Hello Everyone
Things went pretty well this week. We should have a
baptism on the 25th of January, so that is awesome.
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one unhappy pig
Dad
Sounds like all is going well. I feel so blessed to be
your son. I am the lucky one, not you.
Question 1: Learn any important “life lessons” this past week?
Answer: Patience
is key. Nothing really specifically happened, just when you are working with
different people, and they use their agency in not good ways, you just need to
be patient with them.
Question 2: Could you describe
one of the best teaching moments this week and why it was the best?
Answer: We were teaching
R*lo, he should be baptized on the 25th. We were teaching the Word of Wisdom.
The spirit was so so strong when we were there. He understood and didn't argue
with it at all. It was the best because of the Spirit. I have never felt the Spirit
so strong when teaching the Word of Wisdom before. I think that he was just spiritually
ready to hear it.
Question 3: How do the men generally treat the women on the island?
Answer:
Women don't have the rights like they do in the states. They are very much
underneath the men of Yap. That goes back to the culture. The men are in charge.
For the most part, men are not mean to women, but it does happen like that
sometimes. What the man says goes, for the most part.
Question 4: For those that belong to other
church’s that teach about Christ, what would they most be interested to learn
about from the missionaries?
Answer:
Honestly, for the most part, if they are active in another church they don't
want to talk to us, but when they do listen, they like to agree with us about
who Christ is and what He
did for us.
If we
connect that, and then lead into the Apostasy,
they are okay, but question the Restoration.
Question 5: Did something happen this week that made you LOL (Laugh
Out Loud)?
Answer:
President Mathew was teaching Sunday School and we were playing a game like
hang man, one of the sisters in the branch said “O.” Pres Mathew didn't not
hear at first and just kept telling her to say a letter. I said she said “O”
and then he yells. O, O O, O. It was funny.
One of the missionaries cut it on video. It was great.
Question 6: When you
get to a new home that you haven’t visited before… how exactly does the introduction
conversation go?
Answer: They immediately know
who we are. I try to connect with them somehow. Something they have, or
something that they are doing. Just a connection outside of the church. Talk
for a little bit, and then share a message.
Question 7: How many Book of Mormons do you typically share in a
week?
Answer:
Oh, I don't know. It depends on the
week, how often we go finding. Sometimes only like 1 or 2 if that is all the
new investigators we have. Sometimes like 10 or so if we get a lot of referrals
or find a lot of people.
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| Elders on a Preparation Day |
Mom
Sounds like you are going to stay pretty busy with
teaching. I know that you will enjoy that better. Sorry that you were sick. Are
you better now.
Question 8: Did you get any packages this week? What was in them?
Answer:
Yes. I got one from Karen and Bob and Grandma, (Candy and caramels and fudge)
an other from Grandma and Grandpa Meyer,
(wire puzzles) and one from the high priests group. (ties, cards, and a book
made by the ward)
Question 9: How many were at church? What did you do at church? Answer:
25ish. I taught the Young Men class.
Question 10: Describe
one fun thing did you do this week? Answer: We helped Jesse cut down some
wood to build a house for him. It was a lot of fun.
Question 11: How do you
find people in the village you are in right now?
Answer: We walk
around and call out for them. If they say we can come, we go and start chatting
to them. If not, we don't go in. It is really hit and miss on finding people Sometimes
paths lead somewhere, sometimes they don't.
Question 12: How
are the sister's doing? How do they help
the missionary effort in ways that the Elder's don't?
Answer: They are
doing really really great. They are teaching a lot of people. They are able to
work with the women in the branch; able to take them teaching. We, as Elders
can't, unless another adult male is with us. Most of the time the men are
working somewhere so we can't take the women, but the sisters can.
Question 13: Describe something you saw this week that I would think
was amazing.
Answer:
How fast people can climb up and coconut tree or betelnut tree. It is crazy. It
is just a stick growing out of the ground and they just walk up it like
monkeys.
Question 14: What
is your favorite thing to cook and eat on Yap?
Answer: Swamp taro with
coconut milk over top. It is delicious.
Staheli
- Hope things are going well. I really enjoyed talking to you at Christmas and
hearing about what you are doing.
Reed
- Good job on keeping the legacy going. Sorry that you were sick, that is no
fun. Keep preparing for your mission. I would read from PMG.
Grandma
and Karen and Bob - Thank
you so much for the package. It sure does mean a lot to me. The fudge and caramels
are delicious. I really love them. My companion loves the fruit punch mix too.
Grandma
and Grandpa Meyer - Thank you for the puzzles. They are so much
fun. I am going to try to use them in lessons and how all things are possible.
My companion has really enjoyed trying to figure them out. We have almost done
all of them. Some are really hard though.
Letter to Everyone:
Let’s
see, what else is new. I feel like I told you everything that happened this
week. R*lo should be baptized on the 25th. It is going to be so
awesome. I can't wait for his baptism.
He is doing really really good. He has a strong desire to learn about this
gospel. He is A*gistine’s brother. I think that is helping a lot too. They talk
a lot about the gospel together.
The less
active we found with R*vinio is still doing good. She came to church again. Her
son is named J*marion Ken B*gulrow. He turns 8 on Feb 4. We are helping him
great ready for his baptism. They have not gone to church in a long time, so it
is like teaching an investigator. He is
a really cool kid.
Also now
teaching a really good family. Her name
is J*nnifer L*yan. She would like to go to the temple. So we are going to help
her prepare to go. It is going to be really really great.
I am now
in charge of teaching the young men for priesthood. They got the 2014 manual
and President Mathew would like me to teach them. Most of the time they just
run around and play outside, because the Elders Quorum is sometimes boring. I
am going to try to keep things up beat and fun. The new manual is pretty good.
I like it.
Well
that is about it. I love you all so so much. You are the best family every
Oh
scriptures... Did I ask you to order one for J*hnny. If not, his and the new one:
J*hnny K*gnang Tm*n
M*ry J*ne F*langr*w
That
would be so great. Thanks you guys really are the best every
Love you,
Elder
Meyer
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