KAMUSTA MAN MO!
Primero Nahigugma ko kaninyo. Hapit Na Mo-uli! JOKES LANG BITAW!
So this week has been really fun. Today we baked brownies and cake Sister Brand and Sister Falculan came over, so it was Sister Caluyo, Sister Williams, Sister Tumala, Sister Brand, Sister Falculan, and I. We ate pizza and baked P-day in the mission field good times! But it wasn't good for me because I made a pact with Sister Hansen our mission President's wife that we would lose 2 pounds a week, I'm just going to have to run super hard tomorrow morning. We have been running in the morning and we walked up the bukid all day yesterday I'm so sore its great. President Hansen challenged all of us to go APE in the morning (Arise, Pray, and Exercise).
HILARIOUS STORY!! My companion just got proposed to over email BAHAH she is going home in 3 months and the boy I guess has been making plans for their marriage without her knowing, and he wants to come pick her up and get a temple marriage. Sister Caluyo was like NO JUD!! hahahahhahahaha I'm dying this is the best story ever! LOL laughing in the Internet cafe I about peed my pants. She is like I want to PUNCH HIM way to bother me with this matter on my mission!! HALA HALA HALA. Some Peoples kids!
This week has been fun of fun times. We basically spent all day hiking through the Bukid visiting Recent converts that have been inactive. We visited a recent convert Brother Nelson he is so buotan but he hasn't been coming to church not cool, but I hope our lesson encouraged him to come to conference.
They announced this week at district meeting that P-day next week is on TUESDAY and transfers are 2 days early WEDNESDAY! We all freaked out hapit na! Hala I cant believe that transfers are so soon! Siguro my companion will transfer I hope they don't take her from me she is an amazing teacher I cant go on without her! Joke Lang but still really she cant go she is an awesome companion! I most like will stay one more transfer putting me at 6 months my first area! I will be happy staying or going I will go where the Lord wants me to go I'm just happy to be in the Philippines! So many blessings here on the mission my happiness is great. My disappointment I feel in investigators when they don't follow a commitment, and how I feel proud when they do. I feel Heavenly Father shaping me for after my mission. I love the mission and am grateful to Dad for encouraging me to come on my mission. I am so grateful for mom raising me in the church, and teaching me the right values. I am grateful for Gen, Gigi, and Flora's example thanks mga Ate (older sisters) for sticking it out. I am grateful for Desi, Franny, Michael, and Niki's disapproving looks if I stepped out of line thanks mga manhod (younger siblings)! Family really is being attacked everyday STAY STRONG RESIST THE TEMPTATION TO ARGUE!!
PS to everyone who is reading my blog if Dad posts this I am grateful for your friendship and you words of encouragement here on my mission. I know that God loves all his children. Resist temptation you have agency to choose. Choose the Right!!
Nahigugma Ko kaninyo
Sister Bruno
Showing posts with label Sister Tumala. Show all posts
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Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Recognizing Blessings
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Philippine CebuMission <cebumission08@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, Mar 16, 2011 at 1:51 PM
Subject: Re: Week
To: Annika Bruno <annika.bruno@myldsmail.net>
A missionary that not only experiences blessings, but also recognizes these blessings as to their source are always blessed with the spirit of their calling. Continue to work and pray for those recent converts................truly, the ward should be doing the bulk of the shepherding now that they are baptized...........perhaps this can be brought to the attention of the bishop through your WML. Have a great week.. Pres.Hansen
Dear President Hansen,
This week has been really great. I am enjoying the work, and love my investigators. We have been trying to teach a recent converts son Jassen Velez. He is really one of those people you know will be strong when they convert. He wasn't home when we went to teach him on Saturday, but he went to church. We were all really excited, but again when we went to teach him on Tuesday he wasn't there. I wasn't so much frustrated as sad that we couldn't teach him.
Our recent converts are 50/50 some are strong going to church and some are back to old habits. We are working with them all and I hope that they can stay strong. I hear that the first year of a converts life into the church is the hardest for them. I only hope that we are strengthening them to withstand the adversity they face!
One of our recent converts when we went to visit him he was smoking and drunk! When we taught him the next day his prayer was a powerful plea for help to resist drinking and smoking. We pray for him and continue to encourage him to remain strong!
I feel the love that God has for His children when I teach especially the little children. The children in the Tintay area love when we come over to teach, and ask when we are coming back. There is a whole group of kids that attend church with our recent convert Sister Judith. She is a strong woman and she has helped her neighbor Rose Flores to have a greater desire to be baptized. I love her she is such a special spirit.
