Hello all!
This week was really great. We were in Tacloban for a few days going to meetings and the mission conference. Elder Neilson (the area president of the Philippines) came. It was really cool to see the whole mission together again.
We had some great workshops with him! We (as leaders) had a lot of meetings about how to increase the expectations of the mission. I'm really excited for the changes that we made.
Sorry, this e-mail isn't a long one, but I just want to voice some thoughts that I had during the conference. He just talked a lot about how we need to raise the expectations for ourselves. I took that to heart. I think that there is nothing wrong with re-setting the expectations for ourselves. I went on exchanges with a sister this week, who said that she doesn't know where to start. I told her that she just needs to work on the small things that she can change now, and then the big things will work themselves out. I know that this is true.
Our cute little investigator, Juliet, passed her baptismal interview the other day! She is getting baptized on Thursday. It is her birthday today, she is now 11. We are super excited for her to get baptized! She is a child, but her baptism means a lot. We started teaching more of her immediate family members, and her aunt, sister, Jilyne Palo is getting baptized with a few of her kids on the 24th. Her sister, Jelly who is 18, committed to get baptized the first week of June!! I think this is the start to get their whole entire extended family into the gospel. I'm really grateful for Juliet. She is so cute, and she shows her love in such different ways. She has taught me so much about the gospel. I love her!
I'm so thankful for Heavenly Father. He doesn't give us what we want sometimes, but he ALWAYS gives us what we need. And he has plans for all of us. It's cool that I get to be part of His plan to help Juliet's family have eternal life.
I love being a missionary! And I love all of you!! Thank you for your prayers, and for reading my e-mails! It's been exciting to think of how many people read these. I'm grateful for all your hard work in hastening the work of Salvation. I know that we will never regret opening our mouths and that small things bring to pass great things.
Love,
Sister Bingham
It is so great to see this mission back intact! Lots of happy and hard working missionaries!!!
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