Let Us All Press On

June 24, 2013

Bonjour, Ia ora na, hola, talofa, kiora, bula, malo lelei, salut, (and any other salutation you can find in a different language)

I hope all is going well. Things in Provo are good. Our investigators are doing well. Our Tahitian one is struggling because we don't understand what he is saying and I'm pretty sure he prays like a Protestant, considering he is a Protestant that would make sense. I am loving it here. We are trying to do much more speaking of French and Tahitian. I want to speak more Tahitian but I feel like I need to get my companions on the same page as me with French so it's a weird situation. I love speaking these two languages. Unfortunately I can only bear my testimony and pray, and count in Tahitian. Ha, but give me some time. I'll get both of them!

This week was kind of crazy. So on Monday of last week all the Tahitian missionaries got emails that had instructions on what to do when we arrive to Tahiti. Every one, except me, got that email. That was a little concern because I thought maybe the mission office in Tahiti thought I had gone to the place I was reassigned to go to. Oh yeah, I got reassigned. After my two weeks in the advanced language district the MTC was freaking out thinking that I was supposed to leave for Tahiti but I hadn't even applied for my visa, so they reassigned me to the Pocatello, ID mission. I'm not kidding. When I got the reassignment notice I told the office what was going on and they fixed it, or so I thought. It turns out the mission office in Tahiti didn't get that my reassignment was cancelled. So when I told them that I was still in the MTC and planning to go to Tahiti they said, "There is a lot of work to be done and we'd love to have you." Haha. I was so freaked out but we got it fixed!

I was praying the other night in Tahitian and the words were just coming to my mind. They were coming so easily and well. It gave me so much hope and confidence that I will be able to do this language thing. I am very happy and grateful. I know the church is true. Je sais que Jesus-Christ vit, and ua ite au e, e Iesu Mesia to tatou faaora.

I love you all!!

Elder Squires

Tahitian sister and all the other Tahiti missionaries