We use this quote a lot as we teach or talk about tithing.

Here are our two Sisters who taught Steve.

Today we attended another baptism in a different area.

This is Steve. He sure is big for a Filipino. Two of our Sister missionaries taught him. He asked Elder Ganir to baptise him. He was so excited and ready to do this. Elder Ganir was happy also.

Everyone wanted to be in the picture.

We also attended a baptism of two wonderful women.

Of course we were invited at the last minute to share a few words at the baptism. It was such a pleasure to speak. Elder Lerio is going home in three weeks.

Now the rain is done and this area has drained. This is what it ususally looks like.

When we have thunder and lightening, it sounds like a war zone. I have never in my entire life heard thunder and lightening be as loud as it is here. I even smell smoke in the air. I swear that we or our neighbors are going to be struck by lightening.

When it rains, it sometimes is really extreme.

Rain, rain, go away. Come again another day.

We went to a stake missionary correlation meeting on Saturday. It was raining so hard. We parked close to the entrance and we had a big umbrella. But, I still got completely soaked shoes and skirt just going into the church. Some chapels over here have open court yards, so when it rains the water will go into this fountain like area and fill up and then drain. That way the church doesn't flood. Smart (magaling).

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What a glorious two days! We love these people.

President and Sister Anderson and Elder and Sister Teh. Boy, am I short and Dad looks so tall.

We had just finished dinner.

We had spent the last two days with Elder Teh and his wife. They are such wonderful people. They are so gracious and kind. We love them. He is very young to be in the First Quorum of the Seventies. They have three children ages, 17,15 and 11. They live in Manila and they travel to Salt Lake twice a year. Elder Teh is One quarter Filipino and three quarters Chinese. His wife is English and Filipino. They both served full time missions. At the table going left to right, Elder Teh, Sister Teh, AP Elder Falculon, AP Elder Done, Elder Ganir, President Anderson and Sister Anderson and I am behind the camera.

Peeled and ready to eat. It has a seed inside the white fruit.

Dad's new favorite fruit. Rambutan

This is the companion piece. This one is the planting of the rice. The other one was the harvest of the rice.

Another favorite piece of artwork found in a hotel we stay in on Mindoro, the rice capital of the P.I.

Amen to this!

If you can't read the back of the van, it says "Thanks God"

OVERLOAD of the day!

These chickens went all the way around this trike. There were as many hanging in front of the trike as there were on the back of the trike. We took this picture thru the front windshield of our car.

Rambutans anyone!

We stopped at a branch today (one of four branches) to see how things were going. This is the San Jose Branch. Today was their first day in a new building (a house) that is going to be renovated into a church. This young man was outside hitting down Rambutans from a giant tree on the property. They gave us a bag full to eat. They are kind of like Lychees. If you click on the photo to make it larger, you can see the green, hairy balls of fruit. Just peel and eat! They are very tasty.

This is a very special presentaion that the elders from Tonga did for our new mission President.

Click on the movie icon in the left corner to see it. Sorry, Elder Ganir was on the side instead of the front. It is a song about a great white man of God with white hair. It was done first for David O McKaY in Tonga many years ago. It is meant as a very special honor to whom ever they sing it too, even the loud dance at the end. It is called the Haka.

A picture of Elder Queathem, his sister and his dad.