Elder Panilagao

Hello all!


This last week the San Enrique missionaries gloried in their tribulations with 11 total teachings! That is a low number. Tuesday we had our mission tour, which was awesome, more about that later, got home late and had no work. Wednesday we had a good day. Thursday, Friday, and Saturday we had terrible days! No one was home, one of our investigators with a baptism date moved, and there were very few people out to just talk to. We tried to visit less active members, but not many of them were home either.

Yesterday, however, was a great day! Everyone was home, got some new investigators, and when we got home, as we were planing for the next day the owner of the house knocks on our door, she brought us cake! We live above their store and their house is next door. They make cakes in their store. We have the nicest house owner ever! She is always nice to us. Need to find a way to repay her somehow. We should also try and teach her.

We have a baptism coming up this Saturday, Mia T. Jalipa. 10 years old. Mom is a member, dad is not, he's Iglesia, but he has no problem with his daughter being baptized. Her grandma is a very active member and is always in in our lessons. Mia is great, even being as young as she is.

We are really trying to find new investigators this week. Gonna be tough here in San Enrique. The people turn away from us when we are just walking on the street. But there's got to be at least some willing to listen to our message and receive great blessings!

In answer to mom's question about Elder Panilagao, he's from Montalban, Rizal Province. It's in the Luzon penninsula. The large island up north. Just outside Quezon City, which is near Manila. His family are converts, second oldest isnt a member yet. His older sister is serving a mission right now too. He is my first convert companion!

Well, sorry dad, but I'm not going to be able to beat the length of the email you sent me, but I have more pictures! From a family home evening we had with a recent convert's family. It was his sister's birthday. (Sending in separate email.)

Elder Phelps

This comp is being funny and not playing nice with my camera, no pics this week. :(