Hi everyone

There’s a lot to say and not much time.  So I’ll make it fast.  This week was fun.  We did a lot of OYMing and trying to get new investigators but we didn’t have much luck.  Hopefully it will pay off when we get our return appointments next week.  We had one really fun one. We walked out of a lesson with a less active and her friend was outside filling up some 5 gallon jugs with water.  Anyway she started talking to her friend and telling her about us missionaries so we started to OYM and it was going great and she was receptive and all that good stuff but then the less active was like oh they just want to baptize you. So that kind of killed it. We tried to save it but really there is no saving it because no one wants to talk to the missionaries that just want to baptize the crap out of you.  So yeah we thought it was over cause she kind of stopped talking to us. But then we asked if she needed help carrying her jugs to her house.  And of course she said no and that she was going to go get her son to get them.  But we refused to take no for an answer and we each grabbed one and told her to lead the way.  It’s super funny because they are always so impressed when we can lift heavy things.  But anyway eventually she led the way to her house....saying "huwag na"  the entire way. But we got to her house and put it down and she was laughing and saying thanks.  And no we didn’t teach her but she was a lot more friendly to us.  So I’m hoping that when we go back that she will at least listen to us.  Yeah the little services are the funniest because it just shows people that we are normal and we want to help and we aren’t just stiff missionaries that want to have bible study.

    Speaking of missionaries.  There are soo many Jehovah witness missionaries in our area.  There are some that set up a little stand that we pass on the way home almost every day.  So one day we decided to stop and say hi.  And it was awesome.  We talked to them and made friends with them and so now every day we stop and shake their hands and ask them how they’re doing.  One of the best and worst parts of being a missionary is talking to everyone.  But this time it was fun. Because you just get to smile and make friends everywhere.  And walking down the streets is a lot more fun when you have people to wave at and say hi to.

    So this week one of the elders in our district got emergency transferred.  So that wasn’t fun.  But we had a district dinner.  So that was fun.  Our district is super fun and we all get along really well.  So it’s sad when one leaves.

  I had to give a talk this Sunday.  I did it mostly in English.  But speaking in church is harder than just speaking to regular people.  I don’t know why but my Tagalog sucks worse when I talk to members.  But I guess that’s just because a lot of them speak English so well.  I only spoke for like 5 minutes and it was good because I didn’t have to play the piano.  But the one cool thing about still being in this area is seeing people from m1 and then they hear my Tagalog and see the improvement.  Because they have been around me from day one.  So they’ve seen a lot of improvement. 

   Sorry if this letter is super spastic and doesn’t make any sense.  I only have a little time because we are going to las pinas to play laser tag for a zone activity.  So more next week ;)

Love you all.  Keep on keepin on.
XOXOX from muntinlupa

Sister Van Tassell