Pamilya! Kamusta! My new theme song on the mission is stop and stare, even though i cannot sing it, or think about that song, it my my life here haha. Everyone stares at me when we talk by. Dahil, I am a tall and a very white american with curly hair. They love to touch curls. Haha, i stick out everywhere! Just the other day a bata lalaki yelled to me, "I want you to kiss me!" Hahaha, i couldn't help but laugh! Then in a lesson with a less active I was teaching about the Aklat ni Mormon and her anak (child) said, Nanay, Americano? Haha, He could tell by my broken tagalog I was American. In another appointment our Less Active member said, Sister Red! You are wearing Red! Haha they cant say Reed so they call me sister red. I also made a DEAL with one of our investigators. We asked her to read the last two paragraphs in the intro to the BoM, she said i only will if sister red will explain it to me, because see, you are charming! Haha, It was so funny. So now I need to learn how to explain the intro clearly in tagalog....So i hope she keeps the deal! They grandmother told me, the challenge is on! Haha. Our mission is a Tagalog/English mission. Our president only wants us to speak english with him and all the meetings. Church is in English and Tagalog. We sing in English and they use Ingless quotes. Our president also wants us to teach our kasamas Ingless while they are teaching us Tagalog. Apparently they can get better jobs here if they speak Ingless. So we speak both interchangeably. Our numbers this week were not as high as we would like them to be. Everyone says that they are busy and don't have time. I really want to say to them, really? You don't have time? This is salvation we are talking about?! No worries nanay, I am good and hold my tongue. Our area is so huge and takes 30 min on a jeepney to get to some appointments. I have committed investigators to be baptized! I am hoping we can keep building their faith to follow through with it, apparently that doesnt happen very often. Sisters have not been in this area for 7 years, bc it is a big city they put elders here. I feel the spirit so strongly when I teach. Even though I cant say exactly what i want to say, I want them to all feel the spirit. To bring them closer unto Christ unto Christ. This was the longest week of my life!!!! It feels like a month. I am getting in the swing of things. And trying to learn my area. When my trainer leaves she said i will be taking over! AHHH! I know the savior will help me. My conversion to the gospel is growing each and every day. During scripture study and making my lessons plans, I learn new powerful truths to simply teach to my investigators. The rain was so bad on thur. It is a challenge bc we have to go home early, its dangerous in the Typhoon season. A storm was coming and our ZL called us and made us go home, I wanted to keep teaching, pero, i am trying to be obedient. Love you so much! Mahal po kayo! One pic is me with the Rambuton, it is a spiky yummy white fruit! Masarap! The other is a typical philipino meal last is the sticky rice :) Love, Sister Reed