Hello Everyone
This has been a pretty good week. Well, mostly good.
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| Making local food... love the Yapese made tie! |
Dad
Glad work is going well. That would be really funny to
have you come to Guam. You would only be about 400 to 500 miles away from me. That
would be pretty funny.
Question 1: How readily do the people in Yap accept the commandments
when they are taught them?
Answer:
It depends on how strong their testimony is. If it is strong, they accept and
do their best to live the commandments we teach. If it is still weak, they will
struggle with it.
Question 2:
Was there anything that happened this week that made you smile?
Answer: It has
been raining really hard, so I and my companion have been listening to Christmas
music. It looks like Christmas here. And we made a really funny video. It was
awesome.
Question 3: Of all the lesson topics you get to teach, which is
your favorite and why?
Answer:
The restoration. Because it is what makes
this religion, God's restored Church, special, and unique. It helps people
understand the need of authority. It is the one thing that most people will not
have heard of before. I love it.
Question 4: How many lessons
this week were taught and how many with members present?
Answer: We taught 27
lessons this week. It was great. Our member presents drop a little bit. We had
8.
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| Scripture cover made by Yapese friend. |
Question 5: You said you ran out of Book of Mormons to give away…
have you gotten replacements?
Answer:
Nope. They entire mission is out of Book of Mormons. We have none anywhere. I
think it is because of the influx of missionaries.
Question 6: Can you
describe a typical day for; say a young person, girl or boy that is under 12
years of age…
Answer: Now, they go to
school, if the parents make them. So sometimes they go to school. After school,
they may or may not do their homework. The rest of the day would just be
playing in the jungle, helping clean the house, helping build a house, helping
on any project around. Then, really just entertaining themselves with the
jungle.
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| Playing in the jungle |
Question 7: What did you eat and cook for all your meals yesterday?
Answer: Breakfast, I had a boiled egg. Lunch we eat a rice and bacon dish.
It was good, but expensive, Bacon is not cheap here. Dinner, I had the raviolis
you guys sent me.
Question 8:
Have you started to learn the other language on the island?
Answer: I have. I
have learned some of the basic words. I don't really know a lot, just the
conversation starters.
Mom
Sounds like the temple trip was a lot of fun. That is
great that you guys are able to go. The scriptures… just order one for Elder
Ramiterre. The other missionary has not said anything to me about it.
So just get the small ones for Elder Ramiterre. The name
on it should be what I sent a couple weeks ago. I can't remember, and he is not
here to ask. I will let you know next week though.
Question 9: How do you suggest that a
youth study Preach My Gospel (PMG)? Read it straight through? Study a chapter repeatedly and then move on?
Answer: I would read it straight through, or pick a chapter to study each
day. There are also activities inside
PMG.
Question 10: We are sending you a box this week
- any requests?
Answer: Chips and salsa. That would be
great.
Question 11: Tell me about a time you felt the spirit at church
yesterday. –
Answer:
When we were talking about how we can help the less actives here on Yap. I gave
an article to the leaders from the Liahona about it. We discussed it during Priesthood.
It was really good.
Question 12: Describe
a typical day now that you have been out for over a year.
Answer: Same thing as always. Wake up, study, study,
study. Go out teach teach teach. Go to bed. The only big difference now, is
that I am senior companion, so I know the area better, so it is more up to me
on who and when we are going to see. I just more run the day’s activities.
Question 13: Tell me one thing that is very different on Yap compared to
home.
Answer: Church
wise, branches vs. wards…huge differences. Non church wise… everything is different. I
think I am so used to this life, I can't always remember what it is like to
live in the states. ha ha.
Question 14: How many different people are
you teaching right now?
Answer: We are working with maybe around
11 or 12 investigators. They are all in different places in the gospel.
Question 15: Now that 23-ish
people are attending church in Thool, is there a primary or youth program
running?
Answer:
The youth program is going a little bit better know. They have a class taught
to them, not by me now. So that is good. That is about it though.
Reed
- Hope you make the team. That would be pretty awesome. Reed, just keep
preparing for your mission. Serving a mission is the best thing in the world.
Always be preparing yourself for your mission.
Grandma
- I got your letter. I love getting your letters. I wish i was better at
writing you back. I love to read what is going on back in Chico from you. You
are wonderful. Love ya.
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| Ocean everywhere you look... |
Letter to Everyone:
Well,
this was a good week. Not too much happened, just a good week. We were going to
have M*ldon be baptized, but he had to be married first. That was all going to
happen, then the parents form both sides got involved, and it didn't happen. So
we are waiting for things to settle down. The parents wanted to wait a week to
have them married. So they can make sure they understand the commitment. I
understand why they are concerned. M*ldon is locally married to his wife. They
have been locally married for a year. Hopefully,
he will be baptized this week.
We
went looking for some less-actives this week. There are 125 members on the Thool
list, and only around 20 go to church. So we are always looking for the other
ones. Well, we found some. We found a lot. We are starting to have family home
evenings over there now. So that is good. I really hope that they are going to
start going to church again. It would be really good. I keep running into new
people over there. Some are members, some are not. So we are getting some new
investigators too. If things go well over there, we could get a lot of baptisms
and have a lot of people go to church. It would be great.
Something
interesting about this family, is that they are all related to A*gistine. It is
funny. They are also related to J*ne who was just baptized. So something good
could happen.
That
is about it that is going on here. Not too much else is going on.
I love
you guys so so so so so much. You really are the best family in the world.
Love
Elder
Meyer
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