Seniors Serving in the Philippines Cauayan Mission: "Twalking"

Elder Roberts calls this exercise "Twalking" because we walk and we talk.

I started training two weeks ago to get in shape to hike the Banaue Rice Terraces. Every six weeks the Mission President and his wife take the departing missionaries to the 2,000-year-old Rice Terraces. I went with them in January and wasn’t able to complete the trail, because of the numerous very steep steps and I was out of shape. This may be my last opportunity as our President and his wife are nearing the end of their three years of service and will return home on July 1^st. The new Mission President may decide not to continue this tradition. I walk brisk laps around the mission complex and go up and down the flight of stairs several times. Elder Roberts suggested I go up the steps two at a time which really makes me feel the burn!

Most every week we get the opportunity to go out with the young missionaries. I’m in awe of their ability to speak Tagalog and teach with confidence. They work diligently every day in the heat forgetting themselves and serving others. I'm super grateful that the office I work in has air conditioning or as they call it in the Philippines, 'aircon'.

This talented bamboo artist works in a little outdoor studio behind his home. He calls himself, “the Bamboo Guy”. He supports his family by creating plaques, picture frames, nameplates and scripture boxes that all include intricate detail. - Sister Roberts

The Rest of the Week in Pictures:

At the outdoor baptism of a grandmother and her granddaughter, she exclaimed to me over and over, “I’m so happy, I’m so happy!”