tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49255766501297314822024-03-14T00:39:52.858-07:00Elder Ryan FrancisServing in the Philippines, Laoag LDS mission. 8/14-8/16angfran4http://www.blogger.com/profile/06307459439330635674noreply@blogger.comBlogger110125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4925576650129731482.post-7015912185640393322016-08-15T15:09:00.002-07:002016-08-15T15:09:43.290-07:00Laoag Week 104<div dir="ltr">
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<i><b><span style="color: lime;">Dear Francis family, </span></b></i><div>
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Well
I have 7 more days left of work. Wow, the mission goes by so fast and I can't believe that I will be home next week. Well I would just like to
say that these last two years have been the best two years of my life
and I won't regret this ever. I am really going to miss the Philippines,
the people I have came to love, the friends I have made, and the
culture. I am really excited to come home and not because I am going to
miss being a missionary, but I am really going to miss the Filipino
people and all of the friends I have made. </div>
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But I can tell you that the
mission really does change a person and the testimony I have of the
gospel really has grown so much. I truly know with all my heart that
this is the true church and I know that the Book of Mormon is true
because I have seen how it can change the lives of others. I feel
like when I read it, I put myself in their spot and really think and
ponder what I read and my testimony grows so much stronger that Jesus
Christ lives and He is my Savior and Redeemer. He loves me so much
and He died for me. I know that Joseph Smith is a true prophet because I have prayed about it and I have received an answer that he is a true
prophet of God. That is why I came on a mission, because of the
Restored Gospel and because I know that Jesus Christ lives. That is why
we are all here, because of Him. I keep telling myself and other
members that I meet that we need to "Stand up for what we believe in".
We need to live the gospel to the full and be an example of the
believers at all times. We need to be a light to others so others
can see the good example. You need to stand on higher
ground to lift others and that is what I have seen my last two years of
my mission and the people's lives that have changed. The thank you's and
the tears and happiness I see in their eyes and hearts and they truly
can feel the spirit when we share the gospel with them. They feel the love
Heavenly Father has for them.</div>
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I also know that a mission is not easy but
it is so worth it. I have gone through ups and downs and a lot of
trials but we need to get back up on our feet and get back to work, and
always remember that we are never alone in this work. I always remember
this quote "Do I want the life that's up ahead, or the life I left
behind?" I can say before my mission I was going through a lot of trials
and my faith was not as strong and neither was my testimony. I
had obstacles and road blocks that came to my life but because of my
mission I have seen the love of my Heavenly Father and the power of
the Atonement and the healing power it has on each and every one of us. No matter how far you have gone or how lost you get, the atonement of
Jesus Christ is real and it is there for everyone. There is only one
person in this world that knows your thoughts and what you are going
through and that is our Savior and he has felt our pains and sorrows and
wants us to be more happy. </div>
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Also something I have heard on my
mission a lot is this quote "True Christlike service is selfless and
focuses on others." I feel like since I have been here on my mission I have learned or obtained Christlike attributes and the promised
blessings when we truly serve him with all of our heart, might, mind,
and strength, and really serve him every day in our actions and deeds. I
like what Elder Holland said to us missionaries: "When I asked
you to be a missionary, it was forever. When I asked you to see this
through to the end, it was because it's not over 'til it's over, we're
in this 'til the end." I like how it says we are missionaries
forever, here on the mission and after because we have Christ's name in
carved in our hearts and we are his instruments in this work and helping
his children return unto him. We need to endure always the trials
and challenges that come into our lives and endure the hard things and
continue to exercise our faith in him. </div>
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Something
else I would like to share with you is the 13th Article of Faith. It
starts of with "WE Believe in being honest, true, chaste, benevolent,
virtuous, and in doing good to all men: indeed, we may say that we
follow the admonition of Paul- We believe all things, we hope all
things, we have endured many things, and hope to be able to endure all
things. If there is anything virtuous, lovely, or of good report or
praiseworthy, we seek after these things." I would like to share my
testimony about this and when I read this it makes me think that "It is
about who we are", It's not just a behavior, that's who we are at all
times. We live these principles 24/7, every day and every hour we need to
be honest, true, chaste, benevolent, and virtuous at all times and in
all things. We need to endure all things and continue to walk forward in
the right path that leads us to eternal life and that is what I really
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Well Francis Family
and Friends it has been a long two years, but the best two years ever
and I am ready to come home. I can't wait to see you all. I would
love to baptize Aiden and tell him Congratulations! I would love to
see you all at the airport next Thursday. I will see you next week.
Thank you for the prayers and e-mails and letters and the love you have
given to me. </div>
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<span style="color: #9900ff;">Mahal na Mahal ko kayo at mag ingat kayo palagi. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #9900ff;">Kita kits next week. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #9900ff;">10 days na lang. </span></div>
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<b><span style="color: red;">Elder Francis </span></b><br /><div>
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angfran4http://www.blogger.com/profile/06307459439330635674noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4925576650129731482.post-9077243119270337072016-08-08T15:46:00.000-07:002016-08-08T15:46:07.334-07:00Laoag Week 103<br />
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Hello Francis Family,<div>
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I am really old
now hahaha, I can't even believe it that I am now twenty like wow life
goes by so fast. But I had an amazing birthday and got fed so much good
food by some of the members and then last Saturday we had a ward family
home evening and birthday party for me. It was so much fun because we
played games and we just talked and built a good relationship with the
members. Then they made me sit in a chair in front of all of the members
then they sang a birthday song to me in Ilocano. It is called Padapada
kam and they gave me flowers for it and it was such a cool experience. They made me feel so happy and I started to tear up a
little. I truly love ward 5, they are such a good group of members
and they make me feel like a part of their family. So that was a really
good 20th birthday that I had here in the Philippines. </div>
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That was great
and also guess what? Sister Carol got Baptized like yeaaaaaa!!!!! It was
such a good day for us - to see her smile and I really loved watching
her get baptized and seeing her smiling face after. Then she gave such a
beautiful testimony about how she was so happy to meet us. The story
was about a month ago we were finding and Elder Gabuyo asked me where
are we going to start and I pointed to a house and he said okay lets try
it. So I yelled "tao po" and sister came out and I said "hello po sister
kamusta kayo". Then we just started to talk to her and since then she has
been great and just been growing and her life really has changed so
much. I can see how the gospel has changed her life and I really
love how the gospel can change the lives of others. So that was really
great for us that we had a baptism this last week. </div>
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I don't have to much
too say because I am close to coming home. So I can just tell you
everything when I get home. But congratulations Emily for making the
soccer team and hope everything goes great. So I will be seeing you guys
in about 16 or 17 days, love you all and miss you all too. </div>
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Love Elder Francis </div>
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<span style="color: red;"><b><i>Mabuhay po Francis Family,</i></b> </span><div>
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week is going to be great because it is my 20th BIRTHDAY!!! Like I am
so excited and I feel like I am getting too old too fast hahaha. But thank
you so much for the birthday wishes. This last week has been really
memorable and full of miracles and stories that are really spiritual. </div>
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So I would like to share with you about two people that we found this
week. The first person that we found her name is KA Licuan
and she is 18 years old. We started to talk with her and she started
to really open up with us and said that when she was a little child both of her parents got killed and she doesn't know why God would
take her parents from her. Since that happened she never prayed to God and she never went to church but we taught her and told her
that the gospel of Jesus Christ is centered on families. We asked
her if she would love to see her parents again and she started to cry
and asked how, and we said through this message that we share with you,
we believe that we can live together forever as a family and she started
to really listen and pay attention to what we were sharing. We told
her God loved her so much because she is a daughter of God and He wants
us to be happy and for all of his children to return unto him and she
was smiling and really happy and she told us I feel like I want this
in my life. So that was a really great experience for us. </div>
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The second one
that we had her name is Sister Lila she is 40 plus and she was really
friendly and let us right into her house and we started to talk to her
and she opened up to us also and said that she had an 8 year old boy that
died because of heart problems. She told us that she was mad with God and never wanted him to be a part of her life and she never prayed or
attended church. We shared about the Plan of Salvation and we told her that God loves each and every one of his children and he wants
us to be happy in this life and he give us trials and afflictions to try
our faith in him and also to help us grow. Then we asked her "Sister
Lila where do you think we go after this life?" and she said "Well I think
heaven or hell and that is it" and we told her it is more than that and God has a plan for us and and plan for your child and that is to be with
him forever. She didn't believe in what we said and then we
testified to her that families are meant to be together forever and told
her that she could see her child again and she started to cry and we
said to her "Sister Lila, this is the way through the Gospel of Jesus
Christ we can be sealed together as a family" and we asked her to pray
and she was so scared to pray because she felt like God was mad at her
and she had not prayed for over 30 years. We told her well now is the
time to talk to your father in heaven and we tell you he is really happy
to hear your voice and he truly loves you and she said okay I will give
it a try and she started to pray from her heart and she started to cry
during her prayer and then when she finished she said I felt like God was speaking to me and touching my heart and comforting me. So those are
the two cool and spiritual stories that I had this week. </div>
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I testify
that God loves us all and he has a plan for each of us and that is to
