Yo yo I've said it so many times but I really can't believe it's been another week! Dasig ang tion diri sa mission. I also hit my half way mark this week! grrabbbe. This week was a good one. We taught lots, found lots and had Zone Conference. My favorite thing of every week is getting to teach the Buga-ay family (a part member family). Their mom and older brother Charles were baptized years ago. Charles has been going to church for years by himself, and he is preparing to serve a mission in a couple of years. We started teaching His brothers Gian and Gyhzer hoping to eventually teach their father too. Seriously they are the smartest 11 and 12 year old kids. They look up to their older brother and want to be like him. They accepted a baptism date for May 11. In one lesson with everyone, Charles bore the strongest testimony of the truth of this gospel. He told them that he wants their family to be together forever, and how that could only happen through this gospel, leaving us all in tears. There is nothing more powerful then a simple and sincere testimony. Also, we've all been working toward flooding this mission with the Book of Mormon, because it brings about the strongest conversion. That applies for us too. Conversion isn't a one and done type of thing it's a continual process, and the Book of Mormon helps us to stay bakod. President Nelson said, "My dear brothers and sister, I promise that as you prayerfully study the Book of Mormon EVERY DAY, you will make better decisions every day. I promise that as you ponder what you study, the windows of heaven will open, and you will receive answers to your own questions and direction for your own life. I promise that as you daily immerse yourself in the Book of Mormon, you can be immunized against the evils of the day, even the gripping plague of pornography and other mind numbing addictions." The blessings, and power that come through reading the Book of Mormon everyday are amazing. I've felt that power every day as I've continued to study and ponder the Book of Mormon. So if your reading, continue, and if not start today. Happy Easter! Love you all! Sister Adams I talked to Em on messenger for a little bit. It was 1:00am when she called, so I had her all to myself as everyone else was sleeping. She loves her new area, & said it is full of beautiful fields of sugar cane. She said it tastes good too. She feels fortunate that she has been in the rural countryside so far.
She has fish everyday. She was worried about this before her mission, but says she now loves fish! Her favorite fish is mongroose. She also loves “green shell”, a kind of clam. A picture from a couple weeks back was a snake on a stick. She said it tastes like chicken. She said girls don’t usually play basketball there, only the boys. Things like cooking or sports are very gender assigned. She loves to play b-ball on pday. Nobody plays soccer that she has found yet. I love that I got to hear her voice. She is so happy.
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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 |