This week was great, Elder Sembrano is awesome, my tagalog has gotten so much better in just the week alone, he dosent speak much english, Im trying to help him, But really no complaints, hes a good guy. This week it was the baptism of Joel Kathy and Eden. The 3 investigators that Elder Knight and I started teaching. It was great. Everything went well. We had the Sister missionaries from Tayabas there, we had some members of their families there, We wanted to have more investigators there, we invited everyone, we called again the day of, but something always seems to come up and their not able to make it. It was a good service, we felt the spirit. You could see the change in their countenance. I know they'll be great members. It was a long time that we spent teaching them, But its good because I know their truly converted. They're converted because of the teachings of the church, not to the missionaries who brought them to them.
But the funny part is yesterday, before the confirmation, we realized that Kathy's real name is Katrina. I said kathy in the prayer, so luckily, inspired by the Lord, I had left my baptismal clothes there at the church to dry overnight, bishop hadnt drained the font, and there was an extra set of dry baptismal clothing that Kathy fit into, so we had all we needed to get it done before the 3rd hour when Kathy was confirmed.I know the Lord knows when we make mistakes, and for something as big as the ordinance of baptism, he'll provide a way to get it done, but boy did I feel sheepish, Bishop Alpuerto, the Lucban Bishop was a little bit upset with us, but as time went on He just laughed about it, boy was it a crazy sunday! This is just one of the Life lessons im learning here in the philippines, gods a god of order and his records are there for a reason, they are truly important to the work!!
Im jealous of al the family out for the wedding! I miss you guys,
The rainy season is starting here in the phils, Its like nothing Ive ever seen, just sheets of rain that can tear right through your average umbrella and soak through any bag! But I love it. Everyone here is walking around with a big jacket and a sweatshirt, but it still feels like a summer night in utah to me ha,
I know the gospel is true and Im thankful for it,
Read the Book of Mormon!!
Love Elder Johnson
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