Tagalog Tongue Twisters

It is amazing for us to see how quickly Peter has been able to learn Tagalog. Missionaries really are blessed with the gift of tongues. Of course he has a long way to go to be fluent, for example to read is babasa and to bless is basbas. One day Peter asked someone if they could bless the Book of Mormon instead of read it. All fun and part of the learning process he says. Today we received his flight plans for the trip to the Philippines. Lets just say it will be a real adventure !! He flies from Salt Lake to LA, LA to Taiwan, Taiwan to Manila and then Manila to Bacolod arriving on Christmas Day!! Total travel time is about 30 hours (Can you say jetlag?) He is very excited to be on his way however and out of the MTC. But what a Christmas to remember !! This was his phrase of the week: Inimpluwensiyahan tayo ng Diyos na gumama ng mabuti which translated means "God influences us to do good".