NOVEMBER 13, 2016

SURPRISE APOSTLE VISIT!!

We had a good week this week. Earlier this week we had exchanges with our STL's and had such a fun time! It was fun because one of our STL's is my first trainee so it was fun being with both of my trainees and then working together!

On our splits we went to this super yummy restaurant and we ate Oysters and Catfish! oh man that catfish is the best fish I have ever eaten in my whole life!!!! it is so yummy!!!

This week we did not have much success with our investigators we actually got quite rejected this week but we did have success with our Less Actives and it was so awesome seeing them come into church with their whole families. It was a great feeling having members return back to church! What a blessing! 

A funny story we were eating at an outdoor restaurant and the roof and building was made out of bamboo and while we were waiting for our food I felt something drop on me... but I looked around and nothing... then I heard the people behind me laughing so I turned around and come to find out that they were laughing at me!!! then they started pointing at me and I am not sure why they didn't tell me what was going on (probably they thought I didn't know how to speak their language) but then I come to find out that the thing that had fallen on me was a TIKI or a lizard. I guess it was crawling around my back but I couldn't find it to get it off but it ran down my skirt and finally jumped off!! that was a funny experience! 

Well yesterday after church we had an amazing experience where we all gathered all the missionaries in the mission and we were able to have Elder Quentin L. Cook come speak to us and shake our hands!! It was such an incredible experience! He is truly called of God and the things he testified about and spoke about were absolutely incredible and the blessings he bestowed on us all the the mission was so special! The spirit was so strong and my testimony grew stronger about my Savior! I know my Savior lives and I know that he loves us all! He knows us all personally and suffered for all our pains, sins, hurts and sorrows. I am so grateful to be his servant and wear his name everyday and be his representative. In the name of Jesus Christ amen!

Love you all have a great week!

Sister Thayn
 

NOVEMBER 6, 2016

2 NEW FAMILIES

Oh man it has been a crazy week! We had lots of slow and uneventful days but yesterday was such an incredible day full of success!

 

 

 

But first a funny story! On Saturday it was raining so hard and our area started to flood but that didn't stop us... so we just kept working and tried not to get wet but we found this short-cut to our next investigators house so we decided to take that but then we ended up in a rice field and the only way out was to walk through there were no pathways in the rice field that we could cross so we had to walk through the muddy rice fields. Then we decided to take another short-cut ( you would have thought we had learned out lesson by then but... NOPE!) well this short cut was very, very muddy and I was praying I wouldn't fall into the flooded muddy fields and then we got to this one part where we had to jump over this small dip in the ground and when I lifted up my one foot to cross the other slipped and BOOM I fell into the mud but luckily my hands and knees caught me and I my clothes were not muddy just all up my arms and knees down! That was quite the funny experience! now lesson learned don't do short cuts when it is raining!!! 

Yesterday we had appointments with families that we met this week and it was such an amazing experience!!! Yesterday we taught 4 whole families!!! It is such an amazing feeling when you get to teach complete families!!! We taught one family and they were so interested and said they will ask and pray to know if the message is true and if the Book of Mormon is true! and They said how they want to come to church and because they now know us they will come!!! then another family we taught and you could just see the change in their eyes while they were listening and the spirit come into their house! 

I love this gospel so much and the change and love it has brought into my life! 

It is so rewarding being a missionary!!!!

Also something weird I ate this week was Oysters! :)

Love and miss you all! See you soon!!!

-Sister Thayn

OCTOBER 30, 2016

THE WEEKS ARE FLYING BYE

Another week has past! My time here in the mission is going by so fast! I am loving the work as a missionary so much and am not excited for my time as a full time missionary to stop! I love the work of the lord so much!

This week we have contacted and met so many new people! We have 11 new investigators this week! Which consist of 2 families! we were able to teach them about the restoration and invite them to pray and know if our message is true! We are so happy to have taught these families and hope to see them progress and accept the gospel! 

Sorry for the short email but know that the church is true and heavenly father and Jesus Christ love us and will never leave us!!! Thanks for all the love and prayers!!! 

-Sister Thayn

*we found a VERY pregnant goat while proselyting! (HAD TO TAKE A PIC.)

*Me and my sweet companion while searching for new investigators!

 

OCTOBER 23, 2016

TRANSFERS ALREADY

Wow this past transfer has gone by so fast! We got the call last night and I am not transferring everything is the same with my companion and I!

