04/10/2026
๐ก ๐๐จ๐๐๐๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ฉ๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ฆ
๐๐ฏ๐ฎ ๐ฃ๐ต๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ | ๐ก๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ฎ๐บ๐ถ๐น๐ ๐ช๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ธ 2026
If you were at the Iba Philippines Stake on October 3, 2026 you probably already know that this was not your ordinary Saturday. ๐
It started with a motorcade that made its way through the streets, with families showing up in decorated cars, tricycles, and motorcycles, each carrying their own family motto, balloons, and a whole lot of excitement.
There were cars with banners on the front, sides, and back. Tricycles had their own decorations. Even motorcycles had a little something attached behind the rider, while balloons made their way onto helmets. ๐๐
Basically, if it had wheels, it was part of the celebration.
And when everyone finally gathered, the Stake grounds slowly turned into something that felt a lot like a ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฎ.
There were games for everyone. The Primary children had their own moments of fun, while the Relief Society, Elders Quorum, and YSAs joined in the different activities as families. There was cheering, running around, laughing, a little bit of competitive spirit, and probably a few people who took the games way too seriously. ๐
Then came the ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ง๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ป๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐น๐, where the battlefield moved from the streets to the screen. ๐ฎ๐
The Youth and YSAs also gathered for a ๐๐ถ๐น๐บ ๐ฉ๐ถ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ง๐ฎ๐น๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฆ๐ต๐ผ๐, and the stage became a place where so many different talents were shared. We got to hear performances from the Youth and YSAs, and even our Stake Presidency and Bishops joined in with their own band performances.
Yes.
๐๐ถ๐ณ ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด ๐ฉ๐ข๐ฅ ๐ข ๐ฃ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ. ๐ญ๐ธ
And somehow, that made the whole thing even more special.
There were performances, games, laughter, cheering, food, photos, awards, and plenty of moments that probably weren't in the program at all but became part of the memories anyway.
By the end of the day, awards were given to recognize the different events and activities. But beyond the certificates, trophies, and winning teams, there was something else worth celebrating.
The little children running around.
The families cheering for one another.
The youth sharing their talents.
The YSAs showing up and joining in.
The leaders getting on stage and having fun with everyone.
The friends who came early, stayed late, helped behind the scenes, and made sure everything kept moving.
And all those little conversations, laughs, pictures, and "Uy, picture ta!" moments in between. ๐ค
From the motorcade hanggang sa last performance, from MLBB battles to family games, from the little ones in Primary to the Stake Presidency picking up instruments...
๐๐ฎ๐น๐ฎ๐ด๐ฎ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ด ๐๐บ๐๐๐ถ ๐ป๐ฎ ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ด ๐ด๐ฎ๐ป๐ฎ๐ฝ. ๐
It was loud, colorful, chaotic, wholesome, and honestly felt a lot like a ๐ง๐ช๐ฆ๐ด๐ต๐ข ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ญ๐ฆ ๐๐ต๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ ๐ช๐ฏ๐ท๐ช๐ต๐ฆ๐ฅ. ๐
And maybe that's what made it special.
We weren't just celebrating families.
We were being one. ๐ค
A day to remember that families come in different sizes, different personalities, different stories, and different generations, but there is something beautiful about gathering together, making room for one another, and simply enjoying being together.
Because in the end, the best part of Building Forever Families wasn't just what we built for the event.
It was the memories we built with each other.
๐ก๐ค ๐๐๐ถ๐น๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ฎ๐บ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐ฒ๐
๐๐ฏ๐ฎ ๐ฃ๐ต๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ
๐๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ ๐๐ข๐ฎ๐ช๐ญ๐บ ๐๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฌ 2026
