Hello everyone!
This week was pretty great! It had ups and downs and I'll tell you about our adventures.
Monday we had p-day. I was with Elder Bagley and we didn't get a whole lot done. It was a slow day. Our family night we did with a family of members. The lesson went well and at the end we ate. And this family really makes us eat. At the end of our meal with four different dishes of raw fish. I have learned that raw fish is really good. They served us four cakes. When they put them on the table I was so shocked. I only ate a slice of three of the cakes.
Tuesday, we worked with a ward missionary who knows the area better than me and my companion. She showed us some of her friends and some old investigators. Then we had a lesson with a protestant named Maiva and her son. She doesn't hear very well because she is older so we talked mostly with the son while the ward missionary talked to the mom. We talked about baptism and following the example of Christ. The son wasn't very accepting at the beginning but towards the end he opened up and accepted to talk with us again. I had no idea what to say during the lesson but the Spirit guided me and He touched the son's heart. We fixed our next lesson with him and the mom for Thursday.
Wednesday, we did a split. I went with our bishop to teach Naomi and her husband while my companion taught the lessons with the children of Rosine who was baptized the beginning of the year. There is a lot of potential in that family. We spend the most part of the afternoon at her house teaching her kids. We have fixed most of their baptisms and we just need to start teaching the dad and we will be one step closer to helping them have an eternal family.
Thursday it rained. Friday it rained. Saturday it rained. Sunday it rained less. But we worked any way.
On Thursday we worked with a member in the morning and then we ate with him. The afternoon it rained so hard! We went to Maiva's and cancelled it because of the weather. But at the end of the day we did a family night when the family of Rosine. It went really well. The dad was there. We talked about how the church is to be constructed and then we played a game. The dad will take some more time but we will get there.
Friday we had our district meeting and then we headed over to Naomi's house. The rain was so bad that we called a member to take us to her house because she lives on the other side of the island in a town called Hitia. The end of Hitia is the end of our area.
The lesson with her went well. But at the end they told us they didn't want to get married anymore. NO!! We talked with them and they talked about how money was a problem and they wanted to pay themselves. And since neither of them have jobs money is very limited. Marco, her boyfriend, had other questions and with the Spirit we were able to help them out and the marriage is back on plan.
Saturday me and Elder Purau, a new missionary, went to Hitia in the rain. It took 45 minutes to get there and when we got to the Tema's house, he and his girlfriend have been investigators for about a year, his girlfriend is another daughter of Rosine, they were not there! NO!
We had nothing to do until one and it was raining and no one was home. So we ended up doing our studies on the beach across the street from a grocery store. Studying on the beach was great. And we ended up contacting three people and fixing lessons for them.
This is definitely the Lord's work. He is the one putting people on our way. He loves us so much. I know this church is true. I love you all.
Love,
Elder Squires
Monday, March 17, 2014
Friday, March 7, 2014
Working in Paradise (Kolipoki Style) - March 3, 2014
From: Brandon Squires <brandon.squires@myldsmail.net>
Sent: Mon, Mar 3, 2014 05:39 PM
Subject: Working in Paradise (Kolipoki Style)
Hello!
This week went well. It was a little bizarre because our Church had been hit with a landslide and so everything that is normally at the Church has been else where.
For the investigators things are going well. We started out this week with six baptisms fixed and our goal was just to fix and fix more.
Wednesday we had to do a split because we had two lessons at the same time. So my companion went with our Bishop to a lesson with Naomi, Marco and their two kids. Naomi and the kids have been taking the lessons for a long time. She knows these things are true and she wants so badly to be baptized. But the block has always been the boyfriend, Marco. The lesson on Wednesday they engaged the children for a date and they accepted but before we could be sure we needed the approval of Marco.
Friday we went again with Bishop and we talked with Marco. It seemed so simple. We just talked to him about it and he said his worries were the challenges and also he didn't want them to get divorced. The thing is they have been living together for 18 years! I was so shocked that they had together for so long and that they were worried about being seperated. And in the end they accepted to be married and baptized the 10 of May. I was so happy afterwards! It was a great moment when they accepted. I looked at Naomi and she smiled so big at me. Yup, a great moment.
