Well, let me tell you all a wonderful story. A story about two young boys. One named Ietera (Yee-ett-tera roll the r) and one named Mauri. 14 years old and 11 years old. These boys have both taken the lessons with the missionaries. They have both wanted to be baptized. But they have been waiting for the okay from the parents. We knew this and have been waiting to see what will happen. We have become friends with their mom since their dad lives at Tahiti. But the okay didn't seem to be coming any faster. So, as we were sitting in the church during a remotivation their member integrator showed us a note saying that the two of them will be baptized the 28th. Shock.
We fixed a lesson with the two of them Saturday morning. We confirmed that it was good for the baptism. They said yes. YAY!!!! One little problem, Mauri has a cast on his arm that is supposed to come off this Friday. If it doesn't come off this Friday he can't be baptized. But we are praying for it. We'll see what happens this Satuday. But really. Two baptisms. What a crazy thing this will be. We're excited. As many like to say, "Thank the Lord."
This Church is true.
Elder Squires
Monday, February 23, 2015
St. Missionaries and Members Working - February 16, 2015
This week was a good one. We hit a high in lessons since I have been here. We had members working with us. And we have people that are starting to be interested. Yay!!
As we all know this Saturday was Valentine's day. Well, my companion and I decided that it would St. Missionaries day. Ha.
....I don't really have a lot to say. I love you all, I know this church is true. And God is out there. He is the creator of science, the creator of all.
Elder Squires
As we all know this Saturday was Valentine's day. Well, my companion and I decided that it would St. Missionaries day. Ha.
....I don't really have a lot to say. I love you all, I know this church is true. And God is out there. He is the creator of science, the creator of all.
Elder Squires
Tuesday, February 10, 2015
Activities, Service, and Rain - February 9, 2015
Hello!
This week it rained a good amount. On Wednesday we had just finished a lesson where we engaged a young boy to be baptized this Saturday (still waiting parental accord) and started off to our next lesson when we saw the rain clouds approaching. Right after we finished our next lesson the rain came down. And it came down hard. We hid at the church and asked a member to take us to our next lesson. The member was nice but the rain didn't calm for a while. Then on Friday morning my companion and I woke up at 2 am because of the sound of rain. It was so strong that we had both been woken up. But luckily the rest of the week was better with only little sprinkles here and there.
So, for the activities. In the past week we have hiked to the top of Tubuai not once but twice, and today we played a good few hours of intense basketball. The hikes were supposed to be occasions for us to do something exciting with our investigators. Only two investigators came but those activities were still good. We are planning to do that hike once a week as an activity. Yay!
Service. It's great to give, but sometimes it's tiring. This week, among other things, we helped a member fill in a trench 30 ft long and about 4 feet deep. No biggy. Then we moved dirt from one side of a cement wall to the other. Ha. But it was fun and we got to help this member.
Not a whole lot more. We had a great lesson on Monday with some investigators. We talked about the restoration. They listened well and it was just a good lesson. I am happy to be able to be able to teach, even the small number that we do. I know this church is true. And I love it.
Love you all,
Elder Squires
This week it rained a good amount. On Wednesday we had just finished a lesson where we engaged a young boy to be baptized this Saturday (still waiting parental accord) and started off to our next lesson when we saw the rain clouds approaching. Right after we finished our next lesson the rain came down. And it came down hard. We hid at the church and asked a member to take us to our next lesson. The member was nice but the rain didn't calm for a while. Then on Friday morning my companion and I woke up at 2 am because of the sound of rain. It was so strong that we had both been woken up. But luckily the rest of the week was better with only little sprinkles here and there.
So, for the activities. In the past week we have hiked to the top of Tubuai not once but twice, and today we played a good few hours of intense basketball. The hikes were supposed to be occasions for us to do something exciting with our investigators. Only two investigators came but those activities were still good. We are planning to do that hike once a week as an activity. Yay!
Service. It's great to give, but sometimes it's tiring. This week, among other things, we helped a member fill in a trench 30 ft long and about 4 feet deep. No biggy. Then we moved dirt from one side of a cement wall to the other. Ha. But it was fun and we got to help this member.
