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3 June 2012


Hello, again,
 
Pres. and Sis. Mortimer (Temple Pres and wife) invited us to attend a different ward with them today.  There was no air conditioning in the chapel but had lots of ceiling fans, so we endure it pretty well.  They allow their children to run around a bit more than we do, but they're such beautiful, cute children it's hard to get too annoyed, especially since the fans are noisy, too, and we don't understand a lot of what they're saying anyway!
 
The faith of these people is just amazing.  We've heard so many stories.  One man and his wife who did live in Manila, moved here to Cebu without having a job because when his oldest daughter developed breast cancer he promised the Lord he and his wife would be workers in the Cebu Temple if his daughter's life would be spared.  So they moved here and are temple workers with no job, but he told how they always receive enough money somehow to make it.  Don't know that my faith is that strong.
Puts me to shame.  All I think about is my own comfort and if I've got enough food and clothes, and yet you see these people living on practically nothing, yet paying their tithing, attending the temple and attending their meetings. We Americans are spoiled and usually have nothing to really complain about--me especially.
 
Tomorrow we're going to do some more shopping.  The church owns two vans that we missionaries can use, but we ride with the other couples who dare drive.  Lyman refuses to drive (and I won't let him) as the driving is really scary and the rules of the road are strange, even though the steering wheel is on the left side.  I'll have to get some pictures of the streets and stores, etc.
 
We love McDonalds now--'cause its all we can get that is handy. Go figure?!!
 
We're having a wonderful experience and glad we're here.
Love,
Elder and Sis. Ward

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