We had a baptism this Friday. Her name is Lanivei and she is 9. Her family is all members but we needed to teach her simply because she was over the age of 8. And I am glad that we were able to teach her. She is pretty awesome. We had a handshake that reminded me a lot of the handshake I did in high school.
Sent: Mon, Mar 3, 2014 05:39 PM
Subject: Working in Paradise (Kolipoki Style)
Hello!
This week went well. It was a little bizarre because our Church had been hit with a landslide and so everything that is normally at the Church has been else where.
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| The church We have done lessons on the out(door basketball court. We have done baptisms in the ocean. (That's one of my favorites.) We have meetings at our Bishops house. And it will stay like this for a while. We won't have a Church until they fix it all up. Only two rooms were hit by the landslide but we can't use the Church at all. |
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| The geneology room - one of the two damaged by the landslide.. |
Wednesday we had to do a split because we had two lessons at the same time. So my companion went with our Bishop to a lesson with Naomi, Marco and their two kids. Naomi and the kids have been taking the lessons for a long time. She knows these things are true and she wants so badly to be baptized. But the block has always been the boyfriend, Marco. The lesson on Wednesday they engaged the children for a date and they accepted but before we could be sure we needed the approval of Marco.
Friday we went again with Bishop and we talked with Marco. It seemed so simple. We just talked to him about it and he said his worries were the challenges and also he didn't want them to get divorced. The thing is they have been living together for 18 years! I was so shocked that they had together for so long and that they were worried about being seperated. And in the end they accepted to be married and baptized the 10 of May. I was so happy afterwards! It was a great moment when they accepted. I looked at Naomi and she smiled so big at me. Yup, a great moment.
We had a baptism this Friday. Her name is Lanivei and she is 9. Her family is all members but we needed to teach her simply because she was over the age of 8. And I am glad that we were able to teach her. She is pretty awesome. We had a handshake that reminded me a lot of the handshake I did in high school.
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| Our baptism Friday |
Sunday we had a lesson with the son of an inactive couple. His name is Terii. He didn't want to get baptized right now. He wanted to wait. He didn't want to make those changes. But the more we talked about how much better his life would be if he changed, he made his decision. I don't know if he did it for his future family, or for his health, but I know that he did it because he saw that his life would be better. And it is so true. When we choose God, He promises that our lives will be better.
I know this Church is true. I love you family.
Love,
Elder Squires
Pictures from last week:
Pictures from last week:
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| The reserved seats for Elder and Sister Nelson |
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| From our hike to the World War II cannons. |
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| The view from a cannon! |
Thursday, February 27, 2014
Woah!!! - February 24, 2014
This week has been one of the most eventful weeks in a long time. So I will start now.
Monday, we did our emails early so we could go on a hike to these world war two cannons that look over two sides of the island. For Americans email take a long time and for Tahitians it goes by really quickly. So I played a little bit of basketball while waiting for Elder Bagley to finish his emails. Then at noonish we headed out and started our hike. The hike was only about ten or fifteen minutes, nothing like hiking to the top of Mount Timpanogas. We got to the cannons and took some photos, cooked some uru - which is Tahitian bread that grows on trees - and puaatoro, which is canned pork and cow meat. The food was good and we came down.
We arrived at a members house and decided to do a marathon of weight lifting. There were five of us who did 40 kilos as many reps as possible, while rotating, in fifteen minutes. I came in last but I was happy to have done 60 or so at that weight. The member did 167 reps and it seemed easy for him. We had our family night and we taught Rosine and her family. We have recently started teaching almost all of the family of Rosine, who is our recent convert. In the lesson we talked about how in life we need to pull out the weeds from our garden and after start planting the flowers.
