La Carlota Saints Apt to Receiving God's Greatest Gift

La Carlota Meetinghouse

The saints (members), coming from the various branches of La Castellana, Manggapsang, Masville, San Enrique, Ayungon, La Carlota First and La Carlota Second arrived early in the meetinghouse of La Carlota Philippines District for their semi-annual conference. They're transported from their convenient means of transportation. Some travelled as far as Moises Padilla from the south and San Enrique from the west.

The two-day District Conference of LDS La Carlota was presided by Bacolod Philippines Mission President Christopher A. Barredo. The Saturday Session on Leaderhsip Training and Adult session was conducted by the District First Counselor Zandiv Abonado. The Sunday Session, a general conference was the District President Mario A. Malacaman.

The Mission President's message followed shortly after the congregation sang the intermediate hymn, "We Thank Thee O God for a Prophet".

Why Are They Spiritually Inspired?

Have you considered some verses in the Bible are inspiring? Do you have a scriptural mastery which guides you all the way in your way of living? Some of my friend in the Facebook have signified their desire to share what they have.

I introduce Bible Verse Game in my Facebook page to check how many friends I have who have some verses in the Bible, which inspire them in their day-to-day undertakings in their lives.

Those who responded are a few teachers, government and private employees. Whether they're religious, devotees or otherwise, it doesn't matter. This is only to find out their favorite Biblical memory verse that has guided them, strengthened them, and nurtured their faith regardless of any religious affiliation or denomination they have.

How the Spirit of God and the Spirit of Prophecy Touch Our Lives

The Spirit of God

As we sang "The Spirit of God" (Hymn No. 2) as our opening hymn in our First  and Testimony Sunday, a spiritual momentous experience has reminded me. It was sometime in September 24, 1984 when I heard this hymn during the dedication of Manila Philippines Temple. I couldn't explain the intense feeling I had had while listening to the hymn sung by the Church choir.

Elder Gordon B. Hinckley of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles dedicated the temple and we in the congregation seemed to be overwhelmed by the spiritual happiness that such solemn and holy dedicatory prayer was said.

My family who was housed at the Russel Meetinghouse somewhere in Baclaran had to sacrifice the early morning preparation in going to the temple so as not to be late during the said momentous historical in the annals of the Church in the Philippines. My wife and my six kids had to travel around  16 kilometers by catching the bus early in the morning. Our fellow members had to mind their own family too. We seemed to be in the rush hour period for we're supposed to be in the temple an hour before the dedication rites proper start.

Epithet: 'When something's Lost, Something's Gained'

This is a retold heart-breaking life story of a wife who lost her husband and leaving her their 5 kids. I am referring to Sister Roda Ligahe whose husband, Rojie Belarmino is a returned missionary and Branch President of La Castellana, Branch, La Carlota Philippines District, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and died untimely of a disease, hypokalemia (low potassium).

Roda

Here's her sad story of her life (translated from her local dialect, Ilonggo and posted in Tumandok, another website of this blog admin):

"I started growing up from my grandparents for my parents were separated. I was 8 years old when I became member of the Church (Mormon) in which I had a personal testimony of the Church. After 2 years of my membership in the Church, I met my first husband. I was 11 years old at that time and he was 17 years old. Before our friendship started to bloom he went in a mission in 1993 and returned in 1995. Our communications were difficult for there's no Internet. We're just sending letters and I knew he was assigned to Nueva Ecija.

Gospel in Action: Making Christlike Love Works

In my daily routine of browsing my Facebook, I came across with a heart-breaking situation of Tatay Tonio in the post of Kuy-kuy Joquiño Andrada, one of my friends in FB. I found it worth sharing especially on the simple good deeds of the Leaders of the Church had done for the sad plight of Tatay Tonio.

Welfare program of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day saints is to help members become self-reliant, to care for the poor and the needy and to give service. In the case of Tatay Tonio, those leaders of the Church had been tested on how they could apply it to a non-member of their Church. Their simple deeds they've done is the greatest ever given to that needy person.

Five Ways on How to Develop Trust

How trust could be developed among the members of the family through a family council?

A group of students in the Institute of Religion of La Carlota First Branch handled by this author has come up with practical ways to develop trust among themselves in a family. This is an application of their doctrinal lesson in The Book of Mormon as found in 2 Nephi 4:15–35 considered as Nephi's Psalm. They have learned that trusting in the Lord gives them the reason to rejoice.

In a family council through role playing, a father, a mother, a brother, a daughter, granddaughter, and a grandmother discussed among themselves the actual situations that transpired in their respective family. And unanimously they agreed that trust in the Lord could be demonstrated in 5 possible ways.

Who Is the True Giver? Are You One of Them?

(This is a repost of my original article posted in LiteracyBase Site which has been closed recently.)

This question may be answered objectively or subjectively depending on the situation or outlook of an individual. Are you amendable for that?

Let's illustrate this in three different angle, depicting by three different persons. This would be well appreciated and understood if it is presented that way. We may have the clear point of view to analyze which among them is a true giver based on their actions. You may also put yourself on their shoes if it were in your case.

So this will be a case of a rich person, of an ordinary man, and a mouth-to-hand individual. It's up to you where you prefer to side. You are entitled for your choice or decision to make.

65 Percent of 2017 Enrolment Quick Count of Schools Garnered

Congratulations Region 1 and Region VI and NIR for they have made to the first, second and third in the participation rate of 2017 Enrolment Quick Count as of July 19, 2017, 6pm. Infographics shared by Mam Eda Fabale-Ponsaran, admin of Region VI and NIR LIS and EBEIS Help Desk.

Due to some glitches which the LIS website experienced, only 64.93 per cent of the regions have submitted their enrolment quick count as it closes today, July 19 at 6pm.

Region 1 with 84.46 percent submission rate is the first, followed by Region VI, 81.75 percent, and Negros Island Region (NIR) comes third with 73.77 percent.

So far, a total of 62,809 registered/official count of schools has been reached. 22,025 more schools are expected to complete the submission not later than the end of July 2017.

Facts and Functions of DepEd Enrolment Quick Count

The schools in Elementary and Secondary are required to participate in the Quick Count by the Department of Education to continue encoding and updating enrolment data for Beginning of School Year (BOSY 2017 - 2018).

This Enrolment Quick Count facility has inevitably created some issues and concerns which need to be addressed in due time. School heads and School System admins have found some problems in coming up with their respective EQCs. This post has emerged to address that particular problems. The blogger as a former school head and the admin of DepEd ICT coordinator Facebook Page has resorted to this initiative to help or assist persons concerned in any manner.

These would be the bases for the DepEd for their planning, budgeting, and the related task and welfare of the learners and the schools as well.

Tutorial on Basic LIS Tasks Done by Teachers

New teachers should be oriented or trained on how to do the basic task in the Learner Information System (LIS) especially in creating a user account and assigning themselves as a class adviser.

In like manner, old teachers are so engrossed in their day-to-day teaching task to their respective pupils/students and they've a very limited time to be spent in Learning Information System (LIS) site. Besides some of them or even most of them who have undergone a training on LIS have already forgotten the basic encoding to the said LIS.

On this teachers' plight, Sir Jonas Diche has come up with a simple tutorial on these to help them and this is shared by Mam Eda Fabale-Ponsaran in Learner Information System (LIS) version 2.0 Help Desk FB page. I am sharing it here to facilitate it and to give other teachers the easy or ready source for that matter.