Different things here, but we and Elder Oaks love the Philippino people.

Hi Family and Friends,

Here are some fun pics of things in the Philippines that are different than in America.  We are trying to get used to..

Corn-flavored ice cream with  corn kernels.

Is it 7-up?  no, its 1-02 soda pop

You think this fruit cocktail has cherries, peaches, pears ?  No, it has cherries, and yellow papaya, orange papaya and a rice  white gel-something.

It's not Janelle's store it's.....

I don't remember the "Pentagon" looking like this...

You can get your car"blessed"for some money

 They grow herbs on the freeway walls
 
  It's not really necessary to paint the counter at the Paint Store...

 Sometimes your feet get wet.  So hang your boots out to dry, and dry your feet out the window.

 If the tree is in the way, build the house around it.

 Wowee MOM, I want to eat at the Wowowee Eatery !

 If you drive the roads through the rice fields, something scary might hop on the car.

 On the Freeways, you can have a vehicle without a door, bicyclists are allowed, even walking street vendors,

 No one stays in their traffic lane, no police tickets are issued,,,   

 
 But Drag Racing is strickly prohibited,, if you "could" go that fast....

 
 I feel it is Satan- to influence Philippino women to "whiten" their skin.  Whitening lotion is sold EVERYWHERE.

All things bright and beautiful,
All creatures great and small,
All things wise and wonderful:
The Lord God made them all. 

(From Hymns for Little Children
by (Mrs) Cecil Frances Humphreys Alexander (1848)
Music: Royal Oak, arranged by Martin F. Shaw (1915) ).

 But,,, these Philippino people are so happy, and kind to us,and their darling -loving to us- children.

 

Elder Oaks Visited the Philippines: the Land of Smiles amid Trials

Elder  Elder Dallin H. Oaks delivered an address to the Philippine members, which was broadcast to 173 locations throughout the Philippines. “Now it is the 30th anniversary of the Manila temple and for several years we have had a second temple in Cebu, and a third temple has been announced for Northern Luzon,” Elder Oaks said. “I repeat that request ‘to qualify for temple recommends in greater numbers and to come more frequently to worship in the temple.’ ”

 Elder Lynn G. Robbins of the Presidency of the Seventy; Bishop Gérald Caussé, first counselor in the Presiding Bishopric; and Sister Oaks also spoke during the broadcast.

 Elder Oaks said, “There is no more loyal and loving people than the Philippine people. They are also survivors. They have in the Philippines every kind of tragedy that occurs on the face of the earth: poverty, famine, hurricanes, volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, tidal waves and, in their history, they have been colonized and conquered by foreign powers. They’ve endured all of that, and yet they are cheerful, optimistic, and loving. They are friendly. It seems to be a cultural characteristic. Every person you meet in a hotel or shopping center or anywhere smiles at you like they’ve known you all their life and they’re your best friend."

   Elder Oaks counseled members pertaining to such matters as:  Being full tithe payers, fasting and paying fast offerings that care for the poor and needy, and following a high standard of work. He expressed some concerns, one of which is the high number of households in which the father or mother leave home to work abroad.

   Elder Oaks addressed some of his remarks to the young people, cautioning that they live in a world that has many influences that can draw them away from the path of growth Heavenly Father has prescribed for them. 

“Fortify yourselves from destructive actions. … Choose friends and associates who will not tear you down but will encourage you in actions that will build you up and help you go forward on the path of growth,” he told them.
He urged them to plan and save for their future, including sacrificing and doing all they can to support themselves as missionaries before receiving help from the missionary fund.

 

 “Marriage in the temple is part of the Lord’s plan for His children and for mature young people it should not take second place to other goals. Marriage should take its place beside those other goals—not behind them.”

     (We will tell of this Temple Wedding we attended in our next blog.)

 We were grateful to be able to listen to Elder Oaks talk at the Chapel on closed-circuit TV.

Elder Oaks also complimented them on being modest, a trait that Sister Roberts noticed the first month arrived. 

How do we know what to Do?  The Book of Mormon tells us...

2nd Nephi 32:3
Wherefore, I said unto you, feast upon the words of Christ; for behold, the words of Christ will tell you all things what ye should do.

 Love,

Elder and Sister Roberts