6-17-16 "This is, indeed, the place"

Bula bula bula noqu matavuvale wananavu!

Again, what a week!

First things first, happy birthday Fia!! I miss Jeremias and Fia so much, it is crazy to think about how old they'll be when I get home! Also, thank you for sharing Kala'i's testimony, that is an incredible experience. It is sooo important to think about the future, about how these decisions affect our well-being in every which way, especially spiritually. To quote our beloved prophet, Thomas S. Monson, "The decisions we make determine our destiny." 

Okay!! So to start things off, thanks for all the letters! It really makes my day being able to lay in bed every night and read up on how you guys are doing, but of course do not worry at all if you don't have the time to write every day! 

So like I said last week, we have devotionals every Sunday and Tuesday evening. On Sunday, we had the oppurtunity to hear from Mark Lusvardi, excellent talk on faith and diligence. On Tuesday night, we got to hear from Elder Ulisses Soares of the Seventy! Another great talk on faith, obedience, and enduring to the end. He told a story about an investigator in Brazil who liked the missionaries and enjoyed their message. He felt something different with these missionaries, a deep spiritual connection. One day, as he walked through a neighborhood, he saw these two missionaries. He saw them ring the doorbell of a house and run. 

He was heartbroken. That destroyed all hope he had for the church. They must have been lying to him, because true representatives of Jesus Christ, the Savior of the world, would never do something like that. He refused to take any more lessons or be associated with the church. 

THIS. This is heartbreaking. It shows the importance of EXACT and CONSISTENT obedience. We are representives of our Lord and Savior, He who died on the cross for us. Us, imperfect people, us sinners. His love for us, being a love purer than we can fathom, is something that we MUST exude CONSTANTLY. I cannot stress that enough. I'm not even in the field yet, but I cannot and will not let anything like that happen. This is the Lord's work and should be done in such a manner that Jesus himself would. 

So yeah great testimony builder for me personally. Excellent, just an excellent talk. I'm SO glad I get to go to the temple every week, it's such a nice refresher. The temple is incredible, as are the sessions I get to take part in every P day. I love it, and I'm so thankful. 

Elder James (the one we met in the temple from Maui, we got our endowments in the same session) left the MTC Tuesday morning. I only got to see him a few times before he left, but every time was awesome. So full of love and so respectful, he'll make a wonderful misionary.

Changes in the District! Elder Green (Elda Drakodrako) was called as DL about a week into the MTC. On Wednesday, Elder Hunkin was called to be the DL, and Elders Morgani, Drakodrako, and Tiafala were called as Zone Leaders! It's all reallty exciting. OH I forgot to share, goodness gracious!
Apparently, the MTC had Elder Renlund the week before I entered. You guys got him the week after.

??????how is that fair????????? The Lord has a sense of humor for sure.

Speaking of humor and my cleverness, I picthed something to the district boys and they loved it.
MIGHT (impressive power, strength, or diligence.) 
Morgan, Ishibashi, Green, Hunkin, Tiafala. Oh, they tripped. I think of it as a reminder that we are to be mighty in everything we do, in the name of the Lord Almighty. 

Anyways I'll close now, this computer isn't letting me send pictures so I'll do that later. I love you guys so much, thank you guys for everything. 

Au lomani kemudou walevu, noqu matavuvale wananavu.
until next week, 

moce!

-Poly zone

-Elder Vagai (Samoa mission), Tiafala, and Green

-And at all times, and in all places, he shall open his mouth and declare my gospel as with the voice of a trump, both day and night. And I will give unto him strength such as is not known among men. D&C 24:12

-Zone 14

-Zone 14

-Just now.