haha hellor there!
what a day! what a week! what a... everything!!! Rae, i'll be responding to you asap, though i dont think i'll be able to sneak in a personalized email this week :( sorry babe. i spent 45 minutes reading my emails --how'd i get so many this week??? :D not your fault i got extra abouts mission stuffs-- and didn't quite finish your second one, doll. but i'm thinkin of you and i really appreciate your sense of humor and your sharing of all the things you're learning and about your personal experiences. you rock, girl! i swear y've gotta slow down or you'll run me over, chick! :)
lou, thank you, too for your email! i'm workin on writing back to all yal! got your letters (rae and lou) in the mail! sweetness! how'd i get such an amazing family, eh?? love the pictures, rae! love it all! i'm excited for your participation in the choir, lou! congrats! joseph, i'm so proud of who you are! holy cow! can't say it better than that. and bootle! can i have your memory??? i am struggling so hard core to remember the simplest, most important things, like: names, facts about ppl, new tagalog words.. old tagalog words... how to use certain verbs and stuff. it's horrendous. i'm trying so hard to rely on the Spirit, for that is one of his jobs/gifts... to bring things to our remembrance. golly.
speaking of which, i had a blessed realization yesterday in sunday school. we start talking about faith in Jesus Christ. and i realized that not only do i not know as much as i thought i did about faith in Jesus Christ, but that i also need more of it. for you see, if you have faith in Jesus Christ, you have many things. you have hope and trust that the Lord will bless you for keeping His commandments. you act and expect His help. i had been terrified. i can't tell you what of, exactly. mostly of disappointing my super cool companion, sister Ronquillo (ron-keel-yoh), and screwing up lessons. come to find out, it's just like singing. when you're afraid of messing up... that's when you mess up! go figure! ick. mahirap talaga. it's like... a disgusting cycle of no faith. but it's okay. because that's what the Atonement is for. and as i learn to rely on Jesus Christ and His Atonement, i am so much more happy. i wrote in my journal the other day that even though i am SO SUPER PANGIT here in the Philippines, i am also happier than i believe i've ever been. not so much in a go-lucky sort of way, but in a super blessed sort of way. like that i know that eventually i'll get more comfortable teaching and speaking tagalog and i have hope that when and until that happens, i have all the help i need. and Heavenly Father is blessing you and me for it. how cool is that?!?!?
k so we spent the whole day... cleaning. and our apartment still needs lots of help as the elders before us... yeah. but it's looking so much better! and i'll be writing yall letters soon!
and i'm not gaining weight. just sayin. i'll try to get you pictures as soon as i can. but apparently they didn't work last time i tried. i dunno how to do it. and i'm thinking of cutting my hair. give me your feedback. it'd be short, just saing. it's frizzy and unmanageable so i need to do something.
dad, i learn so much from you. thank you for your update and encouragement. mom, thank you for your friendly chat. how i miss our heart to hearts. but believe me, sista. we're having one. i'll follow up on your experiences with you. and congrats to jory! he's da man! josilinn's shower??? huh?!?!
goodness i'm late.
love yall! and i love this work!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
sis r
and i love sis ronx. she's supa dupa cool. and she's interior design grad, mom, so you could send pics and we'll approve yer stuffs <3
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