Some things are not easy to get use to in the Philippines. Last Sunday as we walked into our Filipino ward for Sacrament meeting we heard the Christmas carol “Silent Night” being played on the piano. Christmas officially begins in the Philippines on September 1st. This means that Christmas trees and decorations adorn shopping areas/malls, offices, and homes throughout the Philippines and are displayed until the first week in January.. True Faithfulness I recently shared in a blog post about the new temple in Urdaneta. There was an open house where the local community, governmental and barangay officials, and non-member