Kamusta y'all!

We had a pretty good week. We found some new people to teach, and we've been helping the Brother and Sister Emiliano get ready for their baptism on Saturday! This week I learned about respecting the agency of others. We have one sister we're teaching that we're struggling to help pray. She says she prays on her own, but no matter what we try she won't pray with us. We were getting pretty stuck about how to help her. But I realized that we're already doing everything we can. We've taught her how to pray and why it's important. We've encouraged her and tried to figure out what her concerns are. We've done our part. Now it's up to her. No one can force her to do anything she doesn't want to do.

    And that's how it is for all of us. No one can force us to do anything, good or bad. That's the power that has been given to us that will never be taken away. We don't get to choose the results of our choices, but our power to act is a critical part of our learning process. "Therefore, cheer up your hearts, and remember that ye are free to act for yourselves—to choose the way of everlasting death or the way of eternal life." -2 Nephi 10:23

       Aganad y'all!

1. Sister Abellana's birthday!

2. It's a party when a returned missionary comes to visit.