December 6, 2010
One of the neatest things we discussed in class was the mission field in the Philippines. The Filipino people are super nice and love to say yes in order to make someone happy. They will never say something to intentionally hurt another persons feelings and they are incredibly friendly. Because of all this, the First Presidency of the Church has instated several restrictions on who the church is able to baptize. They want to make sure an investigator is sincerely interested in the church, instead of saying yes because they want to make the missionaries happy. They are required to have all the lessons before baptism, attend church consecutively 4 times, and even a few other things. The exact requirements aren't that important.
These requirements have helped the Philippines become the country with the highest retention rate! (meaning that the people being baptized are actually remaining active in the church) The Philippines missions also have a really high number of baptisms each month. The Gospel is spreading so fast to so many people. To me, this demonstrates just how prepared the people in the Philippines are to have the gospel in their lives. The field really is white, the people are ready, they are just waiting to hear the fullness of the gospel. I feel so privileged to have the opportunity to bring the message of the Restoration to them.
Mahal Kita!
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