March 14, 2010

Well I'm not going to lie- that picture of Mount Olympus in the snow was looking more like paradise than the Palm Springs one. It may be less hot here in Rurutu but it's hot dangit. Anyways it sound like your never really home, which is awesome actually. We've got to see the world sometime.. Here it's actually been moderately interesting. First off Wednesday we went to cut a really old guys lawn with our ward. We had weed wacker, which here they use as a lawnmower usually, one lawnmower, and a rake. Then we ate at the only restaurant in all of Rurutu paid for by a guy in our ward. Life was good. We had a lesson Thursday where I apparently predicted the tsunami? I made a comparison that if we said there would be a tsunami tomorrow it would be the same as if God himself said it. Now I'm pretty sure these kids twisted my words a little but sure enough the next morning I woke up to the tsunami warning siren and our phone ringing. The assistants called us and they told us we were going to die. "There's a ten meter wave! Run to the mountains!" We took the essentials, locked up our other stuff and peaced out on our crap shack. After waiting forever with the ward, we got bored and played soccer until finally they said it was safe to come down. Then we went to the dock where there actually was a really, really weak sauce tsunami. The ocean pulled way back then just filled up again. Then we left. I went with the branch president and we had some real success with the inactives and our investigators alike. Also we got some new investigators this week. I can't really say how many cause I don't know how many will actually stick with it. The work is moving forward here, it's just really slow. I'm learning a lot about patience everyday. We're leaving Wednesday for a zone conference in Papeete and coming back Friday. Then we'll see about transfers. I'm praying it's me. Although a guy in my district who is now a zone leader heard rumor that my companion will be the one who leaves. DANG! We'll see though. Well that's about all for now. I'm just looking forward to that Mothers day phone call.

March 7, 2011

Yo everyone, how goes it? I'll just get right to answering the questions- our mission leader guy likes almost everyone but me so I don't know what's up. But we're cool again. Also I don't really talk to my companion about obedience the way you'd think. I know what happens, usually they go twice as hard in the other direction and they stay mad for a long time. So I show a good example and talk to investigators and stuff about all the rules we keep. It actually works, he is soooooo much better than before. It's much better. Plus we get along incredibly well, we never really disagree at all. To kill a pig you knock it down on it's side, then you place the tip of the machete on his chest and give a good push till you get the heart. Also you can go from the side in between the ribs. I've done both now. Well anyways here's this week in a nutshell- Tuesday I ate a sea urchin and they are as gross as they look. My companion crashed on that crazy hill I told you guys about. Normally we try and go way fast but that day we were like, "Let's just take it easy today." Then I heard him go down behind me. When I stopped to see the carnage miraculously he came out of the wilderness almost untouched. But he broke the rim of his bike. It didn't just bend, it broke. He's a big guy. Otherwise we had a few lessons and even gave a couple blessings this week. Things are progressing here but very slowly. I'll be sad to leave here but also stoked at the same time.