Transfers, Almost One Year, and Bora! - April 28, 2014

Hello everyone!

This has been another eventful week here in Bora. However this week was not nearly as eventful as last week.

This week we still had the assistants with  us. Tuesday we had our lessons that went well except that I was so tired. We were all pretty exhausted after Monday. Also, I started to feel that my lip was feeling numb, along with a sore throat and sneezes.

 Wednesday we did a split while my companion went with a brother in our ward named Ueava and I went with Elder Tau and the ward missionary. We worked hard. We had our lessons that went pretty well. Some were canceled but that's okay.

Thursday is when things starting getting more crazy. I still coudn't feel my lip very well so I called the mission nurse who told me to go to the doctor. I went with Ueava and they told me it could be an infection. So he gave me my presciptions and Ueava and I did the last few lessons of the day.

Friday was the last day with the assistants. It was sad but that's okay. I did the lesson for our district meeting and I talked about studies and teaching. How we need to study with a real desire so that we can teach the gospel from the depths of our hearts. It was fun to teach and the Spirit was strong. There was a quote that I found in Preach My Gospel that talks about studying with the Spirit will give us the answers to our problems. I know that is true. The Spirit is such a big gift. Then we had our lessons with Rosine's family. And Mahealani said that she wants to be baptized and she will give us her date. Her mom already gave us the date but Mahealani isn't okay with it. And the same day her little sister will be baptized. Also Marco accepted to be married!!! They will get married in July. Then Naomi and her kids can finally be baptized!! That was such a great day.

Saturday I was way too sick and we came home and I slept for five hours. It's really too bad when that happens.

Sunday we had a new member of the 2nd quorum of the 70 come and speak and give a fireside. He served here and gave his talk in Tahitian. Which is a lot better than I can do. I also got to translate for his business collègues who came with him. Translating from French to English is good, but Tahitian to English is a bigger challenge but I feel like I did pretty good anyway.

Today we found out that my companion will be transferred to Tavararo. Ha. The irony. I will serve with a French named Elder Joly. And this week will mark the one year from when I should have started. That's just a funny memory.

Well family and friends, I love you all. I am glad to be out here serving the Lord. I hope you are all doing what is right and I will do my best to do the same. Keep on going on,


Love,
Elder Squires