Hey Mom, Hey Pop,
Ok, so
this week was really good. Yes, we did Baptize Lau, in fact, I was the one who baptized him! I'll send you the
picture. In the coming weeks we will
have more baptisms. People have
definitely been placed here and they
are ready to hear! It's incredible! In fact, the other day we had a TON of lessons planned and they
all fell through! So, we went to Sandra
(a lady in our ward) because she had an investigator for us to teach. Her name is Sella and I don't
know if God could have placed a better
moment for us. We found her house, walked up she called us in and set up her own date for a lesson!
It was AMAZING!! God truly does work in
mysterious ways! I have now witnessed it!
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All we have is a
one-room building. The sink in the bathroom the sink is about 5 to 8 inches
wide. We have no air conditioner, just a fan and we have no water heater,
just cold water comes out and the showerhead is just a hole in the wall!
And as for a kitchen, we have a sink and a water filter. High class
living!
So,
before I answer this plethora of questions, I have yet another funny story! This week in church was Fast
and Testimony meeting... So, it's going
well, I got up and bore my testimony (fakemo'oni) and so did my companion! After we went up an old
lady and when I say old, I mean OLD,
makes her way to the stand and sits down. She gets up and begins her testimony, instead of
walking to the microphone, she gets
right up to the front of the stand sticks her chin up and starts YELLING her testimony!!! Ok, now to answer questions...
1. How
is the language coming along?
The
language is a bit rough. It's hard because all of the Tongans speak slang here.
So it's been hard to understand and it will be a very long time before I
do start to understand! But, I'm working on it.
I’m definitely paying attention at church! It's too funny not to! And, I listen intently for anything I can pick up! So, I'm working at it!
2. Are you
able to understand the locals?
I am able to understand the daily
questions they ask me but, for the most
part,
no. They speak incredibly fast and with all the(faka's) words seem to
blend
super easily..... ha-ha It makes it really hard but, I hear a lot of words that
I know!!!
3.Are you
able to understand at church?
Like I
said up above, not really. Also, because they talk right into the microphone and that kind of makes
weird noises and you can hear them breathing which makes it super hard to hear them.
4. Where
is your companion from?
My
companion is actually from Murietta, California! It has been super fun to talk to him about surfing and
stuff from home cause he isn't that far
from us! He is a palangi and he's my height but a bit more chub on him from
the Tongan food haha. He told me that.
I'll send a picture of us.
5. How many
lessons do you teach a week?
We teach
quite a few lessons each week. Actually, we probably have been teaching a steady two a lessons a day
or so. This area has picked up a bit
again, so it's been super fun. We do a TON of walking everyday! And we talk to everyone, seriously,
everyone!
6. Do you go
door to door?
No, we
don't go door to door. And if they had doors on their houses we still wouldn't knock. The people here don't
respond to that and they don't like it.
So, we only go through members and we get TONS of referrals through that, seriously! We had 13
last week and we are teaching most of
them!!! It's amazing!!!
7. What
is your typical day like?
Our day
usually consists of this schedule: from 6:30 to 12:00 we are studying and
preparing for the day. From 12 to 5 really just trying to find something to do
because everyone is working or asleep! Then from 5 to 9 we have lessons and dinner. That is a normal day here in Tonga!!!
I LOVE YOU
ALL SO MUCH!!!
ELDER
SHEPPARD
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