Sunday is a day of rest...

On Sundays we attend church at two different branches - the Aurora Branch (25 minute drive to the west) from 8-10am, and the Cauayan 3 Branch (which meets at the church building next to the mission office) from 1-3pm. Both have scheduled their branch council meetings on the first Sunday of the month, so we sometimes don’t get home until after 5. Fast Sundays are long days!

Most of the talks and lessons are in Tagalog. I can catch a few words and get the gist of the message. GoogleTranslate is my friend. Some members speak Ilocano, of which I understand nothing! In Relief Society, many of the sisters won’t speak English, so I find it hard to keep up. Then, they ask for my comment (haha).

I’ve helped in Primary much of the time. No surprise to anyone, is it? Each branch has about ten children, ages two to eleven, who attend and are all taught in one class. The children are so well-behaved, even the little ones who should be in Nursery. (Both branches do not have a Nursery class.) I’ve tried to teach them some new Primary songs. Many of the leaders are converts who never attended Primary. insert picture of the Primary class w/ Crissa & Jamaica

The members of the Aurora Branch has a district temple trip scheduled in May. We met with some to help them with their family history. Many don’t have computers or internet at home, but I think we overwhelmed the WiFi at the church. I’m noticing similar family names as in my pedigree chart. Hmmm? Distant cousins? insert pict of RS family history group

Baptism in Aurora Branch January 19, 2019