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Dear pinikamagandang tao, Wow! What a week! I had some exciting adventures this week! My companion and I helped with a service project this Tuesday! I made cement! I think that i will be able to build my own house now when i come home :). I also broke ground with a huge metal rod. And to top it all off I learned to make Sopas and Adobo! Yay! I will be a philipina chef. I attended my first funeral in the Philippines! They usually walk down the street with the casket and play music and then the whole family walks behind like a parade. But we had a Darasa ward funeral. We sang and had speakers talk about the plan of salvation. It almost felt like a bonfire bc we were outside in the jungle with the smell of campfire. One of our Referrals sister Cleofae had an interesting experience. We taught the full restoration. She is searching for the truth. Currently she is couples for Christ. She read the BOM and then asked God if it was true. Then She said she received a sign. The head of her church soon came to her door talking about their commitment to their church. She took that as her sign and said she doesn't need us to come back. We talked about how Satan likes to deceive the people so they don't receive the fullness of the gospel. We told her the story in the BOM about Korihor and how he tried to deceive the righteous. Then we talked about what her so called sign should be. Feelings, Impressions, and thoughts coming from God himself, not some other person. Only God can give her an answer. Directly from him, that he will fill her heart with peace and joy if the gospel is true. Sali...Another progressing investigator. She was hinding from us. We "tao po"ed the house. THe son comes out and says Natatago siya! (She is hiding) Then he points to where she is in the house. He goes back in and then out again and says"wala mama daw." It means in english, She said that she is not there. Haha. She was Hinding!! So sad. The philipinos are shy and will hid from you rather than tell you they don't want you to come back. Pero, masaya balita na. Good news now is that Nikita is still coming to church! She loves the young women and the culture of the true church. She is converted to the truth and has her own testimony! She has received a witness for herself through the spirit that it is true. Yay! Alam ko po na gawaing mga misyonero ay pinkikamahalaga gawain dito sa mundo. Alam ko po ito sa lahat sa puso ko! Nagmamahal kita lagi! Nanalanging ko po para sa inyo twing gabi. Mahal Kita! Sister Reed