Day 230 - Tuesday, February 14, 2017

Happy Valentines Day!  It's always nice to receive surprise messages from missionaries current and past throughout the day.  It's all about love!  Today we enjoyed a few hours to explore the history of this great land we live in.  During World War II, the Philippines had many historical events that took place in areas throughout our mission.  Most people have heard of the Bataan Death March.  The march ended here in our mission. There are shrines that memorialize these important events in history.  We have tried to travel to these areas before but something always came up.  Today we made it!  It was a very spiritual and moving experience as we saw, "The Wall of Heroes" dedicated to Filipinos and American brave men and women who, in defense of the Philippines in various places in the islands, died in battle or while in captivity.  We also saw many other markers that reminded us that freedom is not free from sacrifice.  President Clark's father served in Leyte, Philippines during World War II.  Many of our missionaries are from Leyte.  That is located in the boundaries of Tacloban Mission.  We are not the first Clark's from our family to serve in this beautiful land. Below are are photos of some of the memorials at the Capas National Shrine.