Christmas Activities

Referral

we got a refferal last week. i don't know if i told you about them the ,Aquino, couple. they are also very prepared for the Gospel. tatay(the father) used to be an acolyte but he has told us that it never felt like enough. that no matter what he did he still felt like something was missing. Nanay(the mom) expressed how she felt the same. They are super humble and they always follow the commitments we give them. their only concern is that they are hesitant to commit to baptism. but it is also a good thing. it has shown us that they are really pondering whether this is the true church and whether they should enter into the baptismal covenant. they already know that it is true. they have recieveda witness from the holy Ghost several times so we know they will come to a sure knowledge of the gospel. we have felt that Heavenly Father has a plan for them and is preparing them both to become leaders in San Juan.(which will soon become its own branch!!!!)

Christmas con was also this week!

the Christmas conference was great. we had the devotional in the morning. our president gave us our new mission standards for this year,  the purpose of the christmas conference was to remember,reteach,repent,refuel,and return. haha. it was great. our president also showed us the new mission standards. he expects a lot out of us. haha. it is going to be a great year! after the devo i saw elder pingol(my trainee) he told me about what happened to aparri after i left. 2 of our investigators (jerwin and jerico) were baptized and now have the priesthood!!!! hahaha he also told me that the belina family. hasn't been baptized yet! too bad. but it was great to see him and hear about the progression of aparri.

after the devo we also had a huge activity (the amayzing race) in Laoag. haha  in big groups we ran around Laoag city trying to find the people at each station and then complete the challenges! haha! ti was super tireing but it was fun. i will tell you more about it over skype. haha

after we ate at eh mission home and every zone performed a skit. ours was Mormons got Tallent haha! I got volunteered for my parts which were a bit embarrasing but it was fun. i will try to get a copy from someone who got a video of it. haha. umm.... not much more happened. we will talk more on christmas. haha.