Not a whole lot more. We had a great lesson on Monday with some investigators. We talked about the restoration. They listened well and it was just a good lesson. I am happy to be able to be able to teach, even the small number that we do. I know this church is true. And I love it.
Love you all,
Elder Squires
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| Right before the mountain top |
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| Three people for one job... |
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| We got attacked by wasps...I got stung four times. This was right after some wasps hit us. |
I know today is Tuesday... February 3, 2015
I like to imagine how people will react when they read my letters. And as I will send this letter out I can only imagine how you all will react knowing that missionaries are supposed to email ONLY on Monday's. But one of the things about being in a small island is that sometimes the power for the whole island goes out. And when it goes out on a p-day, we can't send emails. So, yeah. That's why I'm writing today.
This week was good. The main events started on Friday with the arrival of the mission president, President Bize. That morning we were at our district president's house and decided to go with him to receive President Bize at the airport. We waited a good thirty or forty minutes before his plane showed up. Once he arrived we gave him some flower necklaces and made him wait. Normally that's not a good idea to make an important person wait around doing nothing but since the back tire of my bike was on the plane, we had to wait for it to be given out . Luckily he was patient.
Friday night we had a dinner with him and the leaders in the district. The food was wonderful. I was very happy to eat sashimi and egg rolls. At the end of the dinner people said things about President Tumarae, our district president who was being released. One sister spoke in Tahitian. Since President Bize is French and had no Tahitian experience before, you never hear him say much if anything in Tahitian. But when that sister spoke in Tahitian he asked her if she wanted him to translate and he gave out the word for word translation for what she said. Everyone busted up laughing with surprise. That night ended well.
Saturday morning we had a training with President Bize. The first two hours were more of a training for the ward mission leaders and the branch presidents. The last little bit was more for us, the missionaries. He talked about how to increase our spiritual power.
That night we had a lovely fireside.
Sunday concluded it all with the calling of the new district presidency. The new district president has a son serving in Franklin ID. Elder Turina. The new distrtict president is a great person and I am excited to work with him.
Monday we went on a nice hike. It started with a phone call at 5:30 am. And ended with getting home at 5 pm. We hiked to the peak of Tubuai. I'll send photos. We taught a family night and the theme was the restoration. I loved that lesson. It is a joy to teach. I love it.
Thank you all for everything. I love you all,
Elder Squires
This week was good. The main events started on Friday with the arrival of the mission president, President Bize. That morning we were at our district president's house and decided to go with him to receive President Bize at the airport. We waited a good thirty or forty minutes before his plane showed up. Once he arrived we gave him some flower necklaces and made him wait. Normally that's not a good idea to make an important person wait around doing nothing but since the back tire of my bike was on the plane, we had to wait for it to be given out . Luckily he was patient.
Friday night we had a dinner with him and the leaders in the district. The food was wonderful. I was very happy to eat sashimi and egg rolls. At the end of the dinner people said things about President Tumarae, our district president who was being released. One sister spoke in Tahitian. Since President Bize is French and had no Tahitian experience before, you never hear him say much if anything in Tahitian. But when that sister spoke in Tahitian he asked her if she wanted him to translate and he gave out the word for word translation for what she said. Everyone busted up laughing with surprise. That night ended well.
Saturday morning we had a training with President Bize. The first two hours were more of a training for the ward mission leaders and the branch presidents. The last little bit was more for us, the missionaries. He talked about how to increase our spiritual power.
That night we had a lovely fireside.
Sunday concluded it all with the calling of the new district presidency. The new district president has a son serving in Franklin ID. Elder Turina. The new distrtict president is a great person and I am excited to work with him.
Monday we went on a nice hike. It started with a phone call at 5:30 am. And ended with getting home at 5 pm. We hiked to the peak of Tubuai. I'll send photos. We taught a family night and the theme was the restoration. I loved that lesson. It is a joy to teach. I love it.
Thank you all for everything. I love you all,
Elder Squires
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| During the hike to the peak |
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| That was our training, we didn't get photos with President Bize |
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| I am eating my breakfast of Sunshine |
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