return to his presence someday. Then hopefully on Saturday this week
sister Carol should be getting baptized, so that will be really exciting
for us and I am ready for this awesome week. I love you all and miss
you all so much too. </div>
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<b><span style="color: #9900ff;">Elder Francis </span></b></div>
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Good Afternoon Francis Family, <br /></div>
This
week was full of blessings and miracles for me and Elder Gabuyo. So
these last two weeks we have been finding like crazy. We have been trying to find
the Amuleks in our area and trying to find investigators that are
potential and we have been praying and fasting for our investigators. We have seen something happen these last two weeks - we have been
having 7 investigators attend church and we are having success in our
area. So that is really exciting for us and we will be having baptisms
coming in August on the first Saturday and second Saturday. So I am
really excited for that. Sister Carol will be getting baptized next
Saturday and after that on August 13th we should be having 6 or a
couple so that is really a blessing for us. </div>
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This week we had something
interesting happen to us. On Wednesday night when we were sleeping and
woke up Thursday morning, I was praying Elder Gabuyo went
downstairs and yelled "Elder Francis!" and I came running downstairs and I guess somebody broke our window and cut a whole through our screen and stole 300 pesos from Elder Gabuyo. He didn't get into
our house, he just used a stick and some how reached into our apartment
and stole 300 pesos from Elder Gabuyo. So that was interesting. </div>
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We also had a birthday for one of our less actives grand daughter and I bought her a cake and some balloons and when we got there she was so
happy and started to cry. It was three little girls and they came up and
hugged me and said thank you elder and they said that is one of the best
birthdays they ever had. I felt so happy and enjoyed the party that
we threw for her. </div>
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So that was my week and nothing too much is going on
just getting ready to come home. I am very excited to hear about
Aiden getting taught by the missionaries and I would love to be there
for it. I should be home by August 25th on Thursday so that Saturday
he could be baptized or the week after I get home. Just tell them that. I
love you all so much and miss you all so much too, take care Francis
Family. <br /></div>
Elder Francis </div>
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This week has been a
really great week for me and Elder Gabuyo. It was full of blessings and
miracles. We have been really praying a lot for our investigators and
also finding new investigators that are ready to accept the gospel or
listen to us. What happened yesterday is that we had 7 investigators
come to church and that was such a blessing to see them come and
hopefully we will be having a lot of baptisms in August. Sister
Carol is doing great and came to church again. She told us what she
is going to wear for her baptism and what time she wants it at. She
is super excited for August 6th and will invite her friends and family. </div>
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We have just been finding and found three girls ages 14 to 16 -
three girls named Cristine, Rosalyne, Rendalyn are sisters and when we
found them they were really interested in what we had to share with them
and willing to listen to us. So we will see what happens in the next
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I had a funny story happen to me this last Tuesday. We were going to one of my areas to visit one of
our investigators named Myla Fernando and to get to her house there is a
little bridge that is made out of wood and it goes over a little river. My companion was going first and stopped because he said he felt the
spirit speak to him that it was going to break and he told me "well, you go
first" and I said "no you first" and he said "no you go first" and I was like
whatever I am going so I went and I took two steps and the second
step, my left leg fell through the bridge and I ripped my pants and I was bleeding and had a huge purple and blue bruise. They asked what
happened to me when I got out of it and I think to myself that God is
testing my faith and my companion was just going to see if I was going
to really do it and I did and I fell through it. When we got to one
of our investigators homes, her name is Sister Elaine and her husband is a
less active but she always comes to church, she saw the rip in my pants
and said "I can fix that if you want me to" and told me to take off my
pants. I told her "but I don't have a towel or shorts to put on" so
she gave me a lava lava and I had to wear that for an hour and two
lessons that we shared which was so funny. I felt like the
missionaries in Samoa or Tonga that get to wear lava lavas. I know
now when there is a sketchy bridge not to take it and I need to make
the right decisions. So that was a funny thing that happened to me this
last week. </div>
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So now I am recovering with my huge blue and purple bruise on
my leg. I am starting to feel better, I just need to be careful
what I eat and hopefully won't get sick again. I need to also watch what I drink. So that is what happened to me this last week. I
am just enjoying the mission life and working hard and will
hopefully have four baptisms before I come home. I am really praying for it
and fasting for my investigators. I love you all and miss you all
so much too, take care always and stay safe. </div>
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Love your best son, </div>
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Elder Francis </div>
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I am
down to my last transfer or 6 weeks in the mission. Like the mission
goes by so fast I can't believe it and especially now it is time to
go hard and to give it my best, because I only have 6 weeks left of
being a full time missionary. The mission life really is hard, but the
memories, miracles, stories, and people and culture I have adapted too,
that I don't want to leave. I love the Philippines and love the people
and I i am going to miss all my friends I have made here. I am going to
miss the culture also. I am going to enjoy these last 6 weeks I have
left and remember to live each day like it is my last day in the
mission field.<br />
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Well this week we had a amazing experience happen to us. We were finding in one of our areas and we were both out of the mood, like I was thinking I want to go back home and not work and I was just mad. My companion was mad also and not in the mood then he said to me
sige der saan tayo (okay elder where are we going) and I pointed to a
house and he said okay lets try it so we went up to the house Tao po and
a woman came out. We started to talk to her and she was so welcoming
and said please come in and we started to talk to her and she said she
has been praying and looking for the truth, so when we shared with her
about the Restoration she started to cry, especially when Joseph Smith
restored the gospel. She completely understood our lesson and she said
Brothers a lot of missionaries have come to my house like Catholic,
Baptist, and others churches, but we are the first Mormons to come to
her house and she said that our message felt different and she felt
happier and she said to us I love your message. Then we committed her to
baptism and she was like okay. She wanted to be baptized that next day
and we were laughing and said to her okay but we told her August 6th
sister, and she is like okay. She came to church yesterday and she
had a beautiful experience and she said to us Elders I think I have
found the truth and she started to cry. I would like to testify to
you that I know this is the true church and I know the Joseph Smith is a
true prophet of God because I have prayed to God to know and I have
received multiple answers and it said to me yes he is. Her name is
C. Pascual and she is 51 years old. So three days after my birthday we
should be having a baptism. So what a cool experience.<br />
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So that is
really what happened to us this week I don't have too much to say because
I am close to coming home. I have to give a talk this week in church on
Go Forward in Faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. So I am super excited for
that and I will see how this week goes for us. I love you all so much
and miss you all so much too. For my package I would like my favorite
candy, also my favorite drinks, also any souvenirs. </div>
Mahal na mahal ko kayo lahat</div>
Ingat kayo palagi </div>
Elder Francis </div>
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Happy 4th of July or American Day!!! <div>
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Well
this week has been really good for me and my companion and been full of
good memories and miracles. One lesson that we had this week was really
spiritual with the Mamasig family. We shared from the
bible and we shared from St. Matthew chapter 19 from
verses 16-22. I really like these scriptures because we can apply them to ourselves. In verse 16 it talks about a lawyer talking to
Jesus Christ and he said what good thing shall I do, that I may have
eternal life. Then Jesus Christ said to him in verse 17 to keep my
commandments. But verse 20 is a scripture I really like when he asked
"What lack I yet?" Then in verse 21 Jesus said to him if thou will be
perfect, go and sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou
shalt have treasure in heaven: and come and follow me. When the man
heard these words in verse 22, it says he went away sorrowful: for he
had great possessions. So I really liked these scriptures that we shared
with them and that is a question for all of us to ask ourselves: What
must we do to have Eternal Life? That is to live the gospel of Jesus
Christ. First to have Faith in Him, second Repentance, third is to Be
Baptized, fourth is to Receive the Gift of the Holy Ghost, and the fifth
is to Endure to the End. If we do this we can receive Eternal life, and
also by keeping God's commandments. </div>
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The question I really like is "What
lack I yet?" That is a good question to ask ourselves: What do I
need to do to become perfect or become like Christ and be able to accept the gospel into our lives. Sometimes we have great possessions like the
lawyer in this story, and we need to give them up to keep God's commandments or be able to do what God wants us to do. So when we shared
this with them tatay Mamasig was really open with us and said he feels
like that when he doesn't pray or read that he is going further and
further away from god, and especially when he doesn't attend church, he
doesn't feel the spirit and he feels like it is so hard to come back
because he as gone so far away. I told him that is what Satan wants us
to do is to push off the easy things like reading the scriptures and play
basketball or watch t.v. and when we say "ohhh I'm too tired to pray or
just don't want to." We are pushing what God wants us to do and doing
what Satan wants us to do. So I told him through Christ's Atonement, which I
know is real, and when we apply it to ourselves, we will never lose hope
and we can come back no matter how far we left the path to lead us to Eternal
life. So we as members need to do this always - live the teachings and
gospel of Jesus Christ - it is the help and
the light for us through the darkness of this life. Before my
mission darkness came upon me and the trials and challenges
that I went through - even still on my mission - the hard times and the
times I feel hopeless and want to give up, I am grateful for the gospel
that God has given to us to be happy here on earth and we can become
more like him. </div>
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So that was the cool experience I had this week and I am still just loving the Philippines and I'm trying to endure to the end and
enjoy every moment I have left until I come home in August. I miss
you all so much and can't wait to see you in 8 weeks like wow that will
go by so fast and I can't wait to hear everything that is going with you guys.
