Tuesday, June 30, 2015

FULL CIRCLE

Tuesday, June 30, 2015
Dear family, 


Just Smile And Walk Away
   This is a funny way to start off this email. We don't usually get ripped off too often but this past week TWO tricycle drivers have already ripped us off, both Sister Veras and I separately. Whenever they make us pay WAY more than what we need to, I always have this burning urge inside of to make a big scene and tell them there is no way I'm giving them that money and to get all fussy, but then I remember that oops, I am a missionary and I cannot say bad words (not that I ever would) and that I have to love everyone, even sneaky tricycle drivers who try to cheat us of our money. 

The end. 
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Raff
   Raff is Mary Cris' older brother (Mary Cris is our recent convert who got baptized my third week here). Raff is 20 years old and super awesome and he HAD a baptismal date for July 25, but unfortunately he was a no-show at church yesterday...which means that his baptismal date will be pushed back to August 1. Not quite sure what happened and why he didn't make it, but he's reading the Book of Mormon and praying and is a great kid in general. He was our hope for a baptism this transfer!!!!! But...it's alright. He's still our goal for NEXT transfer. Please pray for him. He's your average YSA, trying to find his place in this world. This gospel will help him. Also, part-members are always golden. Whoopee.


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My Lack of an Internal GPS
   Not spiritual or anything, but literally- I cannot. figure. out. directions. to. save. my. life. Leading this area is really fun. I love leading areas. It challenges me to step up to a higher level. But sometimes I get so lost, even within our little area, it gets embarrassing. Sister Veras is kind enough and patient enough and always just laughs whenever I get lost, but really. Let's face it. I am so bad with maps, or even with maps, or GPS, or whatever, I am so bad at directions. Remember Daddy that one time you asked me to read off the directions off Google Maps and then you realized that I was literally turning the iPad upside down to follow that moving dot? Yes. Win. Ether also knows first-hand my love for north-south-east-west directions. Living in Utah will be a TREAT


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Good Impressions
   This week Sister Veras and I found a new investigator that we are going to start teaching. She is a Nanay, probably in her early 60s. She is Catholic but open to hearing about the gospel and we think that there is something there with her. She kept saying, over and over again, how impressed she was with us. How we are two young ladies who could be off in the world doing whatever else we wanted but instead are here in the Philippines serving our missions. She was...really impressed. Because she said it a million times. At least someone's proud of us? :) Haha, just kidding. I know you guys are proud of all of us missionaries too. But it's so good to know that other people respect us and what we do. We're giving this a good name. 


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Planting Families
   Alot of our investigators in this area are couples who are not yet married. Marco and Carolyn are an example. I don't remember what I talked about last week and if I told you guys a bit of Marco's situation, but basically Marco was baptized at eight (along with the rest of his siblings and family), but then the church lost his records and so he's basically back to investigator status. This is where it gets a bit complicated. If Marco isn't a member (although technically he IS) and doesn't have records, they can't get married at church and then have Sister Carolyn baptized. They'd have to figure out all the marriage things on their own and THEN get baptized. A church wedding would save them big bucks because everything would be taken care of by the church, and that was what they wanted. 

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   This is really hard to explain over email. 
   In short: everything is taken care of now. Our bishop talked to the stake president who said that Marco can get re-baptized FIRST and THEN they can get married at church (by bishop) and then right after, Sister Carol can get baptized.

   Gets? (Filipino way of saying, "Understand?")

   ANYWAYS - their marriage/wedding/union won't be for another couple of months, in which case I probably won't be here anymore (heartbroken) BUT HOW HAPPY I AM TO BE STARTING THEM OFF THIS PROCESS! :) I love them like family. Can't believe I don't have a picture with them yet, but I'll get one sometime these next couple of weeks. They are the best. 

   I have pictures attached of me and this OTHER couple but they aren't Marco and Carolyn; that's Dave and Joyce. Joyce is LA and Dave is non-member and they are a family but they aren't married. They are also another couple that we're helping to get married. 

Planting families. I love it. 


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Tired, Happy, But Worth It
   Sister Veras and I worked REALLY hard this week. Which I LOVED. Hard work makes you feel good, even though you are dead beat by the end of the day and maybe a little annoyed too from all the body aches. But because we worked hard this week, she and I managed to hit ALL of our goals that we'd set! We hit our numbers :) Numbers aren't everything, but numbers are something. God was good to us. SEVEN investigators turned up at church. YES! 


