Okay, this was an exciting week!
We had exchanges in San Andres, and that was really fun! I got to work with this very sweet sister, who just finished her training. She is doing a wonderful job; I enjoyed getting to witness the miracles in her area.
I am getting transferred to Ligao, so I'll be close to Mayon! :) The Lord is putting me with Sister Thomas from Papau New Guinea (I know I spelled that wrong...haha). We were in the same apartment in Bulan last Christmas. :) I have never had a companion who wasn't a Filippina, but I'm excited for a new adventure!
Miracle- We had a gentleman just walk up and tell us he's been searching for truth a long time, and after we talked for a while we ended up sharing with him. We shared an overview about the Restoration, and he's super interested. :)
That my week, have a good one my friends!
Sister Dugger
Monday, May 27, 2019
Monday, May 20, 2019
My Birthday Week
This week has been EXTREMELY hot. I have never sweated so much in my life. It's always attractive to tract when you have sweat dripping down your face.......Welcome to summer in the Philippines. With all that said, it's been an amazing week!
The other sisters have been teaching this one sister for a couple of months. Last week she got married and baptized. :) I got to do her hair for her wedding, and my companion did her makeup, she made her wedding dress. She looked so pretty! I actually have braided a ton of sisters hair here, but I've never done it for a wedding so that was a first. :)
We surprised my companion on her birthday! :) We had exchanges that day, so we weren't together. The other sister worked her late so we had time to buy McDonald's, and put up the banner I made for her. :) Then we couldn't find cake, so the other sisters bought her a cake the next day. It was fun.
The other sisters have been teaching this one sister for a couple of months. Last week she got married and baptized. :) I got to do her hair for her wedding, and my companion did her makeup, she made her wedding dress. She looked so pretty! I actually have braided a ton of sisters hair here, but I've never done it for a wedding so that was a first. :)
We surprised my companion on her birthday! :) We had exchanges that day, so we weren't together. The other sister worked her late so we had time to buy McDonald's, and put up the banner I made for her. :) Then we couldn't find cake, so the other sisters bought her a cake the next day. It was fun.
Monday, April 29, 2019
Hello!
Wow It was a pretty good week here in the Philippines.
I don't have a ton to say, I am currently adjusting to a new companion. We are both learning and growing, and we are learning to do it together.
Have a good week!
Sister Dugger
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| Happy Easter! They gave us some eggs, from their little hunt. We ate them for lunch after church, it was pretty good. Featuring my new companion ;) |
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| I found imported chips and salsa. Yep I bought it. No regrets. |
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| Blurry picture with the other sisters. We didn't feel like cooking so we got a 10 peso bowl of lugaw. It was delicious. :) |
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| One of the top cutest babies I've ever seen! She is the great grand daughter of the sister that has the avocados. |
Also! The avocados here are 100% different than the ones in America. Not to brag but......be jealous. We were making "ice candy," they were mashing it to make it into what is sort of a popsicle.
Monday, April 22, 2019
Happy Easter!
I am so sorry I wasn't able to call! We decided to work in the morning instead of later this evening, so I wasn't able to call.
Wow much has changed. Sister Cabrera is the best, I love her. She is really quiet and chill, so I'm getting used to that. Sometimes she's hard to read, but she's chill.
We have been tracting and finding very urgently this week, which was both exhausting and exciting. I learned a lot about the difference a big smile can make in talking to people. I would just smile really big at them, and then express interest in their lives. I don't know, I have just been working hard to let my desire to love them drive me, and it has been great. I have seen many sacred miracles this week, as I have tried to not just give a pass along card to everybody, but really talk to everyone. I don't know if that makes sense, but it makes talking to people a richer experience. :)
We stopped and talked to one lady who was sitting fanning her baby while he slept, (cause it's insanely hot). We just started making conversation, and I asked who lives with her here at her house. (sounds weird but not weird here) To my surprise she began to cry. She told me she has a 4 year old (named Drake) and a baby. She dropped out of college to be their mom so she doesn't have a job. She then went on to tell me that literally just the day before, her boyfriend of 7 years left her. She is also epileptic, and has seizures. She wonders why her, and as she cried I gave her a big hug and told her we're friends now. :) I told her Heavenly Father knows her and loves her, I explained we have struggles to learn and grow here. I gave her a book of Mormon, and told her it's not an accident we met, it's really the will of God. :)
Anyway, I also got to sing, "I am a child on God" while a member played his homemade uklele (I don't know how to spell that). The coolest part, was his non-member brother requested the song! He said he's not a member, but he loves that song cause it's true. :)
Pictures.....I have none, cause I forgot my camera. Next week. :)
Until next week! :)
Sister Dugger
Wow much has changed. Sister Cabrera is the best, I love her. She is really quiet and chill, so I'm getting used to that. Sometimes she's hard to read, but she's chill.
