A few days ago we went for a ride in Manila...took some photos to share

Waiting for the new batch of Provo Missionaries to arrive. They landed at 9:30pm...35 of them, so it may take while for them to gather their luggage and actually arrive here.  Going to be a long night, but it is so worth it to see the excitement on their faces when they get here!

We were not sure that we could live here at the MTC the entire time we are here serving. The room we are staying in is smaller than the ones the other 2 couples have, and there was concern that we would want something larger. But we are happy and content living here where we just have to walk down 3 flights of stairs (or take the elevator) and across the courtyard every day. We are not in our room that much anyway. It has what we need. Anyway....we prayed and prayed that we could stay here. A couple of days ago we received word that we CAN stay here!!! We are so happy and so blessed! Another testimony of how prayer works. We know that Heavenly Father hears our prayers and answers them!! Sometimes we are here late in the evening or early in the morning, and driving here from an apartment would NOT have been fun. We still haven't driven here yet.

So it has been raining a lot more here. People keep talking about the HUGE toads they see on the lawn in the morning or late evening, but Sister Chantry still hasn't seen any yet! We did see a cool moth the other day and took a picture of it. We will have to post it. And a BIG snail, too!!

Life is wonderful here! Blessings are abundant! It is am amazing experience to be around all these young missionaries as they prepare to go out and teach the world the Gospel of Jesus Christ. We wish all of you could feel what we feel and see what we see each and every day. God bless you all!!

Another new batch of missionaries have arrived! We love getting to know the new Elders and Sisters. They have such strong testimonies of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. They will be amazing out in the mission field!
Thought we would share some photos from around the MTC grounds so you can see the beauty we get to be surrounded by each and every day! The blue walls are up for protection, as they are building 2 new buildings to expand the MTC. Isn't  that awesome? The work is going forward !!

It is hot and humid here and my hair was getting long and thick. SO...we walked next door to the hair salon and I got my hair cut SHORT!! I love it! It is so much easier to take care of and a lot cooler. 

We love it here!! Being on a mission is so much fun! We are really busy, but we get to be helping others the whole time. We love serving the Lord and the missionaries here in the Philippines. Our testimonies and understanding of the gospel of Jesus Christ has strengthened and grown so much since we have been here. during our Preach My Gospel classes, we were able to teach investigators and less-active members of the church. WOW! What a learning experience! It was awesome to see the look on their faces when the Holy Ghost would touch their hearts and they would recognize that what were were teaching them was true. But we always encouraged them to not take our word for it, but to pray about it and ask Heavenly Father if it is true. That is what our church invites all people to do.

We have been here almost 6 weeks already.
Since we came here a month early and didn't go to the Provo MTC for our training, we are now doing the "Preach My Gospel" training here. It is strange being the only 2 in our district, but we are enjoying learning and teaching. 
The Manila temple will be closed for 6 weeks. We will miss being able to attend. The other night just after a rain storm, Elder Chantry took some beautiful photos of the temple.