Dear
family,
Azzley
was baptized! Pictures attached. President and Sister Stucki
attended because they were on the island for district conference. I
love them. This last week was SERIOUSLY AWESOME. We almost met
every single one of our goals! Which, like, never really happens.
We worked real hard and it paid off. We found some new people who
are totally ready for the gospel! And they're progressing! Good
stuff.
So
let me tell you about something that I've noticed here. I think
I've talked about it before. It's the youth here. They are
outstanding. Not even just the youth that are members. For example,
we are teaching this YSA aged girl who is pretty great. But her 10
year old cousin named Sunshine is seriously magaling (talented). We
haven't even counted her as a new investigator because we aren't
teaching her parents because they live far away. But we taught her
with her cousin and she basically jumped on the opportunity to be
baptized. Then when we went back for the second visit she had
already read up to 2 Nephi 11. Like, she's seriously so smart and
gets it. Then, we're teaching this other family and we've been
teaching the mom for about a week longer than the rest. We only
taught her son, Bryan, one time but he totally got it, too. Then,
surprise, he showed up at church all on his own. He road his bike
by himself to come to church. And they like in the dulo of our
area. Which means very far from the chapel. So yeah, I'm excited
about the rising generation here. Last example, we have these two
investigators who have been taught for a while by previous
missionaries. 13 year old Xandra and 10 year old Tonio. They've
been reading the Book of Mormon together every day for a while.
Their parents are members, but they're less active. And we can't
baptize children who have less active parents because they have no
support and can't come to church on their own, usually. Their
parents won't even attend our lessons. But the saddest part is that
every time one of them prays during our lessons, they pray to be
able to be baptized. It breaks my heart. The parents here need to
pull their act together for the sake of the children! Maysakit sa
puso ko. Anyway, that's my beef.
Kanina
(Earlier today), I cooked my first Filipino meal almost all on my
own! It was for the Burts, our couple missionaries. And it was
delicious! I didn't take pictures, sorry about it. But it was
seriously delicious. Just wait, I'll recreate it in just over a
year. Yikes, that's close.
Transfers
are this week and Sister Hunt is Trunkyville U.S.A. Or, I guess,
Trunkyville PHI. She is sure she is transferring, and I am too. I
would be so surprised if I were out of here. Palawan 4 lyf!
Luckily, I won't be training this transfer because we aren't
getting any new missionaries until July. And I probably won't be
training then either. Even though Sister Stucki and the Burts keep
telling me I most likely will be. It's too stressful. I'm still a
baby missionary! I'm barely ready for my Nanay to leave me, and
especially not ready to become a Nanay. That's that.
That's
really all I have this week. I'm feeling really great! The Lord is
continually blessing me and I am so grateful to be here. I'm truly
becoming who the Lord wants me to be!
I
love you all! Enjoy the pictures! One is from Azzley's baptism and
one is me with Tabs (pronounced like Tubs, it comes from Mataba
which means fat.) Tabs and I are the same age. He was born the day
I got to Palawan. Cute.
Over and out,
Sister
Mecham
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