We go through cycles every 6 weeks of everything in the mission based on when new missionaries arrive and some go home. Last week week we had three Zone Conferences in Lucena, Lipa, and Los Banos, we get to hear President Mortimer give the same talk on 3 different day and we learn something different each day at the end all the elders and sister enjoy a pictures session and is great to see some of the one's we have had in our area that have been transferred, with the last transfer day we got in some of the biggest Tongs I have seen, I have included there picture along with my girls that I love so much. We spend 3 to 4 days in the mission home so the travel is not as much and at the end of the week we get to go the temple. Elder and Sister Telford went home about 6 weeks ago and we got in a new couple the Ganir's and since we can not drive in Manila on Friday and the Ganir's don't know the way we hired a driver to take us into Manila and while there do some shopping including a short visit to the pearl market I have never seen so many kinds of pearls in my life and they were so beautiful, they will make you a necklace while you wait. The ones I have around my neck are black pearls the other picture is of a jade and coral necklace. We also had Stake Conference here in Lucena the weekend before the start of Zone Conferences and Pres. Edwards and his wife came. Pres. Edwards in the 2nd quorum of the seventies - a general authority and the area president for the Philippines. We have traveled with him before when he was a councilor to Pres. Gerrett in the Area Presidency. After the Sat. night session he and his wife, President & Sister Mortimer, and President & Sister Bangal (Lucena Stake President) all came to our house for dinner. We have a great deal of love and respect for all of these people.

Today we attended church in Sariaya because we have been working with a couple there (Brother & Sister Cabrera). Sister Cabrera was baptized 3 weeks ago, and yesterday her husband and brother were baptised. I wish I could go into all of the detail about their conversion, but I can't. You will just have to take my word for it that everything we put into our mission to this point has been worth this one family. Even if nothing else good happens it will still be worth it. Today Sister Cabrera was called as the Young Women's President in the Sariaya Branch, and I ordained Gerry and his brother-in-law (Jesus) Priests in the Aaronic Priesthood. We love this small branch. I wish you could have seen your mom today. One of the baptisms on Sat. was 13 year old girl. Her left hand has been burned badly and has left her without the use of her fingers. She hides her hand indicatively now because of the scares and the way her fingers are pulled in tight. Your mom held her deformed hand gently and helped her move her fingers a little, and showed more love and care for her than she has probably known before. After the meeting she wanted a picture with us with her in it, but separately - I think this means she loves your mom more than me. When I get copies of these pictures I will send them to you.

I can't believe how fast the time is going we are just about to our 10th month mark and still have a lot of work to do. We wish that you all could see and feel the things that we do. The love we have for these people is so great and just to see one person come unto Christ is so wonderful.

We love you all.