Week 21 (Binalbagan)
Maayon aga sa tanan!
This week was full of teaching and trying to help our investigators come closer to Christ and develop the desire to be baptized. At the end of each day we were very exhausted, but that just means we were working hard. We found lots of new investigators and invited them to church as well as continued to teaching other investigators and invited them to church. So you'd think the chapel hall would be overflowing with our investigator friends right? Hahaha abi nyo....abi namon man. We had one investigator attend our special sacrament in Nabuswang and none at the actual church.
The one investigator who did come to church is 18 years old and her father and brother are members. She's awesome and really listens to the lessons and answers questions and adds her own insights. She accepted a baptismal date and I am praying that she'll continue to go to church and prepare for her baptism.
It's hard to work so hard and try to do all you can with no results. Missions are hard for many reasons, and this is one of them. Is that reason to slack off or give up? No way! I am here serving my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. He never slacked off or gave up. He suffered for our pains and our sorrows and our sins so we would have the chance to return back to our Father in Heaven. There are people who will not accept his sacrifice and not return back to Heavenly Father. But Christ sacrificed Himself for their sins too, because He loves them and He at least gave them the chance to choose to repent. As a representative of Jesus Christ, my purpose is to help people here in Bacolod mission to have the opportunity to choose Christ, to follow Him, to enter into His church, so that they can know how to return to the kingdom of God. I know that to return to our Heavenly Father we must have faith in Christ and His Atonement, repent of our sins, be baptized the same way Christ was baptized, receive the gift of the Holy Ghost, and endure to the end. I know that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is Christ's true church upon the earth today. I know that President Russell M. Nelson is a true prophet of God. I know that Christ is directing his church through him and through the Twelve Apostles. I know that we all have the wonderful gift to choose. And I know with all my soul that if we choose Christ and follow Him, we will return to our heavenly home. Heavenly Father and Christ are always watching over us, hoping that we will continue on the path back to them. I bear testimony that these things are true in the sacred name of Jesus Christ. Amen.
I love you all and I can't thank you enough for your support and prayers! Padayon hasta sa wala'y katapusan (endure to the end)! Never forget that Heavenly Father's love for you is unconditional. That means no matter who you are and what you've done, He loves you, because you are His child.
Sister Bingham
Apologies, my camera SD card got wiped because I forgot to lock it before putting it in the computer so no new pictures this week. Of course the one time I forget to lock it....
This week was full of teaching and trying to help our investigators come closer to Christ and develop the desire to be baptized. At the end of each day we were very exhausted, but that just means we were working hard. We found lots of new investigators and invited them to church as well as continued to teaching other investigators and invited them to church. So you'd think the chapel hall would be overflowing with our investigator friends right? Hahaha abi nyo....abi namon man. We had one investigator attend our special sacrament in Nabuswang and none at the actual church.
The one investigator who did come to church is 18 years old and her father and brother are members. She's awesome and really listens to the lessons and answers questions and adds her own insights. She accepted a baptismal date and I am praying that she'll continue to go to church and prepare for her baptism.
It's hard to work so hard and try to do all you can with no results. Missions are hard for many reasons, and this is one of them. Is that reason to slack off or give up? No way! I am here serving my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. He never slacked off or gave up. He suffered for our pains and our sorrows and our sins so we would have the chance to return back to our Father in Heaven. There are people who will not accept his sacrifice and not return back to Heavenly Father. But Christ sacrificed Himself for their sins too, because He loves them and He at least gave them the chance to choose to repent. As a representative of Jesus Christ, my purpose is to help people here in Bacolod mission to have the opportunity to choose Christ, to follow Him, to enter into His church, so that they can know how to return to the kingdom of God. I know that to return to our Heavenly Father we must have faith in Christ and His Atonement, repent of our sins, be baptized the same way Christ was baptized, receive the gift of the Holy Ghost, and endure to the end. I know that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is Christ's true church upon the earth today. I know that President Russell M. Nelson is a true prophet of God. I know that Christ is directing his church through him and through the Twelve Apostles. I know that we all have the wonderful gift to choose. And I know with all my soul that if we choose Christ and follow Him, we will return to our heavenly home. Heavenly Father and Christ are always watching over us, hoping that we will continue on the path back to them. I bear testimony that these things are true in the sacred name of Jesus Christ. Amen.
I love you all and I can't thank you enough for your support and prayers! Padayon hasta sa wala'y katapusan (endure to the end)! Never forget that Heavenly Father's love for you is unconditional. That means no matter who you are and what you've done, He loves you, because you are His child.
Sister Bingham
Apologies, my camera SD card got wiped because I forgot to lock it before putting it in the computer so no new pictures this week. Of course the one time I forget to lock it....
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