LOVE EVERYTHING THAT COMES YOUR WAY!

Kumusta Po,

Its More Fun in the Philippines (Highlights):

Wedding of Nanay Gina Reyes

-Today I went to the marriage of one of the people I used to teach. She will get baptized on Saturday. I'm so excited for her.

My email this week is a bit short, but I want you to know that I LOVE THE PHILIPPINES. This place is amazing! When I first entered the mission, cultural changes were different, weird and even uncomfortable. However, I recently learned something of great importance. I have decided to love EVERYTHING that comes my way. If there is something about the culture I am not used to, I have come to accept it and love it. If someone turns us down when we try to share with them, I choose to be grateful for the opportunity I had to meet them. There are many things that are new with the people, culture and language, but I have chosen to love it all. I find that as I learn to love the heat, love the food, love the language, and especially love the people; I have felt SOOOO MUCH JOY! 

MY ADVICE: Love EVERYTHING that comes your way!! If you feel frustration or sadness, try to address your feelings by loving everything that caused you to feel that way. We are bound to be thrown curveballs and feel frustrations, but if we learn to love these experiences, we can all feel so much more happiness. So my advice, LOVE EVERYTHING THAT COMES YOUR WAY!

Elder Hemmert

Elder Hart-Stephens w/ a 10 inch Burger