This has been a challenging and brainstorming week as well as in the past few weeks on how to get people come to church because of many factors and one of these is the bad weather. As we prayed and relied on the Spirit, we are prompted to focus on strengthening back the less active and focusing on them more particularly on those who have potential souls to make sacred covenants in baptism and at last, they are all gradually coming back to Church! We're so happy to witness families strengthened and they, too, have desires to be sealed in the temple. Members who have been less active are the ones who suggested that their part member families will be taught. Two of those came to Church. One is a part-member, Eddie Degamon Jr. (11 year old), and he told us he enjoyed Primary much. The other is a friend referral of a less active who is continuously seeking for the truth. We are excited to give him the Book of Mormon this week as he shared to us that he'll come back again to Church next Sunday. My heart melted seeing these children of God coming back again to Church and striving to overcome their weaknesses as well as fighting the temptations and trials in their lives for the sake of their exaltation, not minding of the people who have offended them, others, on the other hand, the reason of shame for not coming to Church for many years. Focusing on Come, Follow Me on these people truly brought miracle how hastening works in families particularly the one said by Elder Holland, that millennium will commence in households, and Satan will be bound as families strive to be more Christ-centered.

Companion:

Sister Terante is continuously progressing in her teaching skills as well as in her speaking skills as she strive to teach people according to their needs. She's humble enough for the challenges I gave to her and she understood that this is for her sake. Sometimes, she opened up to me how she's stacked up with the assignments I gave to her, but gradually she told me, she truly needs it. I witnessed that she's more opening up to me than before, I am getting more of her trust as she opened up to me everything since she has trust problems before. I love my companion and how she strive to help me not to feel that I'm going home already.

Branch:

We witnessed that members themselves have struggles and trials yet they still manage to care for the welfare of other souls through ministering and coordinating with us in missionary work. Though, no new branch mission leader is not yet called, branch missionaries are continuously active in working with us and nurturing those they want to be taught someday, as they shared to us.

Personal Message:

For the recent converts, as we visited and strengthened them, we are focusing on assisting them in Come, Follow Me manual and putting a segway to the lessons we prepared for them. This is truly an effective tool to strengthen not only a soul but families in being spiritually nourished and helping them to be prepared not only for the coming Sunday discussions but also in the Lord's Second Coming! I love you so much!

Love,

Sister Cornillez