The Work of The Lord 7/20/14

Kumusta kayo lahat? Namimiss ko kayo lahat!:) Pero, sobrang masya ako dito sa mission. Alam ko na ito yung layunin ko at nandito po ako sa Philippines dahil ito ang area na yung ating Ama na sa langit needs me the most.

Sobrang astig yung week na ito:) Masaya siya! Mayroon kami ni Sister Bono dalawa nagbinyagan, si Joy and Joyce:) They are the sweetest! It has been so amazing to teach them about the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Sister Joyce had to be baptized twice haha dahil yung buhok niya ayaw lumubog haha. At si Sister Joy tatlong basis haha kasi ayaw niya din. Pero, sabi ko sa kanya na ayos lang na 3 times kasi ako din noon na nagbinyag ako. 3 times din...pero hindi dahil sa buhok ko...dahil ang lolo ko may kalimutan niya na sinabi "Amen" haha. Tawa nang tawa siya lol. Sobrang magaling silang dalawa. Sobrang masaya sila na nagbinyag sila sa totoo simbahan ni Jesucristo:) Sana maging masaya kayo dahil nagemail ako sa Tagalog;) hehe. Kailangan mo ang translator para sa email na ito...at hindi Google translate...mali siya!:P hehe. I will start typing in English now so that you can understand now. Joy and Joyce are great. This week has been very progressive. We were able to extend an IBD to a progressing family of ours for August 9th!:) I am so stoked because it will be my first family baptism!:) There are four of them all together!:) They are such a beautiful family:) The kids love coming to Church and have lots of friends at there. The Lord is truly hastening his work. The last couple of weeks I have really been looking at the past and all of the non member friends that I have had and how selfish I was to not introduce them to the missionaries. That is my goal when I get home. Introduce my friends or the people around me to the missionaries. I challenge those of you who are not on missions...to introduce your friends to the missionaries. If you don't now, you will regret it later I promise. Anyways, I love you all and I look forward to hearing from you soon!:) Have a great week!:) 

Sister Halley Ramsey

Philippines Urdaneta Mission

October 2013-April 2015

"If ye have desires to serve god ye are called to the work" 

Busy, Busy, Busy! 7/13/14

Naku it has been a busy week here in Dagupan! Saturday we weren't able to work because we were so busy! In the morning we were blessed to perform a CSP at one of our investigators house fixing their roof and pulling our weeds and such. And no I did not go on the roof...we are trying to fix it not break it haha. Then we had 2 baptismial interviews and then we had to do our studies for the day which took 2 hours haha. It was a long day. Yesterday we were blessed to have 8 of our investigators come to church! That is the most that I have had attend church my entire mission so far!!:) It was an amazing feeling to see them all come into church. I was felt the spirit so strong and I am sure that they did too. Especially because of the talks that were given. The talks were exactly what investigators need to hear. They were based on enduring to the end and listening to the missionaries. It was great. The ward here in Dagupan is so supportive and welcoming sa mga bagong miembers at yung mga investigators namin. Sobang masaya ako dito talaga! Ayaw ko malipat! Ever haha...unless it was back to Villasis haha. Then I would be ok with it lol. Joke lang. I will go wherever the Lord needs me:) We have a baptism this coming Saturday and we are so excited as well as the two being baptized. Sister Bono and I have been blessed to be the missionaries that planted and harvested the two souls. They are so astig and are going to be strong members of the church for sure. The daughter and I are the same age and she wants to serve a mission daw!:) It is such a testimony builder being out here really:) A real blessing not just for those coming unto Christ...but to me as well. I thank my Lord and Savior everyday for the trust that he gives me everyday to fulfill my calling as his representative. He is my Savior and advocate...I am just an instrument in his hands. I know that all things are possible through him if we put our trust and faith in him. Mahal ko kayo lahat! Have a great week! Talk to you next week!

Sister Halley Ramsey

Philippines Urdaneta Mission

October 2013-April 2015

"If ye have desires to serve god ye are called to the work" 

Pictures:

Service project 

Me on a super awesome bridge in Manat:)

Transfers! 7/6/14

Well, I did not get transferred and neither did Sister Bono. Feeling ko na papatayin ko siya...sana! We are still companions and she only has 2 more transfers left before she is done with her mission so I am hoping and praying as well as she is that we will be together until the end of her mission:)

Anyways, so not much has happened this week. 2 of our IBD's came to church yesterday and this coming up Saturday is their baptismal interview. We are super excited for them because we have been here since the beginning with the two of them. We got to plant and are harvesting them:) They have come to church 7 times and are keeping all of their commitments. They would have been baptized before but they are super astig and they needed more time to make sure that it was exactly what they are suppose to do. They know now that it is and they are really excited to take the next step in the Gospel and be baptized:) We have seen their progression and desires to receive the Gospel of Jesus Christ. It is such a blessing being here on a mission and witnessing the miracles take place right in front of me really. It is the best thing, I can't explain it. For those serving missions you know that feeling:) It is just overpowering and beautiful:) I am so proud to be a mormon and to have the Gospel in my life:) I know that this is the true church and that the book of Mormon is true and that missionary work is the work of the Lord. I know that the Lord is hastening his work and the fullness of the Gospel is coming forth and we are all going to witness it:) What a blessing. I love each and every one of you and I hope you all have an uplifting and safe week:)

Love, 

Sister Halley Ramsey

PICTURES:

(Pasensya, kaunti lang)

1.Kabahay Sister Fronk, Sister Fifita, Sister Bono, and well AKO:)

