kamusta po Kayo,
This week we had 8 investigators at church. I feel so blessed
beyond blessed. We had a whole family the Bravo family (Bro Jay)
the father included and so for them we are so excited. We also
had Sister Sandra , Nannay Lourdez, Sister Emily Feliciano,
and Brother Carl. In other news BAGIO!!!!!! that means Typhoon
in Tagalog. The name of this one is Juan or John as in the apostle.
It is huge I was almost sure we wouldn't be able to get out here to
the internet cafe and then for sure that when we got here their
would be no internet, but by the grace of god as they say very often
here in the Philippines we made it to the internet cafe and we
didn't even have to take a boat to get here the trike ( motorbike
with side car) just floated its way in through an amazing amount
of traffic considering the storm. I am a bit scared of the prospect
of grocery shopping later, their may be a crazy amount of
people buying up water and such just like they would do in the
US if a big storm hit its funny how very much the same the
whole world is. Other than that I don't have much news it was a
hard week because my companion sister Balili was sick but we
still managed to work OH and I totally forgot the seniour couples
who are the nicest people on earth baked us a cake for our one
year anniversary of our mission ALL four of us had our one year
this week so we all celebrated on Saturday together it was really
nice. I've uploaded pictures of the cake on the photobucket so be
sure to check them out! I love you all I miss you too!
Ingat sa Lahat,
Sister Quinn

Magandag Hapun (Good Afternoon) or at least it is for me!

This week our mission had a visit from Elder Cook of the
Quorum of the Twelve Apostles we we're blessed to hear not
only from him but also from Elder McMullin of the presiding
bishopric and the Philippines area presidency and their wives.
We all meet together at the Tarlac Stake centre and in the morning
they had training for all the bishops and branch presidents in the
whole mission so I got to see all of my bishops from previous
area's they called out my name and gave me such a warm
welcome it was really good to see them and know they'd missed
me serving in their ward! Also this weekend because of the
delayed time in days we had our General Conference Broadcast
so for the past two days I've done almost nothing but listen to
the words of the Prophets and Apostles. General conference is
so different when you are a missionary because you take
revelation not just for yourself but for your investigators as well.
its really an amazing experience. I was of course excited to hear
about the New Temple that will be built in Urdaneta in the
northern Philippines about 30 minuets from my current area.
The saints here are beyond thrilled! Many of them wept tears to
know that a Temple of the Lord would be so close to them.

In other news I have a new Companion Sister Balili ( Balilly)
She is from Mindano the southern most Island of the Philippines
the one with all the Muslims although she is a former catholic
convert of only 3 years but for my companions that's a long
time Sister Soriano was only a year old member when she put in
papers. Any ways Sister Balili is a dedicated servant of the lord
Despite having difficulty seeing to the point that I lead her around
by hand in the night when we work because she cannot see
enough in front of herself to see where she is walking. My new
companion has not complained one bit and she does not let her
disabilities hold her back. I am amazed by her devotion to the work
of the lord and her love and patience with both me and herself.
This week I've really made progress in my goal of
being a more positive person after The conference
Sister Balili and I went out to work after just
having gotten home from the stake centre in Tarlac.
It was dark and as we stepped out the door the
heavens poured from the sky. Hurricane force rain
pelted at our umbrellas and completely soaked
us head. At this point I was already extremely
exhausted but for some reason a happy feeling
entered into my heart and I began to sing
( We are all Enlisted till the conflict is over..)
my companion soon joined me and I wished that
you could of seen us out their in the rain singing
at the top of our lungs! I know that our father in
heaven saw us and smiled and also we noticed
that many of the Filipinos who saw us as we
passed them by on the way to our appointment
laughed and smiled looking at us like why are
those two crazy girls dressed in skirts so happy
and out their singing in the rain?! We opened
our mouth an contacted a few of them with plans
to tell them later on this week a bit more about
why we are so happy and why we can smile and
sing in the rain no matter what happens!

