Ta da! My companion and I are both getting transferred!
You might be wondering, how does that work? Well, let me tell you. So yesterday was our transfer announcements, and while the Zone Leaders were announcing, they announced that there was a pull-out! Yikes. It turns out that is was our area, Fairview 2. What this means, is that my companion and I will be transferring to new areas, and a new companionship will come and 'open' our area. There are actually 3 Sister who are coming on Wednesday. Well, this was quite a shock for us. Our area has been progressing really well, and we're super sad to leave all of our less-actives and investigators. It's been a somewhat stressful couple days, as we've been trying to get everything ready to leave for the other sisters. Here in the Philippines, there aren't really addresses, so we've been drawing maps to people's houses to make it easier for the other sisters. Luckily we were able to say goodbye to pretty much everyone yesterday. It's hard for us both to leave this area, but we're putting our faith in the Lord and trusting that he has a plan for the people that are in this area!
The Zone at transfer announcements.
So, where am I going? I'm transferring to San Mateo 1st Ward, over in Montalban. And my companion is Sister Kalama! Funny story, she's actually the trainer of my MTC companion, so I'm excited to be companions with her! Sister Lavador is transferring over to Camarin, and she is actualy opening and area with another Sister. So they should have lots of fun =]
Like I mentioned before, our area is doing so well! We have gotten bunted quite a bit these last few weeks, but our families are progressing really well!! We have one new part-member family that is so amazing. They've had a lot of trials, and the soon-to-be husband is a less-active who has decided he wants to come back to church. We extended a baptismal invitation to the wife, which she accepted on our first visit. When we came back again, we found out that the had moved their wedding date closer to the baptismal date that we had extended. They are so awesome! We're excited to hear about whether they will be baptized.
We also have some very special less-active families that we love so much. They are progressing so well, and we're excited to hear about their progression in the next couple months as well. Though it's sad for us to leave this area, I trust that these next Sister will take care of this area for me!
This is what a ride in a jeepney is like
I guess that's about it that's going on lately. We're just busy packing and trying to get everything ready for transfers tomorrow. Crazy stuff!!
Sister Wilwand and her kabahays the morning of transfers
One last thing I wanted to share. We studied about the Atonement the other day to share with one of our less-active families, and I had some cool realizations. Jesus Christ died for our sins. Lots of people know this, but one thing that we sometimes forget to mention is that he also suffered for all of the pains, sorrow and guilt that we feel on a daily basis. So here's my thought. All of those bad things that you feel in your life have already been felt for you. You DO NOT have to feel them anymore. Jesus Christ has paid for all of it. Every bad feeling, every sin. Everything. He is handing us this gift on a golden platter, and all we have to do to accept it is to follow him. We have this gift waiting for us, and it's not something that we can just give back to him. It's there, whether we use it or not. So we might as well use it. Jesus Christ suffered for each and every one of us, individually. He loves us that much. Just think about it…
A mahogany tree in Echo Park
I love you all! I hope you're all doing well!!
Love,
Sister Wilwand
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