Work, work, work its the secret :)

Kamusta po sa inyong lahat! It was a good week. We had our exchanges with the sisters on the island and then came back to our area. We really seeked for inspiration to help the sisters in their area, we were guided and the spirit will always tell us how to magnify our calling. I am humbled to be their servant and give of myself in every way that i can to hasten the work. We did get to go to the beach on monday for pday. It is beautiful! We also helped some people pull in fish from the sea! It was actually really hard. I am not sure how those little people do it. The life of the Filipinos is very simple and unscattered. They live uncluttered lives. Only the basics that they need to survive. I am humbled to live amoung them. We have been working hard in our area, but all of our investigtors are falling through the cracks! NOOOO! Heavenly father is really testing our faith right now in our area. We have recieved inspiration to focus on the ward. There isnt a vision, Ward mission plan, 15 names list, or Home and Visiting teaching. We want to help establish the church here in Tayabas. So that when we have investigators and recent converts, they will stay hanggang wakas. Our WML is also inactive kind of...we have lots to focus on with them. We are working on using the inspired teaching method to help them find how they can realize what they need to do to become established. This is our focus right now and also to FIND FIND FIND. We have faith that they are people ready to receive us. So far, most of them are very comfortable in their ways and dont want to listen to us. It is the most rejection that i think i have experienced on my whole mission. But, i know that if i seek heavens help, i can magnify my purpose here. Sad news! Our LA family that we were working with has been going back to the Catholic church! we found her praying to the rosary! NO! She is going through therapy right now. We are trying to help them, we found out that they never prayed to know if the church was true before they were baptized. Oh my. We have found this situation with almost all of the LA here. That is really sad to me because i know what the doctrine says about the people that do this. They are cast into the darkness and cannot stand before the presence of Heavenly Father. They will be judged for this. We are trying to help them understand the doctrine. Dont worry, with love :) I am working on a personal project right now. I am reading the BOM about faith lang. It has really been strengthening my faith to see all the examples in the BOM focused on the first principle of heaven. I am continuing to learn and grow and stretch myself. I love the doctrine of the father. yen lang po :) Sister Reed

stand and lift

Kamusta :) Well, this week was fun. My companion caught a virus from the air so we were stricken to the house all week. We went out of the house to get medicine and then that's it. We had one appointment where we saw Roxanne. She is doing good and committing all she is to the gospel. She has great faith. Her brother has also been coming to church with her. He is 14 and interested to listen. He is interested in his salvation and why this church is true. In church, The counselor came up to me and asked to me give a talk and bear my testimony. I talked about our Savior Jese Christ, and His atonement. That how through His atonemtent we can obtain the faith we need to follow the example of the Savior and keep His commandment unto the end. I was grateful for the opportunity to testify of my Savior. On Sunday after church, we left to Marinduque to have exchanges with the sisters again. It took about 7 hours. Kaso, It was beautiful sa boat. There was no rain so that was nice. We went to the beach earlier with the elderly couple. We will be here until wed when we go home. A really good talk that i love reading is by Elder Holland, "The First nt need just again, He needs disciples. She asks us to abandon what we love from the world and serve HIm. Do we love Him enough to do that? WHOOps sorry it sent when i wasnt done. The talk is called the First and Great commandment. By elder Holland. But i love you so much! Let us always remember the first and great commandment of our discipleship. Mahal kits! Sister Red

Lift Where You Stand

Beloved Family, To a wonderful week in the Philippines, I love the work of Salvation. Roxanne was baptised and confirmed a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints. It was a wonderful baptism and the yw had a special musical number for her. We had the baptism on sunday morning before church and then she was confirmed right after that. She glows with the spirit inside her. I know she will become a leader in the church. She asks such thought provoking questions. She is converted to the gospel bc she knows the BOM is true and has received several witnessed for herself. Sister Rosalie is really progressing. her blessing from church is that her husband came back. She is so agrateful and happy. She said at church she felt like Joseph Smith and felt the light open her heart. That Christ was welcoming her, She keeps saying that the light bursts from her chest. We had a lessons and taught her the doctrine of christ. She finally understood. We drew it out and she said, i finally understand sisters, i need baptism in this church to be saved. We also taught her the GOd head., I guess its a blessing that i am a visual learner bc it really clicks for her when i teach her like that. I drew her a picture of the god head and she started to cry. she said, i though thats what it was. I was to tell my family and all my friends. That pure truth just came to light of her and made her cry, the precious truths have been taken away but have been restored through our church. I know that the gospel blesses families. Sister Irene a LA that is ALMOST reaCTIVETED said, My family was a mess, until we all became members. All things that are messy can be made right through Christ and His atonement. One of our referrals the Derrdas family, their heart is so hard. Sher thinks that she is perfect and doesnt need baptism. She says she has no sins. The Doctine in the BOM helped her to realized that she does need it, bc Adam fell. We had MLC this week and were instructed by president. 6 hours of travel and 6 hours of meeting. We are helping ot come up with the training p[lans. We are helping sister gandia retuen to church. She is soooo close. She has social concerns with her family. We were teaching her the Tree of life and everything came out. She just needs to strengthen her faith. We had exchanges with the sisters from Lopez, I really enjoy working with the sister. yen lang. we are doing our best to strengthen the units in which we serve. Love you! Mahal kits! Sister Reed

Come Unto Christ and You Will Find Eternal Life.

Dearest Family, Well, this was a good week! I love the work of the lord. I am finding as I give my self to the lord and sacrifice all that i am, I am becoming 1 with Christ and His will. I love my Savior and feel myself lifted up to His work. We had exchanges in Barra. It is the poorest area I have ever seen in the philippines. It is dirt and bamboo. The people are really dark and only have ripped clothes to wear with barely enough food. We worked 2 days over their to help the sisters in their area. We found some promising investigators. Roxannes mom signed the papers for her to be baptised! It is a miracle that she softened her heart. God knows who he wants part of His church. her baptism will be on Sunday :))). One more on Gods children will be a candidate for the celestial kingdom. Ever since the strom in our area we have been giving service and focuing on the Gecale family. The father has had a hot head to the church for years and years and years. FINALLY we have penetrated his wall! We taught him for the first time. He has a desire to follow Christ back to the Father. He wants to be baptized. He will be the last one of His family so that they can be together forever. He has a problem with the word of wisdom but we will help him with that. He said he wants to baptised in December, but i felt the words of the HOly ghost to tell him now. I told him brother, i feel that this is the time for you. I know that this is the time for you to change, to repent and follow the example of the Savior. He was quiet. Everything was entering his mind and the spirit was so strong. I have a strong feeling he WILL be baptised. That was my feeling after we walked out. I am truly humbled from the example of Sister Rosalie. She statred crying and said that her husband has not came home for 2 weeks. All her family has no food. They are starving. The children had to drop out of school and now they sell bread in the morning. Sister has a desire to come to church. She said she feels it is truye. THey have no money for traveling so we offered to walk with them. We come on sunday and she is selling coal outside her door. They dont even have enough to buy rice. When we came, they didnt use that as an excuse to stay home. They brought it in and walked 50 min with us to church. 3 nephi 13:33. This is the promise i gave to her. Heavenly Father will bless her with spiritual and temporal blessings. I am so humbled in the work of the Lord. I feel my Saviorsw love all around me, lifting me up to accomplish what i cannot do on my own. Mahal Kits Sister Reed

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