Dear people,
We had a good experience this week and
good one-liner that I delivered. We were out and it was almost time to return
home, pretty dark, and we were coming back from this one house and we heard
yelling and shouting and fighting and we kind of peaked and saw one of our
investigators was fighting with his wife. We quickly went to someone else's
house that was on our list and then came back and they were done fighting. My
comp was saying that we shouldn't go there because it would be really awkward
and they would end up being angry with us. He said that they were doing a work
of darkness right now. I thought about all the things we could do instead and
then, rather courageously said, if they are in the darkness, "...Then, let’s
bring the light..." Booom!! That’s one for the history books! Haha, no,
but really I think we did a good thing. We went in there and kinda just chilled
for a little bit, talked to them, it came time for us to return home, (we only
spent like 20 minutes in there) and so we said a prayer with them before we
left. I think this had a good impact on them; they seemed happier and less
tense. We came back the next night and when we asked them if there was
something we could do to help; they said we could leave another blessing. So
maybe we left a good memory. Great time to bring up the church.
The bad thing about this week was our
numbers. So every week we report our numbers (baptisms, teachings, new
investigators, people coming to sacrament, stuff like that) to the leaders and
they report to the president. Our numbers sucked! I feel bad like I’m letting
President down. We are working our tails off and going, always going to people,
talking, sharing, but the progress is slow and I feel like I’m a disappointment
even though I’m giving it my all. We set up some good stuff and I hope this
next week will be a lot better. Always hoping! Maybe someday I’ll get there.
The other experience I have was also a
good one. During a lesson with a less active member we followed up about the Book
of Mormon we had given her to read. She had actually read! Yay! She read the
first part and all the testimonies and had questions to boot! So happy! She
said she read it because when we had talked about it she had felt a warm
feeling! When she said that I was so happy! I did a little inner dance for joy.
I mean this is just the best thing ever! The spirit is helping us with the work
and we are doing our job! There is no greater JOY!
The last thing I want to share is going
to the sick and afflicted. We have made it routine to visit these old people
that are crippled or handicapped or disabled in diverse ways. They kinda remind
me of my sister, especially this 28 year old girl with Down syndrome, but
seriously, going to them and making them smile and stuff in the best feeling
ever. There is an old man who has some disease or whatever where his body is
always shaking or trembling and he can barely talk. We share about how because
of Jesus Christ he will be resurrected and just the smile was all I ever
needed. One of our investigators is an old woman who lives alone and only has
one leg. She wants to live with her husband and kids in heaven and so we have
been teaching her how she can. We have to read to her because she can't see
very well. It’s great fun. That's all I got.
Ofa atu,
Elder Sitaki
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| This is a boy who when we walk by calls us Jesus and asks where we are going and asks if we are going to heaven? It's hilarious; I taught him to salute us. |
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| A giant bat some guy shot for dinner. They smell almost exactly like a skunk, but less potent. |
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