Bongga ka day!

THE LORD IS WITH US! This week was miraculous.

On Tuesday we had the first ever all sisters district council and it was the BEST! We talked about so many ways to help all of our areas. Plus the sisters in the house right now are either about to go home or brand new so we have some really good missionary fire and miracles happen in all 3 areas!!! 

Sister Nanlabi- 17 months

Sister Regacho- 16 months

Sister Zollinger- 16 months

Sister Robertson- 14 months

Sister De La Cruz- 2 months

Sister Dansie- 2 months (3 weeks in field) 

Tatay Ellisio's bike broke on the way to church yesterday so he didn't make it. That was so sad

And then Tatay Fernando WALKED to the church cane and everything but he got there an hour early and then left like 5 minutes before we showed up because he thought we werent coming. AGGHHH so sad! We got to teach him and his wife last night though and two returned missionary sisters came with us and we had the best lesson ever with them. It was the first time we got to teach his wife and we found out she was coming to church back in the 1990s but never got baptized or anything because she moved to Manila for a while but she really wants to come again! Also Tatay Fernando really wants to get baptized his goal is for September 28. They both committed to come to church next week. Tatay Fernando kept saying yeah of course ill come I wanted to come earlier and you never showed up! haha oh my goodness it was so funny and also so painful haha. We're bringing them Jollibee later as a peace offering. I think I'm going to adopt Fernando as my grandfather or best friend or son i don't know what yet I just love him so. 

We're teaching April too right now she's been being taught for a LONG time. Two of her kids are members and so is her dad. She's like 32 now and has 5 kids. But after so much time and so many missionaries she CAME TO CHURCH YESTERDAY!! Yippee!! Plus we extended a baptism invitation to her and her other son who's not a member yet and they both accepted! So happy for them. 

Also we're teaching the 2nd counselor in the branch presidencies nephew and he came to church for the first time yesterday too. It was a wonderful day. 

There was about 5 hours on Saturday that Sister Dansie and I were just punted (No lessons no contacts nothing) Like we went to every person we knew in three different neighborhoods and talked to all the people outside in the road and NO ONE wanted to see or talk to us. I got pretty desperate and even though it was already dark I started tracting haha nothing came of any of it. And we had a set appointment for 8pm and when we got there we found out they had gone to Bacolod. The important thing that day was that we didn't give up!!! I did sit down on the road in the middle of nowhere once to pray though but we kept going all day and were so blessed for it on Sunday! Heavenly Father just opened the heavens and poured out love and blessings. 

We had the best missionary meeting after church on Sunday and we have a schedule with all the returned or preparing missionaries to work with us for about 2 or 3 hours every day this week and I'm so excited. We started yesterday and have already seen miralces from it. They know so many more people than we do and have greater access to their hearts and trust. So stay tuned more miracles are coming! 

Okay last one. We taught the Flores family this week. One of them is Adona she's 24 and has three little kids. We asked if anyone had any questions at the end of the lesson and Adona asked why we need to pray to be able to understand the word of God. Then she shared two experiences with us- first one time she was reading the bible and none of it made any sense to her and then she prayed and asked God to help her understand and then she read again and it was all so clear to her and she said her understanding was so deep and she couldn't even explain how! Then one time she was home alone with her three babies and there was a crazy storm outside and they were nervous and crying and she was nervous and crying so she prayed and immediately felt calm. I shared with her 1 Nephi  15:8 And I said unto them: Have ye inquired of the Lord?

 

then we talked about how Heavenly Father has so many blessings and knowledge waiting for us but He needs us to show our faith and ask him because if it was just automatic it wouldn't mean anything to us. She's so cool I'm excited to keep teaching their family we just met them this week.  

Anyways Sister Dansie is super good at Ilonggo I'm such a proud mom. She can teach all of lesson 1 and lesson 2 and this week we'll work on the commandments and then come back for lesson 3. She's the best so hopeful and happy to try anything. 

I love you all. God bless us everyone 

Sister Zollinger

 

 The volcano! Sorry it's not the best quality picture I'll try again this week. Also we're famous in the Liahona and some cool stuff in a tricycle I've started taking pictures of the little trinkets they put up