Week 58 - Lefagaoali'i - Transfers!

Hey so this past week has been absolutely slam packed i can barely keep up with everything that is going on. It's crazy how flippin exhausted i am.

so my dear comp elder tiatia took the boat to apia where he will be staying until friday where he will catch a plane back to his home in new zealand. Not to go into details but seeing him go was hard and tears were definitely shed. i love that guy and I am so grateful to have been able to do the lord's work with him over the course of my mission. my new companion is just as amazing. his name is elder palepoi from spanish fork utah (but of Samoan descent). we went to the mtc together and i am super excited to be back with him and get to work.

This past week me and tiatia visited almost every bishop in our zone so i could be able to take over leading once he left. we also talked to every bishop about a project that the mission president has released which has to do with strengthening less actives. it was a great experience to talk to all of them.

Another humbling experience came when we went in to do sunday visits with some sisters in our zone and they started going off on me and my companion (mostly me haha) about what they think i need improvement on and they were just letting me have it. It was great to hear and i have made plans to change based on their feedback. What was cool to see was that the sister, who shared her thoughts and feelings with me and my companion just started crying right then and there and said how amazed she was at how humbly me and my comp took the criticism. she was grateful for that and i don't know it was just a great experience. super humbling.

It's not easy out here man that is for sure. But, i do know that god will help me through--i have no doubts.

I love you all!

Elder Love

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