I love you all

Mahla ko din ang Ulan (I also love the rain)

Ingat Sa Lahat,

Sister Quinn

Kamusta Po Kayo
This week I have been grateful for the small miracles in the life
of a missionary sometimes called the Tender Mercies of the Lord
Nephi 1:20 . Just little things like Nanny Lita Quimpo saying a
prayer without us begging her, she being the one to volunteer
really shows to me and sister the she is truly progressing that she
wants to change, she wants to come closer to Christ we are now
their to show her the way rather than drag her towards it. I am
grateful for the lord helping me to hold my tongue I am for the
very first time in my life learning to control at temper and impatient
temperament that has haunted me for as long as I can remember.
I have truly gained a testimony of the principle of the fast just
yesterday that as I fasted for the lord to help me to recognize when
and where I can have more patience, and to strengthen me their
he was speaking peace to my mind and giving me the strenght to
say Is this really that important? I've tried before on my own to
change to become a better person just because i knew it was
something i needed to do but only now giving up and truly
turning over to the Lord have I found that with him I have the
strength to overcome this weakness.
in connection with miracles I'd like to share with you a thought
a had a while ago at a stake conference in Tarlac as I listened
to a wonderful talk given by Sister Costley a Senior sister who
served with her husband back when I was assuaged in Tarlac.
She spoke of the miracle of a man being healed from Cancer as
well as other many miracles continue to happen in our time to
point out that miracles still do happen in our day. I thought how
though it is true that a man being healed from terminal cancer is
indeed a miracle. I have also found though that in my day to day
work as a missionary the miracles that I witness, namely the
miracle that happens when the heart of a son or daughter of god
truly changes and begins to make choices to come closer to
Christ is a true miracle with an eternal effect, because that man
who was cured from cancer will still die whither it be sooner or
later in some other way but the miracle that takes place when a
son or daughter of god makes the choice to accept the saving

ordinances of god is a miracle that will have an eternal effect.
In terms of transfer announcements this week I will still be here
in Camiling Branch one for which I am very grateful I LOVE
THIS AREA . I feel like my new companion whoever she will be
is lucky to be coming into such a wonderful area with such
amazing investigators and supportive members and I hope and
pray to be an amazing companion for her.
Mahal na Mahal Ko Kayo,
Sister Quinn

Kamusta Po Kayo,

This week I counted my blessings one by one as they walked into
the Chapel Sister Malaga and I were so overjoyed to see so many
of our investigators at church we had six in all but we we're,
most especially excited to see our progressing family the Bravo
family in attendance for the fourth week in a row. The father
brother Jay has not yet made it to church but sister Emily has
been coming every week faithfully from the day we began teaching
their family and bother has been progressing this week on
Tuesday after our visit he lead a kneeling family prayer. I feel
hopeful that brother will make it to church within the next week
or two and that they will so enter the waters of baptism as a
family one day soon. I cannot express the amazing amount of
respect I have for sister Emily She works three jobs to help feed
their children while her mother ( their grandmother watches
them) She and spends every extra spare minuet with her kids
and reads them the scriptures. She is so humble and I have yet
to see anyone on my mission more prepared to accept the
restored gospel as she is. We also had at church the mother
of 7 of our most active youth and YSA that is the mother of the
Quimpo family Sister Lita Quimpo. She has been taught by the
missionaries for at least the last 4 years and yesterday was her
very first time at church! I was so filled with joy for her seeing
her whole family fill up the front pew that I ran up and gave her
the biggest hug! Me and my companion had volunteered to speak
on missionary work as a hope to get more referrals from the
branch and to show them that we are serious about what we do
and willing and ready to share the gospel with their families.
I feel the Lord supporting me and my companion as we work every
day. I am More TIRED than I have ever been in my entire life
yesterday in our branch correlation I was pretty sure I was going
to pass out but a ate a sweet candy said a prayer and the Lord
sustained me until 8:30 pm that night as we shared just one last
message, that seems to be what I am constantly telling my
companion these days, just one last message just one last house.
Its funny I didn't quite understand why my follow up trainer
always wanted to stay out as late as we could and go to just one
last house and now that's me! I know my days here are numbered
I can already feel it I will one day soon be coming home and
I don't want a moment to be wasted!

I love you all, but for now I love the gospel and being a missionary
just a little bit more maybe! I do miss you though!

Ingat po kayo palagi, at Ipatpategka ( that last one word means I love
you In Ilocano the new dialect I am slowling but surely learning)

Sister Quinn

Kamusta Po Kayo,

Miss ko Po Kayo Lahat! that means I miss you all of course!
I'm not quite sure what to write this week so I thought I would
give a play by play of an afternoon of work as a missionary here
in the Philippines.

10am we go out to work after personal study

-Contact a referral turns out they speak NO Tagalog only the
native dialect of our area ilikano which neither I nor my
companion know anything past hello and a few greetings.

