Six. Amin. Roku.

Six years ago today I entered the MTC. Six years...at times it feels like it was just yesterday that I was sitting in that basement classroom studying the scriptures and Tagalog and laughing with people who would become some of my greatest friends. I loved my MTC experience! I learned many things why I was there and since I have left. Serving a mission is the greatest decision and also a difficult one I have made in my life thus far. I do not regret at all choosing to follow the Lord's command for me and serve a full-time mission. I am the woman I am today, because of that decision and the experiences I had while serving and what I still learn from it today. It has helped me in other decisions and experiences. Each day I think of it and at times long for my friends in the Philippines. I'm thankful Heavenly Father lead me to serving a mission and for the experiences I had while serving- the awesome positive ones and the not so awesome positive ones. :) And the things I continue to learn from them. Masaya Ang Aking Puso :)

*This picture I took this morning- being late for class has it's blessings and this is one them.

Namimiss Ko Kayo

Recently I have been missing extra extra people I know from the mission. All of my mission pictures are not yet digital- so the pictures below are ones from my co-Laoag missionaries. I am so grateful I had the opportunity to serve a full-time mission and that I was able to serve in the Philippines. On Friday night I was blessed to chat with five of my Filipino co-missionaries on facebook all at the same time. I miss them! I am grateful for the technology that allows them to seem so close.

The top picture is after I received my trainer (nanay) with my batch and her nanay. Sister Miguela was a lot of fun! I learned many things in our short six weeks together. The below picture is of Sister Fuentes (who later became my companion), my nanay, and my anak (trainee) Sister Alburo.

This is a tricycle. If we weren't walking we took these. I miss the easiness of getting around the city.

This is one of my favorites! We loved the mentos power gum. Here we are posing with it in front of the mission home, right down the street from our house. (Hancock another anak of mine, Fuentes who was my current companion at the time, and Kahalan- batch of Sister Fuentes and I)
This picture is of Sister Fuentes and I at my last district meeting before returning home. It happened to be two days after my birthday so we had to have cake! This is another one of my favorite pictures! I hope to soon have all my mission pictures digital. I'm glad that I have them though even if they're not at least I have them in a big book and get to enjoy them :)
Masaya Ang Aking Puso :)

Marks Another

Six years ago today I opened my mission call! That was a big step in one of the biggest life changing experiences. I am so grateful I served a full-time mission and grateful for where I had the opportunity to serve. I learned many many things and continue to do so from that time. I have many friends I would not otherwise have, experiences, knowledge, and be where I am today without that experience.

Niceness

Today I logged into facebook and had a notice that I had a post from a sister whom I served with in the Philippines. This is what it said,

"What do you love about KJA? her testimony in the gospel of christ,i could remember when she bore her last testimony at the zone conference...she said...CTR does not just means choosing the right but for her it means continue to rescue...not stopping to find people whose in need of help."

Thank you is really all I can say. That's pretty awesome that she remembers that. I don't even remember what I said all I remember is that I was a little nervous and that it had to be in English and at that time expressing myself was a challenge. So, gusto kong bigayan ang pasalamat kay Sister Flores para sa kabaitaan niya. Salamat sister ang bait mo talaga! Kinalangan kong ito ngayon.