This last week was awesome! Able to meet with a lot of people we met last week and find heaps as well. I'm guilty of a pretty bad habit missionaries tend to get into over the last few weeks: When they have a few solid baptisms coming up, they tend to slack a bit and put an excessive amount of focus on those baptismal candidates rather than finding new investigators. Though we were able to find a good handful of people, we could have done better, and none of them really progressed so we were left after the baptism with a shallow teaching pool. Over the last week, we've been able to find a lot people with very good potential, I'd say. We're looking at another really good week ahead!
The internet just went out for about an hour and we have some zone Christmas fireside practice after qito today so we have to be there early so we can have as much qito time as possible.
Dad, I'm already having second thoughts about being a pilot to be honest haha. Though my vision is a bit clearer as to what the future may hold for me, I'm open to what the Lord is ready to prepare me for. I can't wait to actually be able to speak Hindi in front of yous! Where is Sister Dalton right now? If possible, I'd looove for her to be home when I return! I want to maintain my Hindi until I'm able to get to school or something, where it'll be easier. I'm also eager to try my Kiribati on Aunty Mere Shute or something, do we have any Kiribati in our ward??
That sounds exciting, giving a religious message to military veterans! I mean, it sounds exciting to me. I honestly don't reckon I'd have been near excited for something like that before the mission haha BUT every opportunity to share the word of God and lift our brothers and sisters is an opportunity to offer and receive blessings. It may be uncomfortable, and missionary work often is, but those veterans probably need a pick-me-up so dearly. I know that yous will touch the hearts of a lot of people there, they will appreciate your time and effort SO much, and yous will receive great blessings for your ministering to the needing.
I'm so glad everything is going well back home, MAN I can't wait to see yous all on Christmas in two months! I love that dress, Nina! And Pierce is looking happy, healthy, and strong.
Sorry this one actually was way short, but I love you all so much! When I was in Nasinu, I was reading through the ensign and really liked the closing line of one of the addresses. I cut it out and taped it to the back of my Hindi badge. It reads "We are surrounded by strangers with wounded hearts who need a kind word of encouragement and who need to know what we as Latter-day Saints know." It's so true, keep being that light and example of Christ's love to everybody around yous. Missionary work extends far beyond knocking on doors and ministering on the street. Stated very simply by King Benjamin, when you are in the service of your fellow beings, you are in the service of your God. From cutting grass to giving a needing man your extra burger; assuring/reminding veterans of war that there is a God who loves them, is aware of their physical/mental/social/familiar/spiritual struggles, and is ALWAYS there for them as they allow him to help.
I love you all so much, have a blessed week! Aaplogke bahut pyaar karta hei!
Khyaal rakna,
Elder Ishibashi
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