Taught her a lesson any ways in Tagalog which I think she may
have understood

We then went and taught a long time investigator Bernadett
who as a baptismal goal date but we think is hiding some chastity
issues from us so not sure she will make her baptism on time

We are constantly OYMing which is opening your mouth and we
found a new investigator who is the uncle of one of our other
investigators about 30 minuets away

AT noon we return to the house and eat and do our language study

3pm we are out of the door again and back to work

We go to contact a man we talked to in the camera shop on P day
who seemed interested as we approach his house he is sitting on
the porch he waves a go away at us and I know what it means but
my companion continues on he says he has Sore Eyes
( It means pink eye) and throws on a pair of sun glasses as we
get closer but I could tell even from far away that he did not have
sore eyes. I laughed at this under my breath as we walked away
and encourage my companion that we will just keep going

4pm we teach Sister Mary and Princess the cousins of one of our
branch missionaries we are trying to get their mother to listen as
well but she is drinking a lot Mary at age 16 is really the mother
of the whole family

4:45pm we go drop by Sister Quimpo who is the Mother of 6 very
active children ages 24-8 one of whom I am trying to help get
on a mission. Nannay believes the church is true but is still a bit
shy about coming to church and does not like the idea of being
baptized just quite yet, its a long story but we love her!

5pm drop by and say hi to Sister Mary and Brother Sam
investigators but they give us loads of referrals and are great!

5:30 we drop by the branch presidents house to say that we would
like him to come to our FHE on Monday he is not in but we tell
his wife and she says he'll be their as soon as he gets of work
he'll just be a little late.6pm Teach the Bravo family, their
grandmother got bit by a dog
yesterday and when she shows me the bite I can see its turned
black just like mine did and she's taped it up with literally
scotch tape. I tear the tape off and put on my triple anti biotic
cream which I always carry in my first aid kit always in my bag.
Its weird but as a westerner they just assume I am like a
medical doctor and every one looks to me strait away and believes
everything I say about cleaning out wounds and treating diseases,
although sometimes I have trouble with their native beliefs,
they believe that if you shower at night and go to bed with
your hair wet you will get sick and die! ya that's one of the
least crazy ones..

The lesson goes on though and the spirit is felt so strong because
Sister Emily has done her reading assignment she always does,
and She even marks out the verses that she likes in colour!
We love her!

7pm go by to visit a less active family and find out they have just
been attending the other branch for the last 3 months because
they have more friend their they say. I have not quite yet worked
out how to teach a lesson to help people attend their assigned
congregation.

We get back to the house by 8 sometimes 8:30 if we are still
teaching a lesson we plan write in the area book. I shower my
companion of course does not for the above mentioned reason.
We eat our dinner at around 9pm and by quarter to 10 I am
passed out reading the scriptures in Tagalog which never fails
to put me to sleep! I understand them but sometimes my
mind wanders!

Hope you liked hearing a typical day in the life of a missionary
in the Philippines Angeles Mission, here in Camiling.

With Love,

Sister Quinn

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

Kamusta po Kayo,
Ano any tinagan mo? that is what is your name in ilikano that
right I have a new dialect I am learning! Here in Camiling I am
very much out in the country side and their dialect here is spoken
by many of the people. Although they ALL speak and understand
Tagalog they tend to use ilikano in more personal settings.
The sacrament prayer is usually said in ilikano and many people
bore their testimony in ilikano yesterday which was tough because
I still only understand about 10 percent of what they are saying.
I'm excited though to be learning a new language again I took some
pictures of the book of Mormon in Tagalog
(Ang Akalat Ni Mormon) and in ilikano ( Ti Libro ni Mormon)
and have uploaded these pictures on my photobucket along with
a lot of other pictures. I am really out in what they call the
Bukid ( rice fields) Dito ( here). We climb through fields of rice with
snakes and frogs and all kinds of things as we go out to our more
remote appointments. I feel like a missionary in the jungle for
the first time! This week I almost jumped for joy in the middle
of playing the sacrament hymn ( I am the new branch pianist the
Branch president has been praying for he says) When our brand
new investigator Sister Emily walked in with her 5 children
one YW age. They have only been taught for a week an all ready
they are coming to church sadly brother had work and did not
come, but I was really surprised that he listened and asked many
questions in our first lesson with them! I have never heard a
male ask so many questions so I am really excited for the
potential of this family. I can really feel when we are with them
that this humble family has been truly prepared and is ready
to accept the gospel.

We are so blessed here in this area to have so many members willing to
work with us and have also been blessed with many referrals from members.
I feel like we've really been doing smart missionary work as our branch
missionaries refer their cousins, other relatives and friends and then we have
gone to the appointment with them to teach the loved on or friend we have
found that we instantly gain the trust of the new investigator and that our
lessons are filled with the spirit of the lord
I love you all and miss you much!
Ingat sa Lahat, ti ya mo ( I love you In ilikano)
Sister Quinn