Last Monday we went to
the ukay-ukay.. which is like a thriftstore with just mounds of cloths
that you dig through and then you pay like 5 pesos for... it was so fun!
My mom would love it so much! I bought a couple of things, and then
went home and washed them!! haha (: fun stuff. Then Sister Delos Santos
was not feeling very well so we went home and she took a little rest and
I just did P-day stuff. Then at about 5 she was at the top of the
stairs and I could hear her crying... She called for me and I asked what
was wrong. She told me that she was in so much pain that she just
wanted to die. She had a horrible tooth ache that just wouldn't go away.
I had given her 3 i bee pro fin when we got home, and she said that it
didn't do anything. I texted the elders and asked if it was okay if the
bishop ric came to give her a blessing. THey said yes. I had no idea
what to do... But we have a calamansy tree out side, and I had some
honey so I heated up some water and put calamansy and honey and made her
drink it... warm stuff helps pain. RIght? I gave her some more medicine
and she rested until the priesthood came. During the time while we were
waiting I organized and cleaned and I was able to serve my companion..
and it felt so good. I had been praying for an opportunity to serve her.
I didn't want it to be like this... but it was an opportunity and I
jumped on it.
The priesthood finally came around 8:30
and gave her a blessing. For some reason I feel like Heavenly Father
wasn't just speaking to her in the blessing, but to me too... It was
crazy. I have never felt like that as someone else was receiving the
blessing. But It was an answer to my prayers.
Then on Tuesday we had district meeting and transfer
day. Only one person from our district got transferred, our District
Leader. But we all had to go into Bacolod so all the Foreign
missionaries could have their pictures taken... and then off to the
dentist we went.
Let me just tell you how thankful I am that our
dentist offices in america are clean, and clean, and sterile. The
dentist office was about 6x6 and it was so cluttered with paper and junk
and it was so gross... their was garbage all over and the tools that
she used to stick into my companions mouth.. lets just say that they
were probably pre-used and never cleaned except for the little
cottonball that she wiped the tip with.. EW.
Anyways, she got a filling and it hasn't been hurting her as bad. Thank goodness!
On
thrusday we worked in Aidsisa. We taught one of our investigators,
Gina... she works at the basurahan. which is like a garbage dump... I
thnk I have told you about her before.. anyways she told us that she
can't afford to come to chruch becasue she works so hard to find
anything salvageable to sell from the dump and then barely has enough
money to buy rice for her children because her lazy husband, who is a
wonderful son of god, just stays home and drinks. he doesn't even help
her. It made me so sad. then when we went back on saturday she told us
that she likes to listen to us...but that some other religion is giving
her money and material needs and so she is favoring them. Which, yeah I
get it... To someone who can't feed their family and who works in a
basurahan i can completely understand why she would want that. The sad
thing is though that I know that that is only temporaty happiness, and
temporary money... what we have to offer her is eternal. It was more
valuable, more precious than gold, silver, money, anything. ANd I wish
that I could tell her that.. i have.. so I wish that she would just have
faith and use that faith to test God. Because I know that he would
provide for her.
It just breaks my heart. All churches are good, they
all have good motives. But the Difference between us and them is our
gospel is for eternity, not just for here on earth. And I just don't
know how to make people understand that.
I told her that we loved her, and we woldn't be mad
at her if she didn't choose us, that we would still come and visit her
and share with her... but, I just want her to be able to experience
eternal happiness now here on earth in the kingdom of heaven... or The
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. UGH!
On friday our ward had a missionary homecoming. It
is weird to think that that is me... this year! The mom looked so happy
and so did the whole family.
Also on friday we
got 3 packages! 2 for me and one for sister delos santos all from dad!
YA HOO. Dad sent sister delos santos a bunch of chips cause she loves
them, 2 journals, some pens and markers, and a teddy bear that she
loves... she put it on her desk and she just cried. it was touching. I
got food from dad. It was awesome! (:
Yesterday was fast and testimony meeting. It was one
that was so touching. Sheryn, one of the less actives in the ward bore
her testimony. In it she told everyone how thankful she was for sister
delos santos and I because she thought she was forgotten by the ward but
the missionaries, us, found her and didn't forget her. Which... is
kinda true. haha, we actually have never taught her, we were taeaching a
family that is close to her house and she just came up one day and
asked for a preisthood blessing. You see, she doesn't have a kidney...
and she has been really sick, and now she has been coming to church ever
since that.. And she did tell us that all she needed to come back to
church was to know that we didn't forget about her, she was just shy and
needed a friend. It makes me think of all the less actives in my ward
at home and how much I could've done more to help them feel more welcome
at church. I feel guilty that I didn't do anything to help them.
I think more often than not what happens is we get
too clickish in our wards and we don't go out of our way to friendship
anyone else that doesn't have a calling... or who may not be so active
in the church... it is so sad. I am totally guilty of it. Can I
challenge you to "adopt a less active" and to reach out and step out of
your click and establish the equality again in your individual wards?
Have charity for all people.
"Unless the Saints attend their meetings, it will be hard for them to keep alive in the Gospel." -President Anthon H. Lund
I love you all. Have a great week!
Love, your sister missionary,
Sister Young
Moroni 8:3(:
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