It's been a good week. I love Sister Veras. I love this area. 

On we go.



With love,
Sister Teo



Tuesday, June 23, 2015

Good

Tuesday, June 23, 2015
Dear family,

Nicole Veras
     Sister Veras is my new companion and I LOVE her! So now that I am officially with her and know more about her, she is Filipina and she did grow up in Hawaii. They spoke English at home and so that makes us two peas in a pod - never spoke a word of Tagalog before the mission (well, excluding my Tagalog classes at BYU which didn't really count). We are both also from a family of ALL girls. She has four sisters. 

     I love her so much because I feel like I can be completely myself around her WHILE serving the Lord by her side. She is six weeks ahead of me in the mission, meaning that when I entered the MTC on October 10, she had just left it on October 8. She is so laid-back, so beautiful, and such a great example of perseverance. I love her. Fingers crossed that we'll get two transfers together.

     Also, Dad, your email was really funny (ha-ha-ha) about cooking! Sister Veras CAN cook, but these past couple of days she has been sick and so I've been at the stove alot. Don't worry; I got your genes, Daddy. I can boil water and I can fry up some spam. YES! Success! I can work a rice cooker too! Who would've known? ;) Mom, you should've let me help out in the kitchen more often before!!!

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Only Two
     And so on the note of cooking, we'll see what these next twelve weeks boils up for us because like I said last week, we are only two in the apartment now. No more roommates, just us two. Either we starve or I learn (again) how to cook food that isn't junk for my body or for poor Sister Veras!

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A First Time For Everything
     I have to tell you about the miracles that are happening in this area. 

     I talk about miracles a lot but just these past couple of days that I've had with Sister Veras, we have seen how people's hearts have softened and changed, even if it's just a little. With Sister Veras we have been able to teach two less-actives who never before wanted to sit down with the missionaries. Never ever before. But...God truly prepares specific people for specific missionaries. In no way do I claim any credit for having gotten first lessons with these two people, but I know that God puts certain people in our paths for very specific reasons. For myself personally I know that Heavenly Father has blessed me with the privilege of teaching Marco and Carolyn. I'm sure I've talked to you guys about them a little in my last two emails, but they are a couple that hasn't yet been married but is now working towards getting married. What a BLESSING, I feel, to be one of the first two missionaries to teach them. First timers = miracles.

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#30, Come Come Ye Saints
     Last transfer was........a little rough, but this transfer is starting out great. I remember music playing in our apartment in the morning a couple of days ago. I was getting ready and getting dressed, and Hymn #30 was playing. I was doing my own thing, not really paying attention to the songs, when suddenly it was as if something just pulled my ears TOWARDS the hymn and TOWARDS the lyrics.

"Why should we think to earn a great reward if we now shun the fight?"

"Gird up your loins! Fresh courage take! Our God will never us forsake."

     Those couple of lines stood out to me as clear as daylight in those split couple of seconds that the Tabernacle sang those words. Why should I think to earn a great reward if I shun this fight?

"Gird up your loins." "Fresh courage take." "Our God will never us forsake."

God is always there.

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Rain, Rain, Go Away/ Don't Go Away?
     The rainy season is supposed to start this week. I am excited! I've always seen (on ABS-CBN) videos of Filipino kids swimming down the streets on rafts because of the floods. It's been pretty rainy recently. Can't wait for the real thing :) 

     Also, on that note, I might need to start taking hot showers if I don't want to catch a cold (because we all know how easily I get sick). We take cold-water showers everyday but good thing Sister Veras and I know the trick of boiling hot water and then pouring it into a bucket and then filling it up with cold water (convection). Remember Palawan and the droughts? Yeah. I am an expert now.

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I love you! My spirits are much, much higher this week. The grace of Christ's atonement is real.

"Pray as though everything depended upon God. Work as though everything depends on you."


With love,
Sister Teo

P.S. I TOTALLY GOT MIXED UP WITH FATHER'S DAY! I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT HAPPENED LAST SUNDAY BUT EVERYONE WAS WISHING EACH OTHER HAPPY FATHER'S DAY! I just caught on with it. Oops. Sorry Daddy. Love you. Happy belated, legitimate father's day.





