WX NORTH

你好，Pagbati, Hello Everyone!! 

      It has defienetly been another week in the field and the time just seems to slip between my fingers as sand and makes it way to the ground! I can't seem to hold on to it or make it long enough but so that is with the mission!! 

     For this week I guess I will just recall some good old stories and blips from the week!! It has been a very good week indeed and it started with some finding on Facebook which is really good in this area and I know it is inspired of the Lord to use Facebook to find our fellow men! Also I had a crazy District Council this week because the Zone Leaders came in to the Council not wearing proper missionary clothing and I chastised them for that and being late (Don't worry it was a skit that we put on together) and not wearing the right stuff. It was fun and after that I actually chastised the district about how we have been doing with the work which was also a fun and enjoyable time because this week was really good with work in the district and everyone is loving their time in the district! 

     After that was all said and done I enjoyed the rest of this week with learning more Tagalog and increasing my ability to teach and testify of Christ to those around me specifically focusing on inviting people to act and how to help them make their own commitments to come closer to Christ which has been super cool to see work and improve within myself! The Lord is truly in charge and he is always teaching me something new that I never knew before! 

     This Saturday we had an open Church Tour and invited lots and lots of people to come and only about 10 people came but we were able to still teach them about church and the importance of it and the sacrament and the different programs and about baptism of course! It was a very unique opportunity and hopefully we can teach a lot of them that came which will be fun this week! Also we played basketball after the church tour and................. I may or may not have hurt my ankle....... But like after 3 ibuprofen for church I was good to go and nothing could stop the work of the Lord but the ankle brace is defienetly back on for a bit as well as ice and heat treatment but that's life I guess! 

Spiritual Thought:

     Isaiah is such a crazy prophet! I've been studying 2nd Nephi with the institute guide about Isaiah and it has enlightened my mind a lot about his prophecies and why they are important to us! He truly did testify of our day and time and the destruction and blessings we were gonna receive! Go read through those chapters again and the ones after where Nephi explains it! There are some gems truly in there! 

Love you all!! 

-Elder Strong 

P.S. I'm getting a second trainee tomorrow!!