Nagstisting ako - 23 March 2026

Hello Friends and family, 

This week was nothing too special. It was really just the mission grind:That being said, there were some cool things that happened this week that I would like to mention. 

The first one is that we had what we call a district bullets on Tuesday in our area. This is where the entire district comes to our area and just finds new people to teach for 1 whole day. This was a really cool experience, because Elder Gallagher and I had a weird amount of success. Including one nanay (grandma) that we were definitely supposed to find. We walked up to a house that had a sari-sari store in the front of it and we noticed that it was completely empty. So we knocked and asked and she was struggling financially because she was paying for her daughter's schooling. We were then able to share about the plan of salvation and bear testimony that Heavenly Father loves her. Simple words that left everyone in tears, it was lit. 

The next day we did finding again, just me and Elder Borejon this time. We happened to come across a member who works here for 11 months of the year but couldn't find the church. She also lives with her cousin who isn't a member but was previously taught and is willing to listen again. That was a very lit experience as well. 

Of course, with each one of these, comes about 10 to 20 other houses that just do not care or are born again pastors, so that's fun. 

As for the language, well it's cheeks. Just kidding, it's fine. It's just frustrating that I'm not fully fluent yet and that it's so hard to speak but its chill. I've improve a lot this transfer and I think this next transfer will kind be like a break through time--hopefully. Or, God will determine that I have not been sufficiently humbled yet and I will not understand a thing. LOL, we shall see. 

Other than that, it was really just a pretty chill week. I've determined I want to rock climb when I get home. Ya. Thats about it. 

Hope you all had a fantastic week and are enjoying spring. This is currently the coldest weather I have felt in probably about a year. 

 Anyways love you all and feel free to reach out, I would love to hear from you. 

 Peace, Elder Shill





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