Monday, June 15, 2015

Fresh

Monday, June 15, 2015
Dear family, 

Happy Belated Father's Day!
     Dad! I totally forgot that yesterday was Mother's day. It was funny because at our Stake/Area broadcast meeting at church yesterday, one of the speakers was saying how Mother's day always seems to be more "special" because missionaries all come home on Mother's day and never on Father's day! But don't worry! You are the world's #1 Dad. You are so amazing. Gladys, Krystal and I were the luckiest daughters in the world to be born to you. (Even though I'm sure you wanted boys.)

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It's All About Families
     I LOVE this area that I am in right now, not just because it is super progressing and the ward is great and Heavenly Father is just really merciful to this area, but also because a lot of our investigators now are FAMILIES! Or, well, husbands and wives, at least. Husbands and wives who aren't YET married and so have to. 

     I have big dreams and hopes for them. It is so wonderful, so lovely and such a privilege to help families become forever. And since being on Santa Monica and now here in Bonifacio, I am calmly accepting the fact that maybe with alot of these families I will only have the opportunity to PLANT what needs to be planted. Other missionaries may end up witnessing their getting married and eventually baptized. But I can feel very strongly that these couples we are working with now...they WANT to be a family. And they WILL! 

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Soundtrack To Every Lesson
     Manila is so interesting. Well, living in a low-middle/middle-class income neighborhood in Manila is so interesting. People blast music so loud for everyone to hear - kind of like public service. Whenever we are in lessons the neighbours are always playing SOME sort of music. So...what's stronger? The Spirit, or some song about "Flashlight"? (I have no idea what this new pop song is except it's been playing ALOT here. "You're my flashlight, flashlight?" What? As a missionary I am realizing how RIDICULOUS some of these songs get!)

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Palm Drive
     Who knew that Manila had it's own little tinge of LA/NY? Sister Barrido and I headed to the mission office on Friday night and the taxi driver TOTALLY took us for a spin (I was so mad because I knew that he was just playing dumb and ripping us off of our money, but, I'm a missionary so...all love) BUT he drove us past PALM DRIVE, and...I died

     As I looked out of the window: Hermes. Louis Vuitton. Gucci. Bvlgari. Ralph Lauren. Chanel. Is it taboo for a sister missionary to say those names? FASHION! I miss fashion! "Be in this world but not of this world." Okay. 

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Transfers

  1. All three of my roommates are moving out. 
  2. There will only be two of us in this big apartment. 
  3. Sister Barrido will be training a new missionary AND shot-gunning (white-washing) an area. 
  4. My next companion is..........SISTER VERAS! I've met her twice but I've never spoken to her. She is Filipina, BUT she was born in Hawaii and kind of like me, didn't know Tagalog before the mission. YES! A sort-of foreigner companion! 
  5. Only problem: What am I going to eat for the next six/twelve weeks? Hopefully she cooks. I haven't cooked since that last transfer I had with Sister Lockwood. All my Filipina roommates have cooked lunch! 


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I have learnt SO much this past transfer. 

I would never trade this first month in Manila for anything.


With love,
Sister Teo

P.S. Dad, at the end of your email to me you included a really long Chinese sentence that my brain could not process because I can only think in English/Tagalog now so..............send it to me again in a year and we can talk about it :) 







Thursday, June 11, 2015

20 Years

Thursday, June 11, 2015
Dear family,

     Throughout the week I take down notes of what I want to share with you in my weekly emails. This week the list was really long. There were alot of bullet points. But as I sit here in front of the computer today, I don't feel like writing about the million and one things that happened this week. Instead, my heart is filled- almost bursting at the seams- with gratitude. I am so grateful for these 20 years. I am so grateful for how wonderful of a family I have. For all of my friends, for everyone that I love, for all my leaders and peers and teachers and people I've liked and people I haven't necessarily liked- all of whom have helped me to get to where I am. 

