I made it to November!

Dear Family,
Well this week must not have been very interesting because I didn't get much info.
Happy Halloween, it is still October 31 here. Me, I am loving November. It is All Souls or Saints Day so most of the streets are closed down and people are buying flowers and visiting cemeteries. Go figure, I have been living right next to a cemetery this past transfer and I just figured that out. Crazy.
My new companion is strict but good, she is a native and her native language is pure Tagalog. She was Sister Sargent's (MTC batch) companion. Leading the area has really stressed me out, these past few weeks I have been trying to lead the way but Sis Santos was always there to help, now it is just me. So yesterday we walked from one end of our area to the other without realizing it, well our aching feet told me maybe we were going really far, I was just trying to find a member so we could ask the address of her referral. I didn't realize that she lived so far away. Yes we did find her finally. Good grief, sometimes I feel like Sister Reyes is a little frustrated that I don't know how to do more. I am trying to learn from this and stay calm and grow from the experience and not freak out at the new challenges this Transfer has brought.
What else. I am now the only pianist in the Marikina 3rd ward. Yesterday was my first time in my life to accompany sacrament meeting. To tell you the truth I felt like I was going to go take AP Calculus test again. It was the 5th Sunday so rest hymn as well. I guess I passed their approval because the Bishop and some of the ward asked if I would continue teaching the piano lessons that the old pianist started. Gulp. Me teach piano, I can only play simplified hymns. Sigh. The Lord must really want me to grow a lot because, wow, I am completely outside of my comfort zone. But I am happy that I have the opportunity to play such a role in the ward now and really earn their trust. That is good, also the language has been getting easier. I find that sometimes I find myself just chattering away when I am nervous. that is usually when the members or investigators ask if it is hard for me to learn or speak Tagalog, then I think about it and it turns hard again. Weird.
This Church is true. Even if everything else is Different or strange or uncomfortable the Gospel of Jesus Christ is still warm and safe and peaceful and wonderful. What a blessing to be able to be here sharing it. No matter the challenges I am glad to be here serving.
Enjoy the cold for me. Because I really miss it.
I love you all.
Take care.
Sister Jensen