Another week has flown by!

March 26, 2018

Met with some investigators this week that we haven't seen in a while which was great.

 

We had dinner with one of our members, the Lukas' on Tuesday night and their grandson happened to be there. He is 11 and the Lukas' said they asked permission from the mom for him to be taught and prepare for baptism and she said yes. We weren't expecting that. It was wonderful!  

Wednesday I went on exchanges with Sister Fitisemanu in Aiea. We had a good day. We were busy with activities and our one appointment cancelled so we weren't able to teach a while lot. But we were able to contact a few people they have been trying to for a while. She is a wonderful missionary!

Thursday we had a return missionary from Chuuk that goes to BYUH but was in town for the day so he offered to come out with us. So that was super great! We visited the Kisins who speak very little English and it was great. He got to know them, prayed, and bore his testimony in Chuukese. 

Friday Sister Soga came to town with me for exchanges. We had a great time and she is such a good missionary. 

That's most of the exciting things this week!

Oh also, the theme of morning exercise this week: ultimate frisbee! Good workout and fun!

It will be great hearing from our prophet and apostles this weekend. If you haven't already I would encourage you to pray about and write down some questions. This will not only help you pay better attention but I know you will be able to receive revelation from Heavenly Father about what he wants you to know!

I am also grateful for this Sunday where we are able to remember the miracle that the Savior performed of being resurrected and the joy and happiness that can bring to our lives. Imagine all the things that are possible because of Christ!

Aloha, 

Sister Heath

Sister Eberhard and I

Sister Soga and I

The Lukas' and I after dinner...they got me a few gifts..so sweet!

Temple trip last week

Trying to be like Rapunzel 

Times of trial bring miracles... I hope!

March 20, 2018

So after responding to everyone's emails I didn't really know what to say about this week so here are Sister Eberhard's thoughts and I feel the same:

"This morning was so perfect because we were able to go to the Laie Temple, and the Temple is the single greatest place on Earth, and I was just so happy to be there. It was also the one place I wanted to be after another long week of growing! The last few weeks in this area have felt a bit like a tornado, and after getting knocked around a bit, it was nice to feel so at peace within the walls of the Temple. I am so grateful to have one on this island!

Quite honestly, as I reflect on this week, I don't really know what to share. I feel like I am just learning how to be more like the Savior. Like, learning how to be more faithful, more diligent, more consecrated, more hopeful, more willing, more loving, more forgiving, more of just about everything that is good. It makes me think about the hymn "More Holiness Give Me". If you haven't taken the time to sit down and read the lyrics, I highly recommend it. Plus >>> I believe that it speaks the same message which I am feeling today. (Go read it right now!! And try to learn something from it :)) 

As far as our investigators go, we aren't seeing very much progress, sadly. Sister Heath and I feel like we are trying everything.. but we have to leave things like "personal agency" up to the investigator. We want so badly for them to continue learning and growing, but it takes effort, and often times it is hard for them to see the rainbows beyond the rain. We have really just been focusing on what we like to call Spiritual CPR:

C= Church
P= Prayer
R= Reading

So often we use CPR to save lives, but aren't souls worth saving too? We have been trying to help each person we meet see how important their spirits are. Our bodies are for this life, but our spirits are eternal, and we had them before we even got here. Shouldn't we take care of the gift that has always been with us? We teach them that just as our bodies require food, water and air, our spirits need "feeding" too. I believe that it is beginning to "click" with more people, so hopefully they start to actually do the things that the Spirit directs them to!

Overall, the work of the Lord is indeed progressing. Maybe not so much in the progress of investigators or our area, but definitely in the hearts and capabilities of His servants; the Missionaries. I know that the Lord is working on me to make me a more valuable instrument in furthering His work. I know that He is working on me so that we can accomplish greater things, and help more people to do the same. I am grateful for the opportunities I am having to grow, and I know that we each can, if we be willing.

Have a wonderful week and remember to find ways to GROW !"...Sister Eberhard

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I hope you know that no matter where you are in life you can always turn to the Savior for strength, comfort, and guidance. He suffered for everything we would go through in this life so he knows exactly how you feel. You can turn to him by studying the Book of Mormon, participating in Church, sharing what you know with others, and by sincere prayer. I know that what he did for us is real. I've felt the power of change and comfort and strength. I have also seen it in others lives. All we need to do is act and the blessings will come!

Aloha!

Sister Heath

Sister Eberhard and I

Rain

At one of our investigator's house...at least someone wants to read the Book of Mormon! Haha

Banyan tree in front off the tabernacle...pretty cool, the kids have a good time swinging on the branch vines 

 The little boy who asked us to come visit his parents. He's so cute and really excited whenever he sees us!

