In the Philippines, the fourth week of September every year is
National Family Week. By Executive Order from the President’s office since 1995
the country focuses on the family and keeping this basic unit of our lives
important.
Naturally, this is something the Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-day Saints (the ‘Mormons’) are excited about. The family is an integral part
of our beliefs. Somehow the big event ended up at the Mall of Asia, one of the
largest malls in the Philippines, and that happens to be in our area. So we all
pitched in and planned a week of activities to celebrate FAMILY!
The first activity was a FUN WALK. Saturday morning, when we
all wished we were sleeping in, we gathered at the Mall of Asia at 0700 in
matching white t-shirts displaying a family and the words “Families Can Be
Together Forever.”
We had people of all ages, from the grandmas and grandpas to
the youngest babies that had to be held. It was great to be with all of them.
In the afternoon we had a ribbon cutting ceremony for the Family History
exhibit that will be at MOA for the next week.
