Dear Fams!
Nahigugma Ko kaninyo
Welp this week has been so fast. The time in Marigondon really has been fun. My trainer went home and my other 2 companions (Sister Williams and Sister Caluyo), President Hansen, and Sister Hansen go home in July this next transfer.
We have some great investigators who are really progressing. Looking back I see that the Lord really does prepare his children for the gospel.
Ronnel (23 yrs), Harold (27 yrs), and Rolland (30 yrs) came to church this last Sunday and we are bring them to temple tours this coming Thursday. We are teaching them Word of Wisdom tonight so we will see what happens this might be a make or break moment.
Brother Randy is going to be baptized on 11 June. We were going to have his baptism on 18 June but he is just really ready so we asked if we could change it because a member of the bishopric id going to get married 18 June and everyone will be at his wedding.
Brother Leo really wants to get baptized, but his father is against it and has not given permission yet, but he has not said no so there is still hope. Brother Leo is 17 yrs and he is so willing to be baptized he just needs permission from his father. We plan to teach his father this coming Sunday!
Sister Amy is still reluctant about getting baptized but she is going to church every Sunday and is reading the Book of Mormon despite her eye condition.
Sister Rose missed church this past week so we gave her another baptismal date! 28 June!
Learning everyday and loving everyday.
Love
Sister Bruno
Showing posts with label Sister Caluyo. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sister Caluyo. Show all posts
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
First Transfer
Dear Family I love your faces!
I heard all the challenges it's crazy how hard Satan is working. Transfers tomorrow... drum roll please... I am transferring to Marigondon OPENING AN AREA! That hardly ever happens for the sisters here I heard, but I am excited to see what happens. I am glad that I am trusted with this by President Hansen and Heavenly Father. My new companion is Sister Falculan she is amazing. She was in my district these last 3 transfers and now we are companions starting tomorrow.
I am going to miss Talamban my first area (it will always be where my heart is), but I heard that Marigondon has beach area! I haven't seen the beach for 6 months! Whoa crazy I have been here for 6 months! I am definitely going to miss Sister and Elder Bailey right next door they have been a huge help these last three transfers always checking up on us. They really are so kind. The best office couple ever!!
My district was the bomb Elder Holley, and Elder Daffon KA-BATCH, and Sister Brand (THIRD COMPANION) Younger Batch, we had Elder Gassaway, Elder Tan, Elder Dela Cerna, Elder Abayani, Sister Williams, Sister Tumala, Sister Caluyo, and I... NINDOT KAAYO CITY DISTRICT!We also Had 3 District Leaders Elder Hiatt, Elder Unite, and Elder Dela Cerna also our Zone leaders Elder Tan, and (Before he Transfered Elder Gubb) Elder Gassaway. Wow its crazy that we all have been together for so long.
Talamban has been really fun and this week we actually had two new investigators that when we went back to teach them turned into 5 new investigators. They all seem they are prepared for the gospel. It's too early to tell but they could be people who are really strong in the church! I see their potential they could all be priesthood holders!
I am going to miss all of my Tintay children. Vivian, Mileen, Gen, Christine, Kristin, Michael, James Warren, and all the other ones... I really loved all the tintay people Brother Joeal, Sister Jenny, Sister Judith, Sister Jams, Brother Jazen, Brother Jomar, Sister Josephine, Brother and Brother Danilo. I am definitely going to miss all the Single Adults in the Talamban ward! They were a big help in the work. Sister Salta, and Sister Arinas, The Matthews family, Bishop Abanggan and his family, the Nacar family, the Natividad family, the Leona Family, Basically all the families in the talamban ward!
Many challenges many disappointments BUT the happiness far out weighed the bad. I only have hope that all the people I taught will continue to follow God and to accept His plan.
Sister Williams and Sister Caluyo and Sister Tumala have been BESTIES Sisters for ETERNITY... I can;t even imagine it just being two of us in the house its going to be quiet. On my mission I have had at least 2-3 other people in the house its going to be weird where its just 1 other person. I guess its "preparing" me for marriage! BAHAH
Conference was soooooooooooooooo amazing! I loved all the talks but I loved even more that they talked about the boys needing to shape up or move out LOL!! JK but no really all the SISTERS died laughing when they talked about it. SO TRUE MAO JUD!
