It's More Fun in the Philippines:
- I am known by many missionaries as the "Wedding King." Well, that's actually a title I gave myself, but I really have become the go-to-man when missionaries have questions on how to get people married. Due to my experience with helping many of the people we are teaching get married, I have come to understand very well the process of marriage here in the Philippines. Also, be prepared, because in the next few weeks I will be assisting another family on their marriage papers. Another success by the "Marriage King." (You can say I am preparing for my future family HEHE)
- If you read my last email about ATTITUDE I'm impressed that you read my emails. Thank you. But also, Our mission president, President Cauilan, seemed to like my email because he shared it in our Missionary conference last week. Share ko lang.
December 7 was the baptism of Aurea Deomampo (17). She had been taught by missionaries for over a year, but her parents never approved of her baptism. Many of her cousins, however, are members of the Church of Jesus Christ. When I got to this area, Lemery, I began getting close with Aurea's parents. I would always joke with the father, eat anything and everything the mother cooked (a good way for people to like you here in the Philippines), and I shared small Gospel messages in passing. Over the last 3 months I got quite close with the parents, and finally one day I asked if it would be okay for their daughter to be baptized and confirmed a member of the Church of Jesus Christ. They approved and said that they had been waiting for me to ask hehe! When the day of Aurea's baptism finally arrived, she shared, with tears in her eyes, how grateful she was that her parents finally approved of her baptism. EVEN COOLER, is the following weekend she was able to travel to the temple and perform baptisms for the dead!!!
Elder Hemmert
Lemery, Batangas
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