Change, it is possible

Dearest Pamilya, Wow, this has been one crazy week, from traveling to Manila, then to Gumaca, exchanges in Tayabas, then the Malinao chapple dedication...i think we were in our are for 2 days but in those 2 days i saw miracles. We had a many investigators attend church this Sunday so that is always happy. Here are how our investigators are diong this week 1. Amor San Juan. Is addicted heavily to alcohol and cigarets. He wants to change, he came to church and commits to live the word of wisdom. When i look at him, i think that he can become a strong priesthood leader and father in the church. 2. Pousy Villasin, before, she is pretty hard as a rock. But she felt goose bumps during the Restoration video. She wants to understand her answer through the spirit. She wants to know truth but her actions are not enough, she still needs to show her faith by attending church. When she prays if the church is true, she gets horror flash backs of when she saw her son die. I know we can help her to find her answer. 3. Norma Oloveros. She lives really FAR away and lives in really poor circumstances, she has recieved an answer that this is the truth church. She said on sunday she only have 50 pesos and she has to decide if she will use it for rice or to get to church. She hasnt come to church yet but we are still trying to help her build her faith. They are not married and her husband doesn't want to be married, but a miracle happened and they are working on their papers!!! 4. When i was in Tayabas, i saw sister joemilyn again. Wow, she is changing totally. Before her countenance was dark and she was quiet and not very receptive. Now, after time and reading the BOM, she has been filled with light again in her life. She said that she will come to church on sunday. She said, Sister Reed you were the first misisonary to come back to my house in years. Why? I asked her back the same question and asked her why God sent us to her. The spirit was strong and you could feel the love of God for her as a child of God. 5. Sad story, a recent convert of the other sisters told us she didnt want us to come back to see her. She doesnt want to be a part of the church any more. She is content with her life with her job and friends. It makes me sad to see her individual apostasy from the church. But we will still fight for her and help her to come back to so she will not suffer those consequences in the next life. Our ward is amazing! Now that we have a ward mission leader there is correlation in our ward and things will start to move again. They desire to find fellowshippers for us! Yea! MIssionary work isnt complete with out the members. We have been working with the ward and now we can see the fruit of our labors. Mahal kita palagi, alam ko totoo yung gawain ko dito. Walang ibang bagay maaari bibigay yung kagalakan higit kaysa ito!! Ingats parati at huwag kang makakalimuton kailangan natin ibahagi yung mensahe sa lahat ng tao sa lahat ng dako! Sister Reed

Dear to the heart of the Shepard

Kamusta! This week has go by so fast! I just got back from traveling to Manila! Wow, there were big buildings, there was a huge mall, I am not used to seeing tall things so I was in shock to see so many big buildings. My area is the mountains, so it is totally opposite from where I am coming from. We went through immigration papers and got finger printed. It took 6 hours!!! But after that was the good part, we got to go to the temple!! It has been 17 months since I have gone through the temple last. The spirit was so peaceful there to me. Life outside is so busy and fast, I found so much peace and quiet serenity inside the holy house of the lord. I cant wait when I get home to go every week again. In our ward we had a miracle happen, we have a WARD MISSION LEADER!!! YAY! The work can move on! We have been working all transfer to try and get a mature mission leader for our ward. He is so on top of things and ready to help us. That was a load of weight that has been take off from my shoulders. We had a cool experience this week. It was another miracle from the Lord. Last week, I oymed this tric driver. He was taught a long time ago by the Elders and was never baptised. He was kind and said that we could come back to share with his family. We returned on Sunday. He told us of his experience. That when I asked him to come to church that invitation was running through his mind all week. During the week, he had a vision that he saw us. He saw me and my companion walking on the side of the street, that we walked up to him and invited him to come to church and for us to share the Restored Gospel. He is confused which church is true, catholic or mormons. He said, which ever church comes first he will receive. When then come back to his house and he is very receptive. He desires to know truth for his family. He has real potential. God is prepare the people to hear and receive this word. I am humbled ever day to labor in the Lords vineyard. We continue to increase our faith and follow the example of our Savior. Mahal Kita! Sister Reed

Mice

Dear Pmailya, Well, We all know the great commandment #6, thou shalt not kill. Well, I am to say that i have killed 4 rats in our apartment!! I am not sure where they are coming from! They just keep coming. I think i have gotten good at smashing them with the broom. Also, at our ward lunch in, there was intestine and pork blood....oh man...the intestine was so chewy....yuck! I couldn't eat all of it..all i could think of was what was in the intestine before from anatomy.... Happy News, Khiezel was baptised this Saturday!! It was a beautiful baptism and she shared her beautiful pure testimony of the truth. She was confirmed on sunday. It was so priceless to see her face and her smile that radiated after she was baptized and confirmed. Because she felt the spirit and knows this is right. There was lots of rain here this week and it was really strong. One of our investigators said to us, wow you sisters are really dilligent. He said when rains only a little the Jehova witness people dont come. But when there is a storm or typhoon, the Mormon missionaries still come. There is just a testament that this is the true gospel. We know how important the rescue on one soul is. We started teaching Engligh class to college students. It is a hit, they love having an American teacher. They call me mama in class. Mama Reed. They are sweet. We are using it as a finding activity and are teaching it at the church. We did lots of service this week and are reactivating lots of less active recent converts. 5 of them came to church this week! We are happy for that and that they are returning back to church. Love you! Times up....Mahal ko kayo para walang hanggang Sister Reed

Called to Serve.

