Well this week was really good. I cannot believe how fast it went, but it was really good. We have three baptisms that are going to happen this saturday. Two of them have already passed their interview and we just have one more to do tomorrow. Rusila, Timoci, and Iva. They will be awesome because they are all adults. We have tons of converts, but they are all children. I think it is gonna be good to have some adult converts to strengthen the ward.
We had really good attendance again this week with less actives who made it out to church so that is something I am very happy about.
We had a cool experience saturday and sunday. We have a less active man Bro. Nailati we always visit. He is really awesome and has been coming to church, but we had a good lesson where I decided to just read a chapter from the Book of Mormon together and then talk about it. We read Alma 34 and it was just what he needed to hear: that he needs to stop procrastinating his repentance, and come back to church and start fulfilling a calling. It was awesome! Then in sacrament, he was asked to bear his testimony and he told about us always visiting and coming to see him and how we got him to come back to church and now he is going to never fall away again. He is great! Him and his wife are taking the temple preparation class. I am very excited for them.
This next week we are gonna have to spend some time trying to find new people to teach. We have a lot of people, but none of them are doing anything to change and are only half committed. So after the baptism, that is going to be the end of all our good investigators. It will be good though.
This morning we went and hiked Mt. Korobaba. I don't know if it is the highest point in Fiji, but it is the highest on this side of the island. It was really cool. The last half was more climbing then hiking and it was an awesome view. I had a lot of fun and got some great pictures.
I hope you're all doing good. That about sums up my week.
Thanks for all you do. I love you all. Moce.
Loloma Levu,
Elda Lalaga
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Friday, September 18, 2009
September 13, 2009 E-mail
Well this week was interesting, but it was good. I had an experience that I was not going to share but after some encouragement from my companion, I guess I will.
So to start in Fiji, you eat and drink a lot of things that are not the most sanitary. Part of being a missionary here is dealing with some pretty constant diarrhea which usually is not too big of deal. So I had some pretty good diarrhea in the morning, but thought nothing of it. We went about our day anyways. Then we went to a recent converts house and as I was sitting
down. I decided to crack off a real quick fart. I let loose and then realized
that I had defiled my covenants. So I turned to my comp and said we need to
go. And he said, "Why?"
I replied that we need to go now. He was about to object again and ask why, when an awful stench reached his nose and he said, "oohh ok lets go."
In fijian culture, when you enter a home, you have to be really respectful and ask for Tatau or permission to leave. So we were shouting and asking for permission to leave as we were running out the door and trying to come up with a decent excuse. Luckily I don't think they knew what happened. Although after changing when I went back, a little boy asked me if I put on deodorant cause I stink. All in all it turned out not too bad though.
Other than that, we have had some competition from the missionaries from the Anglican church. They have been sending in their missionaries in houses right after we leave. But we're still doing really good. They are just mad cause we are cutting into their paycheck.
Russilla just got really sick, so we had to push back her baptismal date again. But she still says she really wants to be baptized, so thats good. Jone and his family are doing good. He is ready to be baptized, but we're dragging feet trying to get him baptized with his whole family. I hope it works out. His dad has awesome questions and reads everything we give him. He just works constantly.
Kini is doing awesome. It was pooring rain so not very many people came to church but she walked alone with no umbrella all the way from her village and showed up soaked but with a huge smile. Strongest little girl ever.
We have some programs set up for firesides and home teaching together in both Wailoku and Tamavua wards. So things are going good and I am having a good time. I hope all is well back home. I love you all and miss you tons.
I hope your week goes well and I will try my best to not shart my pants this week.
Love y'all,
Elder Wall
So to start in Fiji, you eat and drink a lot of things that are not the most sanitary. Part of being a missionary here is dealing with some pretty constant diarrhea which usually is not too big of deal. So I had some pretty good diarrhea in the morning, but thought nothing of it. We went about our day anyways. Then we went to a recent converts house and as I was sitting
down. I decided to crack off a real quick fart. I let loose and then realized
that I had defiled my covenants. So I turned to my comp and said we need to
go. And he said, "Why?"
I replied that we need to go now. He was about to object again and ask why, when an awful stench reached his nose and he said, "oohh ok lets go."
In fijian culture, when you enter a home, you have to be really respectful and ask for Tatau or permission to leave. So we were shouting and asking for permission to leave as we were running out the door and trying to come up with a decent excuse. Luckily I don't think they knew what happened. Although after changing when I went back, a little boy asked me if I put on deodorant cause I stink. All in all it turned out not too bad though.
