Kamusta sa inyo tanan! How has it already been another week? Grabe gid. We had Zone Conference this week and it was so good. It was in Cadiz so we stopped and ate at jolibee's as a district before. It was so fun. So funny story of the week... Sister Ellis and I had just finished teaching a lesson and as were on our way out, we went past an older man on his front porch. As usual we yelled, "Maayong Hapon" We got a little further and I whipped back around saying, I'm feeling this one. As soon as we tried to start up a conversation, His wife immediately came out of the house and said, "What do you want? Do you want to come in?" As soon as we walked in I knew we were in trouble...big trouble. In huge letters on a banner hung on the wall read "Kingdom of Jesus Christ, Lord of all Lords, King of all Kings." On the adjacent wall, the whole thing was filled with pictures of a pastor and a bible sat out on the table. Oh no. She sat down and said she wanted to pray. As she started, I mouthed the words "sorry" to Sister Ellis. I was trying SO hard not to laugh as this lady started praying, because for a solid 3 minutes she prayed for our Salvation, and that we were lost and needed to find the truth of her Church. Afterwards she started telling us about her pastor and how he survived off of bananas for 5 years in the mountains. It was the craziest experience. We tried our best to share, and we agreed to pray about Pastor Apollo C Quieoloy if she would pray about our Prophet, Russell M Nelson. It all ended well with a peace offering of chocolate cake. Right after, we went to Ramon. It was crazy to feel the stark contrast of the spirit there, compared to a few minutes earlier. Ramon half way through the lesson broke down crying and kept saying thank you, thank you. I love him, and guess what?! He came to church! I almost broke down in tears when I saw him walk through those doors dressed in his Sunday best, despite his bad arthritis, and swollen legs. After church I asked him how it was, and he said maayo gid with a huge smile on his face. Friday was a great day. We went to Hillside and everything we had planned completely fell through. So last minute before we were going to leave, we decided to try a 17 year-old kid named JZ we had met and taught a couple weeks ago. The last time we taught him, we found out both of his parents died and he was living with his lola. So of course we taught the Plan of Salvation on the spot. We felt it was good but JZ was so huya (shy) that he wouldn't look at us, or even make eye contact with me. This time, as we taught him, we bore testimony of our Heavenly Father's love for him, and that He has a perfect plan and purpose for him. That he knows him perfectly, and wants nothing more than for him to return to Him. It was crazy to already see the change! His eyes were locked on ours. We talked about the Savior's Atonement for us, and that He has felt and knows exactly what he's going through. The spirit was so strong, and before we left he kept saying balik kamo (come back), as if he were scared we wouldn't come back. It is the most powerful thing when someone finds out who they truly are, a child of God, and that we have worth and potential, no matter the circumstances they have been placed in. We can return to Him and become like Him, if we can endure for a short while this amazing, hard and crazy life. Halong pirme! Sister Adams Pictures Em didn't have time to explain.....
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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 |