With Love From The Philippines: December 2016

Wednesday, December 28, 2016

Week 13, December 26, 2016 - 3 Weeks later, First Transfer down

Hey everyone! Sorry that it's been like three weeks since I've sent an email out! I literally haven't emailed you guys for half the transfer ha ha. Everything has been so hectic and crazy!

MERRY (belated) CHRISTMAS.

I hope you all were able to celebrate Christmas and have fun with your families. Christmas is the greatest season. It's fun to be able to see people really looking at Jesus Christ, and really trying to become more like Him. :) I wish everyone would do that throughout the rest of the year, too.

But like my Kabahay said, "Everyday is Christmas as a missionary because we have the greatest gift to give- the message of the Restoration of the Gospel of Jesus Christ."

This Gospel really is the GREATEST, and every single day I am proud and beyond grateful to be a part of it.

Oh yeah, there was a Typhoon, and we weren't allowed to leave our apartments. It didn't hit the area I'm in though. Just strong winds and rain. I'm also being transferred from my beloved trees into more of a city area. Pray for me that I don't get hit by a jeepney or a trike.. Like I said, people are CRAZY drivers here! Ha ha!

I'm always praying for you guys.

Thanks for all the emails and for the support- I'm sorry if I can't reply to all- I SUPER TRY!

I love you all.

Ps. I wish I could send you guys the pictures from these past two weeks, but we are at the lowest quality computer shop today cause the others are closed (theyre still celebrating christmas). And these computers have mad viruses, so... ;) I dont trust it. Can you blame me? ;)

Be safe, everyone. I'm thinking and praying for you.

Mahal Kita!

Sister Mosher

Tuesday, December 6, 2016

Week 10 - Adventures To Last A LifeTime (December 4, 2016)

This week has been a blast. The start of the week was a great one. Sister Estrella and I were going to teach our lessons and literally every one fell through, so we were walking back to the apartment to get ready for the night, and so of course it was dark. So as we were walking on the side of the road- because there are no sidewalks here- I was just trying to stay clear of the oncoming traffic, and when I went to take my next step, there was no ground to catch my foot and I literally fell into this deep sewage canal! HAHAH. I couldn't get out because I was laughing so hard! My leg and shoe was covered in this black mud... or whatever it was. Hahah. And so we went home and then we had a balut party with the rest of the sisters. It was a great start to the week. ;) Ps. Balut isn't bad tasting at all... you just have to get over the fact that you're eating a fertalized duck egg.

Balut

The next few days were fun. We taught lots of lessons and we had a lot of Family Home Evenings. Those are the best. REALLY! If you don't do family home evening with your family- DO IT! It brings blessings! Start with a hymn, then a scripture thought, then an object lesson, then games and treats. SO FUN! What a good way to bond and grow closer in the Gospel. :)

Family Home Evening

Another thing, is that when we went to teach this cute lady, she was the sweetest. But she likes to talk a lot, so every time we would try to direct the lesson, she would talk about something completely out of left field. Then we would read a scripture, and she'd go, "Yeah, that's nice, but GUESS WHAT? *gossit gossip*" hahaha the cutest old lady. And then when we were getting ready to go, she really wanted to feed us some food, so we said yeah alright, and when she pulled out the food, there were ANTS and bugs ALL OVER. Didn't even phase her, she didn't

even blink. Just dished us heaps, so of course we ate it, and I had to literally bite my tongue to stop myself from laughing when sister estrella pulled live beetles and flies out of her mouth hahahah! Good times in the Philippines. I really do love it here, and I'm grateful for these kind-hearted people. :)

The church is true