Faith is bigger in Tagalog

Kamusta po!
      I have officially been here for more than a week! It has been the longest and fastest week of my life. We are so busy all of the time. We pretty much spend all of our time in class, studying, eating, and sleeping.
      Learning Tagalog is definitely the hardest thing I've ever done. But it's crazy to look back and see just how much I've learned. A week ago I could barely introduce myself, and now I've taught 4 lessons in Tagalog (with notes). And I can teach a very broken first discussion by myself in three minutes! When I was thinking about what I would email, I kept trying to figure it out to say it in Tagalog, pero maintindihan ang kayo hindi Tagalog. (you don't understand Tagalog.)
       On Tuesday we had an amazing devotional. My kasama and I were in the MTC choir and we sang "This is the Christ." Then Elder Gong and his wife spoke! It was so amazing to be so close to a prophet. The atmosphere of the room completely changed when he walked in, and the spirit was so strong. He was so funny and shared a powerful message about missionary work that really inspired me.
        In the MTC, every day is a good day. No matter how discouraged and miserable I feel at some point, there's always something wonderful that makes me so happy. I love my district and zone so much. All the elders and sisters are so much fun to be around. And fire forges the fastest friendship (I'm not sure if that's a proverb, but it should be) We're all struggling together and we've become so close. Nothing we do is ever easy. It is literally impossible for us to accomplish what we need to on our own. We are forced to rely on Pananampalatya at ng Kaloob ng ang Wika (Faith and the gift of tongues).
        I am so happy here. I learn so much every day, and I love being a missionary so much!
              Sige po bay!
                   Sister Harrison


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