Hello, Everyone!

It's been a good week! I've really enjoyed training for these last two weeks. That's probably because I have the best trainee ever! Sister Asug is already teaching in Waray Waray! She still uses Tagalog, but she's learned so much faster than I thought she would! It is pretty funny though how diverse my languages are. We were riding on a trike and I started talking to the driver. Turns out he worked in Cebu so he knows Cebuano! So I started talking to him in Cebuano, he answers in Waray, and my companion speaks to him in Tagalog. I just chuckled a bit to myself because it was just so weird that we were speaking 3 different languages but we could all understand. Gotta love the gift of tongues!

Anyway, this week, Sister Asug committed this sister, Sister Arlyn, to baptism this week! She was really nervous, especially since she committed her in Waray, but she did great, and she accepted! We're preparing her for baptism on October 11. = She's really good! She has a daughter who is active and she had already come a couple times before we were able to teach her! She came again this week. We actually had 3 investigators come this week. Training is funny because I was more excited to see Sister Asug's reaction than I was about them being there. (Not that I wasn't excited about them being there.) She just lit up! We also had one sister and her mom come back too.. She's been inactive since April. But she was there! Sister Asug was really excited because last week the attendance was 45 and this week it was 61. We just have to keep being diligent and obedient and I know we can make miracles happen here. This week we have members scheduled to work with us every day! (:

Mom! I forgot to tell you last week! I got your package! Thank you so so so much! It was perfect!! I am now very loved by those who live in my apartment. We made the Pasta Roni and it was perfect because this recent convert always brings us seafood (her husband's a fisherman) so we put fresh shrimp in it too! It was really good! Thank you! You're such a good package sender! 

Okay, I think that's all for this week! I love you all so much! Have a wonderful week!  

The whirlwind Week!

WOW. It's been a crazy one. this week went by so fast I can't even remember everything of what happened!

First things first, what you're all wondering, I did get to see Elder Simmons. He looks great! I almost didn't even recognize him, not that he looks any different, but because he just has a glow about him.  He was just beaming the whole time and gave the best testimony out of the lot of them. He's going to be a spiritual giant I can tell.

It was so funny because all of the new elders knew me. They were like, oh so you're the famous sister sprouse! (the shift bar on this computer doesn't work, i'm not even gonna try haha) they already knew me, and my companion already knew him. It's a pretty big deal when you have someone from your ward come to your mission. Also, and this is the coolest part, HE'S ASSIGNED IN ALBUERA! So I gave him a list of all the people he really needs to visit since I was literally the last missionary in that area. I'm so happy it's him there! He's going to love it. and they were smart to send the military man there haha (:.

My anak (child, or trainee) is Sister Asug. She's Philipina and she's the CUTEST thing ever. She speaks tagalog, so it's good that I know it. she has a really big desire to be obedient and diligent and share the gospel. I love her SO much! I wish I could send a picture but I don't have a card reader . anyway, just know she's the cutest little thing you've ever seen.

I'm now speaking waray waray h so it's been interesting. I've only ever spoken the s variety and it was different because of allen. But so far so good!
also, sister smith is also training in the same house and district as me. It's going to be the best two cycles of my life!

Okay, i have to go! Love you all so much!

Sister sprouse

 

Baybay, week 2

How are you all doing?! This week has been a busy one! Baybay is doing good! We've found a couple of investigators with good potential! Besides that, there's been a lot of walking around looking for people to teach, but where there's a will, there's a way! There's also a Sister who was almost baptized before but there were some problems, but we're pretty sure she can be baptized now, and she wants to be! So we'll definitely go back to her. Also, I am THE LUCKIEST girl in the world. I found the last October and May editions of the conference talks in my new apartment. They pretty much occupy any free time that I have! 

We had a sister's sleepover last night at the STL's apartment! It was super fun. I'm sending a picture. 

Well... Mom, I know you're going to kill me because this is all I wrote and I'm SORRY! 

Oh wait, I can tell you one more thing. We went on splits and we started teaching this boy who said he'd been taught by the missionaries when he was 16 (he's 22 now) but he hid from them because he didn't want to change religions. So we started teaching him, and he didn't want us to come back, but at the end of the lesson, I was getting ready to commit him for baptism, and he asked "can you come back here?" Then he said ÿou're different from the last missionaries. And he didn't say how in words, but he touched his heart. It was such a cool testament to me of how important the spirit is. He committed to baptism if he knew it was true, and reading the book of mormon to know if it's true. It was so cool! I love times like that! 

Okay that's all I love you so much! Sister Sprouse