Love you all so much and take care. </div>
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Mahal ko kayo at ingat kayo palagi </div>
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Elder Francis </div>
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angfran4http://www.blogger.com/profile/06307459439330635674noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4925576650129731482.post-69280031160151587082016-07-10T18:48:00.000-07:002016-07-10T18:48:05.081-07:00Laoag Week 97<div dir="ltr">
Magandang Hapon po Francis Family, <div>
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This
week really has been really spiritual for me because we had our zone
conference last Tuesday and the trainings that were given and the
testimonies that were given were so touching and I really felt the
spirit. Some things I learned, like what you said, we might remember
our past sins that we and they might weigh us down or we
might weaken our faith in Christ. Sometimes it is hard to be focused,
but I can tell you that The Atonement of Jesus Christ is real and I have felt it here on my mission. Especially when times are rough and I feel hopeless and want to give up because everything is too hard, or I am tired of working, I really think to myself I am not the first one
to ask why is this so hard, or why is it so hot, or I don't want to
work. I think what Jesus Christ did for me and how he bled and died for
my sins, he was bruised and whipped for our transgressions and
afflictions, the reason he did it is because he loved his father, just like
me I love my Father in Heaven and I want to do the best I can to serve Him. I don't want to upset him in anything I do. I want to serve him
to the best of my ability and give these two years of my life to him
and really focus on my mission, especially these last 8 weeks I have. </div>
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I
really want to focus on the Savior and serving him, and really think about what the Savior did for me. I need to do the same by giving my two
years of my life to sharing the gospel with others and that is what the
gospel is - to invite others to come unto Christ and bring them unto
repentance and the waters of baptism to follow their Savior's example. The gospel leads us to become more like him and will lead us to
eternal life. We are saving souls, and especially when i have a
baptism and they say thank you, it
makes me tear up and especially when you get to see them again and see
them active in the church and preparing for a mission and going to the
temple. What amazing experiences they are having because of the gospel of
Jesus Christ. I really want to take this time as a missionary - it is not
a long time - it goes by so fast like what it says in D&C 58:16- I
only get to serve a full time mission once and I won't be able to do it
again so I need to live every experience like it is my last day in the
field. </div>
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I really have gained such a strong testimony of the
Gospel of Jesus Christ and seen lives changed because of it. I have
seen families sealed together because of the gospel in their lives. </div>
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So
that was my fantastic week. Still enduring to the end and not letting
down and still teaching the gospel to anyone that is willing to listen
to us. I miss you all so much and love you all, have a fun trip to
Canada and dad have a good 4th of July and stay safe. </div>
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Mahal ko kayo at ingat kayo palage. :)</div>
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Elder Francis </div>
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angfran4http://www.blogger.com/profile/06307459439330635674noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4925576650129731482.post-16887680642594513342016-06-24T10:46:00.003-07:002016-06-24T10:46:28.506-07:00Laoag Week 96<div dir="ltr">
First of all, HAPPY FATHERS DAY DAD!!! I love you so
much dad and wish you a Happy late Father's Day.
Thank you for being the best example to me and always encouraging me to
do the best I can and always being there for me through the hard times. You really are the best dad anyone could ever ask for. <div>
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Well
this week has been great and I really am enjoying my studies every week
because I have been reading in the Liahona lately and been uplifted by
the talks that are given. I feel the spirit really talk to me
and I really enjoy reading the words given by our Prophet and the
Apostles. So something I read this week which tied into what President Monson said about Choices, I read a talk from Elder Neil L.
Andersen and he talked about "Faith is not by chance, but by choice."
First of all he asked two really good questions to us all. The first he
said was 1. Where is your faith? The second was 2. How does the savior
see my faith? So I took these two questions and really applied them to myself. Sometimes during the mission life I put my faith in myself and say I can do this by myself and I get selfish or sometimes we put our faith
in the worldly things and we lose our faith in Christ and Heavenly
Father. </div>
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I really liked what it talked about and the second question
how does the Savior see our faith? Do we really trust in him and do we
really love him? If we do we are showing our faith in him? When we keep
his commandments and serve him we are showing our faith to him. So
serving a mission really has made me realize me that Jesus Christ lives
and he is there and I really believe he is my savior and Redeemer. I
believe that through Christ's Atonement we can be forgiven of our sins and
Jesus Christ went through so much for us. He knows our pains and
troubles. I really apply this to my mission life when everything
seems so hard and when everything is so stressful and when I pray I can
feel his help and when he had to carry his cross it makes me think he is
carrying the challenges and trials I have had here on my mission and he
is always there for us when we need him. </div>
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Something else - I like what
he said about Faith: "Faith in Jesus Christ is a gift from Heaven that
comes as we choose to believe, and as we seek it and hold onto it. Your
faith is either growing stronger or becoming weaker, and The Future of
your faith is not by chance, but by choice." I would like to talk about
this last quote he said about faith is not by chance but by choice, how
we live our lives increases or diminishes our faith. When we pray always
and are obedient, honest, and pure in thought and deed, these are choices
we have to make to either be obedient and obey God's commandments and receive the blessings he has in store for us or disobey his commandments
and miss all the blessings. Being pure in thought and deed is a big one. We need to always let virtue garnish thy thoughts and always pray
to have clean thoughts and always make sure that we are keeping God's commandments and always and doing what is right. </div>
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Something I liked that somebody
said to me this week is "it's easy to become a Mormon but hard to live the
gospel." He said when he was baptized he knew it was true, but living the gospel is the hard part - always enduring
to the end and always keeping God's commandments. I like the phrase take
T- Take upon his name A- Always remember him K- Keep his commandments E-
Endure to the end. That is what we need to do always remember this is
his church, his work and we are just instruments in his hands to help
him do his work and bring salvation to others. Always attending church
and partaking of the sacrament and renewing our covenants we have made
with him, always keeping his commandments even if it is hard, always
repent and keep trying and enduring to the end. Always living the gospel
standards, do what the lord want's us to do. </div>
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So that is what I have really been applying to myself these last couple of days and I read this
quote in a book about missionary work which I really liked and it reads "
Something wonderful happens in a missionary service when he or she
realizes that the calling is not about him or her; rather, it's about
the Lord, his work, and Heavenly Father's children." That is my new motto:
this is the Lord's work and we are here to serve him with our full
heart, might, and strength, to do the best we can. Also I read this also
