A message from Agoo!

Kumusta po lahat kayo! Sorry for the short email last week everyone!  There were other emails I had to send out!  But just know I am doing so well!  Your love from America really helps me keep going strong :) So first off, the Nieva family is still doing well.  They are the family (mom and two daughters) who have a baptismal date for Feb 15th!  I can't wait!  It's funny how each Sunday my heart is so scared until I see them walk in!  I smile SO SO SO big every time I  see them walk in :)  I love them so much.  They really are so special, and I really do believe they want to be baptized for the right reasons.  The daughters would wear tank tops, but then when we taught them about modesty, they committed to follow it and I haven't seen them wear them since.  They are faithful. The other two with baptismal dates (Sister and her son) are scheduled for Feb 15th, but unfortunately we will probably have to postpone... they have missed a couple Sundays :(.  She mom has questions about the word of wisdom.  She has a hard time understanding why.  Please pray that she will be blessed to feel the Spirit and feel the blessings that come from living the Word of Wisdom.  She really does as questions of the soul, so I know she is interested!  Pray for her! Then our other sister who has an IBD is scheduled for Feb 22nd.  but she will have to postpone too.  :(  It's hard, but I'm trying to stay patient and hopeful that the power of the Atonement will take full effect in her life.  "Those who believe in God, might with surety HOPE for a better world"  (Ether 12:4) Last night was really tender.  We had a lesson with a family and so many children were there!  The family has four young kids, but then like 6 other neighbor kids joined our lesson because I greeted them and they thought it was so cool I was american, haha.  Anyway, so were were all gathered around sitting on the floor, and we sang I am a Child of God as our opening hymn.  Wow, how tears came to my eyes as I sang this precious song with so many of God's little children surrounding me! Moments like these make all the hard times worth it!  Really though.  I know we are ALL God's children!  Tapos mahalnamahal po tayo ng Diyos!  (God's loves us so much!) Oh mom, by the way, the picture of the leaf is the COOLEST THING EVER!!!!  So my kasama and me are walking down this beautiful path and she then picks a leafs and says, Sister Wright watch this!  Then she cracks the leaf and BLOWS BUBBLES FROM THE LEAF!!!!  What!?!?  Wow!  I was so so so amazed!  I couldn't believe this!  Bubbles from a leaf!????  I'm telling you...the Philippines is AMAZING on so many levels. The family I mentioned who had been having so many trials we haven't seen but once since :(  they aren't ever home anymore.  My heart hurts for them.  But I have to ask myself if they really are willing to change right now?  I'm not sure.  But I won't lose hope and I will always try to discern of the Spirit. Something hard this week was how many times we were PANTID!  this means that so many of our appts fell through.  Seriously, we saw people legitimately get up and hide from us!  Ouch....it made me wonder if I was doing something wrong.  It really hurt.  This whole week was like this!  It hurts to see people not wanting to hear your message.  But, I know I need to stay faithful. I had a really cool experience though.  So we were at this house this week that we had tried like three or four times and hadn't gotten anyone to come let us in!  So on Wednesday, we tried again, we were yelling "tao po!"  (people!)  And no one was coming.  My initial thought was 'why do we keep trying, we never get anyone to answer here..."  but then I remembered in PMG how it talks about never lowering your expectations.  So I decided to pray.  My prayer was simple- "Heavenly Father, if this sister really is willing to change and thou has prepared her for us to find, PLEASE let someone come to the gate...."  Immediately after I said Amen my kasama said "Hello po!"  I turned around to see someone just coming home from the palenke and let us in the gate!  Whoa.  I know God hears and answers prayers.  I know without a doubt that He has prepared people for His missionaries to find and teach the restored Gospel of Jesus Christ.  I really hope we can help this sweet sister come unto Christ.  She is catholic, and is very very shy.  But I hope she felt the truthfulness of our message.  We have a return appt Tuesday :) Everyone,  I love you!  I know God lives.  I know Christ is our savior and Redeemer!  Please don't ever forget this.  I have been experiencing things I never expected to experience here on the mission.  It is full of things I've never experienced.  Some times I feel too weak to stretch as much as I have been required to stretch.  HOWEVER, my testimony is strengthen everyday knowing that I have made it through another day.  Jesus Christ walked beside me one more day and I know He will tomorrow too.  He is there for us All, not just me.  Trust in Him.  I love you all! Mahal kita! With love from the other side of the World, Sister Wright P.S.  Remember how I said it was HOT AND HUMID!?  Well, let me tell ya....over night it just got 25 degrees hotter I swear!  I have been dying today!  Really though!!!  They say its the beginning of summer now.  I believe it!  My face is always glistening with sweat!  Bubble blowing leaf!