Week 45

Magandang umaga sa inyo lahat! 

Oh my goodness... this week has just been another week of miracles! But before that, sister Diosan got emergency transferred to Sta Cruz so now its just the 2 americans here in Calapacuan! Holla! haha oh my gosh its so fun i love Sister Burt! She’s from Utah and so funny! There is never a dull moment in our day, plus we get 2 X the stares and comments now that there is no Filipino with us. Its hilarious. Go America!  Anyways, So for starters our investigator Saricris is probably the most amazing investigator I have ever had in my entire mission. Her desire to learn and seek truth is unmatched and her faith is incredible!!! She has had a horrible life growing up- her dad abused her and her 27 siblings (yes 27 because as she says... her dad is a very lovable guy when it comes to the ladies haha)  and he would tell them all the time that at anytime he could just kill them. He gave them life and could just as easily take it away. Then he tried to arrange her marriage to a 60 year old man!! (she was 16 at the time!) But even after all that she never doubted that God loved her and found peace and comfort in reading the bible. When we first taught her she was was a little skeptical about the Book of Mormon, but we promised her if she would just read it, pray about it, just give it a try, Heavenly Father would show her that it is true. That she would feel the spirit and peace enter into her life. So she did. And she said her life was forever  changed! She said as she read about Christ and the Gospel she felt like a hole in her heart was filled that she didn't even know was there before. She prayed to heavenly father asking him to help her truly know for herself if this is truly the right path for her. She said that if her mom got home the next day before 9 o'clock and had sold all of their fish (She usually comes home around 3 and sometimes still hasn't sold it all so if this happened it would be a literal miracle) then she would know that this is the true church. What happened? Yup thats right. Her mom was there before Saricris even got up and had sold EVERYTHING. God truly does love us. He is mindful of us and wants us to understand his gospel. He has given us the Bible , the Book of Mormon, Prophets, and Prayer to help us learn his plan for us. This experience made me realize that I as a missionary am not the real teacher here. Saricris told me when we first taught she didn't believe at all. But when she read the Book of Mormon and felt the spirit, she knew it was true. I LOVE the Book of Mormon and have made a goal to read it EVERYDAY for the rest of my life. Even if its just one chapter a day or just 1 verse, I have realized the importance of its guidance in our everyday life. We are not perfect but there are things in our lives that we can perfect. I can be perfect in my Bible and Book of Mormon reading, I can be perfect at saying my prayers everyday. And thats why i choose today to be perfect in my Book of Mormon reading for the rest of my life. I'm not saying everyone should, but everyone should try haha because I know you will see a change in your life. I have. I know this church is true! Im so excited for Saricris who is getting baptized April 12th! 

LOVE YOU ALL!!! MAHAL KO KAYO! INGAT PALAGI!

Love always,

Sister Lowe :)