too "When i asked you to be a missionary, it was forever. When I asked
you to see this through to the end, it was because it's not over 'til
it's over, we're in this 'til the end." I want to say this to you: we
are all missionaries in the work of the lord, we have committed our life
to him and serving him and helping him in his work by being a good
example to others, sharing the gospel with others, by living the gospel
and the happiness and joy it brings to you when you serve him. I know
that my mission has been hard and full of challenges and trials and it's
really not easy but it's so worth it and I really would not miss this
chance to serve the lord and serve the people here in the Philippines
and show my love for others. I know this work is true and this is His
church and we are to bring the lost sheep unto him. I love being a
missionary and love every moment of it. I'm enjoying the last 9 weeks I have left and am doing the best I can. I love you all so much and miss you all
so much. Take Care always and stay safe. </div>
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mahal ko kayo at ingat kayo palagi </div>
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Elder Francis </div>
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angfran4http://www.blogger.com/profile/06307459439330635674noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4925576650129731482.post-47098520936299660162016-06-24T10:31:00.000-07:002016-06-24T10:31:28.916-07:00Laoag Week 95<div dir="ltr">
Hello Po Francis Family, <div>
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Everything
is going great. I had a fantastic week this last week and I had some
interesting things happen to me when we were working. Some things
that I really liked this week - we taught this less active tatay name
Tatay P. Mamasig and we focused our lesson on family and temple
sealing and really explained to him how family is the center of the
gospel and how families can be together forever. We shared Helaman
10:7 with him and talked about being sealed together as a family and and we really opened him up and he started to cry and he
testified to us about how important the gospel is in his life and he is
glad that he became a member of the true church. We will keep working on
him to build up his testimony and try to get him active again. </div>
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So
that was a cool experience that happened this week. Also on Thursday
me and Elder Gabuyo went on splits with two of the members and I worked
in Lataag, one of our far areas and while I was out there I was getting
rejected and yelled at by Iglesia Ni Cristo members. I had some
people say some mean things to me but I stood strong and my
testimony of the gospel is getting stronger every day. I told them I know that our message was true and I would not sacrifice two years of my life
if I did not know it was true. Some of them listened to what I had to
say and that's when I gave my testimony about the gospel and how it brings
joy and happiness to our lives, centering it on Christ and his
Atonement. I had some of them really thinking and interested in our
message, so that was a cool experience that I had and the spirit really
took over and guided me and told me to stand strong and to not give up. </div>
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I
read a good talk from last general conference by President Monson. I really liked when he talked about Choices and he had
two quotes that really stuck out to me and this is one of them. "The
choices we make determine our destiny." I really liked this quote
because it makes me think the choices we make here on earth will require
what will happen to us after our life and for me as a missionary the
choices that I make here on my mission will determine what will happen
after my mission. So we always need to make the right choices and use freedom to choose the right way and we will see the blessings that
Heavenly Father has for us. The second quote was "May we ever
choose the harder right instead of the easier wrong." I really took this
to myself also and even some of the harder things that are in store for
us or the hard things that Heavenly Father has in store for us are usually the rights things for us and the simple easy stuff is usually wrong and can lead us into doing things that we should not be doing.
Here on earth we have two paths we can take the right path which will
lead us to happiness and peace in this life or the wrong path can lead
us to strange paths and into the darkness of the world. </div>
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Something else I really liked in his talk is when he talked about Alice's Adventures in
Wonderland. He really had a good point I liked and he said that when
Alice came to a crossroad with two paths before her and each stretching
onward but opposite directions. Then she is confronted by the cat and
Alice says to the cat "Which path should I take". The cat answers back
to her "That depends where you want to go. If you do not know where you
want to go, it doesn't matter what path you take." So I really like
what it said and then President Monson said unlike Alice we know where
we want to go, and it doesn't matter which way we go, for the path we
follow in this life leads to our destination in the next life." I would
like to focus on this principle here. We as members know which path we
are on and which one we need to take back to our Heavenly Father, but we
have obstacles that can lead us away or distract us from our
destination. When we have strong faith in Christ and put our trust in him
we will be guided in this life and on the right path to our Heavenly
Father. </div>
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So that was some of the spiritual things that happened to me this week
and I feel like even though I am closer going home I am enduring to the
end, and it is still hard and really hot but it is absolutely worth it
and I will never regret making this choice of serving a full time
mission. I miss you all so much and love you all so much too and hope
you have a great summer. I hope you are all safe. I am praying for you
always and can't wait to see you in 10 weeks. Mahal na Mahal ko kayo at
ingat po kayo palagi at Patuloy kayo manalangin sa diyos para sa tulong
nya sa inyong mga pagsubok at tukso at patuloy lang kayo magbasa sa book
of mormon malamanan ninyo ang mga salita ng diyos at anong dapat
ninyong gawin na makabalik sa piling ng ating ama sa langit, at patuloy
lang kayo magsimba para sa kapayapaan at kaligayhan sa buhay po ninyo. </div>
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Mahal ko kayo</div>
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Elder Francis </div>
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Magandang Tanghali po Francis Family, </div>
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This
week has been really great and full of working really hard an having
some cool experiences and memories that I would like to share with you in
this e-mail. So this last week is the week Elder Gabuyo arrived here in
Laoag, on Tuesday, and then we went straight out to work and he got to
meet the members. We talked about where Jesus talks to Simon
Peter, one of his apostles, about feeding his sheep. I really took these scriptures to myself and I love what Jesus says to him "lovest thou me
more than these?" I thought about my mission life and how
sometimes we can easily get distracted by the worldly things. All
the trials that are out there in the world can pull us in, even when
we feel homesick or we are doing something that makes us not what the
lord wants us to be, that is putting the worldly things first, then God.
So I need to take this scripture and remember to always put Christ
first and always do what he wants me to do and show my love for him by
being obedient and being diligent and doing His will, not mine. I also like when he says well, "Feed my sheep." That is our responsibility
as members to rescue the less actives and bring them back unto Christ
and do all we can to help them feel God's love, and help them understand
how important the gospel is in their life and help them return to
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So that was one cool experience we had this week. We found a less
active and we talked about these scriptures and explained about how
much God loves him and when we put God first we will be blessed. After we shared this scripture, he said he felt a warm peace or joy in
his heart and he felt different - something like he has not felt in while.
