Sorry to break it to you, but it's gonna be a while until I get to skype you cuz we can't skype until we go to Manila which will be I think the end of May... but it's okay cuz it'll make it that much more exciting when we do get to skype! :) But HAPPY EARLY MOTHERS DAY MOM!! I love you!! This week has been awesome! My companion Sister Lubrico is awesome too! We hit all of our goals and have been working so hard to get Coron up and going again. Yes it has been so good! I'm so happy talaga. I can't express how amazing it is to serve in Coron. It will probably be my hardest area ever, but I love it and I wouldn't want to serve anywhere else. I love it here.
This last week I had the coolest experience. I'm finally starting to catch onto Tagalog a little more everyday. So this week we really tried to find new investigators who are true seekers so we walked a lot and talked to a lot of people to try and teach them and see if they were interested. We came across one particular family this week who seemed interested and wanted to hear what our message was all about. This women who was the main one interested is part of the Iglesia ni Cristo church. Many of you probably haven't heard of it, but it's kinda a run off religion of our church. It has many similarities, but many differences as well. One big difference it has is that they believe Jesus Christ is our Savior but he is just a person. I didn't know that they believed that until we taught this lady. So we were teaching more about who missionaries are and what we do everyday and what we teach. I asked her who Jesus Christ is to her and then she told me, "he is just a man" (in Tagalog of Course) and honestly it kind of stunned me. I just was staring at her like... are you serious? I obviously didn't want to offend her, but I needed to defend my Savior Jesus Christ. It was amazing. Boldly, but lovingly I told her who Jesus Christ was. I was able to testify of my Redeemer and Savior Jesus Christ. I was able to explain to her that he is the Son of God. He is apart of the God Head and is perfect. It was one of the most powerful experiences on my mission. Even tho I didn't know how to speak really in depth about how I knew Jesus Christ was my Savior and who he is in Tagalog, in my simple clear words she knew that I KNEW who Jesus Christ was. The Spirit was so strong and I really felt the conviction of the Holy Ghost testify that what I was saying was true. It was amazing.
I feel so so so extremely blessed to have the true Gospel of Jesus Christ here on Earth once more. It blesses my life immensely and I feel so grateful to be a Missionary and am able to serve the Lord with all of my heart. I was always scared to see what I would say if someone ever tried to Bible bash me or try to convince me of something I knew was wrong. It's awesome how the Spirit can work through you and truly just testify of what I know to be true. I know the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints is true. I know that through accepting and living the Gospel is the only way to return back to our Heavenly Father. I know that Jesus Christ is perfect and he was our only hope in returning back to our Father in Heaven. I believe in Christ.
I love being on a mission. Everyday we get to study more and more about this perfect gospel and about our Heavenly Father and his Son Jesus Christ. I love being here in the Philippines helping my brothers and sisters use their agency to choose to return back to our Heavenly Fathers presence. Oh how much I love this gospel and how much I love God's plan for us. I came on a mission to help people change their lives. Of course it is hard, but when you are trying your best and you feel the blessings coming from working hard and doing what the Lord wants you to do, that is when you know everything you are going through is worth it.
I love you all. I thank you for supporting and loving me. Wow it's crazy how many things are changing back at home. It's good though. I hope everyone is doing well and reading the Book of Mormon everyday, even for just 5 min. I promise that Book, if it hasn't already will change your life. I love you all. Choose The Right.
Mahal ko kayo,
Sister Barton
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