1. We broke that. They make furniture for tiny Filipinos... haha
2. Buong Bulan Zone Sisters!
Sunday, August 30, 2015
Sunday, August 23, 2015
Re: Pictures Week 20
1. More boodle fight
2. Sister Routhier's first FHE with the Tanada family. They're legendary.
Week 20? wut.
HELLOOOOO! Magandang Buhay! Talaga...
So this week was another crazy, stressful, blissful, incredible week being a missionary. Have I mentioned yet that I love it? Maybe just like once or twice.. haha
So last P Day we went to the house of the other sister's recent convert and had a "boodle fight" which is pretty much you eat food off of a banana leaf with your hands until you literally are unable to eat more. It was great. I seriously love how I'm just starting to get the hang of the language. Like, I can make conversation and have a good time, despite the language barrier.
I'm so blessed to have Sister Routhier. Talaga. She's a gem and she's WAY better at everything than I was when I entered the field. We have been working our tails off with PLANNING. Haha this week has been ridiculous because when Sister Tarantan and I opened our other area, we didn't open it correctly and there are so many investigators that just never were taught after the other missionaries got pulled out. So we sat down and planned and figured things out and the next weeks and months are going to be incredible. We're gonna get to work and change people's lives. We're gonna leave this place better than we found it. I'm so excited!
I'm so blessed to have Sister Routhier. Talaga. She's a gem and she's WAY better at everything than I was when I entered the field. We have been working our tails off with PLANNING. Haha this week has been ridiculous because when Sister Tarantan and I opened our other area, we didn't open it correctly and there are so many investigators that just never were taught after the other missionaries got pulled out. So we sat down and planned and figured things out and the next weeks and months are going to be incredible. We're gonna get to work and change people's lives. We're gonna leave this place better than we found it. I'm so excited!
So this week we had zone training and that was fun! I love that I can actually understand all of the counsel they give us now! haha Tagalog, man. I love it.
This Saturday we have the baptism of Rosalio and I'm beyond excited! He's so ready! We have been working a lot with one of our investigators named Gloria. She's Catholic, about 60 years old, her husband passed away about a year ago, and she always rejects our baptismal date. i was feeling like we just needed to drop her, but then we had a lesson with her and very clearly, the Spirit told me to keep visiting her. We're trying to get her to come to church now. She reads all of the assignments. When I first met her, she said she thought we were angels. She's thanked us openly for being her guides and for helping her. I love her so much. It's just hard to get people to actually do things sometimes. haha. But I'm grateful to be able to help her.
Anyways, love you all! Have a great week!
Sister Wilkins
Monday, August 17, 2015
IM TRAINING A FOREIGNER
Wowowowowowow. This week man.
So early Tuesday morning we left for transfer point in Sorsogon. Sister Tarantan has been assigned as the newest Sister Training Leader in Legazpi. We then got in the AP's car and headed to the Daraga chapel. I got pretty carsick. these roads man. But then I got to be temporary companions with Sister Delgado and I absolutely adore her! I met her in my first transfer at zone conference and we got along from the start! The rest of Tuesday was trainer's training in Legazpi. Then I slept in the Legazpi sister's apartment which was super fun!The next morning we went to the Legazpi chapel to meet our trainees. The night before, one of the AP's had accidentally let it slip that I would be training a foreigner. So basically I was pretty freaked out the whole time. Turns out that I'm the very first sister in the entire mission to ever train a foreigner after their training. There has been one other elder who did it. It was weird and it is weird because people are expecting a lot of me and it's sort of overwhelming sometimes. But it's all good! So the night before, I knew I would be training a foreigner and sister Guanzon showed us a list of the incoming missionaries and I saw where this one missionary was from and I knew instantly that I'd be her trainer. She's from Taylor, Arizona. Her name is Sister Routhier and I love her to death. Sure enough when we sit down and president announces the companionships, of course I'm last being Wilkins, and she's the only trainee left. I can't even explain it. I just knew. But like it's so weird. Because she knows my cousin, Britt Adcox, and she lives on Love Lake Road. And it's named after my however many greats grandma. And my ancestors founded that place. Like it's so weird. It's just proof it's meant to be!
On Thursday we headed back to Bulan! The people love her! It's just so good! And guys, I like never realized how much my progression in the language had been, but like I can make conversation. I can teach. It's so weird having to lead out in lessons, but I can do it. I did it. I can do this! It's scary being a trainer when I feel like I know so little, but I'm so very grateful that Heavenly Father has trusted me with this. Sister Routhier is a gem and I know there's a reason that we're together. It's going to be a lot of team work to do this, but I know this is right!
Basically it's been an insane week and there just simply isn't time to write everything, but I love you all and thank you SO much for all of your support and prayers! I can definitely feel them! I love you!
Sister Wilkins
Sunday, August 9, 2015
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