Letter To Mission President

Week 39

28th September 2015

We didn't do too much this past week as it was transfers week and my companion Elder Arthur was finishing his mission and going home so we were in Labasa all week getting paperwork sorted and all. My new companion is Elder Davis (He came to Fiji with my intake and me) but we're not from the same intake lol. He is waay cool, he is from Sacramento, California and is half Hawaiian. He is the man, in the past 3 days we have established a great vision for our area and the work this transfer. Here is a insight (my email to the Mission President) :

Dear President Layton,

From my email last week to you President Layton, I truly believe that my new companion Elder Davis was the answer to my prayer and my questions. Yesterday we had our first and my first Correlation meeting with the Group Leader of the Tacilevu Group. I had planned to do this as soon as Elder Arthur left the area. I thought we were doing well in strengthening ourselves as missionaries in terms of doing the work and teaching lessons and such but we lacked the effort in strengthening the Branches and especially the Group in Tacilevu.

We had our first Correlation meeting with Niko, the Group Leader (A Return Missionary also) and did great in establishing a vision for the group, the area of Tacilevu and also where we were to focus our main efforts in. We took the idea's and things we had discussed and had another meeting with President Harward. We sought his advice and knowledge as to what we should do, to gets his permission on somethings and also his vision and where we should direct our efforts.

The conclusion of this was that Elder Davis and I will now be concentrating our efforts each week, setting aside 3-4 days a week in strengthening and helping the Tacilevu Group. The other two Branches of Tukavesi and Nabua are well functioning branches and can operate by themselves. We will be spending most Sunday's in Tacilevu and maybe one Sunday a month in the branches. We had names from the Group Leader that he is trying his best to work with and strengthen with all that he is able to do in terms of transport, income and his family as well as his responsibility as a leader. We will also be conducting rescue visits with him once every week and plan to try and find investigators through less actives, part member families and such. My companion and I realize that by now changing our plans from previous times, that our key indicators may decline in doing so. We will try our best but at the same time we understand the sacrifice we are committing ourselves too.

Among the things we brought up with President Harward, I spoke to him about that we as a companionship as wanting to start seminary classes. Once a week, maybe on a Friday afternoon for a hour. We currently have 3 potential missionaries from the Nabua Branch and 4 from the Tukavesi branch. Some of the youth have asked me about Seminar, expressing they would like to do it. My companion and I feel we could be able to do and at the same time use that to our advantage to invite other non-member youth etc. to take interest in the church and eventually become potential investigators. Many things need to be taken in to consideration, we understand and we would appreciate any help of the Harwards etc and the well functioning branches such as Savusavu, Tukavesi or Nabua in strengthening and supporting their brothers and sisters in Tacilevu.

Aside from our new established vision. Elder Davis and I are very excited and energetic to be able to take this cause head on and do what we can before the next transfer. Currently we have a Baptisimal date for November 1st, that is if she continues to attend church, as well as two hopeful returning members. We need to do a lot more finding of new investigators so our investigator pool can grow a big more larger than what it is. My hope for myself personally President is that I can prove to myself that I can do this and that I can be the missionary I want to be and reach somewhat of the potential my Father in Heaven has for me. My hope for my companion is to help the best I can with the language and I hope that I can learn how to relax and as you said to me "Smile" more about the wonderful message we as missionaries bring to people.

Thank you very much President, If you have any questions please ask and let me know and if you are able to aid in any way with our efforts here in the Nabua area, it would be much appreciated.

Elder Lemusu and Elder Davis