Monday night we slept on the terrace. I can't wait to go somewhere with much fewer mosquitoes, but not yet. Tuesday we took our boat to the airport. The captain that day is a member and he let us hang out´in the captains room. It was pretty awesome. Then we got´to the airport and my companion forgot his id card. No! We almost weren't allowed on the plane that time. But we were able to get a fax from the mission office of his passport. We made the flight and had two stops, one on Huahine and the other on Moorea and then we made it to Tahiti.
The four Bora Elders went with some Elders from the zone right next to my old zone. I was with Elder Bakow who comes from Idaho as well. We went past my old apartment in Tavararo. That was weird to see that again. We talked with someone in Tahitian and I felt the words start to flow. Yay! We went to eat at a family's house, like most of the time. The food was so good and there was so much. The lasagna was four by six inches and about two inches thick.
Wednesday, we woke up and went to play basketball. I am not so good at basketball but I make a good screen or someone to block a pass. We had a training for all the missionaries in the islands. It was a good training. We talked about engaging people for baptism. We have to engage or they won't take that step.
Thursday wasn't too exciting.
Friday was okay. We had a training from Elder Russel M. Nelson. I think you have heard of him. He is pretty famous in Utah. That was cool. But after that the rain storm we had was so crazy! And that was Friday.
Haha! Yeah right. Friday was so incredible. That training waś so powerful! I got´to shake his [Elder Nelson's] hand as well as the hand of a member of the presidency of the 70, a member of the first quorum of the 70, a member of one of the other quorums of the 70, and the mission president. That was just the beginning. All of the talks were so powerful. I was very happy to be there. I learned a lot of great things. I love this church. I know it's true. It was pretty great.
Saturday we came home with no problems. I met a couple from Idaho. We found out our church had been hit by a land slide and we can't go in. I have pictures that I wilĺ send next week. So for the two baptisms we had to do them in no other spot than the ocean. Yup. I have now witnessed a baptism in the ocean. It was awesome! Then I got to do the tour of the island. One half on a bike. The other in a car. I liked the car part better for the view and the simplicity.
Sunday we had church in a sports center. I was able to do the confirmation for one of the new converts. I messed up a lot more than usual, ha. I was really embarrassed after. Ha.
And now today things are good. I went running with Elder Bagley. I really enjoy running and biking.
I love you family and friends! I hope that all is well, and if not keep moving with a firm assurance that things will work out. I know this church is true.
Love,
Elder Squires
Monday, we did our emails early so we could go on a hike to these world war two cannons that look over two sides of the island. For Americans email take a long time and for Tahitians it goes by really quickly. So I played a little bit of basketball while waiting for Elder Bagley to finish his emails. Then at noonish we headed out and started our hike. The hike was only about ten or fifteen minutes, nothing like hiking to the top of Mount Timpanogas. We got to the cannons and took some photos, cooked some uru - which is Tahitian bread that grows on trees - and puaatoro, which is canned pork and cow meat. The food was good and we came down.
We arrived at a members house and decided to do a marathon of weight lifting. There were five of us who did 40 kilos as many reps as possible, while rotating, in fifteen minutes. I came in last but I was happy to have done 60 or so at that weight. The member did 167 reps and it seemed easy for him. We had our family night and we taught Rosine and her family. We have recently started teaching almost all of the family of Rosine, who is our recent convert. In the lesson we talked about how in life we need to pull out the weeds from our garden and after start planting the flowers.
Monday night we slept on the terrace. I can't wait to go somewhere with much fewer mosquitoes, but not yet. Tuesday we took our boat to the airport. The captain that day is a member and he let us hang out´in the captains room. It was pretty awesome. Then we got´to the airport and my companion forgot his id card. No! We almost weren't allowed on the plane that time. But we were able to get a fax from the mission office of his passport. We made the flight and had two stops, one on Huahine and the other on Moorea and then we made it to Tahiti.
The four Bora Elders went with some Elders from the zone right next to my old zone. I was with Elder Bakow who comes from Idaho as well. We went past my old apartment in Tavararo. That was weird to see that again. We talked with someone in Tahitian and I felt the words start to flow. Yay! We went to eat at a family's house, like most of the time. The food was so good and there was so much. The lasagna was four by six inches and about two inches thick.
