Infanta !!! 4-23-2018

This week was a fun week ! We were able to stay super busy this last week of the Transfer! We started it out with teaching the Valentino Family and Muircha Family. So they are cousins and their moms were baptized when they were 15.. And now its cool because their kids are getting taught by us at this age.. So its awesome! They accepted the Baptismal Invitation and will be getting ready for May. This week we also taught them LOC.. And it looks like Nanay inst going to be able to get married to her husband .. Because apparently there is no divorcement here in the Philippines. And Nanay is married to someone before.. SO that was probably the saddest lesson ive ever had in my mission.. It breaks my heart. So the kids can get baptized tho.. We also had exchanges and Elder Jones one of my last companions was able to get to know them. So that was fun for them! But now.. The kids know where they need to get married! The temple for FOREVER! I love this picture my Dad took of a temple in Mexico on his work trip this week..

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This is the week for Daniel! He should have his interview this week! And get baptized pretty soon. Precious loved her 5 day overnighter in Manila! They had tons of fun and learned alot they said. She really wants a copy of D&C now.. Elna and Lyra her neighbors went too.. They brought my camera and took over 400 pictures! They loved it too!! It was so good for their testimony.. SO about their family.. Their little sister Baby Jane committed to baptism ! This week marks her 2nd time at church! And about the parents.. They have partners before and that they were married too.. So it doesnt look like they can get married.! Where is the Forever here in the Philippines i swear.. I honestly dont get it..But the mom is taking the lessons now!! The dad is really not interested in listening to the gospel.. But he always makes sure they have money to get to church! SO thanks Tay.. :)

Another story about the same thing..marriage.. Sister Lorna.. We were able to teach her this week!!! I met her here my first Sunday with her husband at church.! The problem is that they arent married.. They were supposed to get married a long time ago but.. they got into a little dis agreement.. So the marriage never happened. They can get married because they dont have any one before.. Theyve been together for 23 years now.. They shouldve have done it in Feburary but the elders here didnt make it work😑 because it was free with the goverment.. they goverement does a free day for people to get married.. and it didnt go through with it.. So..yeah its kind of just magulo(hectic) right now.. But i contacted the mission president about it.. and he is helpingg.. thats why theres a lot of kids getting baptized here in the Philippines.. because this is the problem! Only some people are married ! 

Sunday was another awesome turn out at church! For two weeks in a row we have had 14 investigators at sacrament ! 🤘 Our investigators bring their freinds too! So its been making for a big turnout.. We take so many seats up at Sacrament. It was awesome!

Waitt......1 more storyy....about the same problem LOC xD Weve been continuing to bike over the mountain(well its a hill but i like to exagorate,because im always dying every time we go over it) to go to Nambalan.. Thats what the area is called and boom.. So we went into the house to teach the kids and then theres this boy(John Carl) who is in the house too.. So were like..okay make sure you listen too.. We taught the whole L1 and they loved it and understood it.. Mae ann acpeted for Baptism ! Melony her little sister is super mahiya(embaressed ) she always hides her face with her hair.. but we bonded with themm..after the lesson they needed to get water for cooking and washing clothes... no they dont have a faucet or hose to get water.. they have to go to the river!! and bring buckets to fill up so they have water.. So we walked over and there and tried helping them but all the water was dried up! As of right now i dont know what they ended up having to do.. They are okay tho. Their older brother was there to help.. so about John Carl.. hes 11 and his dad is so active ! we were able to go after church to their house and teach them..His older brother Joseph is a member !(14) and just went on FSY too.. Their dad was baptized in 1991.. And is still very strong in the church! Him and his wife right now tho arent married.. I honestly dont know the whole situation.. the wife doesnt really like talking to us :/// But John Carl has a date with his neighbor Mae Ann for May too! SO it was such a blessing! yeah so the Dad has never been able to get sealed in the temple... and he hasnet been endowed yet.. Its so complicated.. Apparently you can get an Annolment.. but it takes so long to get and its super expensive.. and no one has money for it.. So the marrige is a big concern right now for us.. The Lord has a plan for these investigators and members tho! 

This week also on exchanges me and the YING did exchanges for the second time! We worked in their area Guisguis! We were able to do some good up there! I interviewed two of their investigators for baptism! They were baptized in the River on saturday! it was so cool! they did an awesome job! And had dinner with some awesome members! Shout out to Chris and Ann for working with us!

So We will know later tonight if anyone will get transfered ! 

THE CHURCH IS TRUE! Got to email on Tuesday for the first time in my mission because the internet went out and the electricity ! so funn stuff. everyone was going crazy.. But its back now.so thats good.Love you guys!

The babes are coming up on 16 months now! They are so cute!!  

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Elder Breinholt