Proselyting Bags

This week has been supes chill. I did look like a tim burton character (the guy who made Nightmare Before Christmas and Wednesday and stuff). Even my eyes have proselyting bags. But legit this cycle presented a challenge but it has also been filled with so many miracles and it's only week two. Please enjoy this multimedia presentation


NANAY LILIA

Yesterday was the baptism of Nanay Lilia! She was already prepared and ready to go when I got here but she has quickly become one of my favorites. She is 70+ years old, speaks deep Aklanon and is super sassy. The Sunday of her baptism she and her family all wore white at church. Her son is also on date to be baptized and we are super excited to watch them continue on the covenant path!

Feat. Keens ni sister larson
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COOKERIST

this week I made pansit which is notable because normally when its my turn to cook I just crack open a can of century tuna and heat it up if I'm feeling fancy. 

We also tried Balut this week and it was my first time. It's a like half grown baby duck egg that's been cooked. And let me tell ya. When you open it you can tell that it was almost a duck. But it just tastes like egg. 
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BABY'S FIRST MLC

Sheeesh so on Wednesday Sister Castañaga and I and the ZL'S took the fabulous 5 hour bus ride back to Iloilo for MLC. The office surprised us and we went bowling as an MLC. I didn't hit most of the pins but its the effort that counts. I also got to see Sister Bentley and Sister Pecundo only the loves of my life and my past companions!!! Lub lub lub

MLC itself was chill. I'm definitely still learning the ropes but I took a lot of notes. #ApLit

Bus ride #1

Sister Larson is amazing at bowling 

Tim burton exhibit A. Feat. Elder Libo-on 

Iloilo Mission MLC assemble 
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WORK WORK WORK

We have some really amazing youth in our ward who 100% know the area and even our IPs better than we do. We are still learning parts of our area and it feels like everyday we find someone taught by the past Elders or Sisters that is just so solid. Just another testament to me that this is God's work and we are just instruments.
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THE MASTER CREATOR

Something I have just been thinking about this week is how amazing it is that the same God who made the world is the same God who made us. He took the time to paint the clouds, mountains and streams and then intricately carved each detail of our identity and being. When we see the world God created we know that there must be divinity. When we know that God is our father we know that we must be divine. We are divine and we were made for a purpose.

Kasayad ko na tuod gid ro simbahan ni Jesucristo ag ro Aklat ni Mormon. Kasayad man ako na matuod man ro Aklat ni Mormon. Palangga gid kita it Diyos. May una gid kita divine potential. Padayon gid na mapalapit kay Cristo. Sa ngalan ni Jesucristo amen.
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Sister Larson









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