ANYWAYS until next week this has been another exciting week on the mission in the Philippines... weather report it's getting hotter and I LOVE IT Politics report... I don't really know WORLD NEWS... Dont worry about it for now but prepared!
LOVE YOU
Sister Bruno
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Missionary Marriage Proposal
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
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
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Glad to Hear of Successes
---- Forwarded message ----------
From: Philippine CebuMission <cebumission08@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, Mar 22, 2011 at 8:07 PM
Subject: Re: Week!
To: Annika Bruno <annika.bruno@myldsmail.net>
Dear President,
This week we have a baptism for Geniviveb Diparine she is 9 years old and is very excited about her baptism. She has a gift for missionary work. Her and 7 of her friends come to church, and every week we have one more come. Its really great for the primary in the ward.
We are teaching Ritchel, Mae Ann and Ana May Arinas and their mother has sat in on one of the lessons. I am having a great time teaching so many children, and through them we are meeting their parents slowly.
We have taught Sister Judith Velez's children, and it has been a roller coaster.
Their have been many great blessings this week and I am thankful for such a well spoken companion. I love my companion Sister Caluyo she has the spirit extremely strong with her during lessons.
Thank You,
Sister Bruno
From: Philippine CebuMission <cebumission08@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, Mar 22, 2011 at 8:07 PM
Subject: Re: Week!
To: Annika Bruno <annika.bruno@myldsmail.net>
It appears that you have a host of potential converts coming up. It is great to hear of your successes. Thanks for your update. Pres.HansenTuesday, March 22, 2011 10:53 PM
Letter to president
From: "Annika Bruno"
Dear President,
This week we have a baptism for Geniviveb Diparine she is 9 years old and is very excited about her baptism. She has a gift for missionary work. Her and 7 of her friends come to church, and every week we have one more come. Its really great for the primary in the ward.
We are teaching Ritchel, Mae Ann and Ana May Arinas and their mother has sat in on one of the lessons. I am having a great time teaching so many children, and through them we are meeting their parents slowly.
We have taught Sister Judith Velez's children, and it has been a roller coaster.
Their have been many great blessings this week and I am thankful for such a well spoken companion. I love my companion Sister Caluyo she has the spirit extremely strong with her during lessons.
Thank You,
Sister Bruno
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
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
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Splitting the Area in Cebu City
Nahigugma Ko kaninyo!
First of all I love you!!
This week is transfers week and the power of three is being seperated. Our area is being split in two and we will have four people in our apartment. Sister Williams is training for the first time, and me and Sister Caluyo are going to be companions. Our zone leader Elder Gubb is transferring and so is our Assistant to the President Elder Gatdula. Sister Bundac is going home this week and it makes me realize how fast the time has been going by. People I know are going home now!
We had a baptism this week Brother Nelson. He gave up smoking and drinking. He comes to church faithfully. He is a little bit slow on the processing, but he is a kind person. I know he will grow through the church. We cleaned out the Pit-os house this week and are settling into our new apartment in Apas. We need to find an apartment in our area, but haven't seen anything we like yet. We love the house we live in now with hot showers a washing and dryer and all the perks. It's funny what you miss while on the mission and see how many blessing we have.
This transfer I have been getting along with my companions really well. I love the adventures we have been having. They are tons of laughs. We laugh at least a million times a day either joking around or something one of us says. It's much better in life if we can just laugh at the trials we have!
Yesterday was an awesome day. Emerson Ugdiman said he wanted to be baptized, and we all thought he was going to be a lost cause, because he went on vacation and before vacation he was not progressing. When he returned though he not only looked older and was growing up, but the Lord has been preparing him to be baptized. When we asked him what his desire was for baptism he surprised all of us at his declaration of wanting to be baptized, but knows that he hasn't been going to church so he couldn't. We ensured him that he could go at his aunt's and the Elders over there could teach him. It's sad to give him up to the elders but if he gets baptized and grows in his testimony I will make the sacrifice and give him to the elders. We know that the elders will be better for him being a teenager and not having any brothers in the house it will help.
