One transfer older and wiser too hahah  

Magandang umaga sa inyo lahat. Soo I’m not very smart because for the last ten minutes the internet here has been going crazy and not working…and it wasn’t until now that I figured that I should just open Microsoft word and write the email here first. So I kind of wasted time. But oh well.  So kumusta po kayo? I’m doing well here in Molino. Today is the day of transfer calls but I’m not worried. I’ve only been here for a transfer and a half. And we still have a lot of work to do here.

   So this week was good. But this Sunday was amazing! We had 9 less actives come to church.  We were soooo happy.  We’ve been working with them for quite a while. And to see them progress is probably one of the best feelings in the entire world.  I can’t even hardly explain it cause we were so happy haha. We saw the Pabilin family walk in and me and my companion literally ran out and hugged her and then I said to my companion that it wouldn’t even matter if anyone else came to church. Just as long as she was there.  I guess that was kind of an overreaction. But still haha.

This week we also got to teach sister Marnila. She is one of my favorite people here. She is so nice and so willing to listen to everything we teach.  She works sooo much so we don’t get to see her very often. But those lessons are the ones where you leave and you just have soo much energy.  She saw that we were drinking water out of just regular water bottles like those we bought at 7/11. And she got mad cause those aren’t healthy for us. So she went and bought us real water bottles.

I have officially no time this week because we had to change computer shops and people are rushing me. I don’t like to be rushed.  So I’m taking my time.  Haha I’m so mean. But we can hang out all day for the rest of the week and I only get to talk to you all for 1 hour. So they can just chill.   And I am sorry for everyone that I couldn’t email back. I LOVE getting emails and I just sit there and read them and laugh and it’s the best. And then I don’t have much time to write back.

But this week I was just thinking about everyone that has helped me so much in my life.  Kind of a long trip down memory lane last night. Because we taught a lesson and I told a story about a lesson I learned at girl’s camp one year…the one about the iron rod.  How even the smallest temptations can pull us away and stuff. And I just wondered how in the world I would even be able to be on a mission if I didn’t have all of you guys helping me and teaching me back when I was a kid haha. So don’t ever take for granted the callings you have or the chances you have to teach others. Because for sure I remember the lessons that I had from young womens’ and everywhere.  And even if they didn’t really hit home that much then…they do later on.  So yeah .  I love you all and I really hope you know that.  You don’t realize it until you’re on the other side of the world I guess haha.  But if I was mayaman I would write every one of you a letter and say thanks and say how much it meant….but I don’t have the time or money for that haha. SOoo maybe when I get home I’ll try and do it. But for right now just know that I am thankful for the time you have given to help me and you’ve made the missionaries who they are today! So you’re awesome!

 Have an amazing week!  It’s almost Christmas! Love you all

Sister Van Tassell