Happy September!

The first week of September was full of great missionary days.

It began with Bambang District Conference.   Bambang was one of the areas hardest hit by the typhoon earlier in August.  We heard many accounts of members taking care of each other and of our missionaries.  The Conference was a sweet time to meet with the members and missionaries, to feel the strength of testimonies, and to share in the light of the Gospel, which shines brightly in the Philippines.

District President Tajon and his first Counselor

Baptisms Saturday night

Elders Oldem, McLaughlin, and James



Youth Meetings Sunday morning

Members and Missionaries at Sunday Conference

"We must cherish one another, watch over one another, comfort one another

and gain instruction, that we may all sit down in heaven together."

                                                                                              Lucy Mack Smith

On Tuesday, we visited District meetings in Santiago, hearing great lessons prepared by 

District leaders Elder Marshall, Elder Saba, and Elder Findlay.

Three Districts from Santiago North and South Zones

Back Row:  Elders Dagal, Phippen, Llorin, Zhang, Camain, Allen, Williams,
Marshall, Doney, Teitibwebwe, Cass, Pingol, Jimenez
Front row:  Sisters Bienvinuto, Sumagpao, Khushi, Nosler, Perlas, Frame, Fugaban,
Elder Saba, Sister Bureeti, Elder De Guzman, Elder Findlay

And we brought mail!  Sister Perlas and Sister Frame enjoying letters and packages.

Wednesday was Mission Leadership Council

This is an insightful and wise group--

Back:  Elders Oldem, Juzgaya, Woodruff, Amoi,, Wellman, Linnell, Ardon, bluth, Dixon, Nielson, Sisters Wilkins, Tlulikihihifo
Middle:  Sisters Manguil, Klein, Ramos, Morales, Peckham, Saez, Larsen, Gardoce, Elders Garcia, Coronel, Caluz, McLaughlin, James
Front:  Elders Legarde, Allen Ilagan, Llorin, Lacambra, Samar, Pingol, Jimenez, Ballentos, Smith, Bundy

I promise. . .

Thursday was the New Trainers Training

Some of our Sisters who will be training new missionaries on September 11--
Sister Nembangu, Sister Ilagan, Sister Davis, Sister Frame, Sister Sumagpao, Sister Bureeti,
Sister Rantayo, and Sister Berghout





Saturday there were 40 baptisms across the mission!
Here are some of them...

                              "...and now,  as ye are desirous to come into the fold of God,

                                                      and to be called his people...

being baptized in the name of the Lord, as a witness before him. . .

that he may pour out his Spirit more abundantly upon you..."

We invite others to come unto Christ!