Hot Cocoa Weather??

May 6, 2019

So to start out, it is definitely not hot cocoa weather...

Funny story tho. We just got done having a really good lesson with someone at around 5pm, and it was still really hot...maybe like 85 degrees. We were about to leave, when she  told us to wait because she had something for us. Somehow, she must have forgotten that it was hot, and she brought us hot chocolate (I say hot chocolate, but it is really this "chocolate" mix stuff that's really bad). It would have been rude not to drink it, so of course I did, but by the end I was sweating so much haha!

Also, we went to a birthday party for an older guy! In the weeks leading up to his birthday, he made sure to call me several times to tell me that his birthday was coming up and he was expecting a gift from me. I had nothing... I searched in my bags and almost thought about giving him Vitamins, at one point...haha. But then I saw that Elder Richeson had left some of his b-day stuff (including banners, balloons, and noise makers) when he was transferred, so I just brought that and hoped he wouldn't get mad at me. HE LOVED IT! We had such a fun time celebrating in his humble home! Filipinos are so appreciative of the smallest things! They're awesome!

Elder Rabanal and I have been working hard. Our new favorite thing to do is finding investigators, using temples to inspire them. We introduce our message and talk about families and how our message will bless their families. Then we start talking about temples! We show them pictures of temples, especially the ones in Cebu and Manila, and testify to them of their holiness. We then tell them a little bit about the priesthood, and how through temples and the priesthood, their family will be able to be together forever. This has made our finding so much more effective and the Spirit is so strong in the lessons! I miss temples so much! Never take them for granted! 

In the Old Testament, I was reading about King Solomon and the temple he built. When he gave the dedicatory prayer, a cloud came in the temple, representing the presence of Jehovah. I know that temples are a connection between heaven and earth, and that God and Jesus' presence dwell there!

Love you all! Visit the temple for me, if you can!