We have been tracting and finding very urgently this week, which was both exhausting and exciting. I learned a lot about the difference a big smile can make in talking to people. I would just smile really big at them, and then express interest in their lives. I don't know, I have just been working hard to let my desire to love them drive me, and it has been great. I have seen many sacred miracles this week, as I have tried to not just give a pass along card to everybody, but really talk to everyone. I don't know if that makes sense, but it makes talking to people a richer experience. :)
We stopped and talked to one lady who was sitting fanning her baby while he slept, (cause it's insanely hot). We just started making conversation, and I asked who lives with her here at her house. (sounds weird but not weird here) To my surprise she began to cry. She told me she has a 4 year old (named Drake) and a baby. She dropped out of college to be their mom so she doesn't have a job. She then went on to tell me that literally just the day before, her boyfriend of 7 years left her. She is also epileptic, and has seizures. She wonders why her, and as she cried I gave her a big hug and told her we're friends now. :) I told her Heavenly Father knows her and loves her, I explained we have struggles to learn and grow here. I gave her a book of Mormon, and told her it's not an accident we met, it's really the will of God. :)
Anyway, I also got to sing, "I am a child on God" while a member played his homemade uklele (I don't know how to spell that). The coolest part, was his non-member brother requested the song! He said he's not a member, but he loves that song cause it's true. :)
Pictures.....I have none, cause I forgot my camera. Next week. :)
Until next week! :)
Sister Dugger
Monday, April 15, 2019
Last Week With Sister Marzan
Hello!
This has been my last week with sister Marzan. :( We cried a lot last night when we found out, but it's okay.
I ate octopus yesterday......it was chewy, but I was pretty hungry.
Monday, April 8, 2019
Happy Sunday
Okay, much has happened. Saan ba ako dapat magsimula....
Brother J got baptized! It was a wonderful service.
We had exchanges with the sisters in San Andres, which was really fun. :) I got to work with sister Ramiro, and she is wonderful. She is training a new missionary right now, even though she just finished training. While we were planning, I found out she saved all the lessons she was nervous about for me. Haha! It was exciting, I got to teach law of chastity twice. It was a good teaching moment, we talked about how you don't have to be shy when teaching commandments, cause it's the will of God. :) One of the people we taught, had read the pamphlet before the lesson so he was prepared. I asked him about his thoughts, and he told me he had no idea that was a sin. He then went on to express the great sorrow in his heart, so we also got to teach repentance and the power of the atonement. I also got to attend their district council, which was nice. I will include the picture I took with her. :)
Brother J got baptized! It was a wonderful service.
We had exchanges with the sisters in San Andres, which was really fun. :) I got to work with sister Ramiro, and she is wonderful. She is training a new missionary right now, even though she just finished training. While we were planning, I found out she saved all the lessons she was nervous about for me. Haha! It was exciting, I got to teach law of chastity twice. It was a good teaching moment, we talked about how you don't have to be shy when teaching commandments, cause it's the will of God. :) One of the people we taught, had read the pamphlet before the lesson so he was prepared. I asked him about his thoughts, and he told me he had no idea that was a sin. He then went on to express the great sorrow in his heart, so we also got to teach repentance and the power of the atonement. I also got to attend their district council, which was nice. I will include the picture I took with her. :)
Monday, March 25, 2019
wala akong pictures kasi tamad ako......sorry
Hello!
We had a pretty great week! There isn't a lot to share that is out of the ordinary, sorry.
We have been preparing our friend J to enter the waters of baptism. His girlfriend is already a member, and he's been going to church consistently for a long time. Anyway my companion had the impression to teach him, even though he wasn't part of our plan. As we began to teach him the spirit was so strong, and so we extended a baptism date to him, and he accepted. Then a couple days later, he told us that that day while he was sitting in church he was wondering how he could be baptized....and then we approached him and asked is we could share. Then we extended and he was surprised and happy!
I asked a sister who doesn't come often, what she thinks Heavenly Father's plan for her is, and she teared up as she answered. She said to me, I think I need to be teaching my boys the gospel. You can pray for her cause her husbands a member, but he works in Manila so she hardly ever sees him.
Have a great week guys! I love you!
Sister Dugger
We had a pretty great week! There isn't a lot to share that is out of the ordinary, sorry.
We have been preparing our friend J to enter the waters of baptism. His girlfriend is already a member, and he's been going to church consistently for a long time. Anyway my companion had the impression to teach him, even though he wasn't part of our plan. As we began to teach him the spirit was so strong, and so we extended a baptism date to him, and he accepted. Then a couple days later, he told us that that day while he was sitting in church he was wondering how he could be baptized....and then we approached him and asked is we could share. Then we extended and he was surprised and happy!
I asked a sister who doesn't come often, what she thinks Heavenly Father's plan for her is, and she teared up as she answered. She said to me, I think I need to be teaching my boys the gospel. You can pray for her cause her husbands a member, but he works in Manila so she hardly ever sees him.
Have a great week guys! I love you!
Sister Dugger
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