Called to Serve: March 2015

MAGANDANG ARAW SA INYONG LAHAT :)

School is out! Here in the Philippines that is... So summer has already begun here :) But I've been feeling the heat for a year now...haha :) Transfers went great this week. I just received my new companion yesterday morning, coming straight from Mindoro. Sister Panis is great! We are going to have a good transfer together :)

No exchanges this week, so things haven't been quite as hectic as usual. It has been kind of good to get caught up on everything. I'm excited because we met a lady on the street named Liza Ann Barro and she was just so receptive. I don't know why but the whole time I was talking to her I had felt like I already knew her. It was a weird feeling I've never felt before. She has 7 kids!! From ages 16, down to turning 1. We just went to them yesterday and taught their family! The dad had just left to go sell ice cream for money but we met him on the way in and he called out to us because they were all waiting for us to come teach them. He was really nice too! I am so excited because I have been really striving to find full FAMILIES to teach and help them be baptized so that they can eventually be sealed in temple as an eternal family. I've been really having this desire to find and teach FAMILIES. And of course, we've been teaching some, but none were really promising. But I just have a special feeling about this family. I love them so much!

So! Easter is coming up soon and I'm sure you all have heard of the #BECAUSEHELIVES initiative that the Church is doing in remembrance of Christ's Resurrection. I hope you all are getting on board in helping to proclaim this message to the world that HE LIVES. And the peace and joy we can find in our lives because He is. I hope everyone will check out YouTube on April 5th to watch the beautiful video that the Church has put together.

I know that He lives. He is out Savior, Brother, and Best Friend. He suffered for each and every one of us individually. He loves us unconditionally. Because of Him, anything is possible. I hope you can discover Him in your life. Because He is there.

Dahil sa Kanya, lahat ng ating mabigat na pasanin na nasa ating balikat ay aalis. Dahil sa Kanya, maari tayong magbago; baguhin ang ating sarili mismo at maging mas katulad natin Siya. Dahil sa Kanya, hindi natin kailangang maging takot; kahit sobrang sama ang mundo natin ngayon kasi Siya ay nasa harap ng Lahat. Tayo ay nasa Kanyang Kamay. At Siya ang Perfect Master. Gusto kong magpatotoo na MAHAL NIYA TAYO.

HE LIVES. HE IS THERE. FIND HIM. :)

http://www.mormon.org/easter

Anyway, I'm almost out of time. But I found this story the other day that I really really liked. So I want to share it with you all. I'll attach it at the end of this email. Sorry I didn't have time to send pictures this week, I'll send em next week.And I'll just end with letting you all know how much I LOVE each and every one of you. I treasure the friendships and love that I have with you all and will forever be grateful for the person that each of you play in my life.

MAHAL NA MAHAL KO KAYO!

Sister Oyler

KAMUSTA?!

I can't believe it is transfers again already!! This transfer came and went in a blink! Sister Ordakowski got picked up yesterday by the senior couple to go to the mission home! Her flight home will be tomorrow. Time goes so fast. I had so much fun with her this transfer.

My new companion will be Sister Panis from Davao, Philippines. I will be training her as a new STL. She's coming from Mindoro though, so she won't have a flight here until Sunday morning. So I'll be companion-less for a whole week. Ha :( It'll just mean lots of splits with ward members this week!

Well, Jeff's baptism went great!! He was so nervous to stand and give his testimony afterwards, but he did it! And he did so well! It was a great baptism :)

Afterwards, we were able to go on our ward's temple trip!! It was so much fun! The Spirit at the temple was so peaceful! I could definitely see the desire and excitement build in the members and investigators to prepare themselves to enter the temple.

Well, I honestly have no more time. THIS WEEK HAS BEEN SO HECTIC. But I'll just leave you with a picture that pretty much describes it all.