Wednesday, we woke up and went to play basketball. I am not so good at basketball but I make a good screen or someone to block a pass. We had a training for all the missionaries in the islands. It was a good training. We talked about engaging people for baptism. We have to engage or they won't take that step.
Thursday wasn't too exciting.
Friday was okay. We had a training from Elder Russel M. Nelson. I think you have heard of him. He is pretty famous in Utah. That was cool. But after that the rain storm we had was so crazy! And that was Friday.
Haha! Yeah right. Friday was so incredible. That training waś so powerful! I got´to shake his [Elder Nelson's] hand as well as the hand of a member of the presidency of the 70, a member of the first quorum of the 70, a member of one of the other quorums of the 70, and the mission president. That was just the beginning. All of the talks were so powerful. I was very happy to be there. I learned a lot of great things. I love this church. I know it's true. It was pretty great.
Saturday we came home with no problems. I met a couple from Idaho. We found out our church had been hit by a land slide and we can't go in. I have pictures that I wilĺ send next week. So for the two baptisms we had to do them in no other spot than the ocean. Yup. I have now witnessed a baptism in the ocean. It was awesome! Then I got to do the tour of the island. One half on a bike. The other in a car. I liked the car part better for the view and the simplicity.
Sunday we had church in a sports center. I was able to do the confirmation for one of the new converts. I messed up a lot more than usual, ha. I was really embarrassed after. Ha.
And now today things are good. I went running with Elder Bagley. I really enjoy running and biking.
I love you family and friends! I hope that all is well, and if not keep moving with a firm assurance that things will work out. I know this church is true.
Love,
Elder Squires
Rain to Sun - February 17, 2014
This week has been interesting. A week ago I was in Fariipiti living in the center of the capital of Tahiti. And now today I am in the cool island of Bora Bora. And tomorrow I will be back in Tahiti for a conference.
So, Monday I was still with Elder Millett and Elder Rozmus. Elder Rozmus is from South Carolina and is a big wrestler. And when I say big I mean that he weighs 220 pounds. We did a FHE with some investigators. The lesson went well, they enjoyed the fact that there was three Americans to teach them.
On Tuesday it rained so much. Actually almost the whole time I was in Tahiti it rained. When it rains here it rains really hard, not like the light rain we get in Utah. When we found out it was just stress my problem I got to work on destressing my life. And so far things are going a lot better. So Tuesday night was my last night in Fariipiti and I took the occasion to wrestle for the first time in a while. Elder Rozmus and I had a good match. We did a few shots and it didn't work so well because of the weight difference. Then I started of bottom and got out, took him down, put my legs in for the leg ride and pinned him with a half. Ha! It was so much fun!
Wednesday was my day to go the airport and take my plane back here to Bora. We got to the airport at 3:20, normally the flight was for 4:20. But because of the rain we didn't leave until about 5:40. That was an unexpected delay. The rain was causing problems with timing and flights and what not. But I made it here safe and sound. It is so much better weather here.
Thursday was great. It rained so HARD! We went out in the rain to work. The rain was so thick that I got soaked in just a few minutes. There was a road that we went on and the water was so deep in spots that I couldn't fully pedal for fear of getting my feet all wet, which didn't work out anyway.
Friday and Saturday we worked hard and got a lot done. Sunday was chill and there wasn't a lot to do. But we did a lesson with Vanatea and her inactive boyfriend and the Spirit was so strong. We talked about the importance of praying and encouraged them to go for their objective to get married. I love this work!
I love you,
Elder Squires
So, Monday I was still with Elder Millett and Elder Rozmus. Elder Rozmus is from South Carolina and is a big wrestler. And when I say big I mean that he weighs 220 pounds. We did a FHE with some investigators. The lesson went well, they enjoyed the fact that there was three Americans to teach them.
