Week 35: Atonement (126 cockroaches)

Hello everyone :) 
The highlight of this week was Sister Jezel coming to church! 
Yesterday was the best Sunday of my whole mission. We walked over to her one room home and waited for her and to see her come out all dressed up with her 1 year and 5 month old son was the happiest thing :) She was so excited. We rode the jeepney over and then walked the short way  to church. 
Then at church we went to Sacrament meeting and then seeing her answering questions and sharing her experiences with the other investigators and the recent convert Teacher of the class was SO HAPPY. She expressed her love for the Book of Mormon and that even though her boyfriend asks her what shes reading about mMormons, she just tells him, "basahon mo siya agud nga maintyendehan mo man" Read it and youll understand too! haha She is so happy. She used to be a Jehovah's witness missionary and tried Catholicism as well as another church here and to see her joy as she learns more about the prophets in the Book of Mormon and have her faith in our Savior Jesus Christ grow each time is seriously such a joy. 
This work is very hard, but I would go through countless more rejections to find another "golden investigator" like Jezel. 

Other than that, it has been surprisingly cool here. I get so cold at night that I have to turn off the fan haha (it may be ub the 70s or so here... if thats possible.) my body must be acclimated by now... 
Anyway. we are at 126 cockroaches dead, but thats become normal. 

Stay strong everyone. We have the greatest gift ever available to us daily. A recent favorite scripture of mine has been 3 Nephi 9:13-14: 

"13 O all ye that are spared because ye were more righteousthan they, will ye not now return 





unto me, and repent of your sins, and be converted, that I may heal you?
14 Yea, verily I say unto you, if ye will come unto me ye shall have eternal life. Behold, mine arm of mercy is extended towards you, and whosoever will come, him will I receive; and blessed are those who come unto me."
The Atonement of our Brother and Savior Jesus Christ is available to us daily through sincere prayer. I love Him and 18 months of service in His vineyard to bring souls unto Him is nothing compared to the gift our Heavenly Father gave us by sending His Son.  I love you all. Keep reading the scriptures, keep praying. Thank you for your prayers. I truly can feel the love all the way here in the Philippines. :)

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