2. Look-UP:) 

BaPtIsM! 6/30/14

Hoy, sobrang mabilis ang panahon! Nasaan ang oras talaga...parang feelings ko wala na haha. This transfer has gone by sooo fast! I think it is because my companion and I got along so well and we had such a great time together:) Hopefully she doesn't transfer and neither do I...she only has two more transfers left...I am hoping and praying that I will 'Kill' her:) She is hoping so too, so we will see what the Lord has in store for us this week:) sana, we will stay together:) 

As for my week...just in case anybody is wondering...haha joke. I know you all are:D joke ulit! Anyways...Saturday one of our investigators Sister Delma Pasaoa was baptized:D It was great! She is a wonderful example of a truly converted convert should be...no joke. She has such a strong testimony of the Gospel and how much it has helped her in her life and the time that she has truly put into making sure that baptism was what she needed to do. She was so prepared. Actually, yesterday...while proselyting...my companion and I passed by one of our areas and we see her and 2 other members visiting teaching! She was just baptized this last Saturday and she is already visiting teaching! Such a testimony builder for me. It was a great sight really:) I am so blessed to be here on a mission...I still can't believe that I am here. I feel that it still hasn't really hit me like I expected it to that I am on a mission, in the Philippines...learning Tagalog! ME! Learning TAGALOG! Hoy naku, ano nangyari? haha:) Alam ko po na ito yung plano ng diyos para sa akin, at mayroon ko ang pagpili na pili kung gusto ko sundin o hindi. Pero, dahil dito po ako sa Philippines, alam ko po na sundin ako yung plano ng diyos para sa akin. At alam ko po na may plano para sa inyo lahat din. at yung layunin natin ay sundin sa kanya:) Mahal ko kayo lahat! Have a great week and I will talk to you all next week:)

-Sister Halley Ramsey

Malapit Ang...Transfer Day! Ayaw Ko! 6/22/14

Hala this transfer has flown by! I cannot believe that next week is transfer week already! Oh boy:/ I don't want a new companion, I am praying that Sister Bono and I stay together for another transfer:) I absolutely love her:) She is so fun and outgoing. We have a great time together...I think that is why the transfer has flown by. 

Well, this week it has rained soooo much! But, luckily we have some super cute rainboots and big umbrellas so we can survive! It is flood season here so I am prepared...let the rain begin! 

So, Saturday one of our investigators, Delma Pasaoa had her baptisimal interview...she PASSED! She will be getting baptized this Saturday. She is 42 years old. She lives all by herself because her husband left her and took their kids and pretty much brainwashed their kids so they don't like her. It is a sad situation:( But, she is so strong and the spirit is really strong with her. I have never met someone so excited to be baptized before...it is so amazing and a real testimony builder. Not only do we help strengthen her, but she really strengthens us as well.

That has been my quick update on the work here. I love you all and I will talk to you next week! Mahal ko kayo lahat!:)

-Sister Halley Jean Ramsey

Hoy, Sobrang Mabilis Yung Oras! 6/15/14

Kumusta kaya ang lahat!? Namimiss ko kayo!:)

This week has been kind of slow in the work due to some activities. We had a "Mission Tour"...Elder Echo Hawk of the Quorum of the 70 came and spoke to us as well as his wife. It was so great. Except it was a little awkward at the same time because they spoke to us about marriage...um...we are missionaries and I still have 10 months here in the field. It is not time to be thinking about marriage haha. But, they did make a lot of good points and I learned a lot from the words that they spoke unto us on how to prepare for after the mission and such. And then...we had Stake Conference on Saturday and on Sunday...and both of the sessions they talked about MARRIAGE again! I was so confused haha. But, I know that this is were I am suppose to be and that the Lord has work for me to be done:) But, it was still a little weird to hear talks about marriage 4 times in 4 days haha. 

But, as for the work here in Dagupan 5B, I have to say that it is going so well:) I love everything about the people here. Especially the spirit that I feel when we teach them. I have never felt the spirit so strong in my life except for at the Temple before my mission. Other than that only here in the mission field. It has been so amazing. I love the work of the Lord and I am so blessed to be here in the field and to be spreading the word of the Lord to those who need to hear it...which is EVERYONE!:) I love my calling!

-Sister Halley Ramsey

P.S All these pictures are pictures from the Mission Tour. 

The picture of the 4 of us sisters are the 4 of us that are in the same house. Then there is Sister Bono, Elder Contreras, and I, And then rosales zone haha and my bestfriend sister Lee and I:) Enjoy!

Week 2 Here in Dagupan... 6/9/14

Well, this is going to be a short message because I am running late on time. But I just want to inform you all of our 3 IBD's here in our area. They are so progressive and their baptisimal date is for this coming 28th of June. Nagsimba sila lagi. Every Sunday nagsimba sila...and they dont even need our help or anything. They do it all on their own. It is great! Tapos, it has been raining like crazy here haha. IT IS GREAT! I love it...pero...the floods are going to be coming soon and I need to purchase boots or I am going to get eaten alive by lamok...mosquitoes. Haha. It has been a pretty slow week. We were pretty panted. But the lessons that we were able to have were super spiritual so that was definitely a plus to the few lessons we had haha. I love the work and the ward here in Dagupan and I especially love my companion Sister Stephanie Joy Bono Kauer haha! She is the best...we have so much fun together...but not too much fun;) We still get the work done:) hehe. I love you all and I hope you have a great and safe week. As will I here:) talk to you next week!! MAHAL KITA!

-Sister Ramsey