So the spirit really talked to him and told him how much God loves him and
how important the gospel is in his life. </div>
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This week my testimony
strengthened more about how the blessings the gospel brings to our lives. I know God loves each and every one of us. He knows what we are
feeling. He knows what is in our minds and hearts, and he is the only
one that can help us feel happy. Through prayer we can talk to him
and we can express our love and gratitude to him and he can help us
overcome our challenges and problems that we are going through. </div>
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I've
also been reading some talks lately and there is one that I really
liked. The topic was "Obedience Brings Blessings". It says "There is no
need for you or for me, in this enlightened age when the fullness of the
gospel has been restored, to sail uncharted seas or to travel unmarked
roads in search of truth. A loving Heavenly Father has plotted our
course and provided an unfailing guide- even obedience. A knowledge of
truth and answers to our greatest questions come to us as we are
obedient to the commandments of God." So I would like to say when we
obey all of gods commandments and show our love to him, we will be
blessed spiritually and we will receive the answers we might have to our
concerns in our life and we will feel the love of our Father in Heaven. </div>
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So
that is what has happened this last week. I have been enjoying these
last couple of days and yesterday I got to do splits and work in Piddig. I got to see my recent converts again and feel their love for me and
see how much their testimonies have grown. They threw a
party for me and we had a huge lunch at the Benito's home. So that was
really exciting for me and I am just enduring now and really trying hard
to do my best and enjoy my last 11 weeks left. I love you all so much
and miss you all too and can't wait to hear from you next week. </div>
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Mahal ko kayo at ingat kayo palagi </div>
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Elder Francis </div>
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Happy Happy 12 WEEKS NA LANG Hindi ako trunky excited
lang. I am going to enjoy the next 12 weeks left of my mission, it will
go by so fast, and I really want to do the best I can and to go home
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I am super excited for my new
companion Si Elder Gabuyo. He will be my last companion and he will be
killing me here on the mission. I was his zone leader in Batac and he
is super friendly and kind and I am super excited to have him as my
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So I am happy to see what will happen the next 12 weeks
and I really have that attitude every day: did I do my best or give my
best. I want to take that as my motivation. I was listening to a
song lately and I heard this quote I really like what it said "live each
day like it's your last". I want to work so hard and to do the best I can like it is my last day in the mission field. </div>
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Well the area is good
and we are really focusing on the less actives and reactivating them and
building up the ward. That is my focus right now because Richard and
Precious's parents said no they cant be baptized, which is sad but I won't
give up on them. We have two kids Ram and Bj D. they are part
member, their mom is less active and we will be focusing on them and
hopefully they will be baptized in June or July. So that will be
exciting for us and everything is going well. I don't have much to say
this week, but next week I will have a lot. I miss you all so much and
love you all so much and hope you all enjoy the summer break. I can't
wait to hear from you guys next week. Love you guys. <div>
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Mahal ko kayo at ingat kayo palagi </div>
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Elder Francis </div>
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angfran4http://www.blogger.com/profile/06307459439330635674noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4925576650129731482.post-7349741989203899282016-05-23T19:52:00.000-07:002016-05-23T19:52:21.166-07:00Laoag Week 92Dear Francis Family,<br />
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This week has been really great. I
got to see some old friends from Piddig and some of my old recent
converts came to church so I was super excited to see them and see how
much their faith has grown and their testimony has grown and what a good
example they are to me. I really saw how much the gospel brings
happiness and joy to others. When we live the gospel, by it's teachings, and do what is
right and follow gods commandments - not because we have to but because
we want to and because we love him - we will receive blessings. </div>
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We had
stake conference last Saturday and yesterday and I received so much
revelation. They really focused on Faith in Heavenly Father and in
Christ and also in His Atonement. I felt like my testimony really grew
about Jesus Christ and his Atonement and a quote I remember that I heard here on my mission is "All of us need the Savior's Atonement to
heal us. All of us are lost and need to be found." I would like testify
about this, that I know that through Christ's Atonement we can be healed. He knows we are not perfect. The challenges and
trials we have bring us sadness and hopelessness but through the
Atonement that our Savior went through for us we can be healed and
cleansed from our sin. </div>
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I know that Jesus Christ gave his life for me and
you because he loves us and he loved his father and he was
willing to take all of the world's sins on him and was crucified for us. I know that Jesus Christ is our savior and Redeemer because he gave his own life for us. I know that salvation was not a cheap experience
and no one else could have gone through so much pain and sorrow except
for our Lord Jesus Christ. So that is what I learned from our stake
conference. </div>
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This week we talked to Precious and Richard and they really
want to get baptized, but we need to talk with their parents and see
what they say. Hopefully they say yes. We are praying for them and we
will be talking to them tomorrow so we will see what happens with them. If they say yes we will have two baptisms on Saturday. So we are really
excited for that. So the mission has gone by so fast. I have like
12 weeks left. Like wow, I can't believe it and my last 12 weeks I just
want to go hard every day and just give it my all and to be able to come
home with honor. I want to give the best I can and know that missionary
work is not easy but it is absolutely worth it. Missionary work really
is hard and it really requires a lot of prayer, fasting, and hard work. I
have seen so many miracles in my last 21 months and have seen the blessings. When I saw my recent converts yesterday getting ready to serve a
mission or enter the temple, it made me cry and I was so happy to see
them and how much the gospel of Jesus
Christ has changed their lives. So that was my good week that I had
and I am super excited to see how the next 12 weeks go. I will continue to
endure to the end and be the missionary the Lord wants me to be. I love
you all so much and miss you all so much too. Take care always and stay
safe. </div>
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Mahal ko kayo at ingat kayo palagi. </div>
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Elder Francis </div>
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This week it was great to
see you guys on skype. You are all looking great and it sounds like life
is going great for you all. I was super
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Well this week was pretty good. It's usually the same - we are trying to prepare for Richard and
Precious baptism hopefully this week, but the only problem is that we
need to get the parents approval and their parents are Catholic. They
will let us share with them but I don't know if they will let us
baptize them, so we will see what will happen with that. We are praying
for them and will fast for them this week. But we are still focusing on
teaching the less actives and trying to build up the ward here in Laoag 5. We are trying to get more members to attend church. So that is
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Today for
p-day me and Elder Andon went to a museum and it was so cool inside and
super historical. We took a lot of pictures and I bought some
earrings for Emily and they look really cool. But being inside there I got to see the culture here in Ilocos Norte and what the culture
is like and the historical life. So that was really fun to see and this
week we will be having stake conference so I get to see all the members
from Piddig again and maybe my recent converts. I am super excited for
Saturday and Sunday. But me and Elder Andon are doing great and are
trying to get a baptism before transfer day in two weeks and we are
finding new people to teach and building the ward here in Laoag 5. </div>
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also gave a talk last Sunday on prayer and it went really well. I talked about really what prayer is - talking with our father in heaven -
because we are his children and he loves us and knows us and our needs. He wants us to communicate with him through prayer. When we make this
a habit, always praying to him, we will come to know him and draw ever
nearer to him. We will be able to see blessings that he gives to us
when we ask in faith. So that was the talk I gave on prayer and I think
it went really well. I think I helped the members understand the
importance of prayer and when "A family prays together they stay
together." So I helped the members understand the meaning and importance
of prayer. So that was really what happened to me this last week and I am still surviving and enduring and enjoying the mission life. I am
excited to see how this week goes. I love you all so much and miss you
all so much too. <br /></div>
Mahal ko kayo at ingat kayo palagi!!!<br /></div>
Elder Francisangfran4http://www.blogger.com/profile/06307459439330635674noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4925576650129731482.post-85016153393857224712016-05-22T15:51:00.002-07:002016-05-22T16:33:22.855-07:00Laoag Week 90 - Mother's Day :)<br />
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Naimbag nga bigat kabsat o magandang umaga po Francis Family,<br />
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week has been great and been a lot of hard work. It has been super super hot and I am always sweating and really tired. But this week
me and Elder Andon are focusing on two less actives Tatay E. is one
of them he is super funny and when we share with him we talk about
missionary work and Christ being our light and how him being the only
member in his family he is a good example and a light to others. We
listened to him bear his testimony to us about Christ being our savior
and how he knows Christ lives. His testimony is super strong and he
really is a good example to me and his family.<br />
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family, the M. family, we are trying to prepare nanay and tatay for the temple so they can be sealed together as a family and we
shared with them Helaman 10:7- and talked about being sealed together
here on earth and after life. I testified that families can live together
forever and "A family that prays together stays together." I told
them the center of God's plan is the family and he wants all of
us to be happy and return to him.<br />
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So that was our focus this last week.
We have two investigators who are both children who we are trying to
focus on. Also Sister P. C. and her brother R. C., we
are almost done teaching them the lessons. We are really trying to build their faith in Christ and their testimony - trying to make it stronger.