On Tuesday it rained so much. Actually almost the whole time I was in Tahiti it rained. When it rains here it rains really hard, not like the light rain we get in Utah. When we found out it was just stress my problem I got to work on destressing my life. And so far things are going a lot better. So Tuesday night was my last night in Fariipiti and I took the occasion to wrestle for the first time in a while. Elder Rozmus and I had a good match. We did a few shots and it didn't work so well because of the weight difference. Then I started of bottom and got out, took him down, put my legs in for the leg ride and pinned him with a half. Ha! It was so much fun!
Wednesday was my day to go the airport and take my plane back here to Bora. We got to the airport at 3:20, normally the flight was for 4:20. But because of the rain we didn't leave until about 5:40. That was an unexpected delay. The rain was causing problems with timing and flights and what not. But I made it here safe and sound. It is so much better weather here.
Thursday was great. It rained so HARD! We went out in the rain to work. The rain was so thick that I got soaked in just a few minutes. There was a road that we went on and the water was so deep in spots that I couldn't fully pedal for fear of getting my feet all wet, which didn't work out anyway.
Friday and Saturday we worked hard and got a lot done. Sunday was chill and there wasn't a lot to do. But we did a lesson with Vanatea and her inactive boyfriend and the Spirit was so strong. We talked about the importance of praying and encouraged them to go for their objective to get married. I love this work!
I love you,
Elder Squires
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| Cloudy Tahiti |
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| Sunny Raiatea (on the way to Bora Bora) |
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| Elder Rozmus |
Happy Valentine's - February 10, 2014
Well, I am sure you are all waiting to see what the doctor had to say about all the problems I have been having. So, to make things interesting I will tell you all at the end of the email what it is. But to give you a hint it is nothing new for me.
This week went well. Monday I was with Elder Bagley and we did a family night. The lesson went well and I felt pretty great after. I talked to an inactive member and he thought I was 25, and I thought about the same for him. Turns out we were born less than a week apart. Crazy. The lesson was on the plan of salvation and it went well.
Then Tuesday I was with my companion. We went to the other end of the island for a lesson and then had to come back to be able to pack up and go to the dock. My companion left me at the dock and I took the boat and the plane alone. I had several conversations with strangers and one of them told me about having a purpose in my life and that if we follow our hearts we will be happy. That helped me a lot.
Wednesday I spent with my old companion Elder Millett. I actually spent this whole time with him. Normally I will go home tomorrow or Wednesday. Home being Bora Bora!
Okay, so I saw the doctor Thursday and he did one more test. The results came in today and the answer is nothing. There is nothing medically wrong with me! What?!?!?!?! That was really shocking to me. I hope it's shocking to you all as well. It turns out I have too much stress. That's it. Stress. Blah! It is a rush of emotions but mostly just laughing at how crazy that is. That's all there is. I need to stress less. I can do that. I will do that. I love you all family. I know this church is true. Stress hardens our hearts and can do a lot more damage, but if we obey Christ can guide us away. Don't stress life. I love you again,
Love, Elder Squires
This week went well. Monday I was with Elder Bagley and we did a family night. The lesson went well and I felt pretty great after. I talked to an inactive member and he thought I was 25, and I thought about the same for him. Turns out we were born less than a week apart. Crazy. The lesson was on the plan of salvation and it went well.
Then Tuesday I was with my companion. We went to the other end of the island for a lesson and then had to come back to be able to pack up and go to the dock. My companion left me at the dock and I took the boat and the plane alone. I had several conversations with strangers and one of them told me about having a purpose in my life and that if we follow our hearts we will be happy. That helped me a lot.
Wednesday I spent with my old companion Elder Millett. I actually spent this whole time with him. Normally I will go home tomorrow or Wednesday. Home being Bora Bora!
