When you walk into the STORM, you WONT be the SAME as you walk out.

Dear Family, You can take this literally or spiritually. After the storm your hair is gonna get messy and your clothes will be soaking wet. You are physically different than it started. But this is the purpose of the storm, to change you. Th purpose of the storm is to make you change your nature. I have seen many people begin to change their nature. They are beginning to ask soul searching questions. This is where we can answer what the purpose of all this happening. I know the Lord is preparing the people to com unto Him. He is fulfilling the signs of the times by the calamities that we are seeing. Sister Gaspar de Alba gave the workshop at zone training and then went on exchanges this week with the sisters. the ward knows us as the traveling sisters, its hard bc i would like more time to work in our area, but i know that the sisters need what i have to offer them right now. Everything is inspired of God. Roxanne is progressing and sang with the YW in sacrament in church yesterday. She even wore a skirt!! :) Before, sh would not dar wear a skirt. She will become a strong member of this church. The BOM is changing her life. She has th desire to follow the Savior.I love her so much. I know this is the time for her to recieve the gospel, I am grateful to beapart of the working of God to prepare her for eternal life. We taught Tatay Crispin and he asked why God took away his roof, i told him it was a blessing and he got mad at me and asked how, i told him, now he is ready to rcieve us and Christ in his life. When we go through hard things, the Lord softens us and prepares us to recieve HIm. Mahal Kita! Sister Reed

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Bagyo GLENDA

Dear Family, Wow that was crazy. The typhoon Glenda hit directly on top of San Pablo Mission. Things have been pretty crazy all week. My old comp went home and so i was in a tri-sum during the storm. It started at 9pm in the night and didnt stop until 9am the next morning. The sky was so dark, the wind was howling all night long, it felt like the roof would just pop right off! The rain was pounding, it flooded into our room and our house, tin banged against the house as things were flying everywhere. None of us could sleep because of the noise, we were so scared! But as i was laying there, I prayed to my Ama, Father in Heaven. I immediately feel the peace swell into my heart and i felt wrapped in a huge hug from him. He is there. For each of us. We just need to call him to come. He will come running towards us and wrap His arms around us. No worries we were all safe. There was just no electricity, water, or other things that we are just used to having. I actually enjoyed studying by candle light every night. The houses here bad. Lost are destroyed. The bamboo or wood houses are gone. People lost everything they poses. Walang material na bagay. We have been giving service this week in building houses, building walls and roofs and washing clothes. We served at some PM families. Hoping our service would soften the heart of the father so that they can become an eternal family. I have been praying for this, something to happen so the hearts of the people in this area will be softened. By giving service we can help others feel the pure love of Christ. They will feel the pureness of the gospel and this message. Roxanne is doing good and came to church this week. She is singing with the other young women in a musical number for ward conference next week. She is in Mosiah 1 of the BOM. When we follow up with her, she can remember all the stories she reads. We are applying all the stories to her life so that she can feel the power of the BOM change her life. We have been working with a less active family. nanay Matos. They were telling me their experience during the storm. They were sleeping, then all of a sudden the roof blew off her house. They were soaking wet. The wind was so strong. She remembered the story in the BOM about Nephi and when he prayed during a storm and the storm stopped. ( 1 Nephi 18:21-22). She feel to her knees and offered a prayer. She asked God to protect her family. Her house should have fell apart and into pieces. But becuase of her faith in the BOM and her prayer, her remembrance of God, she was safe. I asked her why God gave her this gift to her. She said, "bc He wants me to remember HIM. I am far from him now, he wants me to come close to HIm." I know that this is the desire of our Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ. No matter where you are in your life. Come unto him and be healed. Oh yah, i have a new comp now! I am training her to be a new Sister Training Leader. She is from Texas, Sister Gaspar de Alba. :) The good news is that because the storm hit, it knocked down a lot of coconuts. Soooo me and my comp drank coconut juice at one of the members houses and will make buco salad mamaya. When i opened the cocnut it sqiured all over me! Pero, it was soooo masarap!!! Sobrang mahal ko yung gawaing ng Diyos. Ito po ang tunay kaligayaan dito sa mundo. Alam ko po na yung nais Niya kayo ay lumapit. At mararamdaman kapayapan habung bawat pagsubok. Ito po ang tanging totoong simbahan dito sa lupa. Mahal ko kayo! Sister Reed

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Magandang Pics

Hello! I dont have enought time to write any more but i know that pictures will suffice. We were looking for an LA in an area, we carried bi=uckets for little children full of water. We asked to share a message to the parents. Satan has a hold of their hearts. Its hard in this area to teach people/.//// so we took some pictures This is nanay matos. She doesnt have any money to get to church. When there is a will, there is a way

Faith

Pamilya, Faith can move mountains. But don't be surprised when He gives you a shovel to do it with. Things wont always happen quickly, but we have the opportunity in this mortal existence to see things change a little at a time. I have a new Mission President from Orem Utah. President Mangum. They are so kind and we love them! They gave us a zone conference on wednesday. They talked about living a culture of righteousness. The def of this is John 8:26. We do things bc they will be pleasing to the Lord. We do things out of love for the Father, to align our will with His. It is past being exactly obedient. After we are exactly obedient then we capture the culture of righteousness. I feel like this isnt just for the mission, but for after the mission. In my daily life. In my dance life. And future, creating a culture of righteousness in the dance studio. Beautiful Doctrine. Sister Niup[alau and i will go to San Pablo on Friday for a Leaders Training on Friday. Then she will leave, and i become the only STL to give the workshop at the zone training meeting next week. Ahhhh. Sayang talaga. This week we had some emergencies with the sisters, so we went to there areas to help them out. To comfort them and help them solve what was going on. The doctrine is what changes them. The Book of Mormon is a powerful resource in everything. Update on Roxanne. She lives in Bry. Ayaas. It is my favorite area in Tayabas bc there are tons of rice fields and trees. When you see it, it looks like paradise. The jungle i guess. Anyways, she is so progressing! She loves the BOM. Is is in 2 Nephi 14 and asks great questions. She really understands what she is reading. She will be ready for binyag July 26th. She takes in the doctrine and has sucha willing heart to learn. We can just feel that she is a chosen child of Isreal coming back into the fold. We are gathering the children of Israel. It is a promised that the prophets have talked about for centuries in the BOM. It is now being fulfilled. Wow. There is such beauty in this doctrine. Nagmamahal, Sister Reed