New Area!

Week 95

17th October 2016

Well I got transferred again to a area called Navatuyaba. It is a village in the middle of no where lol. We live in the Village and it is awesome!! Just like when I was in Vanua Levu. I love it. Members love me here and they continue to surprise me!!! Literally. First of all more than 60% of the village are members so literally I walk out of the house and every one is saying "Bula elders" its crazy!!!! They village is split up into 5 sections and each section is assigned to feed the missionaries on a specific week, taking turns. Sunday morning was awesome!! I woke up, walked out the front door and saw families, the elderly with canes and some on crutches, wheel chairs, as well as the young dressed in white shirts and ties and gorgeous dresses as the walked to church. I shed tears seeing that.

The chapel here is the size of Karawatha chapel!!! It really does put all the other churches in the village to shame. It huge, gorgeous and so beautiful at night with all the lights. My first Sunday yesterday and man!!!! I found out that we are a ward!! We had ward conference yesterday and the new Stake President announced that our ward is at top for home teaching, sacrament attendance and ward unity. The Bishopric is powerful and real friendly, members so energetic and exciting. Their singing in sacrament meeting OHHHHH MYYY LIIIFFEE!!!! so harmonious and beautiful. Gave me goosebumps listening to them!!! I am so happy being here lol. I think I might die here for my mission, not sure yet. You never know I could get transferred again. 

But there are opposites in all things, this area may be getting shut down for the missionaries just because the missionary work here isn't great. If you aren't LDS you're Methodist or Catholic and they don't want to join the church. So there isn't much we can do as missionaries in area that doesn't need us because the ward itself is healthy and strong. What more can we do? Lately we just help the Priesthood on their weekly visits and home teaching which is fun, helps us get to know the members here. Member population here is over 200 and we have a good 150 attending. It's amazing!!!

I loved General Conference especially the talk about being less active and the three questions he asks. Where will you go? What will you do? and Who will you turn to? 

This last week I started my Self-Reliance classes, its a new program in the mission for missionaries who are 2 months from finishing their missions. That have to complete this program and it can benefit then for work and career opportunities for after the mission especially BYU-Hawaii too. It's being fun, I have it once a week every Thursday morning. 

Other than that, my new companion is Elder Paki from Wellington, New Zealand. He finishes his mission the transfer after me. He is way cool, love the guy, we get along really well especially in the work. He is Ngati Kahungungu. 

Other than that I don't have to long left which scares me but it's okay. 

Love you all be safe!!!