     All growing up, June was always my favorite month. Haha, of course- June 10 was my favorite day of the year. Birthdays were always about presents and the candles I'd get to blow out and for the birthday parties and for things that pretty much spelled M-A-T-E-R-I-A-L-I-S-T-I-C. But as with Christmas 2014, when Sister Lockwood and I were two young missionaries up in Santa Monica, Palawan, and on the eve of Christmas we literally trekked through a jungle...as with that special day where I once would've been obsessed with presents and not enough with the meaning behind that occasion, so it is with June 10 of this year. 

     Far from home, far from friends, not really having a say in who I spend that day with. But it doesn't really matter to me. It doesn't matter. It has been eight months since I started this journey, and I will be the first to say that these eight months...these eight months have changed me. And they are still changing me. 

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A Special Peace
     This week I got the chance to go to the temple twice. Once for a tour with one of our investigators- Anding; he is the young man in the pictures seated next to his girlfriend, Nina- (we have alot of boyfriend-girlfriend referrals, HAHA) that we have goaled for a baptism in July, and then the second time, earlier today. The first time we were just on temple grounds. It was peaceful and it was nice and it was beautiful. Anding said that he felt different. He felt a kind of feeling in his heart that he hadn't felt before. Temple grounds are sacred grounds. The second time, earlier, when we actually went in... (by the way Dad, that was NOT my third time there! I went like, FIVE times while we were at the MTC)...I cannot even tell you how SWEET it is to be in the house of the Lord. I would not exchange my times in the temple for ANYTHING. I probably wouldn't LIVE in it for ever because I need to hear some noise every now and then or I'd go crazy, BUT.

     With that said, I love the sacredness and the quietness of the temple. Recently, President Ostler newly goaled for the Manila Mission to raise its vision and see more people to the TEMPLE and NOT JUST to the waters of baptism. Baptizing is great. It gets people to the gate. But the temple. The temple. That's where it's at. What happens in the temple- it's not secret. It's SACRED.

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Headaches & Perseverance
     These last five weeks (or this transfer, in general) has seen a lot of sick days. Sick days shared between my companion and I. This last week - I think it was on a Wednesday or a Thursday - I woke up with a really bad sore throat (drank too much mango juice; darn mangoes). I didn't think too much of it but then mid-afternoon hit and suddenly this MIGRAINE PAIN just HIT ME like a brick wall. I had NO idea where it came from. All of a sudden I just felt SO bad. My head was going to explode. I was in TEARS. And I just felt so angry. Angry because of all these physical ailments that seem to keep coming, one after the other. (This morning, just today, I woke up and had no voice. #WOOHOO. A voiceless BIRTHDAY tomorrow!) I was angry because all I wanted to do was to serve these people, to go out and teach, to "be a missionary." And through my angry tears, as we went back to our apartment so I could lie down, I prayed and vented out my frustration to Heavenly Father. 

     I have come to realize, from that experience, that maybe the mission ISN'T just about teaching lessons. When I used to think of missionaries, I always thought of them sitting in a home, TEACHING. That was my pre-conception of missionaries. But that day, through angry tears and eventually a softened heart, I felt like Heavenly Father was trying to tell me something. This mission isn't just about teaching. This mission is about everything else as well. This place is a refiner's fire. God will do with me what He wants. And I? I will go through all of HIS lessons, made specifically just for me. 

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Numbers, Numbers, Numbers...
     At zone meeting yesterday, the zone leaders told us that our zone- BONIFACIO ZONE- is leading the mission with the SECOND HIGHEST numbers of baptisms in May! Nine! As a zone of 14 missionaries, we had NINE. #proud. But guess which zone is ACTUALLY leading? SANTA MONICA! SANTA MONICA ZONE had 11 baptisms in the month of May! Considering that I JUST came from SM...#doublepride!

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"Missionary Mom"
     Fast and testimony meeting was very interesting this past week because one of the sisters got up to bear her testimony and their family had just sent off their son on his mission this past week. He is serving in the Melbourne, Australia mission. 

     She bore her testimony about how she was now "officially a missionary mom." The minute she said that, surprisingly Sister Barrido and I started crying at the same time. (HAHA, OKAY, sounds like there were alot of tears this week- don't worry, it wasn't a bad week at all.) I miss you guys so much! Mom, I don't know all the things that you say at church or to your friends or to family, but I hope that you, too, feel pride that YOU are a missionary mom. 

