Hello everyone!
This week has been very eventful! I got transferred! To the other end of the mission! It took a whole day to travel here. It was cool though, because we stopped in one of my old areas and I got to see some members!
Catarman speaks their own version of Waray Waray with lots of Tagalog.... So... No one understands me again. If Tacloban mission is anything, it's humbling. Haha I understand what people say to me, but I can't really communicate back because all my brain wants to do is speak Cebuano.
My new companion is Sister Campbell. She's great! I'm super excited to work with her! We are from the same batch! I'm happy to be serving in Catarman! The members we've already worked with are great!
I don't have a ton of time left, but I just want to share a quick story:
The other day, me and my companion went on splits with members so we could get to know our area faster. I went to this member's house and we shared a lesson. It was great. She opened up to us how she had lost one of her children last year, and that it had been really tough for her. I just expressed how much I loved her, and how much Heavenly Father loves her. Then I accidentally left my flashlight at her house. The next day, she returned it at church. Later, one of the elders came up to me and told me that this was the first time she had come to church since before the typhoon.
It was amazing to me just what showing someone a little love can do. I know this story isn't super remarkable or anything, but to me it is. I've been thinking so much about ways I can develop more charity and love for everyone around me, and I ran into a super great scripture!
D&C 112:11- I know thy heart, and have heard thy prayers concerning thy brethren. Be not partial towards them in love above many others, but let thy love be for them as for thyself; and let thy love abound unto all men, and unto all who love my name.
I absolutely love this. This scripture has a hidden commandment in it. Did you see it? We are to not be partial towards "them" in love. I think that "them" are the people we are having the hardest time loving right now. Whether it be people with different morals than us, people who have for some reason or another chosen to distance themselves from the church, people who annoy us, people who we feel awkward around, and even those people we would rather avoid. We're commanded to love all of them. In fact, we are to have "abounding love" for these people. All anyone really needs is love.
I'm super excited for General Conference! It's fun to teach investigators about prophets and then be able to invite them to come watch the prophet speak! Cool!
As always, I'm so thankful for all of you, and all of your prayers.... If you want, you can pray that I can pick up Tagalog super quick! Haha!
Much love,
Sister Bingham
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