Transfer Or Stay?

Hello Everyone???

Well, Rain was all over the Philippines last week, until now it is still raining.

I have some Announcements...

3 Of our Solid Progressing Investigators will be Interviewed this coming Friday!!!

Please help us Pray for them! :)

One of our New Investigator, Brother Mark O., seems to Love The Church. We've been teaching him for 2 Weeks now, He attends Church 3 times now, and He also attends Institute. He's really really Progressing! He stopped drinking Coffee when We taught him The Word Of Wisdom. For Sure He will get baptized this September.

Also, We have this Investigator, Marites M.,We've been teaching her for like 5 Weeks now. She attends Church Every Sunday, But She's really struggling in living the Word Of Wisdom. She Loves Coffee so much! But Last Friday, We emphasized the Importance of living The Word Of Wisdom, She committed to Live it, and Yesterday, at The Church, A Ward Missionary asked her if she stopped drinking Coffee. Marites said Yes!!! That was a Big Progress for her. She is really showing her Faith and Desire to Follow The Savior. 

And, Sister Jaycee T. Passed The Interview last Friday!!!

Hurrah! The Long Wait Is Over... She's been waiting for her Baptism Date.

And Now, It is happening! She will be Baptized this coming 29th of August.

I am so Happy for her! She has a Strong Testimony of The Gospel.

She is willing to submit everything, just to follow The Commandments of God.

She is Super Obedient and has the Attributes of Christ. I know for a surety that She will remain Strong in the Church. She attends Seminary, and Loves being at the Church. I am excited for her Baptism. All Of Our Investigators are experiencing Real Conversion. And I do testify that They are Converted in The Gospel Of Jesus Christ now.

I am Praying and Hoping that I don't get transferred...

Speaking Of Transfers. Yes! You're Right! On August 26,

It is Transfer Announcements Again!!!

This Past Days I've been Praying and asking for a sign If I will get transferred or Not.

And The Signs so Far are not really Clear. But Yesterday, I think I received an answer. during the Sacrament Meeting I prayed and asked God for A Sign...

After saying that Prayer, The first thing I saw when I opened my Eyes was The EXIT sign at the top of the Door. I think that EXIT sign means Yes...

Some of the Members gave me letters and started saying Goodbye...

It makes me Sad!!! My Heart doesn't wanna leave Lupao yet.

I Love This Area so much! This Area changed me so much!

And I really Love My Companion, Last Friday, In our Companionship Inventory

We shared The Christlike Attributes that We have. The Attributes that both of us have is Charity and Service. We Love and Serve each other Every Day. And Maybe that is the reason why, We really get along since the beginning of our Time together. I still want to spend more time with this Missionary, I am Learning a lot from him. He Never Gives Up, He is always Positive, and Never gets Mad. I Love his Personality and Sense of Humor so much. My Conversion and Testimony keeps on Increasing.

But, No Matter What Happens, I will always put my Trust in The Lord.

He Knows what to do. And Everything happens for a Reason.

That's all for Today.

LOVE:

       ELDER ORDEJAN

Philippines Angeles Mission

Pictures:

*Me And Elder Naylor

*With The Members

A Week Of Awesomeness!

Hello Everyone,

Sorry if my Email is kind of late today, We had a Zone Activity, We went to the Pantabangan Lake. It was really Fun!

I can't believe that Me and Elder Naylor has been together for almost 5 Weeks now. Next Week will be Transfers again. But I dont wanna be Transferred yet.

I wanna be with Elder Naylor for One, Two, or Three Transfers more. I still want to stay in Lupao. And I really really want to Witness some of our Investigators Baptism. But It depends, The Lord knows what to do, No matter what happens, I know that Everything happens for a reason.

Anyways, We are still focusing on our Investigators with Baptism Dates,

Actually, One of our Investigator will be interviewed this Coming Friday and She will be Our 5th Baptism for The month of August, Her Baptism Date is on the 29th.

She is one of The Solid Investigators that wr have here, She attends the Seminary and We have seen her Change because of The Gospel. I can say that She is Ready!

She's really really excited for her Baptism.

We Are also focusing the Siblings of our Recent Converts. They are all Solid, Names are; Divine(James's younger sister), Michelle, and Sheila(Leomark's younger Sisters).

They are all engaged in The Church. They attend Activities, Seminary and Institute.

They're all Amazing! I Love teaching them so much! We talked to their Parents and asked about them, The Mother of Divine and James made me teary eyed, She told us that She's been wishing for someone to change them, She added, I am Thankful to The Lord that He sends you here. You are my answers to my prayer. When she said that My Heart started to Burn. That's one of the Heart Melting Line that I've ever heard in my Entire Existence.

We Asked her if we could Teach her as well, And she said Yes!!!

It will be a great opportunity for us to teach her.

We will be focusing on her and their entire Family this Week.

Also, Yesterday, Leomark and James received the Aaronic Priesthood.

It was one of the Best Moment seeing those 2 ordained as sustained by the Members to be worthy of receiving the Power of God...

The members here are just Super Amazing! They're The Best!

They really are doing Great in helping our Recent Converts!

The Ward is now implementing The Home Teaching Program, And for sure it will help a lot...

Last Thursday we had a Zone Conference, It was really really a Wonderful Conference, I Learned a Lot, Reminded me of My Calling as a Servant Of The Lord, and helped me understand the Importance of The Holy Ghost.

Now, I would like to share something about My Companion,....

I HAVE THE BEST COMPANION IN THE WORLD!!!

Yes! I am so Lucky, having Elder Naylor, I am a one Lucky Person! The Lord really knows Our Needs. :)

Elder Naylor for me, is like a Diamond in The Sky! You need to work hard, to get him. And sometimes I think I really need to be qualified as his Companion. We are in the Same Page, And I am really enjoying my time with him.