Okay, so I saw the doctor Thursday and he did one more test. The results came in today and the answer is nothing. There is nothing medically wrong with me! What?!?!?!?! That was really shocking to me. I hope it's shocking to you all as well. It turns out I have too much stress. That's it. Stress. Blah! It is a rush of emotions but mostly just laughing at how crazy that is. That's all there is. I need to stress less. I can do that. I will do that. I love you all family. I know this church is true. Stress hardens our hearts and can do a lot more damage, but if we obey Christ can guide us away. Don't stress life. I love you again,
Love, Elder Squires
Sunday, February 9, 2014
Laughs, Rain, and Bikes - February 3, 2014
This week has been a lot of fun. I love living with the other three elders in our house. There is Elder Lee Chip Sao from Tahiti, who is Phillipino, but was born in Hawaii. Elder Bagley from Arizona, and Elder Poheroa from Tahiti (my companion). Every night we have a lot of fun together. I will send a few pictures of our adventures.
My companion...no words.
Elder Lee Chip Sao preaching in his soap box. Oh, and I got my package from Dad! Thanks a lot Dad!
It has rained quite a bit as well this week. Every night it rains. During the day it doesn';t rain so much, except for today, today is has been raining off and on since last night.
Tuesday of this week we did two lessons and after we came home and took a nap because I was really tired. Then we did two more lessons, one of which was on the other side of the island. That lesson was with Myrta who wanted to be baptized this week. We went over the interview questions and had a good lesson on the beach! It is so cool to do lessons on the beach. The water is coming in, the sky is blue and clear, it's in the shade, and we are sharing the gospel.
Wednesday my companion got sick so we came home early. We think it was caused by the not so well cooked steak that we ate the day before. It was unfortunate to cancel our lessons but I was happy to be able to take some time to write in my journal.
Thursday I went to the other side of the island with Elder Lee Chip Sao. He doesn't like riding quickly and so I would speed up and almost leave him and he would threaten to call president, ha. We had a good time. He did the interview for Myrta, and.....she passed!!
Friday was fun, we ate with our ward mission leader and took some pictures with his gun. That is the first gun I have seen since I arrived here in Tahiti, except for the police.
Saturday I was with Elder Bagley and he didn't let me race this time. We had a couple of lessons cancelled but we had our baptism. Myrta was so happy that she started crying during her testimony. I love knowing that God really wants us to be happy, and that is a good example.
And Sunday we fixed the baptism for Victor. He has been following the lessons for a very long time. I really hope he gets baptized this time.
I see the doctor this week and I will let you know what happens next week, normally. I love you all!
Elder Squires
My companion...no words.
Elder Lee Chip Sao preaching in his soap box. Oh, and I got my package from Dad! Thanks a lot Dad!
It has rained quite a bit as well this week. Every night it rains. During the day it doesn';t rain so much, except for today, today is has been raining off and on since last night.
Tuesday of this week we did two lessons and after we came home and took a nap because I was really tired. Then we did two more lessons, one of which was on the other side of the island. That lesson was with Myrta who wanted to be baptized this week. We went over the interview questions and had a good lesson on the beach! It is so cool to do lessons on the beach. The water is coming in, the sky is blue and clear, it's in the shade, and we are sharing the gospel.
Wednesday my companion got sick so we came home early. We think it was caused by the not so well cooked steak that we ate the day before. It was unfortunate to cancel our lessons but I was happy to be able to take some time to write in my journal.
Thursday I went to the other side of the island with Elder Lee Chip Sao. He doesn't like riding quickly and so I would speed up and almost leave him and he would threaten to call president, ha. We had a good time. He did the interview for Myrta, and.....she passed!!
Friday was fun, we ate with our ward mission leader and took some pictures with his gun. That is the first gun I have seen since I arrived here in Tahiti, except for the police.
Saturday I was with Elder Bagley and he didn't let me race this time. We had a couple of lessons cancelled but we had our baptism. Myrta was so happy that she started crying during her testimony. I love knowing that God really wants us to be happy, and that is a good example.
And Sunday we fixed the baptism for Victor. He has been following the lessons for a very long time. I really hope he gets baptized this time.
I see the doctor this week and I will let you know what happens next week, normally. I love you all!
Elder Squires
Tuesday, February 4, 2014
Keep Going! - January 27, 2014
This week was great. I got things figured out with my doctor and I will be seeing a specialist next Thursday, the 6th. I am excited and worried at the same time. But I know it will be the Lord's will whatever happens.