When they put their trust in Christ and have faith in him they will feel
the love of God for them and they will see the blessings they will get
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Also this week we taught a boy named I. M. He is a less
active and he really has a messed up life and hasn't been to church in
two years and we shared with him about Enduring to the End and talked
about how we need to be steadfast in Christ and how we need to
endure to the end, by keeping God's commandments, keeping the Sabbath day
holy, praying always, and reading the scriptures every day. At the end
of our lesson he gave the most beautiful testimony about CPR and he said
this quote to us I will never forget "It's easy to become a Mormon but
it is hard to live it." I really took this to myself and really thought
about what he meant and as a member of this church others look at us as
good examples and the things we do. We need to choose the right and when
we make a mistake or choose the wrong, others see that. We need to
live the gospel everyday and when he bore his testimony about
attending church, reading the scriptures to know the word of God and to
gain a testimony about our savior and praying always for help and
guidance. It was a beautiful lesson and the spirit really took over him
and he shared his own testimony with us.<br />
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So this week was really good
and full of miracles and blessings. When we are obedient it brings
blessings and we can start to see the miracles happen. I am really
trying to focus on that the most these last couple months of my mission
being obedient and doing the best I can and giving my whole heart,
might, mind, and strength into this work. When I come home I want to
feel like I gave my best effort and I really did the best I could. This
week I read a good scripture that I would like to share with you here in
D&C 6:36- "Look unto me in every thought; doubt not, fear not." I
would like to share my testimony with you that I know Christ lives and
he is our savior. I know he is there for us when we look to him we
will find the light that shines through the darkness. I know this is the
true church and I know the Book of Mormon is true and I know Joseph
Smith is a prophet of God. I love being a missionary of the true church
even though I get criticized or even mocked or made fun of for being a
Mormon. I know this is the true church and the blessings I have seen
throughout my mission and all the memories I have had. I love you all
so much and miss you all so much too. I can't wait to skype you next
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angfran4http://www.blogger.com/profile/06307459439330635674noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4925576650129731482.post-45788706781550386032016-04-25T13:22:00.000-07:002016-04-25T13:22:20.641-07:00Laoag Week 88Good Afternoon Francis Family,<br />
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I have missed you all
so much and I am sorry I didn't get to e-mail you last week. Traveling
from Cagayan to here in Laoag was such a long ride on a bus. We traveled
last Monday morning at 5:30 and got to Laoag at 12:05 at night. We
went to McDonald's that night then went to sleep in a hotel. So now I am
with Elder Andon and he is from Guam. He is super friendly and so
funny, his laugh makes me laugh and we get along so well. We are both
loving our area here in Laoag 5. </div>
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Since I have been here in Laoag 5 I have had some funny things happen to me. I had a nanay flirt with me - she
said "Americano ka at sinabi ko sa kanya, opo nanay americano ako at
sinabi nya sa akin ang gwapo naman." She asked me if I was American and I said yes to her and she told me I looked really handsome. So that was
really funny and she wanted to take a picture with me so I did. She
was flirting with me - I guess that's what I get for being so pogi
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Also this week me and Elder Andon were finding and we
saw a girl and she saw me and took off running and started screaming
americano! Then we were teaching a girl and she was peeking
over the wall and kept on calling me Justin Bieber and she wanted me to
sing for her. Then she asked if she could take a picture with me and
so I allowed it. So those were some of the weird things that happened
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I gave my first training as a district leader
about our last day here in the mission field and to go home with no
regrets. I really focused on our purpose as missionaries and how we
need to be consecrated and full time missionaries and we need to serve
the lord with our full heart, might, mind and strength. That's what I want to do with my last couple months of my mission - to do the best I can
and to enjoy the last months I have and to leave my mission with no
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I love being able to be a district leader here in Bantay
District and I really have the best district ever. And they are the funnest
district ever. But I am really loving it here in Laoag and i love
working with Elder Andon and the good example he is to me and how much
fun we are having. I am just enjoying the last couple months I have
left. One scripture that I love that I read is here in D&C 58:16-
"Behold his mission is given unto him, and it shall not be given
again." I take this every day into my mission life and into my mind, how I am a missionary for 2 years only and I will never be able to live this
two years again and I need to "live each day like it is my last", and to
go home with no regrets to do the best I can and just enjoy every day I have. I love being here on a mission and all the things I am learning - all the memories and miracles I have seen and how much my testimony
has grown. I have seen how much the gospel can change the lives of others and it
really is God's plan for us and this plan is full of happiness and joy
and when we choose to accept this plan or follow it in our lives we will
have joy and happiness in this life.</div>
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I miss you all so much and I am
happy to hear you are all safe and enjoying life. I will be skyping
you in two weeks - like wow times flies by so fast. So I love you all and
wish you all the best. </div>
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Mahal ko kayo at ingat kayo palagi. </div>
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Elder Francis </div>
angfran4http://www.blogger.com/profile/06307459439330635674noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4925576650129731482.post-40972123121183502272016-04-25T13:07:00.000-07:002016-04-25T13:07:04.332-07:00Magapit/Cagayan Week angfran4http://www.blogger.com/profile/06307459439330635674noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4925576650129731482.post-64454661574630766162016-04-25T13:06:00.001-07:002016-04-25T13:06:18.216-07:00Magapit/Cagayan Week angfran4http://www.blogger.com/profile/06307459439330635674noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4925576650129731482.post-49817109673562553792016-04-05T12:04:00.000-07:002016-04-05T12:04:20.164-07:00Magapit/Cagayan Week 85<div dir="ltr">
Good Afternoon Francis family, <div>
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This
week as been full of challenges and trials. My symptoms from dengue and
the UTI keep coming back. I have been getting really bad headaches and
been getting really hot and my body hurts too. But I keep pushing
through all these trials and I know God answers prayers because he loves
me and I am his child. I always tell myself to never lose hope in myself
and to always put my trust in Christ and I can see how miracles
happen. </div>
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I am still taking my medicine every day. I have to take at least 5
different pills a day hahaha. I talk with Sister Andrada
every day about my health, she tells me how much she loves me and prays
for me like the whole mission and every one back at home. So thank you
all so much for all the prayers for me and thank you for all the love
you give to me. </div>
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This week I read a lot of scriptures that really helped
me and strengthened me. First I read in D&C 6:36- "Look unto me in
every thought; doubt not, fear not." So after I read this scripture I really turned my thoughts to the Lord and really felt Christ's atonement
and how much he loves me, for giving his life for me, and he knows what I am going through right now. The second scripture that I read was in 3
Nephi 13:32- "For your Heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all
these things." I would like to talk about how God knows each and every one
of us because we are his children and he loves us all so much. He also
has a plan for us and that is to be happy in this life and to come back
unto him. The last scripture that I read was D&C 58:16- "Behold his
mission his given unto him, and shall not be given again." I want to
focus on this scripture because this is my favorite scripture since I
have been on my mission. I have been called to serve a full 24
month mission and I won't be able to live this again. </div>
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Every day of my
mission I need to live Christ's teachings and forget my self and go to
work and do the will of the lord. Even now with all the sicknesses I have it won't stop me from building God's kingdom. I love being a
missionary and seeing all the blessings I receive and how many trials
and challenges there are but when we put our trust in Christ and have
faith in him all our weaknesses will be made strong. </div>
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So this week I was
not able to work a lot but it gave me more time to rest and to read the
scriptures and find things that can strengthen me and guide me
every day. I can't wait to listen to general conference this week and
listen to what our Prophets, Apostles, Church leaders have to say to us.
