Hi po, everyone. :)
It's TRANSFER week! My companion went home this transfer, so of course I am getting a new one. Sister "Star" Estrella is going to be my new companion... AGAIN! :') She was my first trainer in the field. We are stoked. She is coming from Morong, which was my first area, to Antipolo. I absolutely LOVE this area. It's super cute. It's a mix between province and town, which means that we can go from a little community, where houses resemble something you'd find in America, to houses made out of bamboo, clinging on to the side of a mountain. It's quite a sight. :)
Philippino culture is so neat. I've come to the conclusion, that when I get home, I'm going to have some weird mannerisms. I'm going to have the CORNIEST sense of humor- Filipinos laugh at the simplest things, and don't understand sarcasm; they take it literally. Ha ha! Another thing, is that when a Filipino is cracking jokes, and laughs at their own joke, they give you a highfive. So when you're joking with a Filipino, expect like 12 high fives in the span of parang 2 minutes. And now I find myself doing it, too!
I met this British man the other day, so I was talking with him and I cracked a joke and went to give him a high five and he kind of just looked at my hand. HAHAH. It's so fun here.
We are teaching some awesome people, and they want nothing more than to get baptized, but a big problem here in the Philippines is that no one is married. Because marriage is such a long, expensive, and convoluted process, most people figure it's just easier not to. So our two most potential investigators are kind of stuck in that boat. Jenny wants to be baptized so badly, but she and her man aren't married. They have a family and everything, but it's such a hindrance. That's the EXACT problem our other super potential is facing, Edna. We have been trying to work on their marriage papers for them, but my companion who was pro at that is now home, and I don't know how to even begin... So basically by the time I get home from my mission, I will be able to get ANYONE married. ;) Ha ha. Joke lang.
Basta, this has been a great week, full of fantastic experiences. I don't have a ton of time, but I just want to say that the Church is true, and there is no way, with the experiences and witnesses that I've received, that I would EVER be able to deny that. I've seen this Gospel change families completely, and it's the happiest thing. :) I am grateful ulit, to be here to serve our God. :) Thanks for all the support.
Mahal Kita!
Sister Mosher
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