Monday night we had a family night with a some members, a new convert, and a couple of investigators. One of the investigators is a grandmother and after our lesson where we talked about Christ she was really touched and decided to take the lessons again. Again because just before I came here she, her name is Myrta, decided to stop the lessons because of some family problems. So we scheduled our next lesson with her and everyone was pretty happy about that. And her grandson who was the other investigator decided to accept us for the first time. That was a great moment.
Tuesday was good. We saw Rudolph who wants to be baptized in July. Things with him are good except that he has a hard time praying. Also, we had a lesson with an excommunicated member and we had planned to do a little reading in the Book of Mormon. But when we arrived there she told us that our lesson was supposed to be about the sacrament. My companion and I looked at each other and felt really embarrassed that she had planned to hear that and we had no idea that was supposed to be the lesson. I must have been else where when my old companion told her that. Ha.
Wednesday was a fairly normal day, except that it rained a lot! After our second lesson we called a member to take us to our next lesson because the rain was so heavy. And fortunately he was able to take us to see an investigator that we hadn't seen in a long time. Her name is Naomi and she really really wants to be baptized but her boyfriend doesn't want that to happen. It's hard to see her struggle through that. And I dropped off my companion so he could take a flight down to Tahiti for a leader's meeting and I got to spend some time with the other two elders in our house.
Thursday I went with ward members. One of them is preparing to go on a mission but he needs to lose 10 kilos and the other ward member is a recent convert. When they came to the house things were good and all was well until about an hour later when the rain started coming down super hard. We called for rides to get to almost all of our lessons because of the rain. It was a lot of fun. We were able to fix the baptism of Rachelle who is the daughter of the grandmother Rosine who got baptized last week. And we taught Rosine in Tahitian! That language is still hard for me but it's coming. Then the two other elders and I went to get my companion from the airport. We waited for the last boat that would take us out there to the outer island which has the airport. We took the boat thinking that my companion was on the last flight of the night. But as we arrived at the airport we were suprised to see him already on the boat heading back to the island! Ha. So I had to call a member to go get him and save him from being all alone at the dock. We had a good laugh that day.
Thursday I went with ward members. One of them is preparing to go on a mission but he needs to lose 10 kilos and the other ward member is a recent convert. When they came to the house things were good and all was well until about an hour later when the rain started coming down super hard. We called for rides to get to almost all of our lessons because of the rain. It was a lot of fun. We were able to fix the baptism of Rachelle who is the daughter of the grandmother Rosine who got baptized last week. And we taught Rosine in Tahitian! That language is still hard for me but it's coming. Then the two other elders and I went to get my companion from the airport. We waited for the last boat that would take us out there to the outer island which has the airport. We took the boat thinking that my companion was on the last flight of the night. But as we arrived at the airport we were suprised to see him already on the boat heading back to the island! Ha. So I had to call a member to go get him and save him from being all alone at the dock. We had a good laugh that day.
Friday was calm and good. And Saturday was the craziest day of the week. I was on a split with Elder Bagley from Arizona. He is a great elder and he is very competitive. We started out on our bikes not having a lot of time to get to our lesson on the other side of the island. So we needed to hurry. He started going pretty fast and I kept up. He slowed down and I speeded up. And when I slowed down he sped up and passed me. We did that racing for 29 miles that day. It was so much fun! It felt so good to hit a rythm of breathing and peddling and I just didn't want to stop. I was so tired but so happy at the end of the day. And even better we were able to fix the baptism for Myrta for this Saturday! Yup, I was happy that day.
Well, I know these things are true. Let's keep our hope burning brightly and allow our faith to guide our lives. I love you all!
Love, Elder Squires
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| Saying goodbye to Elder Millett |
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| This is my package, I think tape, cardboard boxes, and damages are becoming friends with my things. |
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| One of the Baptisms from Saturday |
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| There are a lot of crabs out here, and I mean a lot! |
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