Well, my time in Aparri has come to a close and this week I will be
transferring to the last area of my mission. I have been called to
serve as a Sister Training Leader...it is like a Zone Leader for those of you who have served a mission in the past. I am grateful to be called to
serve the Lord in an additional capacity.
But just because this was my last week in Aparri does not mean it
was not full of experiences. Let's review the week:
1. I got a bad sunburn. All the Pinoys kept saying that I was
blushing. "Oh, Sister Copeland, you are even blushing on your
arms!" Sorry, Filipinos, I was not blushing...it was a
sunburn.
2. We asked our less-active member how his daily scripture study
was. He said, "Great!" Then he told us that he just got
finished reading "The Spirit of God," a favorite song of
his from the hymn book. We told him that although it is great to
read the hymn book, he needs to also read from the Book of Mormon
each day.
Daily scripture study?
3. We have been eating a lot of swordfish. It is my
favorite.
4. We spent time this week locating some old investigators of
the missionaries who served in our area in the past. We found the
Rabor family this week who gladly let us in to speak and share.
They were very open in explaining that although they had a desire
to be baptized into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints,
they decided not to be. Their reason? They could not understand
the missionaries. They didn't speak their language, Illocano. I am
grateful for spiritual gifts, especially the
ability to communicate in the local dialect. The Rabor family has
another chance to hear and understand the fullness of the gospel.
This does not mean they will be baptized tomorrow, but at least
they can partake of the blessings of knowledge of God's plan for
them. I am grateful that the Lord blesses His servants in different
ways so that they can reach the people He has prepared.
Spiritual gifts?
I love you all! Ayo Ayo.
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