Boodle Fight!

Hi!! This week has been such a great week!!

Since I emailed last Wednesday, I guess my week will start with Thursday. Actually, Thursday was a really good day. We had our MLC, or missionary leadership council, and it was way fun. We listened to some workshops from our President and the APs and then gave accountability about what's going on with our sisters. I actually learned a lot, and it was a neat chance to see how things really go in our mission.

Missionary Leadership Council

On Friday, we have our weekly planning! For those of you who are not yet missionaries, weekly planning is 3 hours or more, because you sit and talk about the people you're teaching. It's such a great opportunity to really discuss everything, but sometimes it gets a little long. This week it was even longer because we were planning for the two workshops that we get to give tomorrow and on Wednesday. We're excited though!! Hopefully they will go really well. Wish us luck!

Sister Sia and Sister Wilwand

On Saturday, we were so excited because we finally had a full day in our area!! It was so fantastic. You never realize how much you love working in your area until you never get any time there. So it was fun.

Sister Wilwand and some of her kabahays

Sunday was so great! We had so many investigators and less-actives come to church, most of which were priesthood or potential priesthood. It was so great!! It was so awesome to see all of these people that we've been teaching come to church and realize how important it is for them.

Sister Wilwand already has little fans in her new area :)

And today was so fun! We started out having a zone activity, where we played a whole bunch of games. We played basketball and ultimate frisbee and some other little games. I mostly just played ultimate frisbee. It was way fun!! And then we did a little something called a boodle fight. What is that you may ask? Well, let me tell you. So us Sisters in our zone spent all of last night and this morning cooking ulam (kind of like a main dish.) We had fish, lumpias, pork, boiled eggs and menudo. And then everyone brought their own rice to eat with all of this. But it's not just a regular feast. We layed out palm leaves on a table and then poured all of the rice and ulam on them. And then you just stand around the table and eat with your hands. It's the best =] If you're in Walla Walla when I get home, we will probably be doing that!

Enjoying the Boodle Fight!

Ultimate frisbee players

Anyway, I just want you all to know that I am loving being out here as a missionary!! I am slowly coming to realize that we really don't have much time left here, and time is going so fast, but I love it anyway

. If you ever have the chance to go on a mission, do it. It's the best.

I love you all!!

Love,

Sister Wilwand

P.S. Here is a picture of what our boodle fight looked like before we ate everything =]