05/06/2014
As
for this week’s adventures, I got a new companion, his name is Elder
Mendelsohn, he’s my 12th companion I think. We change quite a bit here. But I
am really excited to serve with him. I’m still a Zone leader here in Punaauia.
Our sector is up in the mountains so we get a pickup for a car! It’s been a
huge blessing.
For
this week’s miracles we found another golden investigator; as they say. We
fixed a lesson with her and did a first contact that went really well. She
invited us in as if she was our mom and as we taught her she couldn’t stop
tearing up. She kept thanking us for coming over and saying how proud of us she
was for what we do. She expressed how she was sick of the way she was living
and that she was ready to get on the right path again; she and her whole
family. She expressed how she wants be an example for her family and how she
believes that through the church of Jesus Christ, she can receive all the
blessings she needs. It was so perfect, throughout the lesson I kept wanted to
jump up and give her a hug and thank her for finally coming back! The Sunday
after the lesson, she came to church with her daughter and then she came to our
class and was extremely excited to participate in our lesson. After church we dropped
her off at her house and then she called us saying that she had talked to all
of her children (6) and said that there are already 2 that want to be baptized
and that they will all be there for our next lesson. I am so happy to have
finally found my lost brothers and sisters! It’s true that at times my joy
bucket seems to be completely filled; but during occasions like this, the
bucket overflows and I have no idea what to do with all the joy.
My
mission is way too much phun for my own good. It makes no sense to me why I
feel like I am so blessed. I honestly didn’t do anything to deserve all of this
before my mission. But now that I have a testimony that my Heavenly Father
loves me and that this church is true, I do all that I can to help other receive
this joy that I have found. We will be engaging her whole family to be baptized
our next lesson with them and I can’t wait! Baptizing families is probably the
highest points in the mission for me.
Tomorrow
I am going to the temple with a family that I baptized last year. They are
going to be sealed for time and all eternity!!! I accomplished one of my
biggest goals on my mission! I’m so happy for these people, and I can’t wait to
see them in the house of our Lord. I remember when I received my endowments; it
was one of the best experiences of my life to see all of the people I love with
me. I can’t imagine being any closer to heaven. Going to the temple is rare on
my mission; this will be my third time so I will definitely let you all know
how it goes!
I’m
sorry but I forgot my camera at home, I will just have to send you all the
images next week. Stay safe for the rest of this week.
Elder Fyffe
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