I miss you all
Love you
You all need to continue to keep you covenants. And don't forget you are special each one of you individually!
Sister Bruno
First of all I love you!!
This week is transfers week and the power of three is being seperated. Our area is being split in two and we will have four people in our apartment. Sister Williams is training for the first time, and me and Sister Caluyo are going to be companions. Our zone leader Elder Gubb is transferring and so is our Assistant to the President Elder Gatdula. Sister Bundac is going home this week and it makes me realize how fast the time has been going by. People I know are going home now!
We had a baptism this week Brother Nelson. He gave up smoking and drinking. He comes to church faithfully. He is a little bit slow on the processing, but he is a kind person. I know he will grow through the church. We cleaned out the Pit-os house this week and are settling into our new apartment in Apas. We need to find an apartment in our area, but haven't seen anything we like yet. We love the house we live in now with hot showers a washing and dryer and all the perks. It's funny what you miss while on the mission and see how many blessing we have.
This transfer I have been getting along with my companions really well. I love the adventures we have been having. They are tons of laughs. We laugh at least a million times a day either joking around or something one of us says. It's much better in life if we can just laugh at the trials we have!
Yesterday was an awesome day. Emerson Ugdiman said he wanted to be baptized, and we all thought he was going to be a lost cause, because he went on vacation and before vacation he was not progressing. When he returned though he not only looked older and was growing up, but the Lord has been preparing him to be baptized. When we asked him what his desire was for baptism he surprised all of us at his declaration of wanting to be baptized, but knows that he hasn't been going to church so he couldn't. We ensured him that he could go at his aunt's and the Elders over there could teach him. It's sad to give him up to the elders but if he gets baptized and grows in his testimony I will make the sacrifice and give him to the elders. We know that the elders will be better for him being a teenager and not having any brothers in the house it will help.
I miss you all
Love you
You all need to continue to keep you covenants. And don't forget you are special each one of you individually!
Sister Bruno
Thursday, February 3, 2011
It's Been An Interesting Week
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From: Philippine CebuMission
Date: Wed, Feb 2, 2011 at 3:38 PM
Subject: Re: Its been an interesting week
To: Annika Bruno
Your experiences are molding you each week into the person the Lord wants you to be. Thanks for your report and have a healthy week. Pres.Hansen
On Wed, Feb 2, 2011 at 2:53 PM, Annika Bruno wrote:
Dear President Hanson,
Seems like when I have high goals there is always opposition. I set some high goals this week and it just so happens that I got hit with a bad sickness. I had a high fever and chills so I was out of work for two days (Yesterday night,yesterday, and today I'm just getting better). But I only see it as an opportunity to work harder. I'm grateful for good companions. Sister Caluyo and Sister Williams are heaven sent. They are definitely answers to my cry's to Heavenly Father.
Besides the obvious bad part of the week the rest of the week has been good. Sister Grace Hardy was baptized and missed her confirmation, because they made it late to church coming back from being at Graces home. She was upset about it but we assured her that we are going to confirm her next week.
Mitch Minosa baptism is set for February 12, 2011 and she is going to be prepared. Besides the assigned readings we have given her she has taken the initiative to start reading the Book of Mormon herself and is in Jacob right now.
Like you said President Hanson with many trials comes many blessings this seems to be our companionship theme!
Sister Bruno
From: Philippine CebuMission
Date: Wed, Feb 2, 2011 at 3:38 PM
Subject: Re: Its been an interesting week
To: Annika Bruno
Your experiences are molding you each week into the person the Lord wants you to be. Thanks for your report and have a healthy week. Pres.Hansen
On Wed, Feb 2, 2011 at 2:53 PM, Annika Bruno
Dear President Hanson,
Seems like when I have high goals there is always opposition. I set some high goals this week and it just so happens that I got hit with a bad sickness. I had a high fever and chills so I was out of work for two days (Yesterday night,yesterday, and today I'm just getting better). But I only see it as an opportunity to work harder. I'm grateful for good companions. Sister Caluyo and Sister Williams are heaven sent. They are definitely answers to my cry's to Heavenly Father.
