From Sharon: 4/13/14
"What a week! Well, I kinda felt like I was going to
transfer, because when the work picks up, that's when I leave. I did feel a
calming peace come over me, knowing that though I won't see my 5 investigators baptized,
I know that they're not MINE baptisms in the first place, but all the glory and
credit go to the Father. I know my area is being taken care of, and I finally
feel I have left my area stronger than when I found it :)
From having lots of companions, I've been so blessed to know
who I am, to really learn who I wanna be, and from the talks and things I've
been reading, I'm starting to reach that potential that Heavenly Father has for
me, His plan for who I can become. It's been such a blessing, coming to the
best mission in the world, and I know it's because I need these things I'm learning
to have a better life in the future.
A lot of what I got out of Conference was if I really love
the Savior, I have to keep His commandments, which includes the mission rules.
I received such a strength to do better, almost every talk mentioned being
obedient, and I took that as an answer to my quiet prayers of what I need to be
doing more to be more masipag and masunurin (energetic and obedient). I loved
Conference so much, and am blessed with faithful, righteous leaders in the
Church and here in the Urdaneta Mission.
I had a feeling of why I was transferred when I heard my new
companion's name. I will do my best to help her, help our area, and really push
myself and her, in order to reach the Mission Vision of Excellence. I did it
once - now I know I can do it again. This area seems a lot smaller, but maybe
more of my time will be working from my companionship out. Enduring to the end
has it's ups and downs, right?
Thank you again for your encouragement and counsel. I'm
excited for more trainings in the following weeks. I've been growing a lot, and I hope to grow more from that.
So yes, kinda feel like I'm "special assignment"
again, because this Sister, I love her, but she's just got some problems. She's
always sick, so I don't really know how to help her, but I feel that there IS a
very specific reason we're together. And President said that Sister Vandiver
and my 22 lessons last week LED THE MISSION!!!!!!!!!! :D Astig :D !
Anyway, so my
funny story! So Dagupan is really rainy, more than any other area or zone I've
been in, and it rained really hard and fast Transfer Day, so last Friday, which
was my first day in Dagupan. I met some people, and our last appointment was at
the Langit family. They're members, super nice. Anyway, when we were trying to
leave, it was REALLY raining now, I tried to avoid the big rocks so I wouldn't
slip, but I took a wrong step and fell into a manhole X( patay! I scraped up my
leg, which is a bit swollen and will (hopefully) bruise, and I lost one of my
shoes! So Sister Langit took the other one so if they find it, they can give it
back :) It was a funny night, then we went home all soaked :P my shoes pala
have lasted my since my first P-Day back in August, and they don't have any
holes yet! They've been to 4 areas, beaches, caves, bukid, city, everything!
And now I lost them...but I hope I can find them! I've never thought I'd love a pair of shoes, but I do".
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| Entrenamiento de 4 zonas - Marzo 2014 en Dugapan Quad-zone training in Dugapan - March 2014 |
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| Almuerzo y coversa gratis durante entrenamiento en Dugapan Lunch and lots of talking during training - Dugapan |
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| conversa y mas converva Lots of talking |
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| Pueden meter un McDonald's en cualquier parte They can open a McDoanld's at the most weird locations |
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| City of Dugapan |
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| Bienvenidos a Dugapan |
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| Costa de Bonuan - Ciudad de Dagupan Bonuan seashore - City of Dagupan |
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| Ciudad de Dagupan |
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| Nueva area de Sharon Sharon's new area |
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| Celebracion de los granjeros Jubilee of farmers |
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| Atardecer en la ciudad de Dugapan Sunset view - City of Dugapan |
