02/11/2013

            02/11/2013

            Well here are my adventures for this week! It’s been crazy, not a lot of success, but still a lot of hard work! The language is coming little by little, I can comprehend most everything, but when it comes to the speaking, that’s the hard part! I love every second of this though. These trials are definitely making me stronger. And the food here is definitely making my stomach stronger!

            I committed my first investigator to baptism this week! It was an amazing experience! To see the effect that this gospel can have on people is such a testimony builder. I gave away my first tie too, for Lewis, the one I committed to baptism. I saw him at church the next day and he was wearing it! I’m working on reading the entire Book of Mormon in French now, it’s pretty phuni some of the translations they have. French is a really phun but hard language. Tahitian... that’s another story; it’s incredibly difficult to understand right now! And a bit of the stuff that I learned in the MTC is different from what they use here. Mes ca va venir! I just continue to have faith and trust in the lord! Continually marching forward and grabbing people along the way to march with me on the righteous path to eternal life! It’s a long and difficult road, but that’s why god gave us families. So we don’t have to do it alone!

            I love the people here, I make sure to tell them that at the end of every lesson! It’s just one big family over here. My trainer Elder Joly is awesome. He has helped me so much with my French and for a Frenchy, he is pretty nice! Kidding, but not really... French people can be mean... I hope that you are all doing well and staying safe! I will try to send a small package home containing some flowers and leaves but I think that in 6 weeks they will look a lot different... also they might not even let me send vegetation through mail. I will try though. Oh and also, I get to Skype home and have a video chat for mother’s day. You guys are 4 hours ahead in time and not really sure when mother’s day is this year, so if you could tell me that would be great. Oh and if you don’t have a Skype account, get one! So I can say hi! I love you all so much! Thank you for staying in touch each week! Stay safe and continue to walk on the right path which leads to eternal life! Ua here au ia outou roa!

Orometua Fyffe

The local missionaries

The apartment & Elder Joly

Forbidden waters (Down the street)

Marcelle the shell