Week 35 - Samoa - Transfers to Savai'i, Samoa!
Malo Soifua!
this was a crazy week! last tuesday me and my companion sat down about ready to plan for the day in our beautiful area of amanave and all of a sudden we get a call from the zone leaders and they told us to say a prayer and then before you know it, "Elder Love... you are getting transferred to Savaii" sooolllleee i was freakin out like it was the middle of the transfer and right when me and my companion were really starting to see the fruits of our labors BOOM i was gone on the plane to upolu the next day and later that night took the boat over to savaii. ( sorry mom that's the reason I didnt email or call) so if you guys don't know i was in American Samoa for my whole mission and this is actually my first time in legit samoa and its dope! dang this week has just been a whirl trying to get to know the members and get a feel for the area.. My companions name is elder Sauni and he is from new zealand and he is the most humble dude I love him. He has been here for 3 transfers so we will see if he sticks around for a 4th one with me.. we had a baptism of this old lady named ruth on saturday and it was awesome! we are doing her recent convert lessons right now and we actually found a new friend who is an old guy who just moved in to their house he is cracckkk up like for real but he might not be 100% there in the brain haha i am not sure yet. like when he laughs its like half hilarious--half pure terrifying man.. but ya we are just started to pick this area up and there is alot of hope!
Right now I am really trying to focus on having faith. 1) faith to help me endure trials, push away doubts, keep believing and 2) faith that me and my companion can be the means by which heavenly father works his miracles in this area at this time. It truly has been a journey on my mission trying to develop this sometimes seemingly abstract and evading concept of faith. The more i think about it and pray about it the more I realize is that it really is just a decision i have to make every single day.. Just choose to believe instead of choosing not to believe. I was listening to a talk from Elder Holland a while back when he said something like, "sometimes we think that an honest declaration of doubt is a higher manifestation of moral courage than is an honest declaration of faith..IT IS NOT" it is not. I am learning to put my faith first before I acknowledge my doubts and as I do that I am really truly and honestly seeing like how much my faith has grown..
Anyway i know that Jesus is the Christ and he has provided the atonement and the MEANS by which we can benefit from it. all we have to do is believe and let that belief take us further down the path to eternal life and all that god has prepared for us.. have a good week everyone!!
Elder Love
this was a crazy week! last tuesday me and my companion sat down about ready to plan for the day in our beautiful area of amanave and all of a sudden we get a call from the zone leaders and they told us to say a prayer and then before you know it, "Elder Love... you are getting transferred to Savaii" sooolllleee i was freakin out like it was the middle of the transfer and right when me and my companion were really starting to see the fruits of our labors BOOM i was gone on the plane to upolu the next day and later that night took the boat over to savaii. ( sorry mom that's the reason I didnt email or call) so if you guys don't know i was in American Samoa for my whole mission and this is actually my first time in legit samoa and its dope! dang this week has just been a whirl trying to get to know the members and get a feel for the area.. My companions name is elder Sauni and he is from new zealand and he is the most humble dude I love him. He has been here for 3 transfers so we will see if he sticks around for a 4th one with me.. we had a baptism of this old lady named ruth on saturday and it was awesome! we are doing her recent convert lessons right now and we actually found a new friend who is an old guy who just moved in to their house he is cracckkk up like for real but he might not be 100% there in the brain haha i am not sure yet. like when he laughs its like half hilarious--half pure terrifying man.. but ya we are just started to pick this area up and there is alot of hope!
Right now I am really trying to focus on having faith. 1) faith to help me endure trials, push away doubts, keep believing and 2) faith that me and my companion can be the means by which heavenly father works his miracles in this area at this time. It truly has been a journey on my mission trying to develop this sometimes seemingly abstract and evading concept of faith. The more i think about it and pray about it the more I realize is that it really is just a decision i have to make every single day.. Just choose to believe instead of choosing not to believe. I was listening to a talk from Elder Holland a while back when he said something like, "sometimes we think that an honest declaration of doubt is a higher manifestation of moral courage than is an honest declaration of faith..IT IS NOT" it is not. I am learning to put my faith first before I acknowledge my doubts and as I do that I am really truly and honestly seeing like how much my faith has grown..
Anyway i know that Jesus is the Christ and he has provided the atonement and the MEANS by which we can benefit from it. all we have to do is believe and let that belief take us further down the path to eternal life and all that god has prepared for us.. have a good week everyone!!
Elder Love
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