Keep Smiling

Happy 14th Birthday to Jordan!

Perfect patience is really a tough thing to acquire.

This area requires a lot, and I mean, A LOT of patience. 

It is definitely not always easy, actually I would venture to say we have yet to do anything that was 'easy' here in Libmanan but I am happy to say that things are growing, things are progressing, and we are all coming closer to our Savior, Jesus Christ.

I hope you are all doing well. This week there have been many times when I was so exhausted I couldn't even hold my own head up or the things coming out of people's mouths were so rude and not Christlike that I had to literally bite my tongue from not responding to them, and then other times where we saw some of those we teach doing those things which they should not have been doing. The natural man wants to get annoyed, angry, even lash out sometimes, but I have really been trying to step back, think clearly, count to 10, think of my Savior and what He would do, then press on with brighter hope and faith for the future. It certainly is not easy and I am still working on it every single day, but I know if we stand up straight, put a big ol' smile on our face, and press forward with faith, it will all work out and we will become better, stronger, and closer to our Savior through our diligence and perseverance.

Never give up. Never. 

Love you all. Keep smiling. :) BIG smiles. It makes life a lot happier, promise. 

Mahal ko po kayo!

-Sister Roderick

P.S. It was Sister Lua's birthday this week so that was fun getting to celebrate a little bit with her. :)