Mauri my people
So this past week continues to be full of new stuff. I've figured
out how rich I really am, due to all the money I didn't spend out on
Abaiang. My Hawaiian companion loves Spam (naturally), but because it is
so expensive here, he was limited to buying
it a couple times a month. But since I've been companions with him,
we've had it about 4 or 5 times. He's pretty happy about it, and me too,
he is good at cooking with it. He does say though that it is not real
Spam, but a weird Australian or Fijian version.
The days here in Tarawa all seem to blend together, it's pretty odd.
But this week has been filled with a little bit of everything, tracting,
teaching, eating, meetings, etc. I think it is good to note that we
share a house with our District leader, Elder
Payne and his companion Elder Pule'anga, who is straight out of Tonga
and is currently keeping a dead piglet in our freezer. But the point is
we have a freezer, and that modern technology is a miracle. We picked up
some new investigators this week, and they
are progressing pretty well. It's easy to teach here because everyone
is still really religious, but at the same time more open minded. Ask me
some questions, my brain is currently out of information.
As for a Spiritual thought, I just want to add on Ben's last email
actually. He talked about being a disciple and how it can open people up
and I can say that is true. I've been trying to talk to everyone here,
just because there are so many people here.
And I've found that if I just try to look at people through the eyes of
someone who is trying to be like Jesus, ie a disciple, it's a lot
easier to talk to them and it seems to brighten up their day as well.
Just another reason being a disciple is very important.
Tiabo, I tangirngkami
I happened to be at Dave Robertson's farewell open house at Jessica and Todd Merkley's house when we were emailing. Dave, familiar with the Hawaiian way suggested adding some soy and ginger and frying it up with some rice....
That's Elder Chun's way as well. I try not to eat as much
rice now that I'm not biking the 30 miles every day. I'm starting to
work out every morning and sometimes at night because of that though.
And I'll think about burning something, it's
raining a lot outside right now though.
Talking sports....
We talk about it a bunch. Chun was also a national weight lifting champion and got a full ride to BYU for Rugby. And that Walla Walla guy could be dangerous if he can find some talent, which isn't always lacking over there. Not too worried about Kennewick though. And I don't kow who else would be double teamed on our team over Sam.
He's been out 6 months now and Todd wanted to know if he was going to burn anything. I asked about the title of his email and what his role at church is now that he is in a bigger ward...
We basically do nothing except greet people at church.
And I just drank some juice that was the subject line. And what should I
burn if I do?
He decided to just give something away instead of burn it. Asked about his new 'house'...
No AC in this house, or flushing toilet. Health's been
good. Filtered water the whole kaboodle. I'm glad there isn't AC though,
it makes me so cold. Supposedly our house is haunted, so that's fun
I had sent a package. He loved the jam and flavored nuts best I think, and he said the backyard was weird. Asked him why?....
And just the fact that there was like grass and the first world outside of it was weird about the backyard
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| He said it wasn't 'flooding' just really wet? Found this pic on the mission facebook page taken on Tarawa yesterday |
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