Taytay Zone: Philippines- Week 16, Shout out to Ma

First and foremost shoutout to my mom! She's such a good Christlike example to me and is always there for me. Love you mom!!

This week was kind of a banger, here is the rundown:

We had MLC this week. President dropped some heat on us and it was a cool meeting. We're preparing to meet Elder Suarez who will visit us on May 22. We talked about Charity, and improving our Missionary Coordination Meetings with our wards. 

We went mountain biking again with Brother Ramil (our progressing friend). He's been reading the BoM. It seems like he's trying to disprove it, but he's been coming to church every week so throw up a prayer that his heart will be softened and he'll have a spiritual experience.

We played darts for the first time and it was pretty fun, I can't lie. Definitely missed the target entirely a couple times and probably dented the darts but pulled out the W. I'm just exploring retirement hobbies as I get close to turning 20.

This weekend was amazing as the Esmundo family got baptized!! They are a family we've been working on for a couple of months, and they've done it. They are so electttt. I just found them talking outside, and the sister bore a powerful testimony that she knows it wasn't an accident that we met that day. God knows His children and I'm grateful they made the steps to accept Him.

Also shout out Andrew. This part member kid is 9 years old but is a doctrinal master and future seminary teacher. Smart ah kid.

Spiritual thought:

“Which is the great commandment in the law?” Jesus replied: “Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself” (Matthew 22:36–39)

Jesus Christ has invited us to be even like He is. And we cannot expect to reach anywhere near that without charity and following the 2 great commandments. Jesus was the best example of this, even while hanging on the cross, He asked forgiveness for those who put Him there.

We can all do better in watching what we say, think, or do to our fellow beings. And we can all improve our prayers, focus at church, and study of the scriptures. As we do so we will see the Divine guidance in our lives as we lay up treasures in heaven.

have a ️sensational️ week

Elder Smith