Hello Everyone,
Sorry internet isn't so good today, letter will be a little
bit shorter.
This was a pretty good week. It was Yap Day. It is the
biggest holiday on Yap. There were so many tourists and so many people. I had no
idea that there was this many people on Yap. Anyways more on that later.
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Dad
Things must be going well in the spy business :-) About your purchase of a new personal
computer. If I was home, I can guarantee
that you would not have bought a PC. I should throw a machete at it. And Windows 8 is a joke. You guys are falling
apart without me :-) You told me you would never buy a PC again. “Ga
ba e tabaenbaen”. (you told a fib)… Love you :-)
[Note: Elder Meyer is
a huge Apple fan and not very excited about PCs.]
Question 1: Can you describe a typical day?
Answer: I can. It is nothing special
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6:30am to 7:00am exercise.
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7:00am – 8:00am get
ready for the day
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8:00am - 9 :00am
personal scripture study
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9:00am – 10:00am companion
scripture study
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10:00am – 11:00am
language study
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11:00am – 12:00pm lunch
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12:00pm – 5:00pm teach
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5:00pm – 6:00pm dinner
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6:00pm – 9:00pm teach
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9:00pm - 10:30pm get
ready for bed.
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Repeat. Every day is the
same.
Question 2: How many lessons did you teach
this past week.
Answer: Around 25
Question 3: Did you like that booklet we put together with everyone’s
pictures/testimony in it?
Answer: Yes that was really awesome. I loved reading everyone's
testimonies.
Question 4: Have
any of the new converts received callings in the branch yet?
Answer: Yes, M*rtha
was called to work in the primary and Ann*e was called to work in the Young Women.
That is the only two recent converts with a calling. There are a lot more who
still need a calling.
Question 5: Have you learned something found in the Book of Mormon
that you find memorable?
Answer:
I am sure I have. Nothing comes to mind right now, but studding the book in a
different language is really interesting. For example, the word “they” in
English could mean 2 or 3 or 4 or more people. But in Yapese, there are
different words for 1, 2 and 3 or more people. So, you always know how many
people are included in the conversation. Also, things do not directly translate,
so when you read it in Yapese it comes out a little bit different. You pick up
on new things.
Mom
I loved when we are able to go too the temple together, that
was so so fun. You are so lucky to be able to go now. That is cool that there
are so many missionaries getting ready to leave. What are the chances of one of
them coming to Yap? ha ha. Love you.
Question 6: Did you get a
package? What was in it?
Answer: Not today, maybe
on Wednesday
Question 7: Have you gotten Elder Ramitere's shoes?
Answer:
Not yet. He is very excited for them
Question 8: Are
there new missionaries in your mission?
Answer: Not yet.
We are supposed to be getting around 11 at the end of this month. So hopefully
soon.
Question 9: Is there still just the 3 of you on Yap?
Answer: Yes.
Question 10: Did you do
anything interesting on prep-day?
Answer: Not really. We
have done pretty much everything. I am looking for new place to go, but the
island is only so big.
Question 11: Tell about church yesterday. Who talked? Anything interesting happen?
Answer: It
was fast and testimony meeting. So it was really good. The two sisters who are
leaving for a mission soon bore their testimony during Sacrament meeting. M*rtha
was given a calling yesterday. After Sacrament, I usually encourage about 15
people from leaving too early. That is what I do. I go and stand by the door
and if people are ready to leave, I persuade them to stay for Sunday school.
Question 12: What are you
thinking of bringing home as a remembrance of Yap?
Answer: I have got a lot
of stuff that I am planning on bringing home. Lava lavas, grass skirt, wood
carvings. license plates, Mini man-house, shirts, and anything else that I can
think of.
Question 13: Tell me one time you have had your prayers answered
lately.
Answer:
I always pray for my recent converts that they will continue to come to church
and that they will have strength to continue to endure to the end. And on Sunday
there were so many of them here. It was really nice. I love to see them coming.
Question 14: Any baptisms?
Answer: Not this week. We
should have a couple for the end of this month.
Staheli
How you doing. I have a question for you. For yours and Kate’s
lava lava. The main colors are green and purple and the other green and blue. I
need 2 more colors for each that will be just small lines. Any ideas. Love ya
Reed
That is cool about the suit. I am not even sure what my suit
looks like any more. I might come home in a different one. ha ha. Love you.
To Everyone
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| Dances performed for Yap Day. |
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| Elder Meyer and a Yapese Gentleman |
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| Little Yapese Girl dressed in native dance attire |
Let’s see… We don't have any new
investigators. We actually lost a couple. Their parents won’t let them be
baptized. One, T*ning M*yo. She has come to church 3 weeks in a row. It is
awesome. She will most likely be baptized this month. She has questions about
the Book of Mormon, which is good and normal. So, it is going well with her. D*rlynn
can't be baptized now. I am really sad about that. We are going to keep trying
though.
Alright, Yap Day. So at Yap Day,
there are competitions between villages like husking coconut and climbing
betelnut trees and basket weaving and things like that. Then there was a lot of
local dances. It was really awesome. I loved seeing them all. I find them all
so so interesting. There were so many little girls who had learned the dances. It
was so fun to see them dance. I took a lot of video. I am going to buy the Yap
Day video too. I will send home my memory card soon.
Alright got to go.
Love you guys so so much
Love Elder Meyer
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