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Philippines Cebu Mission
Returns January 2016
Things
are going so great! I love the mission. These last days have been a little busy
as we had MLC in Cebu. It was really great, and so great to see mission friends
from different areas!
Sister Kabael will be baptized this Saturday. She is really so prepared, its so incredible. We gave her a general conference magazine and she has already read 3 talks. We are so excited for her and her family. Last week 2 of her sons, and her daughter came with her to church.
Last week we were able to watch a video called " A New Day for the Book of Mormon". It was truly amazing! Such a well done video. Maybe for family night yall could watch it and talk about things you learned.
Things are awesome! We are so pumped for this week and are really trying to do our best here in our area. I am so grateful for such an amazing family! I really love yall and all you have done for me throughout my life. Elder Crandall
Elder Kent Templin
Japan Tokyo Mission
Returns August 2016
Kent is now in his third area, Urayasu city, once a key fishing village, now it is best known as home of Tokyo Disneyland. Although Kent won’t be seeing Mickey Mouse anytime soon, each month he, his companion, and others in his mission are able to visit the LDS Tokyo Temple.
Currently, Kent is with his fourth senior companion, Elder Justesen, who is known throughout the mission for having a knack of finding people who want to learn about Jesus Christ. Elder Justesen is the eternal optimist, always smiling and considerate of others—a little like Sponge Bob. “It’s going to be awesome!” Now Kent and Elder Justesen meet about one or two great people each day who are interested in talking with them. Kent also conversed with a less active member who has become active again—who is from the same town in Okinawa where Kent grew up before transferring to Plano Senior High School in the US.
Recently, Kent and Elder Justesen taught 20 missionary discussions in a week. Kent’s father doesn’t remember teaching as many as 10 lessons in a week when he was a missionary in Japan. It is an incredible pace for that part of the world.
Urayasu city and Elder Justesen are keeping Kent super busy, but recently he and his companion were able to take time off to visit Japan’s oldest zoo, Ueno Zoo, which now includes Sumatran tigers, giant pandas, Polar bears, Asian elephants, and much more.
Hermana Emily Santiago
Spain Madrid Mission
Returns March 2016
"It's hard to believe that we are almost done with another transfer, I don´t know where the time went, and Above all the fact that I´m not all rainbows and butterflies for transfers! I´m holding on to every last minute with my companion. I've decided I don’t really like sending missionaries home, but if I have to do it, I want to do it with missionaries like her. She is such an amazing example to me of how to finish a mission strong. So it's a good thing my investigators aren't going anywhere...Other than to their baptism, which is this Friday! Two of our five investigators will be baptized this week, it’s so exciting, and the three others will have theirs in March. They are all incredible and are teaching me so much, they make me a better and happier person everyday."