We will be expecting Great Things to come this Week.

That's all for today,

LOVE:

       ELDER ORDEJAN

Philippines Angeles Mission

Pictures:

*Zone Activity

*Me and Elder Naylor

*With some Members and Investigators

What A Wonderful Week!

Hello Everyone!

Well, Last Week was really a good Week for us.

2 Of our Solid Investigators got Baptized last Saturday!

Sister Vilma S. and Brother Leomark S.bore their Powerful Testimony

in front of us. I was really impressed when Brother Leomark used a Scripture Verse in the Book Of Mormon. Oh, How I Love their Testimonies! 

I am so Happy that After Planting The Seeds Of The Gospel in their Hearts.

I experienced and Seen the Change and the Growth that they have now.

They are one of my Favorite People here in Lupao.

They are always Nice to us! Our Next Target is Sister Vilma's 2 Daughters and her Husband. And I know that they will set and show Good Examples for them.

Well, Our Next Baptism is on August 29th! I am also Happy that we're going to achieve The Stake Goal of San Jose Stake, which is 5 Baptisms Every Month.

I really believe and testify that Faith + Work(Obedience) = MIRACLES!!!

It will really bring MIRACLES! To be honest, I was discouraged by our Ward Mission Leader ,when I got here, He told me that this Area is Dying, and was Cursed, because of the Disobedience of the Previous Missionaries.

I did not believe in him. I told him that I can Bring Miracles back in this Area! And the Miracles are just Happening, And It is the result of Following and Applying the Things that I Learned in This Mission. I would Say that Obedience is a BIG part of it. I am Grateful for My Savior, and His Examples. He is My Role Model for Obedience. And with His Divine Grace I Know that I can Bring Miracles. What I would always Love to say to myself is Be The Miracle! 

Anyways, Yesterday The Ward reached The Highest Attendance since I got here, 101 People showed up and enjoyed The Spirit Of Christ in The Church. Sabbath Day will always be The Best Day for me.

The Leaders and Members here are still Amazing!

The Church is really TRUE! and I Love being a Missionary!

The Members here are doing GREAT in Fellowshipping our Investigators.

I just Love The Moment when I see Members and Investigators talk, serve, and laugh each other. I remember the Time when I was an Investigator.

And I learned that the Beauty Of The Gospel can Connect People into The Happiest, Brightest, and Most Spiritual Side Of Life!

Let's Talk about My Companion,

Right Now, He is celebrating his 20th Birthday!!!

He received 2 packages for his Birthday, which made me so Jealous!

Just Kidding. He is so Lucky. hahaha.

Well, This Companionship for me is the Craziest Companionship I had so far! He is Beyond Description, He is like My Ideal Companion. We are really enjoying our Companionship. We just have this Strong Bond Of Brotherhood. haha. He is such an Amazing Missionary! I am really impressed with his Tagalog too! Doesn't have a Problem with his Teaching Skills, He is Really Good at it.

We are Looking Forward for a New and marvelous Work to come!

That's All for today!

*Exchanges with Brother Nicolas

*Baptism Pictures

*Me and My Companion

*Its Me!!!

LOVE:

       ELDER ORDEJAN

Philippines Angeles Mission

2 Baptisms Done, And 2 Baptisms Coming Up!

Hello Everyone! 

I am sending you today a Message Full of Happiness and Love!!!

Why? Last Saturday, 2 of our Amazing Investigators, got baptized!!!

It is Brother James C. and Sister Julie O.

They are now official members of the Church! And I am a Witness of their Change and Growth, It was really a Great blessing for me to Teach these James and Julie. The members showed up for their Baptism, They are such a Great Support for them... The Baptismal Service was filled with The Spirit of God. It's always a Heart Melting moment when you see Investigators being immersed in the Waters of Baptism. But before their Baptism, The Daughter Of Our Former Bishop, celebrated her Birthday an Baptismal Service as well, in the same Day (August 1st), They had The Best and Fancy Birthday Party Ever! We have Pictures, I Love The Photo Booth! Lol.

Another Great News, Last Thursday, Sister Vilma S. and Brother Leomark S. passed The Interviews!!! So, This Saturday(August 8) We will have another Baptism!!! I've been waiting for this time to come! I remember the Time, when we OYM'ed Brother Leomark outside their Yard. That Time, I had a kind of a Vision that Leomark's entire Family will accept the Gospel, And It is now happening!!! Leomark will be baptized together with his Mother, this coming Saturday! I am so grateful that We Opened our Mouths, and talked with them.

Leomark is my Younger Version, And It is a Great Privilege for me to witness his Change, and That I found and Taught him The Restored Gospel.

Right now, Leomark and his 2 Younger sisters are attending The Institute and Seminary Classes of The Church.

Yesterday, We had Our Missionary Coordination Meeting, The Ward Missionaries, and Our Ward Mission Leader Congratulated us for our Hard Work, I Love them so much! They're The Best Ward Mission Leader and Ward Missionaries Ever! 

And now, Let's talk about our Companionship, Well,

Our Companionship for me is The Best, We are always in the Same Page! Still Working Hard, Still, Serving, Loving and Uplifting one another!

Elder Naylor is One Of The Best Companion that I ever had!

I am just so Happy right now! I Know that The Windows of Heaven is Open.

I Testify that The Lord, is pouring out His Blessings to Me, My Companion, Our Area, And in This Mission.

That's All for today...

LOVE:

       ELDER ORDEJAN

Philippines Angeles Mission

Pictures:

*Baptism Pictures

Birthday Party Pictures