Re: "Your companion is felling!"

Ah! i forgot! Our mission finally got a senior couple! Elder and Sister Mulligan from... England! Dad they're from Birmingham! (for y'all who don't know, that's my dad's mission) They're cuties! Sister Mulligan is Filipino and and Elder Mulligan is pure British. Theyr'e amazing. They were converts to the church in the 70s or 80s but they were in London South Mission then so I don't think you'd know them dad, but small world talaga!

Re: Week 33 Pictures

1. That hair is getting cut later today. Hello short hair again!

2. Hi Jazz. i miss you.

3. relief society activity

4. After the Fall...

Week 33 Pictures

1. The Coh family (less actives) owns a Karaoke bar. The definition of Filipino.

2. the Coh family

3. Your gurl and some foliage

4. More foliage

"Your companion is felling!"

HELLLOOOO! This week was absolutely amazing. I love being a missionary.

I haven't cried this much in lessons on my whole mission. Ever since I got into the MTC, my emotions when it comes to gospel things just kind of stopped. It was definitely a blessing because I was scared that I would be crying in like every lesson on my mission. I only cried in two lessons in Bulan, but I cried in three just this week. We tracted this woman named Michelle and I connected with her so well right from the start. The Spirit was SO strong in the lesson and it was just like exactly what I wanted my mission to be like. It was like I was just being completely guided by the Spirit in EVERYTHING and she was SO prepared to hear the Restored gospel. She accepted our baptismal invitation and I just can't really explain in words how amazing and sweet the experience was. That lesson was the definition of why I wanted to serve a mission in the first place. I love being a missionary. We picked up lots of amazing new investigators this week and had some amazing lessons. The spirit has been so strong in every lesson this week. I love life.

In the Philippines when the power goes out, it's not a blackout, it's a brownout. haha. I don't know why they call it that, but we had like 3 this week. And we're not allowed to proselyte when the power is out. It hindered our work a lot, but we were eating dinner at this little cafe with a generator when the power went out so we just stayed there and waited out the rain and it was so nice to be able to just talk and relax. Missionary work is my favorite, but every once in a while, I need a break. I think we all need to slow down sometimes in our lives. Plus there was a Utah Jazz game playing on the TV and it felt like home. I was trying not to look at it but I mean come on. The restaurants here are about the closest as it gets to America.

So funny story, last night we went to our investigator's house that's up a mountain. We get up there fine and we teach a great lesson with two members, but the rain starts pouring and it gets dark. It gets to a point where we just have to leave, so we tag team it down the hill moving really slowly holding flashlights and umbrellas. Their house is probably like 30 feet up but there's stairs until about halfway and then you have to hike the rest. I of course was the leader with my Utah Girl experience with climbing mountains (seriously no one here knows how to handle a steep hill). I was almost to the stairs, you just have to cross a rock. So I go to cross the rock and the next second I'm flying through the air thinking "this is it. I'm going to die right now." but for some reason I'm alive. It was like when you die on a video game but you come back to life and the character is just standing their blinking and you can't move for a little bit. I only fell like 4 feet, and I'm trying to comprehend what happened and I hear Sister Delgado screaming and our member present yelling in his Filipino accent "your companion is felling!" All I have to say is it's a miracle I'm alive. I escaped with a few scratches and that's it. The way the hill and everything was set up, I should've rolled down the mountain. One of my shoes did and it didn't make it out. (Yeah, there's gonna be a charge on my credit card for new shoes, mom). There had to have been some divine intervention in that, there's no other explanation. I was promised ministering angels when I was set apart and I'm pretty sure I claimed that last night. I'm still laughing that that happened though. But don't worry mom, I'm fine. I'm still breathing.

I love you all so very much! Thank you for your continuous support towards me! Have a great week!

Sister Wilkins

Re: Pictures Week 32

1. The closest thing to an art museum here. The coffee shop. Where we get hot cocoa.

2. Living the life.

Pictures Week 32

1. Sister Hill and I

2. Sister Padre. I love her.

3. Princess, the Guanzon's daughter. So cute.

4. biboy. and My hair. haha

Splits, splits, and more splits

Hello! It was a crazy week! So much happened.

Tuesday was MLC, so all of the STL's came to Legazpi and slept in our apartment. Two of the STL's are also training so we went on exchanges with their trainees all day. I had been in our area for one week at that point, but praise the heavens because I actually remembered places. But leading the area after one week? Rough buddy. I went with Sister Hill. She's from Utah and it was basically like I was training again. I think I've been a little spoiled not having to lead so much and I needed a reminder of what it was like. That night Sister Delgado and I went out for dinner because let's be real we deserved it and it was so much fun. There was even Michael Buble Christmas playing. It was like America all over again. I'm definitely being spoiled here. Let's just hope I'm here for Christmas.

On Wednesday we went to the mission home after tracting in that area. The Guanzon children love me. And we made the facebook page, so I hope you enjoyed that, mom. Sister Guanzon was like "Let me take a picture of you. Your moms are on the facebook page. They'll love this" haha We went on splits that night with their daughter and another member. On Thursday we did splits again with Sister Atun (she's 71 years old and more youthful than I am. Wut.) and Aiza. Then Saturday Splits again with Sister Atun and Nanay Fe. Basically I'm learning the area the hard way.. haha.

We had Zone Training on Friday and earlier today we practiced for our zone presentation at Christmas Conference. I'm in charge of a musical number of Silent Night and I'm playing the role of "mother" in the "golden family". We're gonna win. I got a boat load of mail at the meeting so I've got lots of responses to write, but THANK YOU to all who sent me a letter or something. It was much needed.

 

At church on Sunday, Biboy wanted to sit by me and he stole my planner and wrote his name in it for later that night and he planned his own lesson. It was the cutest thing. I taught them how to play "I'm Yours" on the ukulele and we sing it every time we go over there. When we were leaving their house, Aleah (their cousin who's our investigator) pulled me aside and told me she had to tell me something. She whispered in my ear and said "you are the best sister we've ever had". My heart melted. Basically I love people and I died.

We're planning a church tour in two weeks and I'm so excited! We're working on our progressing investigators trying to get them to church, but things keep coming up. Dang it, Satan. We tracted 9 hours this week and lots of new investigators are coming up. We're looking for a golden family that I know the Lord is preparing for us.

Basically I'm loving this place and I'm learning so much. And you get a longer email because here in the city, the internet actually loads fast. I love life.

I love you all so much!

Sister Wilkins