Aloha! Sorry for missing last week! We got carried away shopping at Salvation Army!
That night we had another lesson with Uncle Lawrence and I had a cool experience. I was prompted by the spirit to promise him as servants of the Lord that if he was accept a baptism date that his health will improve. I just thought that was special. He still didn't want to commit but we will keep working on it.
Wednesday we had interviews with President and his wife. It was really great but Sister Nichalson and I were kind of struggling. I got really good advice from them. But the best thing was getting a priesthood blessing from President. I felt the spirit so strong and I knew that it was directly from Heavenly Father. After that all my stress was gone and I felt great. I am so grateful for the priesthood!
We had a fun relief society activity that night where we made easy meals. We made Chicken Pot Pies, microwave lap chong(I think), and Apple turnovers. It turned out good. We just used puff pastry dough for the pies. It was with both wards so it was fun to be with them. I tried to make my turnover look like a dog but didn't think about it puffing up when it baked so I couldn't find it actually!
Thursday we went on exchanges. Sister Downs came with me to my area. We had a great day. We went to go see someone in our ward list but he moved. The lady there was really nice and she invited us in. So we had a good conversation and taught the first lesson! We were able to set a time to come back. It was great when her family got home she was like these are my new friends! She shared how she has been to Jerusalem and how spiritual it was to be where Christ was. Amazing.
We went to go visit another LA member later that day and met her boyfriend. We talked to him and he is really nice. We shared a little and I felt prompted to share about repentance and becoming clean only through the Atonement. Then Sister Downs invites him to be baptized(I was like okay, ya go sister! But expecting him to reject it) and he said its funny that you say thay because I was just talking to my mom about being baptized. So we talked about it but like most locals doesnr want to set a date. So we gave him some pamphlets to read and set up a time to go back.
So Sister Downs and I prayed together in the morning and said that we were going for 2 new investigators and that's what we got! One in Waimanalo and one in Olomana even!
Friday was Zone conference. It was really good. We talked about the good samaritan and thought about the people that we might pass by that we could be helping. One of the Elders performed a musical number. He sang and played Israel, Israel God is Calling on the Mandolin. It was really cool and he has a super low voice! We had training in our zone about prayer and how we can improve our prayers. We also talked about 5 p's: Plan(ponder what you will say), Private, Prostrate(kneel), Persistent(never cease), and Patience(receiving answers).
Saturday we were invited to a birthday party that was at a beach park. It was funny because we felt like we were late but they weren't even close to finishing the food. So we actually ended up going back after dinner to try some rainbow cake (lime, guava, mango). It was a beautiful day!
Yesterday we were able to help one if our members with a farm. It was great to do some service because people rarely take us up on our offer. We weeded, watered, fed, and re-potted some strawberry runners.
Later when we were out visiting people we saw this lady watering her yard. We introduced ourselves and asked if she would like us to share a message. I was expecting a rejection but she said yes! So we are going back on Friday!
Today we were able to attend the temple and it was wonderful! I felt the spirit so strong. I was filled with peace and joy. I am so grateful for temples!
Well that's about it!
Aloha,
Sister Heath
Massive papaya from our landlord, outside the temple with Sister Nichalson
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| Massive papaya from our landlord |
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| outside the temple with Sister Nichalson |
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