July 25, 2011

In two weeks I'll have been on my mission for 18 months. My district's trying to figure out if we should extend our mission or just finish at the normal time. We'll see; we've still got a while. So the work goes on here in Vairao. We should be splitting our ward next week meaning an even bigger sector and even more Jehovah's Witnesses to preach to us. I don't have a whole lot to report. But we had two major successes this week. We fixed the baptism for our investigator Toto for next week. They chose me to baptise him. His last name is really super long Teriiteporouarai and his real first name is apparently worse. Whaterrr. Then his son will get baptised probably two weeks after (hopefully by his father) and then our investigator Poni will get baptised two weeks after that. So we are having baptisms consistently about every two weeks. Also there was one this week and the one two weeks before. Success! Things are really moving along here. I love the work, but I just hope that we'll be able to keep finding people. That's the hard part. We look for help but don't really find it. But I know they try to try. So yeah basically the mission is awesome, hard, but awesome. We'll see what the next few months have to offer.

July 18, 2011

 I've been wondering if it would really be worth it to go to Rurutu. Expensive stuff. I can't believe that President Smith called and/or had anything nice to say. Just kidding but seriously.. I'm moderately shocked. I've always done my best but I didn't think he ever saw or noticed. Sweet. Tell him what up if you talk to him again. That guy's such a boss. Love him. K well I just got pressed to go so I will give you only the purest and most important information (there's not a lot). Last week for P-day we rode bumper cars for an hour and a half and ate cotton candy. I felt like a child at a circus because that's exactly what I was. Tuesday we had a ton of lessons and got a surprise call to take an elder all the way to Papeete for a transfer because he kissed a girl the night before at midnight in the mission house. Yeah, okay. And that's the least of his problems. So as punishment he got sent to an awesome island with Elder Ferrin. Poor Ferrin. We did a lot of looking again this week and just a teensy bit of finding. But we had success on the side of baptisms. One of our not so prepared investigators had a few spiritual visions this week and is now ready to be baptised. So this Saturday he'll be baptised. I'm way super stoked and I'll tell you all about it next time. Well now it's off to the Noni factory and then off to save some more souls. Seeya next week. Also thank you so much for your support.

July 11, 2011

                                                       President Benjamin Tauraa Sinjoux

The work here continues. July is by far the hardest month of the year here cause everyone is on vacation. But we have managed to keep it moving. We do lots a looking and just a teensy little bit of finding. But this week we have seen a lot of miracles in that all of our investigators are taking the decision to be baptised. We have four baptisms fixed for this month and August with at least one more coming this week. Therefore making us by far the highest of the zone. Miracles still happen. Monday we were in Papeete the whole day which was kind of lame. But it was all worth it cause we ate at McDonald's. Wednesday we were in Papeete once again for our zone leader meeting dealy with the new pres, President Sinjoux. He's legit. He isn't really going to change anything but he'll make adjustments where it's necessary. So we all really like him. His wife was a big politician before coming on mission.  She doesn't talk, but she rather forcefully puts her words into your ears. We'll see though. Friday we have a Zone Conference and we'll be talking about a "surprise subject". Normally surprises are great but this one bites. Thursday we drove around in circles to get everyone interviewed by president. I tried and succeeded in my fast and furious skills. And finally Friday we had a baptism for our investigator Rahei. From day one she wanted to get baptised and after a long struggle in finally happened. Everything seemed to be against us but it happened. Normally she is way super timid and stuff but as soon as she came out of the water she truly was a new person. Happy and confident. Also the baptism touched one of our eternal investigators who was there, so after he came up to me and he said he's ready to get baptised. Sweet! the spirit rocks. Don't forget it.

July 4, 2011

Family, I'll try and be brief cause our normal email place is closed and it's really expensive here. But basically after your emails I am way super stoked for next year's 4th of July. I'll have you guys I know I celebrated the Fourth here with something even better than blowing up a piece of America. I blew up a piece of a french country! We burned our garbage in our yard as a celebration. And I guess we totally forgot about a can of aerosol so it exploded like our whole neighborhood and my companion screamed like a girl. I was singing the national anthem during the whole ordeal. America rules! Wario is good and the work is hard. Our new president isn't as evil as everyone says. I loved the conference. Our entire mission was there except for two guys. Yeah sorry I'm not gonna have any money for food later so I'm gonna go. We'll be in Papeete today to take someone to the doctor. Lame. Oh yeah one last thing. This week we went to Fenua Aihere to see some members. Look it up on google maps. It's after the end of the road so we had to go on foot in flip flops through the ocean and through rivers. Just like in the movies. Two guys in white shirts going through the jungle. Just know I'm still kickin. And you guys are living the dream life. Keep it up.