Other than that, we have had some competition from the missionaries from the Anglican church. They have been sending in their missionaries in houses right after we leave. But we're still doing really good. They are just mad cause we are cutting into their paycheck.
Russilla just got really sick, so we had to push back her baptismal date again. But she still says she really wants to be baptized, so thats good. Jone and his family are doing good. He is ready to be baptized, but we're dragging feet trying to get him baptized with his whole family. I hope it works out. His dad has awesome questions and reads everything we give him. He just works constantly.
Kini is doing awesome. It was pooring rain so not very many people came to church but she walked alone with no umbrella all the way from her village and showed up soaked but with a huge smile. Strongest little girl ever.
We have some programs set up for firesides and home teaching together in both Wailoku and Tamavua wards. So things are going good and I am having a good time. I hope all is well back home. I love you all and miss you tons.
I hope your week goes well and I will try my best to not shart my pants this week.
Love y'all,
Elder Wall
Friday, September 11, 2009
September 6, 2009 E-mail
Happy Fathers Day all you dads. Yesterday was fathers day in Fiji so, for the one I missed in America, I hope this makes up for it! Well this week was good but really frustrating at times. It is ok though, cause this next week is gonna be much better.
So when I first got to this area, Wailoku was dead and Tamavua was on fire. But I like Wailoku more cause it is in the bush. So we spend most our time there. Which in result, things have really picked up and been doing good.
Things in Tamavua have kind of slacked off. All of our investigators are not keeping their commitments so I guess I need to find a better balance. But in Wailoku we got an awesome new investigator, Venina, who is 18 and takes notes during lessons and reads everything we give. She is always highlighting and writing down questions; she is awesome!
Jone's dad is reading everything even though he is always working so we can't meet with him. He has lots of questions so we're trying to arrange a time to meet with him, so their whole family could accept the gospel together. But Jone is doing awesome and has some great friends in the ward, so that is really good.
Kini's mom has agreed to sit down and take the lessons with us. I really think it is because of the service we did. I think it softened her heart, so I hope that works out well. I love their family.
Rusila frustrated the crap out of me. She decided to work when we were supposed to do her baptismal interview and said she was too tired to come to church, so we had to put off her baptismal date. I guess we will just have to keep working with her try to get her back to where she needs to be.
We spent all day wading through rivers flowing through the street yesterday cause it rained non-stop, day and night. So that was no fun. But we walked and walked and froze our butts off and ended up with a pretty good day.
The Bishop and Elders Qurom president have been working hard with us and it is making huge differences in Wailoku! Things are going really good. That about sums up my week.
Oh! I got a parking ticket and then went and talked to the courthouse guy in Fijian and got it cleared for knowing Fijian, so that was cool.
Well love you all and talk to you again next week.
-Elder Wall
So when I first got to this area, Wailoku was dead and Tamavua was on fire. But I like Wailoku more cause it is in the bush. So we spend most our time there. Which in result, things have really picked up and been doing good.
Things in Tamavua have kind of slacked off. All of our investigators are not keeping their commitments so I guess I need to find a better balance. But in Wailoku we got an awesome new investigator, Venina, who is 18 and takes notes during lessons and reads everything we give. She is always highlighting and writing down questions; she is awesome!
Jone's dad is reading everything even though he is always working so we can't meet with him. He has lots of questions so we're trying to arrange a time to meet with him, so their whole family could accept the gospel together. But Jone is doing awesome and has some great friends in the ward, so that is really good.
Kini's mom has agreed to sit down and take the lessons with us. I really think it is because of the service we did. I think it softened her heart, so I hope that works out well. I love their family.
Rusila frustrated the crap out of me. She decided to work when we were supposed to do her baptismal interview and said she was too tired to come to church, so we had to put off her baptismal date. I guess we will just have to keep working with her try to get her back to where she needs to be.
We spent all day wading through rivers flowing through the street yesterday cause it rained non-stop, day and night. So that was no fun. But we walked and walked and froze our butts off and ended up with a pretty good day.
The Bishop and Elders Qurom president have been working hard with us and it is making huge differences in Wailoku! Things are going really good. That about sums up my week.
Oh! I got a parking ticket and then went and talked to the courthouse guy in Fijian and got it cleared for knowing Fijian, so that was cool.
Well love you all and talk to you again next week.
-Elder Wall
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