Besides the obvious bad part of the week the rest of the week has been good. Sister Grace Hardy was baptized and missed her confirmation, because they made it late to church coming back from being at Graces home. She was upset about it but we assured her that we are going to confirm her next week.
Mitch Minosa baptism is set for February 12, 2011 and she is going to be prepared. Besides the assigned readings we have given her she has taken the initiative to start reading the Book of Mormon herself and is in Jacob right now.
Like you said President Hanson with many trials comes many blessings this seems to be our companionship theme!
Sister Bruno
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Live-In Partners
Family!I can't believe how fast the time is going I feel like I just got here yesterday! I'm never going to get used to the time on the mission. It seems like the time goes so fast because its go go go all the time, and I love it.
This last Saturday January 29, 2011 Sister Grace Hardy was baptized it was really awesome. She definitely was one of those people who was ready for baptism. She has one of the strongest testimonies, and she has such a good heart. She always wants to feed us and even if we wanted to we cant escape her house without her feeding us. Her baptism was small, but her sister ended up coming which was good i think for Sister Grace. On Sunday Sister Grace and Brother Hardy came late, because they were coming all the way from Sister Graces home in the Providence and so she wasn't confirmed. She was really disappointed, but we made sure she knew we would do it next Sunday.
On the Dyipney (jeepney) ride the other day the conductor (the man/boy sometimes there are 14 year old conductors who takes the money) the guy asked Sister Caluyo if she was our tour guide. Haha I never heard that one before it was hilarious. I think that's probably what many people think of us when we are walking down the street.
Sister Williams and Sister Caluyo always make sure I say to say Hi to everyone in Bisayan because I "wouldn't want to disappoint my fan club" they are always teasing me about me having a fan club. They tease me about everything actually but its just what I call love.
Sister Mitch Minosa has a baptismal date of February 12, 2011 and she is ready for baptism. Although we didn't assign her to she has begun to read the scriptures from the beginning and she is already in Jacob.
Many of our investigators right now have Law of Chastity problems. Their are many people who have live-in boyfriends with children, so its really difficult trying to convience them to get married. Our investigators are willing it's the boyfriends that are having the issues, and two of them are members. Sister Sally Abella, and Sister Emeley Pardillo both have live-ins that are members it's sad because they are not living their covenants and so they are holding their families from blessings. Its really frustrating!
I love you all and hope all is well!
Sister Bruno
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Mission President Email
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From: Philippine CebuMission <cebumission08@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, Jan 25, 2011 at 9:54 PM
Subject: Re: Week
To: Annika Bruno <annika.bruno@myldsmail.net>
This year is going to be a landmark year for the Cebu Mission. I am happy that you are part of this great work. Have a great week. Pres.Hansen
From: Philippine CebuMission <cebumission08@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, Jan 25, 2011 at 9:54 PM
Subject: Re: Week
To: Annika Bruno <annika.bruno@myldsmail.net>
This year is going to be a landmark year for the Cebu Mission. I am happy that you are part of this great work. Have a great week. Pres.Hansen
On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 12:48 PM, Annika Bruno <annika.bruno@myldsmail.net> wrote:
Dear President Hanson,
This week has been a nice transition into my new companionship, and I am starting to get the hang of my mission. Sister Caluyo is a nice addition to our area and she is an amazing person. Sister Judith committed to baptism this week after Sister Caluyo extended a commitment in a way I would have never thought about doing and with the spirit so strong. Sister Judith was an activist against religion in college and she was hesitant in accepting previous commitments for baptism, but has been attending sacrament meetings. The first meeting that Sister Caluyo met Sister Judith she extended the commitment and Sister Judith accepted the date.
Sister Williams is a kind companion she is always looking for ways to serve us. I love them both and I love this area.
I have seen the blessings of staying 100 percent obedient by people we talk to or by the people we teach progression. Although it was a rough couple of first weeks I am now in the swing of things and enjoying every minute of my mission.
Thank You president for you words of encouragement every week.
Sister Bruno
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