Merry Christmas everyone!!!!
Awww so I just want to start of by saying how much I love you family!! I just got done Skyping and it was so so amazing to see your beautiful and smiling faces after 7 months! Seeing the house and the Christmas tree and all of you was more than I could ever ask for for christmas.
So I know I said in my last email that I wont be homesick for Christmas... ya that may have been slightly false information haha
BUT I do know that the work I am doing here is so important and this christmas I spend away from home will be the first christmas where I am able to give a really good gift to my savior- my 18 months serving him as a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. I know that the best gift we can give, is the gift of the gospel to our fellow brothers and sisters and I feel so blessed and happy to be able to do this everyday here in the Philippines.
This Christmas I will be waking up at 6:30 and going out to share the gospel to the people here in Lubao so I can be sure this will be a very memorable and different kind of Christmas, but a happy and rewarding one to say the least :)
This past week has been really good and we had a lot of investigators at church yesterday! We also extended baptismal invitations to Harlyn, Karen, and Elsa and they all said yes! They loved church and love it when we come to teach them. Their grandpa always tells us we bring a special spirit to their home and he now wants to listen to our lessons and come to church! Im telling you, the Lord has really prepared people here to receive the gospel and It is such a gift to be able to teach them but more importantly love them and help them to live happier lives. Serving others, loving others- this is the spirit of Christmas and I feel so blessed to be a missionary here in the Philippines. It has truly made me appreciate my life back home and what I have in my life. These people here live in small shacks with dirt floors and have no money to get nice gifts for their kids, but they are so humble and happy to just receive a bag of rice or fruit... It makes me think about how much I have been given and what the Lord has blessed me with.This entire experience has taught me so much and filled me with gratitude to my savior. I love you all and wish you a very merry Christmas or in Tagalog- Maligayang Pasko!!!!! I love you all so much and send my love across the seas! Mahal ko kayo!!!!
So I know I said in my last email that I wont be homesick for Christmas... ya that may have been slightly false information haha BUT I do know that the work I am doing here is so important and this christmas I spend away from home will be the first christmas where I am able to give a really good gift to my savior- my 18 months serving him as a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. I know that the best gift we can give, is the gift of the gospel to our fellow brothers and sisters and I feel so blessed and happy to be able to do this everyday here in the Philippines.
This Christmas I will be waking up at 6:30 and going out to share the gospel to the people here in Lubao so I can be sure this will be a very memorable and different kind of Christmas, but a happy and rewarding one to say the least :) This past week has been really good and we had a lot of investigators at church yesterday! We also extended baptismal invitations to Harlyn, Karen, and Elsa and they all said yes! They loved church and love it when we come to teach them. Their grandpa always tells us we bring a special spirit to their home and he now wants to listen to our lessons and come to church! Im telling you, the Lord has really prepared people here to receive the gospel and It is such a gift to be able to teach them but more importantly love them and help them to live happier lives. Serving others, loving others- this is the spirit of Christmas and I feel so blessed to be a missionary here in the Philippines. It has truly made me appreciate my life back home and what I have in my life. These people here live in small shacks with dirt floors and have no money to get nice gifts for their kids, but they are so humble and happy to just receive a bag of rice or fruit... It makes me think about how much I have been given and what the Lord has blessed me with.This entire experience has taught me so much and filled me with gratitude to my savior. I love you all and wish you a very merry Christmas or in Tagalog- Maligayang Pasko!!!!! I love you all so much and send my love across the seas! Mahal ko kayo!!!!
Love always,
Sister Lowe :)
pics:
1 Miss you all!!!
2. Merry Christmas!!!
3. Me and sister Leakehe in our new apartment!
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