 Exchanges with Sister Pressley

Faith+Works=Miracles

March 12, 2018

Last week we had Missionary Leadership Council (MLC) and it was really good to receive training from President and Sister Bekker and the Assistants on how we can improve. We also were about to talk about how we can motivate the missionaries so it was really good. I love hearing advice from everyone and the experiences that they have had.

That night we were able to stop by an investigators house and set her with a baptism date so that was exciting. We hope that she will be baptized at the end of April!

The Sisters from Maui needed to stay the night so they stayed with us so that was fun especially since one of them is Sister Bowen my MTC companion!

We had a condensed P-day on Tuesday because of District Meeting and a lesson we had but we made the most of it. We were able to play Ultimate Frisbee with the Assistants and our Zone Leaders. It was really fun!

On Wednesday we had an appointment with someone that came to church for the first time. We probably drove and walked around for an hour trying to find it but it's like it doesn't exist and sadly we didn't get her phone number. However, we were able to talk to some people on the street. We asked this guy if he knew where it would be and he didn't know. We found out he was from Kosrai which was cool! I thought he was Hawaiian! haha His english was really good. He said that he organizes sports for all the Micronesians on the island to help them have a better reputation which is super cool! He was also really nice and we gave him a Book of Mormon which he was really grateful for! We referred him to the Elders since we are only over Chuukese but hopefully they can visit and teach him!

Friday we were able to meet a member's step daughter that he told us to go visit. She is really sweet and she just moved from Chuuk. But she understands a lot for only being here for a month. Luckily one of her friends was there too that could help translate a little bit. We just shared the Book of Mormon with her and invited her to read and come to church. She told us that she came last week which is awesome! She ended up coming this week for a few minutes which was good too. We will bring a translator with us next time and it will be really good.

It's been interesting with technology and awesome too. One of out investigators calls us on Facebook to talk so that is great to have more contact with him. Their family really wants to meet with us they have just been super busy with sickness with their kids. But I am excited to see what will happen with them!

That's about it for this week!

I know that this gospel is true and can help you have the spirit more abundantly in your life which is such a great thing to have!

Aloha,

Sister Heath

With Sister Bowen and Sister Fifita

Sister Eberhard and I trying not to get blown away in the wind

With our new investigator and her cute son!

On the Nasty couch with the Book of Mormon just because I can...one of the places that we walk by often

Busy, busy, busy

March 6, 2018

This week was crazy! 

Last week we did some errands and we were able to go to the institute building with the Elders to play some games. I played ping pong and Sister Kwak played pool. We had a great time! 

One of the members wanted to give Sister Kwak a lei so we stopped by to get that. It was so sweet and our first time seeing a Chuukese lei!

Then we had dinner with a family from Halawa. They took us to an Indian restaurant and we has really good curry and cheese flatbread (I can't remember what they call it)

Tuesday I said goodbye to Sister Kwak and got a really good hug from her which is special because she HATES hugs. Sister Eberhard and I went right to work because we had an appointment not to long after transfer meeting. The family forgot we were coming and said they were busy cleaning but I was like we didn't come here for nothing so I was like do you have a few minutes? So they let us in. The wife wasn't in a great mood but that just motivated me to be more bubbly and try and help her have the light of Christ. So we shared 2 Nephi 25:26. It was good except we read it in Chuukese and she was saying it's hard to understand because there are different dialects. I wish I would have read it in English too but oh well!

We had a good lesson with a couple (Siten and Faithful) we haven't been able to see in a while. The husband seems interested so hopefully we can help him learn more.

 

We did home evening with a less active family for the first time on Friday evening. It was really fun and they enjoyed it even though everyone wasn't there but we are hoping to help them build their testimonies. They want to do it again so we are excited.

Saturday we were excited to meet with Antonia and Chris so we could teach them a solid lesson and set them with baptism dates. But sadly Chris had to work. But we were able to talk to and teach a little bit to Antonia. This was a blessing because I know her English is limited and we didnt have anyone to translate. But I was pleasantly surprised with what she understood. And we were able to set her with a baptism date! Woohoo. Also she wanted us to go to her husband's work so he could feed us. So we went to the Mexican Kitchen and it was really good!

Church on Sunday as great. Antonia barely misses the sacrament even though we called her in the morning to see if she would make it by 9. But I'm still impressed because she has 3 little kids and one of them is sick. She even stayed the whole time! 

Also, I bore my simple testimony in Chuukese during sacrament meeting. This lady came up and started talking to me in Chuukese after sacrament. But I don't know enough to talk to her so I started speaking English haha. Luckily she spoke English too. We found out it was her first time and she was just dropping off some friends. So we are excited to meet with her this week!

Aloha!

Sister Heath

Transfer meeting with Sister Kwak

Transfer meeting with Sister Pressley, Jeffrey, me and Sister Eberhard!

 Mexican food!