Week 12 in Hermosa

Hey Everyone!!!!

How are you all! I love and miss you all tons! But don't worry about me, the work is going great over here and I love being here as a full time missionary! This week has been quite the eventful one. On Tuesday Sister Calaunan had this massive allergic reaction to something she ate and got super tired and her whole face and mouth swelled up and I had to take her to Balanga City (which is like an hour away) to the hospital. Don't worry she's ok, but it's been hard on our work this week because we have had to travel to Balanga a couple times to have her take more tests and get blood work done so we've had not as much time to teach and find investigators. But we made it a great week anyways! Jimboy received the Holy Ghost this Sunday which was AWESOME because his entire family came to church (his mom and his TEN siblings- ya you thought 4 kids was a lot mom haha) with us. We are teaching his whole family right now and they are really progressing. This week we had an especially good experience with his oldest sister Brenda. She has a kid of her (Putput is 2 and so cute! Love that kid to pieces haha) and usually shows very little interest in our lesson. But this week Sister Calaunan and I both felt prompted to start teaching her separately and really pray for her to desire to learn more. There has been such a difference in her this week! We had a huge breakthrough and she was so excited during our lessons. When I testified of the Book of Mormon and the Prophet Joseph Smith she told me that she was going to pray about it later that night. The next day we taught her again and both felt inspired to ask her if she wants to be baptized. The girl who 2 weeks ago left the room when her mom, sister and brother said they wanted to be baptized looked at me and said "Opo that is what I want". The spirit was so strong it was awesome!

So besides that we have also moved to a new apartment! Its smaller, but a lot nicer, more clean, and new so i'm happy about that! Hopefully I don't have to pack up again though tomorrow because its transfer day! I don't this I will be transferred, but with all the new missionaries coming in there is a large chance Sister Calaunan will be transferred and have to train again. I will be super sad if that happens because sister Calaunan and I have become so close and really good friends. We always joke that we have been living the same lives before our mission but i was in america and she was here haha. But I whatever happens I know is for the best and I'm excited to see what the Lord has planned for me. 

So how about some random fun/cool stuff that's also happened this week to top this email off?

1. Mom you are an angel I got your other package and I LOVE the new clothes! And it got to me in like almost under 2 weeks!

2. Rainy season is hear to stay. I don't know why i even bother with the umbrella sometimes haha the rain is ridiculous here! But it's super cool looking plus people are more willing to let me in and talk to them when I look all wet and pathetic haha.

3. Philippines spaghetti and banana katsup is the  bomb. I'm taking the entire philippines supply with me when I go home.

4. I got to go to a WW2 museum today and hike Mt Samat earlier this morning with my zone for PDay! It was so beautiful!! I'll try to send some pics!

5. Totally heard Imagine dragons playing on the bus the other day. It was awesome!! They've made it to the Philippines!!! :D

Well I gotta go but I love you all!!!!! MAHAL KO KAYO TALAGA!

Love always, 

Sister Lowe