06/24/2013
Well,
this week has really flown by, probably because we’ve been working really hard!
We’ve been planning lots of firesides, weddings, splits, plans of action and
been praying and fasting a lot! We fast about 6 times a month now, at least one
time a month with all of the members in order to boost the missionary work.
This past week we’ve been working a lot with the Church leaders, bishop and his
counselors. We’ve realized that missionary work is majorly based off of member
participation. It’s clear now that the key to success is to work with the
members! We’ve seen the Lord’s hand in our work this week because we were able
to find 5 new investigators and 12 of our investigators and less active members
came to Church! That almost doubled the amount of people we normally have at
Church haha! I love my mission when we have a lot of work to do; it makes me
happy when we can see a change happening before our eyes. We work a lot with
the inactive members of our ward now, and also with the semi member families,
because the missionary work with them is just as important as with an
investigator. Our objective is to invite "others" to come unto Christ,
not just the investigators. Even if I don’t baptize many people in the short
few months that I’m here in Hao, I will definitely be making the work a lot
easier for the next missionaries who arrive!
We
didn’t have many other adventures this week, and for the pictures this week, I’m
trying to figure something out, because the owner of this computer doesn’t want
us uploading anything on his computer by USB or memory card, he fears that he
got a virus from a USB or memory card. So give me some time and I will find
another way to send pictures! I love you all and miss you a bunch, I hope that
you are all safe and reading your scriptures every day! Thank you all for
keeping me updated through emails, I’m happy to know how you are all doing, and
emails are always something I look forward to each week because I don’t get
letters. Anyway, I’m going to go wash up in the ocean now because a storm destroyed
our water source for the house last week. Ua here au ia outou! Je vous aime!
Elder Fyffe
By
the way, I don’t know if I told you last week, but I got the package and also some
letters from Diana and the Mattingly’s and stuff last week.
Also, it’s crazy
that Scott only has a few more weeks left on his mission, it seriously does go
by too fast, I remember the day he left on his mission, I was his companion for
a while! It just makes me appreciate every second of my mission more and more,
because my mission is almost halfway through. There are a lot of things I’m
excited for after my mission, but nothing compares to the excitement of finding
another baptism here on my mission! Don’t worry, I’m staying focused!
I love
you all and miss the times that we spent together before the mission; the
buffets, the drives through the canyon, game night, movie night... stuff like
that. Hopefully you guys spoil me with your presence when I get home; we will
have 2 years to make up for haha! Anyway, I thank the Lord for blessing me with
such an amazing mission, I couldn’t Imagine being sent anywhere else, there
really is Someone in heaven that knows my heart and knows the places where I
will make a difference :)
Stay safe this next week, happy anniversary and Father’s
day! Tell mom that I don’t drink dirty water, just coconut water. Talk to you
guys next week, send Teesha my love with a big hug!
Elder Fyffe
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