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SHOUT-OUTS
1) KAEDE TAKESHIGE- YOU EMAILED ME! I LOVE YOU. HAHA. Your email made me laugh. You are going to KILL it at Temple Square. Super jealous that you'll get to see Zoe (Lau) alot, but I know that you've got this!! September 8! Email me again before you head in!
2) BETTY RYU- YOU EMAILED ME TOO! I MISS YOU! Will you send me your address? Your physical mailing address. I want to mail you!
3) ANNABELLE LIN- No words need to be said. Will be watching out for your letter :) 


20 YEARS!!!!!!!!!!!! Not sure who else is excited, but I sure am! 

June 10 also marks 8 months. 8 months down; 10 more to go. We're almost halfway there.


With love,
Sister Teo









Monday, June 1, 2015

Earthquakes, selflessness, and lives changed/changing‏

Monday, June 1, 2015
Dear family,

"If ye are prepared, ye shall not fear"
     I had absolutely zero idea that there was even a possibility of an earthquake hitting metro Manila until I read your email last week, Mom. It didn't exactly freak me out; I just thought that you were a mommy being a mommy who was just scared for her missionary daughter. But then here were some of the other events that took place throughout the week that started to make me a little bit nervous:

  1. MONDAY: When Sister Barrido and I went grocery shopping after emailing, we got a call from one of the members in our area. She called, asked us where we were, and told us not to stay too long in the mall because there was a possibility of an earthquake hitting us. I cannot tell you the fear that overcame me that moment. I was literally in tears. I didn't know what to think; I kept telling Sister Barrido, "I'm scared; I'm scared." We visited this member's house later that evening and they told us that Bishop had gone around to all the members' houses telling them to get ready for whatever was to come. Definitely some spice added into the start of our week!
  2. TUESDAY: A couple days later, while we were doing companionship study, our electricity went out. (I swear it is just me.) We looked out our window and saw a bunch of workers fixing the electrical cables right outside of our window. We later found out from a tricycle driver that they were doing maintenance on those cables because...(ARE YOU READY FOR THIS?) WE LIVE RIGHT ON A FAULTLINE! HAHAHAHAHA. I can imagine you freaking out at this, Mom. Our house is on a faultline. Yup. I am living on a fautline. Our street is on a faultline. FAULTLINE. If an earthquake hits, well, we all know which street is gonna be tremblin'!
  3. SUNDAY: All of us missionaries had a meeting with the ward council yesterday after church and Bishop told us that the week before, during stake conference season when Elder Vicensio of the Seventy was in town, all the leaders of the Makati East Stake had had a meeting together. Bishop then said that at the end of the meeting, just right before someone was about to give the closing prayer, Elder Vicensio (mind you, Seventy here!) interrupts and says something along the lines of, "I just had an impression to say something about this, but all of you bishops here, please visit as many of the members in your ward as soon as possible, and tell them to get ready their 72-hour kits. We don't know what is going to happen with this fore-casted earthquake, but if it does happen, we need to be ready." 

     Nothing has happened this past week. I'm still alive, and I'm still writing this email! But I will agree with that one scripture in the D&C that reads, "If ye are prepared, ye shall not fear." That wave of fear that overcame me last Monday in the grocery store was a terrible feeling. As I contemplated how to better remain at peace with whatever the situation is/may be, I have learnt that preparation really precedes miracles. I know that God protects his missionaries. Thank you all for any prayers said on our behalf this past week!

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Selfish or selfless?
     Heavenly Father gave me many, many opportunities this week to practice patience as well as understanding as well as compromise as well as love as well as charity as well as any goodly attribute. Many times this week I have told myself this over and over again: "This mission is not about you. This mission is not about you. This mission is not about you." I am learning to be selfless. I am learning to put others in front of me. I am not perfect at this yet. The natural (wo)man is selfish. But I pray so hard that by the time April 2016 rolls around that I will be a more loving, more patient, more charitable person. I am miles to go! There is so much more to improve!

     "If you don't love someone very much, you probably haven't served that person enough. If you serve a person, you will love that person." This is my quote of the week. I am going to put it to the test. I know that there are reasons why Heavenly Father puts certain people in our lives. I will not disappoint God. 

