So sounds like Dads gonna break a bone mountain biking, haha. And for the m&m's that was a request from a sister missionary from NZ, so I don't know really what they are. And for the tie's flowers, plain, thin but not to skinny, just anything (Elder Berends' Birthday Request).
This week has been pretty cruzy, no crazy things happened being a Zone Leader, missionaries are behaving. In fact missionaries at least in our district have been working so hard, we've been setting goals for our district to hit 55 member present lessons a week just between our three companionship so that's about 18 each and we have been killing it, now we just need to get the other Districts in our Zone concentrating on their member presents and we could be hitting over 100 member present lessons in our Zone. From this effort of using the ward members has definitely made a difference in the amount of investigators coming to church and should really help recent converts stay faithful. So that's what we will be talking about in our Zone meeting on Wednesday.
Okay so investigators... Teannaki and Rerei are soooo faithful they are definitely some of our best investigators, however, Rerei has still not divorced with her ex-husband, therefore can not get married to Teannaki until she gets divorced. And to make things worse, her ex-husband is in Tamana, an island very far away without any any missionaries and hates the church... so i hope Teannaki and Rerei just keep being faithful until we get that sorted out.
Also Emi has hit a wall she thinks baptism is this huge massive step that will take several months for her to take, and it is a big scary step considering that her family all back home are Buddhist.
We have some baptisms coming up, Tebwebwe and her daughter Maggie should make it for the 17th and this Saturday the 10th Omeri and Tekabautara are getting baptized.
And i guess I'll share a little about my thoughts of missionary work so far. So far its like I've lost all concept of time and the outside world. like it doesn't feel like I've been out very long or for a short amount of time. More like this is just how life is now... Missionary work. I read this thing in the Liahona how missionaries come back home and miss the feelings that they felt being a missionary, and its because they are no longer fully consumed in the service of others. they now have worry about themselves again, work, school, money, family, etc. But as a missionary you don't worry about your self much at all, your thoughts are always about you investigators, your ward your members. you are constantly thinking outward and not inward. its an amazing thing, even when you're sick and tired you still want to put that aside for the benefit of others. And because of that determination to help others and God you feel the most fulfilling happiness and joy you could possibly feel. So yeah, not looking forward to that day I have to take off that badge and leave this beautiful place.
And I'm sorry for my lack of detail in my emails, something that ive noticed about languages is that I'm not yet good at using them, even when speaking english i dont feel very literate. so when i get home I'm definitely going to be reading some books.
alright love yous
Elder Berends
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