Hi there Family!
It's P-day again! Today we ate at Chow King.
It was super yummy. I love being in Laoag city where we can go to restaurants
on P-day.
You know what's kind of funny? I really feel
like a Filipino sometimes because whenever I see an American who is not a missionary,
I stare in bewilderment because it's so rare, and I wonder what in the
world they're doing here. Especially the other day when I saw a blond little
white boy riding his bike down the street, and while back when I saw an
mom with her two little blond children shopping at Novo (my favorite store--it
has all sorts of stuff, like notebooks, clothes, household items, hair things,
and all sorts of random stuff).
You know how Baguio means storm? Well, I
found out that "Laoag" means "light" in Ilocano, so it is
nicknamed the sunshine city. So Rebecca went to the storm mission, and I
m in the sunshine mission. :) I thought that was pretty cool when I found that
out.
The other day, we were teaching K, and there
were two little children there, and when we left to go home, we said goodbye to
the little children, and Sister Cabato asked "why do they only giggle when
Sister Boekweg talks to them?" and K said "It's because she's
imported." Hehe. That made me laugh.
Oh, and the other day, I was helping K with
her English homework, and it was HARD. No wonder Filipinos get so good at
English. It went into all sorts of complicated grammar stuff that was even a
little bit hard for me to figure out for some of it. I was really surprised.
But I am no longer surprised that most of the Filipinos can understand English.
My ward mission leader has the cutest of all
the cutest babies on earth, except for Nephi. He is about 8 months old, and he
is so shy. You can make him cry just by looking at him too long.
Oh, and Tatay A had his baptismal interview
last Saturday, and he passed! He will be baptized tomorrow, which is his 68th
birthday. He is so excited. He was there an hour early for his interview. I'm
so excited.
Anyway, life is still great here in the Laoag
mission. We're teaching Brother A now, who is the
18-year-old son of Sister C. We're also teaching the siblings of the stake
president's wife, and they are really progressing. They come to church almost
every Sunday, and they have a baptismal date for February 23.
I'm so happy with my Tagalog. I can read the
Tagalog Book of Mormon now almost without having to look up any words, and I
really feel like I'm understanding almost everything. I was really surprised the
other day when a guy was talking really fast, and I understood everything he
said. I know the gift of tongues is real. There is no way I could learn Tagalog
this fast if it wasn't.
I know this is the only true church on the
earth. I love the gospel. I am so thankful to be able to help others come
unto Christ. I love you all! Continue reading the Book of Mormon every day, and
praying every day, and going to church every Sunday. Never ever stop doing
those things. They are so so so super important in order to stay on the
straight and narrow path.
I love you,
Love, Sister Boekweg
Baguio Time
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