

all seriousness I have found that if from the

moment I meet a new person I think of the all

honest truth that this person right now is a child

of god my brother or sister before I came here

and as I invasion them entering the waters of

baptism I cant help but smile and try my very

best to offer to them the truth I have and the love

I feel of my heavenly father for them. As we are

focusing also more on using the book of Mormon

because of our new mission training. I have

found in my own personal study just the other

day a great verse I'd like to share from

1 Nephi 15:23 ' And I did exhort them with all the

energies of my soul with all the faculties which I

possess that they would give heed to the word

of God" This I feel very much expresses my

prayer for our work and use of the book of

Mormon as missionaries. It is my prayer and

my hope that this is what I am doing every day.

I cannot express the simple joy i felt this week

seeing one of our brand new investigators get

off to such a great start when to our surprise

she had not only read our reading assignment

but had marked out her favourite passages and

shared her favourite verse with us. She said

she is also reading the book to her husband,

who we do not get to teach to often because

he usually is late coming home from work past

our curfew, but he has listened every time he's

been home when we come to visit. I am learning

more to love everyone and I am working every

day to see those we teach as Christ sees them.

I love you all as well of course and miss you lots

Ingat sa lahat,

Sister Quinn