Miracles are the best, and they are real! We are now actually working on the study program for the mission. Our theme this month is the doctrine of miracles.
I've heard many stories of miracles from the missionaries who suvived the typhoon. The one that stuck out to me was about these sisters who were trapped in their home when the floods started to rise, they were forced onto the second floor. The flood continued to rise, and they had no way out. The scariest part is that some of the sisters did not know how to swim. The ones that did know how to swim, swam through the water in the flooded first floor to find a way out, but the door was trapped closed. They found a weak part in the wall that they were able to push through and swim their way out to the top of the roof. On the top of the roof, they said a prayer that the water would stop rising. As soon as they ended the prayer, the water stopped rising and they all made it out alive. There is another Elder who describes inspired preparation, that as he was getting ready (they knew a storm was coming), he was inspired to move, because he saw what was going to happen. He says for some reason he knew that the tree next to their house would fall and hit their apartment, and that other buildings were going to fall down. So, they pre-maturely evacuated. There's so many, it's amazing to hear their faith. They told us that they felt like the Stripling Warriors. Having a testimony meeting with them was a real privilege.
Love,
Elder Blackham
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