Wet Week - August 26, 2013

Well this week like always has been one of learning for me :) It still is hard but I have learned from my hardships! I have learned that the people here need lots of love and they can tell when your just there to teach or when you actually care. My companion made me realize that. I was trying to compare everything to America. So this week, we just did lots of service. Our Area got way flooded. Like up above your head in some parts and people's houses just got destroyed. The stake gave some relief goods to our ward so we helped them pack it and deliver it to the different members. We met a lot of less actives and got a few new investigators. Service really does help. I want to tell you about L. She lives in a place where it floods and they cant get out of their house. So, before the floods she had some problems about knowing the Church was true and wanting to get baptized. We had not been able to get to their house for a week. But we made the exodus over to their house after the flood waters receded a bit. It took us 11/2 hours trudging through the mud, waist deep water and through bukids (rice fields) to get to her. When we got there she said she had a dream sorta like Lehi's. Estig huh? Well we taught her and asked her to be baptized again. She accepted with no reservations. Come to find out she had been reading the Book of Mormon all week because she had nothing to do. She read Mosiah 3 about baptism and it touched her heart. She knew it was true because of the BOM. All because of the Book, we hadn't been able to reach or teach her. It was all the Book of Mormon and the Spirit. It really helped grow my testimony of the Book of Mormon and how much power it has to change lives!!! I am so happy she is getting baptized in 3 weeks. I can not wait. :) But we do a lot of walking through rivers that were not there a week ago. It really is a 2 year camp-out this time of year. I love the work and love the Area!!! I am having a blast here just teaching and helping people come unto Christ!! :)