Sister Caluyo is an amazing teacher and I hope that one day I can have her gift of teaching. She is a great companion she always makes me smile. I could not have asked for a better companion.
Living with the four of us in the house in really fun we talk about our investigators, and Sister Tumala and Sister Williams has given us really good ideas for our lessons to help our investigators. Sister Williams is a great trainer I can see her love for Sister Tumala.
The language is progressing, and my goal for no english except on P-days has really helped the progression go a lot faster!
This week has been filled with many blessings from Heavenly Father.
Thank You President Hansen!
Sister Bruno
From: Philippine CebuMission <cebumission08@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, Mar 16, 2011 at 1:51 PM
Subject: Re: Week
To: Annika Bruno <annika.bruno@myldsmail.net>
A missionary that not only experiences blessings, but also recognizes these blessings as to their source are always blessed with the spirit of their calling. Continue to work and pray for those recent converts................truly, the ward should be doing the bulk of the shepherding now that they are baptized...........perhaps this can be brought to the attention of the bishop through your WML. Have a great week.. Pres.Hansen
On Wed, Mar 16, 2011 at 12:13 PM, Annika Bruno <annika.bruno@myldsmail.net> wrote:
This week has been really great. I am enjoying the work, and love my investigators. We have been trying to teach a recent converts son Jassen Velez. He is really one of those people you know will be strong when they convert. He wasn't home when we went to teach him on Saturday, but he went to church. We were all really excited, but again when we went to teach him on Tuesday he wasn't there. I wasn't so much frustrated as sad that we couldn't teach him.
Our recent converts are 50/50 some are strong going to church and some are back to old habits. We are working with them all and I hope that they can stay strong. I hear that the first year of a converts life into the church is the hardest for them. I only hope that we are strengthening them to withstand the adversity they face!
One of our recent converts when we went to visit him he was smoking and drunk! When we taught him the next day his prayer was a powerful plea for help to resist drinking and smoking. We pray for him and continue to encourage him to remain strong!
I feel the love that God has for His children when I teach especially the little children. The children in the Tintay area love when we come over to teach, and ask when we are coming back. There is a whole group of kids that attend church with our recent convert Sister Judith. She is a strong woman and she has helped her neighbor Rose Flores to have a greater desire to be baptized. I love her she is such a special spirit.
Sister Caluyo is an amazing teacher and I hope that one day I can have her gift of teaching. She is a great companion she always makes me smile. I could not have asked for a better companion.
Living with the four of us in the house in really fun we talk about our investigators, and Sister Tumala and Sister Williams has given us really good ideas for our lessons to help our investigators. Sister Williams is a great trainer I can see her love for Sister Tumala.
The language is progressing, and my goal for no english except on P-days has really helped the progression go a lot faster!
This week has been filled with many blessings from Heavenly Father.
Thank You President Hansen!
Sister Bruno
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Progress of Work
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Philippine CebuMission <cebumission08@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, Mar 8, 2011 at 8:07 PM
Subject: Re: Week!
To: Annika Bruno <annika.bruno@myldsmail.net>
Thanks for sharing the wonderful experiences ..............it is very evident that the Lord is working with you. Have another great week. Pres.Hansen
Dear President!
I am loving the split it was revelation without a doubt. We had 40 new investigators last week and we find several people a day. The area is so large and there are people we never would have met if the area wasn't split.
This week one of our recent converts son's Jassen Velez decided to let us teach him. He is 21 years old and his mother said he is extremely shy and doesn't like to talk, but he seems to be voicing his concerns with us. He is a very humble person and we are excited to continue to keep teaching him.
We have been teaching many children this transfer I can see why Jesus loves the little children. While we were teaching Grace Oporto the law of chastity and talked to her about being modest she said excuse me ran home and changed into modest clothes! She is so cute! Sister Genevievea Diparine is 11 years old and has been going to church with our recent convert Sister Judith Velez. Her mother and her have a baptismal date. Jenny her mother is willing to listen to our lessons and we love teaching her.
Sister Williams and Sister Tumala taught Emerson Ugdiman and he seems to be progressing to his baptismal date.
We have been walking in the path that the Savior has layed out for us because I feel like all the people we have met this week have been blessings, and I feel a strong love for all the people we have met.
