Elder Plarao, One-Handed Missionary Completes Mission with Honor

President Plarao

I know a true latter-day saints know the importance of doing a missionary work. They know it in doing so for they've done their part in fulfilling one of the 3-fold mission of the Church, and that's to proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

But what about if you're unable to do it due to a handicap or physical disability, can you do the missionary work? In one of our leadership meeting with the Church leaders, if a member is disabled and wanted to spread the Gospel in doing the missionary job like the full-time missionary is doing in the field, by his honest and willing desire he is already doing it  and he doesn't need to go out anymore to fulfill it.

On the other hand, if you're partially handicap, like the one I know from La Castellana Branch. He is Bro. Angelo Plarao who has no right hand which was amputated due to firecracker accident when he was 14 years old. His Branch President, the late Rogie Belarmino encouraged him to go out for a mission in spite of that handicap. Bro Angelo responded approvingly. He never hesitated or had a second thought "because all circumstances and problems have their own worth of purpose" in which he strongly believes it.

Temple Marriage of Gilbor and Carissa

Temple marriage is one of the most sacred ordinances performed inside the temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

And this new and everlasting covenant of marriage was entered in by Gilbor Demabildo Camporazo, Jr. of La Carlota First Branch and Ma. Carissa Padios Trenuela of La Castellana Branch.

This was the momentous event for their life. They got married in the Cebu Philippine Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on the 20th day of November 2012.

Temple first counselor Gomez Sialdy officiated the nuptial rites of Gilbor and Carissa in a solemn and reverent, sealing room of the temple.

Now Gilbor Jr. and Ma. Carissa are now one. They're both husband and wife. And they've to abide with this new and everlasting covenant of marriage, which is temple marriage.