I love you all so much and I miss you too. I will be talking with you in May and I will be coming home in less than five months. WOW!!! </div>
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Mahal ko kayo </div>
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Elder Francis </div>
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Naimbag nga malem<br />
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Magandang Hapon </div>
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Happy
Easter to you all! This week has been a challenge for me. When I started
to feel sick on Wednesday, I got to ride in a ambulance to Aparri and I got to spend Wednesday night until Friday morning in the hospital. The
doctors said I had a urinary tract infection. I had really bad headaches and
my stomach hurt.<br />
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I would like to tell
you the spiritual experience I had while in the hospital. While I was reading in the Book of Mormon, I
prayed first for strength, guidance, and help because I felt like I was
alone. After I was done praying I felt this peace and happiness
touch me and I felt like I know I am not alone in this work and God is
always there for me. So I opened up my Book of Mormon to 2 Nephi
4:15-20. These five scriptures really changed the way I feel about the Lord and all the trials and challenges in my life. It reads</div>
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For my soul</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "palatino" , "palatino linotype" , "pahoran" , "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; line-height: 25.2px;"> </span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "palatino" , "palatino linotype" , "pahoran" , "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; line-height: 25.2px;">delighteth</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "palatino" , "palatino linotype" , "pahoran" , "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; line-height: 25.2px;"> </span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "palatino" , "palatino linotype" , "pahoran" , "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; line-height: 25.2px;">in the scriptures, and my heart</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "palatino" , "palatino linotype" , "pahoran" , "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; line-height: 25.2px;"> </span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "palatino" , "palatino linotype" , "pahoran" , "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; line-height: 25.2px;">pondereth</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "palatino" , "palatino linotype" , "pahoran" , "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; line-height: 25.2px;"> </span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "palatino" , "palatino linotype" , "pahoran" , "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; line-height: 25.2px;">them, and writeth them for the</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "palatino" , "palatino linotype" , "pahoran" , "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; line-height: 25.2px;"> </span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "palatino" , "palatino linotype" , "pahoran" , "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; line-height: 25.2px;">learningand the profit of my children. </span><span class="" style="background: transparent none repeat scroll 0px 0px; border: 0px none; color: #333333; font-family: "palatino" , "palatino linotype" , "pahoran" , "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; line-height: 25.2px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">16 </span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "palatino" , "palatino linotype" , "pahoran" , "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; line-height: 25.2px;">Behold, my</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "palatino" , "palatino linotype" , "pahoran" , "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; line-height: 25.2px;"> </span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "palatino" , "palatino linotype" , "pahoran" , "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; line-height: 25.2px;">soul</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "palatino" , "palatino linotype" , "pahoran" , "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; line-height: 25.2px;"> </span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "palatino" , "palatino linotype" , "pahoran" , "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; line-height: 25.2px;">delighteth in the things of the Lord; and my</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "palatino" , "palatino linotype" , "pahoran" , "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; line-height: 25.2px;"> </span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "palatino" , "palatino linotype" , "pahoran" , "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; line-height: 25.2px;">heart</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "palatino" , "palatino linotype" , "pahoran" , "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; line-height: 25.2px;"> </span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "palatino" , "palatino linotype" , "pahoran" , "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; line-height: 25.2px;">pondereth continually upon the things which I have seen and heard. </span><span class="" style="background: transparent none repeat scroll 0px 0px; border: 0px none; color: #333333; font-family: "palatino" , "palatino linotype" , "pahoran" , "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; line-height: 25.2px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">17 </span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "palatino" , "palatino linotype" , "pahoran" , "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; line-height: 25.2px;">Nevertheless, notwithstanding the great</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "palatino" , "palatino linotype" , "pahoran" , "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; line-height: 25.2px;"> </span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "palatino" , "palatino linotype" , "pahoran" , "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; line-height: 25.2px;">goodness</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "palatino" , "palatino linotype" , "pahoran" , "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; line-height: 25.2px;"> </span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "palatino" , "palatino linotype" , "pahoran" , "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; line-height: 25.2px;">of the Lord, in showing me his great and marvelous works, my heart exclaimeth: O</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "palatino" , "palatino linotype" , "pahoran" , "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; line-height: 25.2px;"> </span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "palatino" , "palatino linotype" , "pahoran" , "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; line-height: 25.2px;">wretched</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "palatino" , "palatino linotype" , "pahoran" , "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; line-height: 25.2px;"> </span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "palatino" , "palatino linotype" , "pahoran" , "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; line-height: 25.2px;">man that I am! Yea, my heart</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "palatino" , "palatino linotype" , "pahoran" , "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; line-height: 25.2px;"> </span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "palatino" , "palatino linotype" , "pahoran" , "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; line-height: 25.2px;">sorroweth because of my flesh; my soul grieveth because of mine iniquities. </span><span class="" style="background: transparent none repeat scroll 0px 0px; border: 0px none; color: #333333; font-family: "palatino" , "palatino linotype" , "pahoran" , "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; line-height: 25.2px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">18 </span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "palatino" , "palatino linotype" , "pahoran" , "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; line-height: 25.2px;">I am encompassed about, because of the temptations and the sins which do so easily</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "palatino" , "palatino linotype" , "pahoran" , "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; line-height: 25.2px;"> </span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "palatino" , "palatino linotype" , "pahoran" , "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; line-height: 25.2px;">beset</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "palatino" , "palatino linotype" , "pahoran" , "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; line-height: 25.2px;"> </span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "palatino" , "palatino linotype" , "pahoran" , "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; line-height: 25.2px;">me. </span><span class="" style="background: transparent none repeat scroll 0px 0px; border: 0px none; color: #333333; font-family: "palatino" , "palatino linotype" , "pahoran" , "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; line-height: 25.2px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">19 </span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "palatino" , "palatino linotype" , "pahoran" , "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; line-height: 25.2px;">And when I desire to rejoice, my heart groaneth because of my sins; nevertheless, I know in whom I have trusted. </span><span class="" style="background: transparent none repeat scroll 0px 0px; border: 0px none; color: #333333; font-family: "palatino" , "palatino linotype" , "pahoran" , "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; line-height: 25.2px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">20 </span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "palatino" , "palatino linotype" , "pahoran" , "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; line-height: 25.2px;">My God hath been my</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "palatino" , "palatino linotype" , "pahoran" , "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; line-height: 25.2px;"> </span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "palatino" , "palatino linotype" , "pahoran" , "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; line-height: 25.2px;">support; he hath led me through mine</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "palatino" , "palatino linotype" , "pahoran" , "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; line-height: 25.2px;"> </span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "palatino" , "palatino linotype" , "pahoran" , "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; line-height: 25.2px;">afflictions</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "palatino" , "palatino linotype" , "pahoran" , "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; line-height: 25.2px;"> </span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "palatino" , "palatino linotype" , "pahoran" , "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; line-height: 25.2px;">in the wilderness; and he hath preserved me upon the waters of the great deep.</span></span></div>
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really like what it says here about reading the scriptures and
pondering what it says and learning from it and applying what it says to
me and my life. It made me think of the Lord and how much the
scriptures talk about him and how he is our Savior and Redeemer of the
world. I liked what it said in verse 19 putting trust in the lord and
in God in all things we do. When we trust in the Lord, when we
have faith in him, that's when the weak things become strong unto us.<br />
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So
when I was in the hospital in pain and felt like losing hope and like I want to give up I turned to the Lord for help. I put my trust in him and
I have seen a huge difference when we "Make Time For The Savior", when
we choose to center Jesus Christ in our life and have him be our
support, guide, leader like it says in verse 20. He will lead us through
our afflictions and challenges, he is the light of the world and he
always has his hand reaching out for us. While I was in the hospital I really felt enlightened and I felt like never lose hope. I thought
of the footprints poem when we are going through hard times and
challenges that's when the Lord carries us through the trials in our
life.<br />
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This week I didn't get to work from Wednesday until now because I felt really weak, but I remember what the Lord says to us when we put
our faith in him all our weaknesses in our life will be made strong unto
him. So I know that if we are going through hard times in our life and
feel like there is no hope, focus on the savior and his Atonement.
The Atonement of Jesus Christ is our hope and it will bring us closer to
God when we accept what the savior did for us. I love my savior, he
bled and died for me, he gave his life for me. As for me, I want to do
the same. I want to give my whole heart, might, mind, and strength into
his work and do what he asks of me and that is to do my purpose as a
missionary to invite others to come unto Christ by helping them receive
the restored gospel through Faith in Jesus Christ and his Atonement,
Repentance, Baptism, Receiving The gift of the holy Ghost, and Enduring
to the end. That is my purpose and that is my obligation and duty to
him.<br />
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Thank you mom for all of the advice you gave to me, it really
strengthened me and helped me think how much love you have for me and how
being on a mission is the best thing for me to do. That was my good week
that I had and I am recovering from this sickness so please pray for
me. I love you all so much and miss you all so much too. I know this is
what the Lord wants me to do and I know that is the true church, I know
Jesus lives and he is the Christ. I know that Joseph Smith is a true
prophet of God and I know that the Book of Mormon is true, and when we
read it and apply it to our life we are getting closer to our Father in
Heaven. This quote is a good quote for all of us " When we pray we talk
to god but when we read the scriptures god talks to us." I know that is
true when we pray to him I can feel his love for me and when I open of
the scriptures there is the answer for me. I wish you all a good week.
Love you all!<br />
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Mahal ko kayo</div>
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Elder Francis </div>
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week has been great and has had its ups and downs also. This week I have been really stressed out and I haven't been really focused on the
work. Saturday night and Sunday I started to cry, I don't know why I think it's just because of stress and being away from family and friends
for so long. This week I felt like I have been alone in this work and
that there is nobody there for me, but then I read a quote by President
Thomas S. Monson and it says- "We are not placed on this earth to walk
alone." It really lifted me up this week and encouraged me that I am
never alone in this work and I have felt his presence and through my
prayers and scripture studies I receive the answers for my challenges
and trials.<br />
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I have been getting skinnier because I keep on getting sick
and I don't eat that much when I am sick. Yesterday I threw up
twice and now I have a huge migraine today and it's super hot here and
it makes it so hard for me to go to work. But that's what happened this
last week. I don't have too much to say because my head hurts too bad to
think. But I think I should be coming home August 23rd because they
extended two weeks to my mission. But everything is great, I miss you
all so much and hope you are all safe and I love you all too. </div>
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P.S.
