Tuesday night last week we had exchanges. Our sister training leaders are from Waianae so it was a little drive and we exchanged earlier than usual because the sisters had an appointment. I stayed in Olomana/Waimanalo with Sister Hilton who came out 6 weeks after me. She is from Utah and is super musically talented and sweet. We visited a less-active family that we haven' t been able to see. It took a few minutes but we were able to talk to a young teenager named Sasha for a while and later her older sister came out and we were able to share a message about the Atonement. Sister Hilton also had a cute story that she read in the Ensign about rocks being tied to a little citrus tree. This was explained to the person that saw it who was a little confused that the rocks were put on the tree to help it be able to bear the fruit that it would have in the future. And just the same God gives us things that will bend but not break us. It went well. They seemed to open up and the rest of the family showed up and we were able to talk to 2 of the other girls who really want to come to church. So it was a really good visit.
Wednesday we had District Council which was really spiritual. We kind of had a testimony meeting of the blessings of being obedient. It was great to hear others experiences. I got a little frustrated because I couldn't think of a specific story to share like everyone else and I've been on my mission for a while. I was prompted by the spirit to go up even though I didn't know what to say. I got really emotional and talked about how I've had a hard time comparing myself to others and wanting to follow their example to be obedient. But that isn't what we are suppose to do because we each have our different talents so I am still learning how to be the best I can be. That's all I remember sharing. But everyone said they felt the spirit so that was good.
We met a lady this week that might be interested in learning. She goes to the 7th day adventist church and invited us to come to a dinner they have every friday for the people in the community. We invited her to the activity we were having on Saturday (Fish Fry) and she said she will think about it. So we went to dinner and it was a little uncomfortable but everyone was really nice so we had a good time. The lady that invited us said that her sister was really excited to come to the fish fry. It was something different so we hope something good comes out of it.
Saturday we had the Fish Fry which was really great. A lot of people came even non-members and we were able to talk to them and get their information. There was lots of fish and other food but unfortunately Sister Lavaka and I had a little bit too big of a lunch so we didn't have any more room for food.
Sunday was really spiritual. The speakers in Waimanalo ward were inspired with their message. We knew that it was for one of our members.
Olomana Ward was great too because a member just returned home from his mission in Chile. His name is Velu Recca. We have been hearing the countdown for a while. He is really motivated to continue doing missionary work. I was asked to give a 5 minute talk on the restoration and the spirit was really strong. Velu gave a great talk about many things but mostly about change and sharing the gospel. What a great start to this next week!
Aloha,
Sister Heath
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