Dear Family, This week, we have been continuing to work and increase our faith. I have been reading the 4 gospels of Christ. Starting in Mathew in my personal study because it is close to Christmas. I am in love with the gospel of Christ, like i dont want to end personal study. The life of christ is beauiful. What he did was like magic. NOw, that is me, I am his disciple. I am doing the same thing as if he were here on the earth. I would invited everyone to read the 4 gospels this Christmas, so that we can better follow his example and do what he did. Wednesday and Thursday we were traveling ALL day....We had to got o San Pablo for Sister Krisubanu's 4 week check up. They checked to see how her training is going. They want us to start helping our comp with base lesson plans with the doctrines and scriptures from the doctrines of the kingdom. She was excited bc I already taught her how to do it :) Ahead of the game. We have been continuing to teach Khiezel Anne. She has been reading 1 chapter in the book of Mormon every day and stayed after sacrament for class and enjoyed it! She will be baptized this Saturday at 6pm. She had her interview and passed :) She has a desire to live the gospel bc it makes her happy. It is the only light in her life. I was reminded this week. Be thou humble. We found a recent convert family that is less active now. They live in a little shack above the ocean. It is really dirty. The children look like they are Holocaust victims. They dont wear many clothes and are very bear. They are probably hungry every night and literally have nothing. But, one thing. The gospel. We dont need that much in this life to be happy except the gospel. We are so blessed, I feel like i have so much from my father in heaven. I have food, and dont have to sleep on cold dirty cement and I have clothes to cover my bone. God has given us so much. When I see that, It reminds me of all the things I have and of his love for everyone of us. One of the LA members is struggling with smoking. We are helping him with the repentance process. He said that he smokes bec he gets cold at his job. Soooo i found an old sweter of an elder and gave it to him to help him remove his addidtion. If that is the real problem. We will find out how it goes deeper and what the real reason is. We have been opening our mouths to everyone and found new investigators. We want to find those who are prepared. Nanay Legar is going through hard trails. She is sick and suffering. She doesnt have any friends and always cries and lets her heart out when she is with us as we teach her the doctrine. We have been working with the auxiliaries. Our bishop didnt come to church, we dont have a ward mission leader, and most of our investigator dont desire to come to church. But, we are happy in the work of the lord. Doing what lies in our power. We have been making lists of the members LA, RC and inves and giving it to the specific auxiliaries so they can assign them fellow shippers. I hope this can become a fellow shipping ward. Mahal na mahal kita! Sister Reed

Rejoice!

Dear Fam, The highlight of this week was went Elder Robbins came to our mission. I loved his workshop. He talked about the doctrine of responsibility and agency paired with control. He said that respoonsibility is the courage to confront your negative consequences. That we must take full responsibility for all our actions. That when we hide, make excusses, self justify, rationalize, blame, rebell, have ignorance, flee, have fear, give up or have self pity that is when we let satan take control of our lives. We hand our lives over to him. This is the exact list that destroyed Laman and Lemuel and the Anti Christs. It will also destroy us. I also loved when he said when your going through a hard time on your mission and dont know what to do better, "Rejoice for suffering in the name of Jesus Christ". I love that. I will suffer for Him. Becuase he suffered everything for me. I give Him my life. Khiezel has her baptisimal interview this week! Yay. She she so cute and prepared for the gospel. After 2 years of going to church she can finally be baptised. We are seeking to build this area. I love it. Nagmamahal, Sister Reed

Onward Christian Soldiers.

Dear Family, Kamusta po! This week went by quickly. Where does the time go? Sa week ito, we went to Lopez twice for stake conference and then to Gumaca 1 time. We have to travel all the time. I used to like traveling, now it just makes me sick. All the missionaries sang the closing number at stake conference, we sang "COME UNTO CHRIST". We thought that it fit our purpose well. Khiezel Anne is still progressing. We have her keep a study journal and its good bc that is the only way that she will remember her assignments. She has received a witness that this is the true church and came even though it was all the way in Lopez which is about a 2 hour drive on a jeepney. Sister Puosy is also one of our investigators here. She is interested in the plan of salvation because her son died. But she justs likes the knowledge, she is not willing to act. She says after a couple years she might be baptized, but our pourpose is now. To save now. So we will try to resolve her concern about acting in faith, not have a perfect knowledge but acting on our promptings. On of our part member families doesn't want to be married. They told us not to come back and when they are ready they will let us know. They have lots of arguments in their relationship so i think they have no desire to be married. Its sad, but we will pray for them. Tomorrow we will leave at 3am in the morning to listen to the apostles of the Lord! They are coming here to the san Pablo Mission. We will be taught on high, I hope we will have enough energy and not be too tiered from the travels. but the Lord will support us in our righteous actions. Nagmamahal, Sister Reed