Week 68

Hello po sa inyo lahat! So we had a challenging week but hey! That's what makes you more grateful for the good weeks... Ha positivity. But really- like this is the only time for the rest of my life that I can tract house to house and not be scared. So I am gonna love it! But we had a lot of less actives come to church yesterday! A lot of them for the first time in a long time. So that's great! Oh last monday we had a Family Home Evening that turned out amazing. We expected just like 5 or 6 of us there. It turned out to be a full house with like 20 members. It was so fun! We are hoping to do more! This week has been a lot of tracting and rain so yeah funnn times. One night, we just finished teaching this less active family that lives like at the end of a big rice field. Like imagine a long skinny road and on both sides just pure ride field for liek ever. But yeah we were leaving this family and its like pouring rain. And as we start walking it becomes a huge lighting storm. And we see it hit in the fields like next to us. And basically run for our lives. It was so scary. But funny to laugh at after. OH! And the funniest thing happened this week. We were crossing one of those awesome bamboo bridges and I was on the other side waiting for Sister Sorenson and all the sudden I hear I big crack sound... HA! She broke the bridge! It was so funny. She was so scared but yeah again- afterwards in was super funny. The people were all super nice about it... But yeah. I've always loved those bridge and joked how I would break one. Then yeah she did. Makes me kinda scared to walk on them... but there is no other way! (Don't worry it wasn't a huge fall where she broke it!) And then the last story- we were teaching this family last night (sunday night) and the little kids were the best. But me and Sister Sorenson were laughing so hard at what they said. The first

"Nakita ko ka kanina!" (HA! ko ka! I remember always saying that in the MTC and didn't hear anything wrong. NOW I do. HA!)

"Nagnood kami" (meaning like past tense)

SO yeah those Tagalog grammer things probably make no sense to like any of you but they are funny. Tagalog kid versions. So cute. I love that I'm not like that anymore! Ha. Anyways! Hope you are all doing good! namimiss ko kayo!

Sister Ianuzi

Week 67

Well its been a great week! Sister Sorenson is so amazing and such a fun companion. Going around like two white girls is pretty funny here. We have some awesome stories but I won't share them now. This past week was great and a ton of members have been working with us. And for the first time we are like getting fed! ha. oh and i am learning to cook! I even cooked with coconut milk this week. Basically I am a true Filipina now! On saturday ESTEL and ESTELITO WERE BAPTIZED! It was super crazy before hand (we have like evacuation people because of Mount Mayon living at the chapel, so its kinda crazy there.) but it turned out so great. And they are so happy! They really were a prepared referral! If only all our investigators were like them! Then that night we had an appointment with this one family, but in the past the wife has never sat in so we couldn't teach. and the family was never complete. it would be the father with 1 kid or 2. And he seemed interested but just like ok lang. But this time we went and they were all there. All waiting. and we taught the best lesson about the Restoration ever!!! And they all were so interested and accepted a baptismal date! Like they really really seem interested! They really remind me of the Besmontes and how they were so prepared. The Enriques family is SO prepared. I am so excited to keep teaching them. So yeah that was our week. But really I have so many more stories. But yeah. Hope you are all doing good! Mahal ko kayo!

Sister Ianuzi

Week 66

Hello! This past week has been great! I got my new companion! Sister Sorenson, from Wyoming! She has been here for a year now so she is great and its been so much fun this past week. We went to BYU the same year together and so we have a lot in common. Its fun. We had a great week too. We did a lot of finding (like always) and had some pretty funny stories. We had a new investigator come to church! We had picked her up because she was shy to show up alone but she loved it. And brought her little kids. She will be back next week too! I love seeing people so interested in the church. The Alpapara family is doing great and will be baptized soon :)! Umm oh ha. We had NO ONE at church yesterday. The attendance went from 180ish last week to 81 this past sunday. It is because it rained like so hard for so long. We woke upsaturday morning to rain, and it didn't stop all day. Then the next morning on sunday its still raining, and there is no electricity. SO yeah NO ONE went to church. OH how we need to strengthen the members here.... Kayang kaya! Siyang (too bad) for them because there was a great talk. This Brother spoke and read from 1 Nephi chapter 3. And people always focus on verse 7 right? He talked about verse 5. it says 

 5 And now, behold thy brothers murmur, saying it is a hard thingwhich I have required of them; but behold I have not required it ofthem, but it is a commandment of the Lord.

so yeah like we shouldn't be murmuring because of commandments! i liked how my companion put it- like we have commandments to help us! when we complain about following like we are making it harder for the lord to bless us. i encourage you all to continue to read the chapter and see the greatness Nephi does because of his willing heart. I hope you are all doing good! I am happy so yeah! Ha! Mahal ko kayo!

sister ianuzi

Week 65

SOrry! I have like NO time. Our pday is almost over! There hasn't been internet here all day until like now. So yeah! Gotta type fast. Our week was good. We found out my companion has like a foot problem so since then our work has gone down which is boring but oh well! Patience. We had an awesome saturday with a ton of baptisms in the branch (other missionaries and some 8 year olds) and then afterwards a Branch Activity. OH! We had an investigator show up to  the baptisms and he was really interested so that was cool and unexpected. The Branch Activity was super fun- just a family home evening. But a ton of people showed up. We had 3 missionaries here in the branch going home this week so the party was for them. The branch is trying really. Just needs help pa. We got transfer announcements and Sister Mercado is transferred. I am so sad. She has been a great companion (and taught me to cook awesome food!). Sorry no more time! Mahal ko kayo!

Sister Ianuzi