We had a good week this week! We found a new investigator her name is Angel. We had a great lesson with her and felt the spirit so strongly and she asked us if it was okay that she observed our religion! Wow that was a great question!! OF COURSE YOU CAN!!!! but too bad she didn't come to church this week but hopefully next week! 

This Saturday was my companions birthday so we had fun doing a little celebration for her! 

It has been so hot this week! Earlier in the week there was a huge typhoon in northern Philippines but we were not affected luckily just a little bit of rain! 

We went to a members house to eat this week and they served crab! so I got to eat crab for my first time! it was quite the experience! but crab is super yummy!!!

Yesterday was a little rough when in the morning while getting ready for church my mission president called and told me that Uncle Wade had passed away that was quite the surprise but I have great house mates and a great companion that really helped me! 

Love you all and hope you have a great week!!

-Sister Thayn

 

OCTOBER 16, 2016

Hello everyone!

It has been another good week. Not much exciting things going on just lots of heat and rain like usual! The only bad thing is that 2 of the 4 fans in our house broke so we are 2 people to 1 fan and you could say it is sooooo hot!!!! but hopefully we will get some new fans soon! 

Yesterday in sacrament meeting us four missionaries sang A Child's Prayer. It was such a great experience. 

We have a pretty new investigator her name is Charrito and she is in her 60's she is so receptive and we invited her to be baptized and she asked so many questions about baptism because she was already baptized into the Catholic church as a baby and we explained to her about infant baptisms and she recognized we need to be baptized at the age of accountability. She then asked the question what will happen to me if i am not baptized? It was such a great discussion and she says she is going to sincerely pray if baptism is the right pathway Heavenly Father wants for her! 

Also yesterday at church the new couple missionary "Elder Thayn and Sister Hunter" came to our church and so i had to get a picture with him because Elder Thayn and I are related! 

Hope you all are doing well at home! Love you all!

-Sister Thayn 

OCTOBER 9, 2016

Soaking Wet. . . . .AGAIN! 

 

 

This has been such an amazing week! We watched general conference and it was so inspired and I loved it so much!

We had lots of rain earlier in the week and we were teaching a lesson when all of a sudden we had a rain attack and out of nowhere it was raining like crazy and we only had 1 tiny umbrella! so we ran through the rain to find a tricycle but my companion was holding the umbrella and I am so much taller than her and we were running and I was standing behind her when her umbrella hit a plastic tarp and all the water on the tarp came pouring down on ME! haha it was so funny and I was soaking WET!!!

One night was quite the scary night my companion and I were planning and the other sisters were in their room asleep they came home early cause one of the sisters wasn't feeling well then all of a sudden during our planning the sister that wasn't feeling well came bursting in our room crying! She couldn't breathe and was having a panic attack! We realized she was having a allergy attack and so I called our mission presidents wife and she said to take her straight to the ER so that's what we did we were all in shock and found a taxi and went straight to the ER and they were able to calm her down and then our mission president showed up and we ended up staying in the ER until midnight! but we ended up going home that night and all was well and she is fine now it was just quite the panic and scary moment we had! 

We had some great lessons this week and have 4 new investigators one is a family! There lessons were so spiritual and it was such a miracle we had this week in our area! 

Also Today during my personal study I finished the Book of Mormon for the 2nd time here in my mission! I love the Book of Mormon and I know it is true with all my heart!!! 

Thanks for all the love support and prayers!!!

Have a great week!!

-Sister Thayn

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OCTOBER 2, 2016

Sorry not much time to write today but it was a great week! We are so so so busy trying to find everyone we have met and find and teach families! The members are also being so loving and supportive so it is so great!

We were able to watch the women's broadcast this Saturday and it was so awesome. I cant wait to watch general conference this coming week! it is broadcasted 1 week after it is done in America! 

We have had lots of rain and it has flooded a lot but all is good and we are safe! 

I was reading previous GC talks and loved these quotes:

Jeffery R Holland: Hold fast to what you already know and stay strong until additional knowledge comes!

Answers to sincere questions come when we earnestly seek and when we live the commandments. Faith can reach beyond the limits of current reason. 

Love you all and thanks for all the prayers!

-Sister Thayn

Sorry no pictures this week i will try next week!