It was a good week. I probably say that every week. We have been teaching the sweetest older couple named Dodoy and Juvie (I sent a video of them a couple of weeks ago). It's been awesome to see their testimonies developing. Dan and Gamay come with us every time, and it's so cute to see all of them become such great friends. They even came to church this week and loved it! This week we taught the Word of Wisdom. Brother Dodoy told us that he smokes and drinks coffee, but with tears in his eyes said that he has wanted to stop and change for the longest time, but knew he could never do it alone. He is so determined right now to stop. Prayers for Dodoy please :) Besides Dodoy and Juvie we had 7 other people we are teaching come to church! We were so happy after working so hard this week! What's even more awesome, is that all of them are neighbors, next to, or close by the house of Dodoy and Juvie. When we go back to teach more and more join to listen. It's awesome. Sunday was so good. Brother Jomarie Morales and Mark Jara both received the Aaronic Priesthood and Mark and Sister Rhoda Jara gave the opening and closing prayers in Sacrament meeting. They were so nervous and excited and did great! Then my boy, Allan gave an amazing taught about developing our talents. He amazes me. It's like he's been a long time member! This week we also had exchanges and gave a training for Zone Conference that we felt went really well. Sister Clark and I are just happy it's over now :) We taught about Honesty and Integrity to God.
Honesty and Integrity is at the Heart of Spirituality, It is the foundation of all other Christlike attributes that we can develop. When your tempted to be dishonest, Always remember to look up! (A man who took his young son to steal corn from his neighbor’s field. His son’s assignment was to watch out for anyone coming along and to warn his father if he saw someone. As the father went to fill his bag, he first looked all directions to make sure no one was around. The son then called out, ‘Father, there is one way you haven’t looked yet! … You forgot to look up.’) Ann M. Dibb Halong ya'll Love, Sister Adams
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This week went so fast! Sorry don't have time to write! Anyways here's a picture from exchanges this week! It was so fun to be companions with Sister Blakeslee again! Love you all! Promise to write better next week! We got to Skype with Emily this week. Usually she saves a little time for writing, but we talked too long. I wish I would have asked more questions about the week. Here are a few things that were interesting; Em said that Pres. Sumagpao called her up one day last week and asked her again if she would extend. This time he said just for 5 days. :) I guess the other missionaries going home are scheduled for January 15th. Emily's time is up on the 10th. She said yes of course, soooo just a few more days till I get the best hug! One of the sister missionaries, Sister Porter got the measles. They quarantined her along with her companion to Emily's house. They stayed in a room downstairs, while Em and her companion stayed upstairs. She felt so bad for them, and said that must have felt like prison to have to stay in that bedroom for a week. She said the worst part for the quarantined sisters she says as she laughs, is she & her comp. had to make them breakfast, lunch and dinner. She said they always tried to include rice because Sister Porter's comp. is a Filipina. :)
She also said they are teaching a family, and learned they all have tuberculosis. I told her to stay away till they are better! I hope there are no TB breakouts for her or her companion. I am amazed Em has stayed so healthy on her mission when so many others have gotten crazy sicknesses! Such a blessing!! and I hope that continues for the next couple of months! Maayong aga/hapon/gabe sa inyo tanan! This week we enjoyed going to the Morales family over and over again in preparation for Saturday. I love them so much. It was funny because one day while we were over, their 8 year old son Jyles wanted to know what my real name is. I asked him what name I looked like. He sat there for a minute and said, "You look like Jesus Christ, you have the same hair" ....I guess that's not necessarily a bad thing haha but we did burst out laughing.
