October 28, 2024 WEEK 64 Typhoon & a Trio 🚶‍♀️🚶‍♀️🚶‍♀️

 This week was another one of those crazy weeks. We thought we were going to have exchanges and a zone conference but everything got moved because a signal #3 (out of 5) typhoon came through the mission and shut down work and power for a day.


HIGHLIGHTS
- Our STL went home three weeks before the transfer so now we are in a trio with the other STL for the next 3 weeks andddd the only sisters in the zone now
- the typhoon was really chill where we are at but down in other parts of the mission they were out of water and power for more than 24 hours
- finding 19 friends this week 
- ABIGAILS BAPTISM she was sooo happy to be baptized, she's been waiting years
- going to a wedding and getting to make some of the decorations
- when we walked in the doors of church they asked if we could just be the speakers 
- immediately after we spoke they asked us if we could teach the full hour of relief society 5 minutes before it started
- living next to senior couples 10/10 they brought more food plus sourdough bread
- someone we found this week came to church and asked about being baptized right after ♡♡

ILOCANO CULTURE
At the wedding they have a dance where everyone goes up to the couple while they are dancing and shoves money in their clothes 

ESPIRITUAL NA ISIP
God has been blessing us like crazy in this area I have a strong testimony that He is in the small details of our lives and He gives WAY more than we put in. I love you all and hope you make extra time for God this week. 

PICS
- sourdough
- abigails baptism
- the trio + the stl that left
- wedding 
- money in the dress at the wedding






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