Only one more week in the MTC and then I board a plane on Monday morning, OCT 21 and begin my 30 hours of travel time to the Philippines. I'm so excited and so ready. Each day I realize just how ready I am. I have been so incredibly blessed with the language that I understand and speak so well, I can't even imagine how quickly I'll be fluent once I'm in the Philippines.
I read a talk this week that my best friend, Elder Snelgrove sent me in a package. "The Miracle of a Mission" by Elder Jeffrey R. Holland. It's so amazing and stirring and it's changed my life and attitude about a mission. Sure, missionary work is hard, that's how it's supposed to be. "Nothing worth doing, was ever done without effort" (Elder Snelgrove). I would encourage everyone to find this talk on google or lds.org and read it!
This week I learned a lot about repentance. I love repentance because it's not a bad thing. It is coming closer to Jesus Christ and trying every day to be more like Him and give up our natural man attributes. I have also been studying charity and my mind is blown with how important is it to have charity. Charity is the single most important virtue a person could ever develop.
So I have so much I want to say but I can't even think of everything because my time is almost up. But I know that being a missionary is the most important work since the existence of man. Wow. I know that this Church and Gospel blesses families. I know that I am the Lord's servant and I am excited to share what I know with the Filipinos.
On another note, I saw a tender mercy of the Lord this week. I found someone in the MTC who is from my mission. He is Filipino and he's learning English and he's going to Toronto, Canada. But anyway, we were talking and what not and we decided that our meeting wasn't by chance. He gave me his information and told me to go back and find his family. He wants me to teach his family and baptize his mom and reactive his father and brothers. He is also giving me letters and a few things to take to them because he misses them and he hasn't heard from them. I'm so excited for this miracle and service opportunity. I know it wasn't by chance and I am so humble and grateful. I can't wait to find his family!
My time is up and I hope I have inspired you. Remember that God is acutely aware of our lives and every detail. He loves you.
Love always, mahal kita,
Sister Santa
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