The big highlight of the week was the baptism of all three Morales boys. It was such a happy day. Brother Joemarie stood to bear his testimony and broke into tears. He told of how two angels stopped by and talked to him and that the messages all his missionaries brought slowly let him see the light in his life. He made me laugh real hard when he said that the Gospel has turned him Agi(or gay) because he got a little shy of how much he was crying. If anyone knows Joemarie, they know he's a tough manly man with a really deep scratchy voice. You would never think he could cry, but there he was crying while bearing his testimony of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. It was also so awesome to get to see Allan Tuerca speak at their Baptism. We have loved to see his progress. He also blessed the Sacrament for the first time this Sunday :) I found this quote this week and really loved it;
"When we comprehend His voluntary Atonement, any sense of sacrifice on our part becomes completely overshadowed by a profound sense of gratitude for the privilege of serving Him." -President Russell M. Nelson Palangga ko kamo! Hey This week we spent a lot of time talking to and finding new people to teach. As we were walking around nowhere in particular we stopped to help a kid draw water from a well and another young man came out to talk to us probably out of curiosity. We asked if we could share a message and if he knew of anyone else that would want to listen. I started laughing so hard as he turned and started yelling for all his neighbors to come out and listen. After which we had a pretty big group of people together to listen to our message. Later in the week we returned to the sweet Dopio Family and watched the 30 min Restoration movie. When we started the rain was pounding down on the tin roof so hard that I couldn't even hear my own voice as we sang I need thee every hour in Hiligaynon. To add to that their kids especially their baby didn't want to stay quiet or sit still. I just kept praying in my heart that they would be able to watch and feel the spirit testifying of the truth. The movie ended and we all just sat for a good few seconds in silence. Dugay-dugay Mario got up turned off the TV and with out us saying anything he said, "Matuod gid ina" or that's true. The spirit was so strong as we and the member with us testified of Joseph Smith and the First Vision. To make it better they even came to church this Sunday! Everytime we would glance over at church, he always had the biggest smile on his face. He told us how excited he is to come to church again next week. We're also so excited for the Morales family. This week was Brother Joemarie's, Terrence's, and Gyles's baptismal interviews. Brother Joemarie was so nervous and excited that he couldn't sleep the night before. It has been a long awaited day. A whole 6 months to be exact. As missionaries came and went his testimony only grew stronger and I have loved to see the changes in his character as a husband and father. We're super excited for this Saturday!
Time won't slow down. Palangga ko kamo. Halong Ay this week has been a good and fast one. Sister Sta. Barbara and I worked so hard this week, and we are so excited about a couple of families we found and started teaching too! One night this week after a really good but exhausting day of work, we got home and knelt down to pray.... to say the least we didn't get back up from the floor. Two hours later we woke up to the alarm on the phone that we set to remind us it is close to 10:30 and we have to go to bed. We didn't even eat dinner or get ready for bed, we were just so tired haha. This Sunday in the middle of the night, President Sumagpao called and asked if Sister Sta. Barbara would be willing to transfer to La Carlota. Long story short the Sisters house in La Carlota got broken into multiple times last week, and some of the sisters were really freaked out and scared. President gave them the option to stay or be transferred, and that's why my new companion is now Sister Clark. She feels a whole lot safer being here in Bacolod City. I was sad to see Sister Sta Barbara go but all we can do is padayon lang. This Saturday we went and visited the cutest little family. Sister Garcia and I had found this family last transfer. They told us that they were available on Saturdays and Sundays. We have had a hard time getting there the last few weeks on those days. We hoped to be able to go back, but something else always just came up. This Saturday the Dopio family was so excited to see us because it had been awhile. They told us that for the past couple weeks they had waited for us, but we never came. We talked real quick, and they told us to come back the next day. Sunday we had an awesome lesson about the Restoration. After we closed, we asked when we could come back. Mario thought for a minute and then said, "What about tomorrow?" We couldn't stop the grins that came to our faces. That is what every missionary wants to hear. Then he added, "We'll feed you dinner too so you keep coming back!" I love the spirit that our unique message brings that keeps others wanting more. I know the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints is true, and God's work is hastening here on earth in order to gather in His children. There is nothing greater we could be apart of!
Palangga ta kamo Halong |
Sister Emily Adams
Philippines Bacolod Mission April 18, 2018-October 2019 Mailing Address
Sister Emily Adams
Philippines Bacolod Mission Galo St. between Lacson & Mabini Brgy.22, Bacolod City 6100 Negros Occidental Philippines Archives
January 2020
Companions Provo, Utah MTC
#1 Sister Anna Wilde From Dallas, Texas Taylor, Arizona
#2 Sister Jamie Stuart (trainer) Pleasant Grove, Utah & #3 Sister Kendall Richards Idaho Falls, Idaho Show Low, Arizona
#4 Sister Brooke Casebolt Roy, Utah Manila, Philippine's
#5 Sister Perry Serving in the Iloilo mission from Fiji Sagay, Philippines
#6 Sister Lauren Schenk (Trainer) Syracuse, Utah Sagay, Philippines
#7 Sister Ashley Ellis Highland, Utah Pulupandan, Philippines
#8 Sister Andrea Camille Sales Isabela, Philippines Hinigarin, Philippines
#9 Sister Castillo Sta. Cruz Zambalis, Philippines. Hinigarin, Philippines
#10 Sister Natalie Miner Pleasant Grove, Utah Cadiz, Philippines
#11 Sister Kate Blakeslee Meridian, Idaho Bacolod, Philippines
#12 Sister Kalyx Christensen San Diego, California Bacolod, Philippines
#13 Sister Stephanie Garcia Pangisan, Philippines Bacolod, Philippines
#14 Sister Santa Barbara Marikina, Manila, Philippines Bacolod, Phililppines
#15 Sister Eliza Clark Corvallis, Oregon |