Holy milk duds! It is getting so freezing here at the M.T.C!
A few mornings ago, Elder Jambor Was getting some milk for his cereal and it
came out frozen!! I will send a picture of it later. The walkways here are all
covered by metal roof thingy’s, so when you are walking from place to place
here, it’s like you’re walking through a freezer! The good thing is though, I’m
in the classroom/lunchroom/workshops for upwards of 10hrs a day, so I don't
have to go outside much. I hope that you are all staying safe while driving in
the snow! Especially Amanda and Austin since it isn’t quite a skill yet.... the
security here won’t let anyone slide in the snow on the sidewalks, I found that
out the hard way, just another thing to laugh about I guess. Twenty eight new
missionaries are coming into our district next week which means I will
hopefully be somewhat busy with the tech support stuff, it helps to have a
"calling" it makes you feel sort of important, and it’s a nice break
from the usual. Plus I talk in my Indian accent whenever I am doing tech
support stuff for people and or when I meet new missionaries. Just to have a
little Phun. We are getting some substitute teachers for Christmas break time; I
plan on doing that with them. I showed the other elders on our floor the rock
paper scissors push up game and they all love it now. Each time you lose you do
10 push-ups, but it’s mandatory that you go to 100, so the game makes you go
well over that. Plus you’re laughing the whole time so it’s like a double
workout. We all do it every night and we challenge others each time. I can’t
believe that it has already been 1 month! The time goes by so fast thankfully! All
these stories I hear from my teachers about Tahiti make it so hard to be here.
I continue to learn and thankfully I’m getting better not worse. I can
practically translate just about anything in to French now. But I really need
to get better at congregating. Thank goodness Tahitian doesn’t have any of that
crap! Which by the way I start learning in a few weeks. I can tell I am going
to really like it! The mission president’s son is here in the same building and
I was able to speak to him in French and the little Tahitian I know and he said
I had a great Tahitian accent, it practically made my week! Thank you all for
sending me letters, it really has been a ton of help when I have those hard
days. Mom and dad, I was wondering if you could get a smallish picture album
together for me, the other elders want to see some and it would be really nice
to see too! My time is just about to run out so I will leave with a short
testimony that I have gained this week. So as I have been continually reading
the Book of Mormon in French and English each day (by the way I just finished Helaman)
I have been getting a stronger testimony on the verity of that book. I’m
highlighting almost every other paragraph, I’m writing notes in all the margins
and once I finish a chapter I tell myself to just read one more because I know I
will find more things that could strengthen my testimony that much more. I am
so grateful for the Book of Mormon and for the fact that it isn’t a chore to
read, but a blessing. What other book out there other than the Bible can you
read and find answers to any single one of your questions? I can’t think of
many at all. Let alone the fact that the Book of Mormon can answer any question
you have through the promptings of the Holy Ghost. My companion and I got our
first "yes" to a baptism and I was so shocked and excited when I
heard him say oui that I actually couldn’t speak for what seemed like a few
minutes! I can’t wait to go to Tahiti and baptize my first real convert! It’s
going to be such an amazing experience to change a family’s life in that way.
This gospel brings people to a level of happiness that cannot be found anywhere
else. It can be their friend when they don’t have any. It can be their mentor
when they don’t have one, and through heavenly father, Jesus and the Holy
Ghost, it can be their family when they aren’t fortunate enough to have one of
those. This gospel has been my home away from home, and it will be for the rest
of my life and I am so thankful for that. I know that this church is true and I
know that it can change your life only for the better if you sincerely let it
inside your heart. I’m out here losing myself in the service of others; I left
my family so others can be with theirs forever. I’m bringing the eternities to
the people of Tahiti because heavenly father sent me to go gather his other
sheep. I love you all so much and miss you like crazy, especially you Teesha!
Be safe this next week and I will talk to you later!
Elder Fyffe.
Elder Fyffe.
