week 10 & 11

Week 10 (Sampu) 

Tuesday Wednsday Thursday: rather normal we had two dinner appointments with families that I LOVE. Both weekly appointments. The Maymen family and the Calagay family. The parents/family almost never eat with us so we just talk with the mom or parents while we eat but they're very kind. I'm really pretty lost in the language so I'm not sure whats being said but I laugh when others laugh and I can pick up on the basics so thats good. 

Thursday: Sister Maymen is a patient member who's accompanied us to all the members houses so we could know our area a little better since it's new.   She got us these pasteries filled with cocunut something and every members house we went to fed us merrienda (snacks) YUM  Everyone is so sweet and generous.

Friday: We met a cute lady Sister Vilma. We've visted her everyday she's receptive to our message. She has really loud children always around her but it's kind of fun for example: this one boy (hilarious) runs around and is just in his own world. Then one day a cocroach ran across the floor and the kid says "Ipis" (cockraoch) and he chases after it and trys to stomp on it BARE FOOT misses though and the roach got away but it was HILARIOUS to me Idk why 

Saturday: News of the baggio (storm) Typhoon.  We were at Dj's house and they were playing this fun game so we joined them for a while and then taught them a lesson and then having gotten news of the storm went back to our apartment to prepare for the storm.   

Tomorrow the storm will hit and so we'll have to stay indoors but life is good and exciting. I know the church is true.  I read things in the Book of Mormon that testify to me of it's truthfulness.   I encourage everyone to continue reading STUDYING the book of mormon so that you can feel and know it's true. Theres a scripture about praying for comfort and He'll give it and I know thats true. I also know that if we abide in him he'll abide in us and so many other profound things are promised in the scriptures so make sure to read.  

Love and miss everyone 

Week 11 (Labingissa) on the mission

Another good week! Started with the baggyio (storm) and thankfully my area wasn't affected very much. We still spent the day stuck in doors it felt like a snow day at home really. I spent the day sewing and a sister had the movie Johnny Linggo - it's on Lds.org so it was allowed and if you haven't seen it I reccommend watching it (very good). The storm was the loudest at night with heavy rain and wind.  The next day was mild so we were able to teach around 4. 

We contacted two elderly women and one of them asked me what dialect I was speaking because she couldn't understand ... I was speaking tagalog---YEP.   Sister Cabaraban asked whats the key to old age she said "praying and videoke" Which is espeically funny if you know how much Filipinos love videoke. I hear it everyday all day long. 

Wednesday: We got severely punted which means all of our lesson plans fell through. Idk why but it was still a really good day. I whistled with a piece of grass like my dad taught me and then my comp said "quiet dignity" partly joking to which I replied "we should preach with a voice like a trump" and then trumped the grass haha. We also walked past a group of people playing basketball (looked like mormon dads) and I think I've seen too many movies because I said we should make a deal that if we make a basketball shot we can teach them ... and well it went as cringy as it sounds haha

It was "All Saints Day" and a little girl was telling me about her grandma that died but I didn't know that All saints day was a holiday so I was telling her sorry and then I asked kahapon? as in yesterday and all the kids cracked up because she had passed away in April 

Nothing super eventful the other days Deejay has now invited two more of his brothers to our discussion and we have a total of 8 baptism dates planned. These group of kids are really awesome one named Jomer has read up to Jacob 4. We hope to get their parents in on our discussions.

Spiritual thought: This week I was reading in Alma 24 the story of Anit-Nephi-Lehi's who would rather die than sin. And their example made me wonder do we allow the fact that we are imperfect  keep us from doing everything in our power to not sin? I read Alma 13:12 which talks of looking upon sin with disgust and I know that it's important for us to do everything in our power to avoid sin and not justify sin for others because I know that when we justify sin it makes it that much easier for us to commit the same sin. Kaya Mo En (I spelt that wrong) but You can do it 

Love and miss you all Sister Crawford