January 19th - 26th 2025

 

I think that we have mentioned Elder Ivan before.  He is from Papua New Guinea.  He lost his mother last week.  We drove up to where he is serving in Cuyapo and he shard stories of his Mom and how much he loves her.  It broke our hearts.  What a fine Elder he is.

So we did what any good mission leaders would do - we took him out to eat unlimited wings.😁

Also - meet Elder Heder, Elder Ivan's wonderful companion.  Guess who his uncle is (his father's brother?). Napoleon Dynamite.

President Bingham working in Cutud with Elder Landon and Elder Babanto.

Me working in Cutud with Sister Aplicador and Sister Bentley.  Happy day when we get out and really be missionaries with our fellow missionaries.

We met this wonderful mother named Michelle.  We were able to share with her about the Book of Mormon.  As we sat in her humble home, Michelle had tears running down her cheeks.  That is joy!

Awesome lesson with Lyndsee & her father Albert.  It was so much fun to share with Lyndsee about how I found out if the Book of Mormon was true when I was just her age.  Also - her dad, Albert was so attentive to our message.  I love that I can share about how the gospel has been instrumental as we have raised our family.  JOY!

This group about wiped me out of my supply of pass-a-long cards.  They are so darling!  The Filipino kids are really beautiful!  I wish I could bring a couple home with us.

Final lesson of the night!  One recent convert, one very interested young man and a mother that just needs to get married so she can get baptized.

Trike ride with the sisters!

 We grabbed a quick lunch at a ramen shop in the mall.  YUM.

Pday bike ride this morning.  This time we included a couple of Elders to ride along - Elder Tabaquiero and Elder Callahan.  20 miles on a beautiful Pday morning.

Might be one of the best ice cream flavors ever

It was quite an adventure but - Michael finally found some horns!