Sister Mitch hasn't been coming to church since her confirmation. She works with her mother a lot and has been working for the last couple of weeks. We hope that she does not fall into the devil snares. I hear the first year of someones joining the church is the hardest on them. We only are trying to strengthen her testimony. She is strong in reading the scriptures and her testimony so we will only work hard to help keep her strong.
This transfer as all my other transfers have been great. I look back and see the many blessings that heavenly Father has given to me.
Sister Caluyo has been teaching me a lot and I have made high goals to meet. The language seems to not be a huge barrier as it once was. I have set a goal not to speak English this whole transfer I know its hard but possible! Sister Caluyo has been helping me a lot with the language and I love her for sacrificing her time to help me!
Thank You President!
Sister Bruno
From: Philippine CebuMission <cebumission08@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, Mar 8, 2011 at 8:07 PM
Subject: Re: Week!
To: Annika Bruno <annika.bruno@myldsmail.net>
Thanks for sharing the wonderful experiences ..............it is very evident that the Lord is working with you. Have another great week. Pres.Hansen
On Wed, Mar 9, 2011 at 11:29 AM, Annika Bruno <annika.bruno@myldsmail.net> wrote:
I am loving the split it was revelation without a doubt. We had 40 new investigators last week and we find several people a day. The area is so large and there are people we never would have met if the area wasn't split.
This week one of our recent converts son's Jassen Velez decided to let us teach him. He is 21 years old and his mother said he is extremely shy and doesn't like to talk, but he seems to be voicing his concerns with us. He is a very humble person and we are excited to continue to keep teaching him.
We have been teaching many children this transfer I can see why Jesus loves the little children. While we were teaching Grace Oporto the law of chastity and talked to her about being modest she said excuse me ran home and changed into modest clothes! She is so cute! Sister Genevievea Diparine is 11 years old and has been going to church with our recent convert Sister Judith Velez. Her mother and her have a baptismal date. Jenny her mother is willing to listen to our lessons and we love teaching her.
Sister Williams and Sister Tumala taught Emerson Ugdiman and he seems to be progressing to his baptismal date.
We have been walking in the path that the Savior has layed out for us because I feel like all the people we have met this week have been blessings, and I feel a strong love for all the people we have met.
Sister Mitch hasn't been coming to church since her confirmation. She works with her mother a lot and has been working for the last couple of weeks. We hope that she does not fall into the devil snares. I hear the first year of someones joining the church is the hardest on them. We only are trying to strengthen her testimony. She is strong in reading the scriptures and her testimony so we will only work hard to help keep her strong.
This transfer as all my other transfers have been great. I look back and see the many blessings that heavenly Father has given to me.
Sister Caluyo has been teaching me a lot and I have made high goals to meet. The language seems to not be a huge barrier as it once was. I have set a goal not to speak English this whole transfer I know its hard but possible! Sister Caluyo has been helping me a lot with the language and I love her for sacrificing her time to help me!
Thank You President!
Sister Bruno
Making New Friends: 40 New Investigators in A Week
Dearest Family!
This week has been awesome. We have been having an adventure and finding many new friends. Many people are prepared to hear the gospel and I love them all. We have been teaching many children lately and they are so precious. I can see why the children are favorites. We have been doing a lot of finding this transfer, because I only have one companion now Sister Caluyo and the area is split so there is four of us. Sister Williams and Sister Tumala. I love the Greeny she is so nice and is way fun. We all live together and it's definitely good memories!
Our area is split so we basically can go any where in the area we want. We didn't set specific boundaries for our companionships because we can discover new areas if there are no limits! We got to choose how the area was split. It seems like there are a million people we haven't met yet and we had 40 new investigators this week and invited 500+ people to learn! We are only increasing everyday.
Everyday on the mission is a good day. It seems like the happiest I have ever been is in the service of the Lord. Teaching about Jesus and His ministry only brings happiness to missionaries. I have always wondered why missionaries were so happy I know why now.
We got to help a lady cut apart sandal straps yesterday. I didn't even think that people actually hand made the straps of the sandals!
This really is the perfect place for me I don't miss the cold one minute! The weather has been really perfect my whole time in the Philippines. we get a little rain and then sun. Sun brings happiness in my opinion! That's probably why the people are so humble and happy here! All the people always say good morning and such or wave at you they are the most friendly people I have ever met. I feel like I am now Itom and not Puti (black and not white haha). The people either whisper puti or American then I shock them with speaking Bisayan to them and they are amazed! Too many tourist in the Philippines haha!
Well I love you all and you are in my prayers!
Nahigugma Ko kaninyo!
Sister Bruno
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