Can you please put some money on my card at least $100, first my
companion has no money to shop for food or anything, and also we have
activity on Thursday with our branch and their budget is pretty small. I wanted to buy snacks for it and also Jonel is going back home soon
and I wanted to get her a gift - something really nice. Because she really
is my favorite and the closest friend I have. </div>
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This week
was really good and very spiritual for me. I learned something, that we
always need to do in our lives and that is press forward in faith. This
week was full of trials like every day of the mission and how many temptations there are here in the world, also how the adversary tries to
tempt me to lose my focus on this work and he tries to tell me I am
not good enough, or strong enough to do this work. </div>
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This week has been
really hot and we walk at least 2 to three miles and I am really tired
and feel like I want to give up, but that's when I remember to press
forward through the obstacles in my life, press the doubt and fear away
from me and embrace the divine qualities of faith, hope, and love.
That's what I take into my work, looking at my name tag every day and
thinking I am on the Lord's side and on the Lord's errand and this is his
work and all he wants me to do is to do my best and give it my all.
Last night we taught a member because we felt like stopping. We saw
sister Cathy outside her house and she felt sad, so we started to talk
with her and asked if we could share a short message with her. While
we started to share she opened up to us and said that she is far away
from her family and hasn't talked with her mom for a year and got some
news that her mom just had a stroke and she feels alone all the time. She prays and sometimes she reads the book of Mormon, so we really
focused on her needs and showed our love and care for her. I read the
poem you gave to me about Footprints and I shared it with her, I really
love this poem, I always use this in my missionary work and I would like
to share it with you and bear my testimony after. So it reads:<br />
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"One
night a man had a dream. He dreamed he was walking along the beach with
the lord. Across the sky flashed scenes from his life. For each scene,
he noticed two sets of footprints in the sand one belonged to him, and
the other to the lord. When the last scene of his life flashed before
him he looked back at the footprints in the sand. He noticed that many
times along the path of his life there was only one set of footprints.
He also noticed that it happened at the very lowest and saddest times in
his life. This really bothered him and he questioned the lord about
it. "Lord, you said that once I decided to follow you, you'd walk with
me all the way. But I have noticed that during the most troublesome
times in my life, there is only one set of footprints. I don't
understand why, when I needed you most you would leave me." The Lord replied, "My precious, precious child, I love you and I would never
leave you alone. During your times of trial and suffering, when you see
only one set of footprints, it was then that I carried you."<br />
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I know
this to be true we are never ever alone in this work and in our own
lives. He is always there to carry us from our challenges in life and
when we feel like there is no hope at all for us, never lose hope in
yourselves, he is always there for you, he loves you and you are we are
his children. I know that Christ lives and he was sent here to earth to
die for us and he did what is father asked of him and that's what we
need to do in our lives his do what the lord asks of us, to keep his
commandments, serve others, love one another, read the scriptures, pray,
and keep the Sabbath day holy. I have seen this in my missionary life,
when I feel alone and when I struggle and want to give up and I lose
hope, just remember Christ has been there before and knows all that we
go through. I love my Savior and Redeemer the Lord Jesus Christ. Francis
family never lose hope and never give up, the Lord loves you and he
will carry you through your trials and challenges in life. I know this is
the true church and I know that God loves each and everyone of us. I
love you all so much and miss you all so much too. </div>
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angfran4http://www.blogger.com/profile/06307459439330635674noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4925576650129731482.post-6307364028155725512016-03-13T17:23:00.002-07:002016-03-13T17:24:51.160-07:00Magapit/Cagayan Week 81Good Afternoon Francis family,<br />
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This week has been
full of trials and blessings. Monday to Wednesday my companion and I
didn't have any money for traveling or eating. We had to share
money, so it was really hard for us, and we had to have the members feed
us last week and we had to do a lot of walking. I really felt what it
is like to not have food or money. Since I have been here in the
Philippines that's what I have seen a lot, people with nothing, starving
and crying. It was really hard for me but I read in Alma 36:3- it
reads "whosoever shall put their trust in God shall be supported in their trials, and their troubles, and their afflictions, and shall be lifted up<a class="footnote" href="https://www.lds.org/scriptures/bofm/alma/36.3?lang=eng#3c" id="footnote6" rel="https://www.lds.org/scriptures/footnote?lang=eng&volumeUri=bofm&bookUri=alma&chapterUri=36&noteID=3c"></a> at the last day.</div>
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So that is what I did this week, I put my trust in God to have money, to find food. The members started
to feed us a lot this last week and when we put our trust in God we
started to see the blessings that came our way. This week we had 47
lessons with 34 new investigators so that was a huge blessing to me and Elder Luna. We are getting along pretty good - he is just very bold
to people and he really brings the spirit into lessons. He is strictly
obedient. But that is really it, everything is going
good and I am surviving and just having fun. I love you all so much and
miss you all so much too. </div>
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Elder Francis </div>
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Dear Francis family -
this week has been super great having a new companion, Elder Luna. He
is super friendly, kind, obedient, and loves to talk to people and share
the gospel, which I love. He really makes the lessons spiritual and
makes people cry. He is from Tacloban city and a survivor of the Lando
typhoon, so he has a lot of stories to tell and his testimony is super
strong. He is the only member in his family and his life was
really hard after the water destroyed his home. But I love being
companions with him and we are finding like crazy and just talking to
everyone we see on the streets.</div>
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This week we also had a baptism. I was
the baptizer and her name was Jonel P. She is 19 years old and a
CSU student and she was super excited for her baptism. She gave such a
beautiful testimony after her baptism about the missionaries that have
shared with her, the problems that she has had in her life, and she
talked about what she knows to be true. It was a really spiritual
moment for her, first time ever giving her testimony in front of the
members. Yesterday she was confirmed a member of the Church Of
Jesus Christ Of Latter- Day Saints, and received the gift of the Holy Ghost. So that was a good spiritual experience for me and her. </div>
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Also this
week in gospel principles class I read a scripture from Old Testament
in Joshua 24:15- :And if it seen evil unto you to serve the Lord, choose
you this day whom we will serve; whether the gods which your fathers
served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the
Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will
serve the lord." So that was the scripture I read and I really took it to
my self this week and thought of a quote that an apostle said to us
missionaries "if we are doing the Lord's work our way or his way." So I took this scripture to my life and really thought this is the Lord's work
and we are building up his kingdom, we are building up Zion and we are
not alone in this work. He is our leader and captain and we will never
lose this war. </div>
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Then taking this scripture into our families and our
lives it is time to serve the Lord, choose to follow his example. keep
his commandments, have faith in him until the end. That is the blessing
from serving the Lord, like I have seen in my missionary life, baptisms
start to come, more people want to listen to our message. When we choose
to do the Lord's work his way and not ours. Because it says in Moses
7:18- "And the lord called his people Zion, because they were of one
heart and one mind, and dwelt in righteousness; and there was no poor
among them." I love this scripture because it talks about us as
missionaries and members of the church to be as one heart and one mind
in the work of the Lord, to come together to do his work and miracles
will start to happen. </div>
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I love being here in Magapit we have
fellowshippers everyday, that work with us and that share their
testimony about the truth and what they know to be true. It really
touches the hearts of our investigators and this last week in some of
our lessons I cried, because I felt the spirit teaching them, not me,
the spirit is the teacher and the testifier. I have seen the
investigators ponder about what we say and I see tears in their eyes and
joy, because they are God's lost tupa (sheep or children) and we are here
to guide them and comfort them when they are in need of comfort, . We need to stand tall and share this gospel light to the world, to
families, friends, in our actions that we do every day. We need to be a
good example to others and always look for the opportunity to serve
others and the lord. That was my great week that I had and I am just
enjoying my life here in the mission field and it's going by so fast. I love you all so much and miss you all too. </div>
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Ingat kayo palagi Francis Family, </div>
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Mahal ko kayo</div>
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Elder Francis </div>
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