It's More Fun in the Philippines (Highlights):
- P-DAY in Mindoro. We got to spend our rest day sightseeing in the BEAUTIFUL MINDORO!! We traveled to Tamaraw Falls, enjoyed the view from a super large suspension bridge, and I RODE A CARIBOU!!! Ultimately just loving life over here!!
- BAPTISMS: Francia Caputol, Audrey Aliling, and Ela Dela Cruz were all baptized this last week, and they were so happy to participate in that saving ordinance as well as covenant with God to follow him. It wasn't an easy process for them to prepare for baptism, but I know that God is smiling because of their obedience to his commandments.
Last Sunday, after coming home from a beautiful service at church we ate some lunch and prepared to go out to all of our appointments. However, with the heat and lack of water we felt a bit low energy. In order to guarantee a successful day I made sure to say a meaningful prayer in which I asked for ONE spiritual experience that would be worth writing in my journal that night. With that we left the house seeking spiritual experiences. We went to our appointments, and went to a few people we didn't originally intend going to, but the spiritual experience didn't occur until we neared the end of the day. It had gotten dark and we entered a neighborhood in which we would teach our last appointment. Before reaching the home of our final destination I had a strong urge to turn around and go to the home of a member of the church. Spiritual experiences were in fact what we were seeking, so we found ourselves turned around and entering the home of this member. After speaking to the member for a few minutes a boy walked in (the grandson of the member) and he decided to listen in on our conversation. After speaking with him we came to realize that his dad had left him at an early age, and his mom was working abroad. This little boy asked if it was okay to attend church and we quickly responded, "OFCOURSE YOU ARE WELCOME!" We hope to continue to teach him in the following weeks. This truly was a spiritual experience, as we were able to make conscious choices that led us to finding someone that wants to come closer to christ.
WEEKLY CHALLENGE: Pray for ONE spiritual experience this day, and then spend all day seeking that experience. Make sure to act on any promptings you receive.
Elder Hemmert
Lemery, Batangas
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