Aloha!
This past P-Day we were able to convince the Elders to go on a hike with us. We went to the Kaneohe Pillbox. It was actually really steep and there was very little breeze so it was very hot. But it was great except the Elders think they are too good for us so we got left behind. The view was beautiful.
We were able to clean the U.S.S. Missouri again which was fun. I was with Sister Cannon and we were singing disney songs as we were sweeping and mopping. It was a zone activity so it was fun to see everyone and we were able to go to Wend's for lunch with a few of them.
We also went to the community garden and helped with a lady's plot that had been neglected for a long time so it was a lot of work but it was cool to see the transformation. I found a lot of interesting bugs, more huge spiders, some huge centipedes (a few of them I killed...a few of them Elder Taka (from Tonga) played with after taking the stingers out), and some new geckos I've never seen (they were super cool).
We also did a service project for a member in another ward with quite a bit of land. A lot of his trees were being taken over by the vines so we got rid of them and man was that hard work! The vines are wrapped on tight! Luckily the Elders were there and they loved using the Machetes! We also had a golf cart to take the vines to a specific location on the property. It was really beautiful and they had a big grass area. We had a good time but it was tiring.
I saw my old boss from Pounders in Laie which was super crazy! I also saw one of my co-workers at the bus stop when I was driving.
We were able to try something new this week. We drive to visit people but a lot of times no one is home so we get back in the car and drive somewhere else. But our zone leader had the idea of trying to talk to someone before getting back in the car and it worked pretty well. We were actually able to find a new investigator because of it! It was a neighbor to a recent convert we visit a lot. She said she usually ignores people when she doesn't want to talk to them. But she said she had a good feeling about us (I was like woohoo) so we talked with her and shared a little. We asked if we could come back and talk to her more about the gospel while showing her the restoration pamphlet. She said sure and asked if we had an extra one so she could look at it before we came to visit...we were like of course! So we set up an appointment to come back.
We were also blessed with 3 referrals this week which was awesome! One of them we were able to meet and she was really outgoing and awesome (the zone leaders actually set an appointment with her). It was funny though because she thought we were Jehovah's Witness. But she ordered a Bible and supposedly a Book of Mormon so we brought her both. And we talked about the Book of Mormon and Christ's church being restored and she was really intrigued. We were able to set up a return appointment. We contacted one of the referrals but it wasn't the right address. But we met this super cool guy named Ron. He is deaf so we couldn't communicate super well but luckily Sister Tailleur knew a little sign language and he could speak so I could understand some things. But he said the guy we were looking for lives in Kahuku, not in Kaneohe anymore. But he is awesome because he has his own Ukulele shop. He makes Kamaka Ukuleles and repairs them. And let me tell ya, Kamaka is not a cheap brand! We felt bad because we were late for dinner though. My first time eating at a Mexican Restaurant here. I wasn't really in the mood but I got fried ice cream for dessert and it was great!
On Sunday, one of the less active families we visit every week and never comes to church showed up while we were singing How Great Thou Art. Sister Tailleur and I got a little emotional. It really was great! Sadly they left right after sacrament but it was great that they came. And their oldest son who is like 17 helped pass the sacrament. It was great! Testimony meeting was really spiritual. A lot of people said they felt like they needed to get up even people who were just visiting. They spoke on the spirit and I felt like it was for one of our investigators. A few sweet boys bore their testimony and got really emotional. One of them invited his friend to church and was so happy and felt the spirit really strong...he made me cry! There has also been a lot of loss in our ward but some very strong testimonies were shared about the plan of salvation. It was so good.
The other couple that we teach comes for 2 hours but never all 3 but guess what?! They stayed all 3! Such a great day!
We had dinner that night with a family from the Mainland. The husband served his mission in Mississippi so he made us a nice stew and it was great for a change. They have a really cool condo too that reminds me of Spain.
I know this gospel is true and I'm so grateful to be sharing it with others!
Aloha,
Sister Heath
Pictures: Kaneohe Pillbox, U.S.S. Missouri, Plot before pic, Plot before pic, Plot after pic, fried ice cream with Sis. Louis, Kaneohe Pillbox
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