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Marco & Carolyn
     I have big hopes for this couple. I'm not sure if I've written home to you guys about them before, but Marco and Carolyn are two of our investigators that we have been focusing on recently. Marco is PM (Part-Member) status...ish. He was baptized at 8, along with the rest of his family, but somehow the Church lost his records and so he has been back to investigator status since then. Carolyn is his "asawa" (spouse) but they are not yet married. They have an adorable, beautiful baby girl named Charmaine together. She is three months old. 

     In order for Marco and Carolyn to get baptized, they are going to need to get married first. That is their first obstacle. We are really pushing for them to make things happen, even if it means getting "certified" before a judge first before having a grand reception/wedding. Their second obstacle is that Marco will have to quit smoking. 

     Where this is a will, there is a way. 

     Marco and Carolyn currently live with Sister Makiling, Marco's sister. Sister and Brother Makiling feed us sisters every week, without fail (unless we cancel). Every Thursday night, we have a dinner appointment at their house. These dinner trips will be so much more worth it now that we have Marco and Carolyn to work with whenever we are there! I know that with Sister Makiling's support, Marco and Carolyn will be able to make it to the temple one day. 

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A mother's relief
     One of the LAs (less-actives) in our area is the Villahermosa family. They are so, so lovely. There are...seven/eight of them in their family. Two adults and then a bunch of kids. The missionaries have visited them for a long time. This past week, as Sister Barrido and I sat and taught Sister Villahermosa, amidst some screaming children, amidst the noise from outside, all three of us seated humbly on the floor of her home, she cried. 

     Sister Villahermosa cried as she told us how grateful she is every time that the missionaries visit her. She described our visits as being a "relief" of sorts. She said that for those twenty minutes that we are together with her, it is as if her house is just a little bit more full of love. That she is just that little more at peace. It isn't easy being a mom with so many little children to look after. I cannot take credit for anything that Sister Villahermosa feels whenever we are at her house. All I know is that as missionaries, we have the right to have the Holy Ghost with us. The Spirit is what Sister Villahermosa feels everytime we are with her. The Spirit changes lives. It is all the work of the Holy Ghost.

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Dressed in white
     If you've seen the pictures that I've sent, the two women dressed in white are none other than Nanay Erlinda and Cris! They aren't related; just neighbors. Anyways, their baptism itself was a story for the keeps because what should have originally started out at 3 p.m. only begun at 4:30 p.m. because the Bishopric had been confused/mixed up with who was supposed to be presiding and the one that should've presided thought that the baptism would be on the next day. Needless to say, Sister Barrido and I were a little nervous. Was the baptism going to happen? Was Nanay Erlinda and Cris feeling a little upset that their baptism was in chaos, to say the least? 

     NOPE! Nanay and Cris were good sports. The baptism eventually happened and Nanay and Cris went under the water and up. I love the feeling I get from seeing people emerge, all radiant, all bright, all glowing. They get to start all over again! A fresh start. Nanay used to gamble in order to get the money she needed to support her family. Cris is only 17 but this church will bring her so much direction in her life. I know that God is merciful and Christ's Atonement has covered everything that happened to them before their baptism!

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Favor
     If someone can get Kaede (Takeshige) to shoot me an email/message really fast, I would really appreciate it. I want to talk to her a little about her leaving on her mission but I don't have her email address! Thank you!

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Gentle Reminder
     GUESS WHO GETS TO GO TO THE TEMPLE NEXT WEEK!?!??!?!?!? FINALLY!!!!!! AFTER HALF A YEAR OF NOT HAVING BEEN!!! AND GUESS WHEN WE WILL BE GOING?!?!??!? JUNE 9!!! THE DAY BEFORE MY BIRTHDAY! BEST. BIRTHDAY. PRESENT. EVER. June 9 is a Tuesday. This means our P-Day will be on Tuesday next week. Not on Monday. You guys won't be getting any emails from me next Monday, but they'll come in on Tuesday! I can't wait!


     But until then, I love you all! Sorry that this email is coming in a little late today. Our email accounts weren't working earlier this morning and so we decided to go and get our grocery shopping done first. Poor Sister Barrido though, her email still isn't working. Must be a problem with the church's server


"And charity suffereth long, and is kind and envieth not, and is not puffed up, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil..." (Moroni 7:45)


With love,
Sister Teo







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