Hello Everyone
Things are going pretty good, here on Yap. Well, actually I
am on Guam right now, but I will tell you about that later.
Dad
Question
1: If I was to spend 1 week on Yap Island, what do you
think would be most surprising to me?
Answer: I
don't know. I think the most surprising thing would be the amount of ladies
without shirts on. That is surprising for most of the APs that come to visit
Yap. They have all heard about it, but they all are caught a little off guard.
Question 2: If
someone who lived on Yap Island there entire life, moved to Chico, what would
surprise them the most about how we live?
Answer: I would say everything
about how we live. The house, water, beds, food, everything that is normal to
you, is entirely different for them. I know they don't understand the normal in
the states.
Question
3: I remember there being a little group meeting on Sunday. Is
that still going? If so, how many attend and how’s it going?
Answer: It is
still going. It is a very small group. There have been about 4 to 5 people
going to that. I was working with a less active lady whose son was turning 8. I
was hoping that would help motivate the lady to come to the small group. So far
that has not worked. We will keep working with her though.
Question 4: Did
you every talk to those visitors from the big boat? Anyone notice Mormon
missionaries walking around the island and think that was interesting?
Answer: I did talk to some of
them. They are going on the world tour trip. It was the first time in 3 years
they could stop at Yap. So that is cool. We’re the only FSM island they stop at
because we are the only island with a culture that is alive.
Question 5: If you could share just one more message with the people you
have been blessed to baptize, what would that message be?
Answer: I
would say something about enduring to the end. What we need to do to endure and
what blessings will come to them if the endure. And of course, I would want to
share my personal testimony of Our Savior Jesus Christ.
Question 6: What has been the toughest and best thing that
happened this past week?
Answer: I would
say having 5 young men teaching with us on Sunday. It was really hard to keep
them all focused, but it was really good at the same time. They really like
teaching with us, it is hard to have them help you sometimes, but we got some
good work done yesterday.
Mom
I can't believe that
Reed is getting so old. He is going to be on a mission really soon. Three
classes to prepare for is a lot. I am sure that you are loving it though. I
know how much you like to teach.
Question 7: Tell about one thing that
happened when you were finding this week.
Answer: Nothing really happened
this week when we went finding. It was pretty uneventful. We tried finding at a
thing called Yap Day. It is a day to celebrate their culture. And something
cool happened. A member came up to us, that I didn't know, and started talking
to us. It was pretty sweet. I really liked it. We are going to start working
with him.
Question 8: Do the members do family history work there? How do they keep track of their genealogy? Do they wait until they go to the temple and try to do their own family history work then?
Answer: Not really. The
catholic church has all the records. They do as much as they can on Guam, so
when they go to the temple, they can just do the work for them.
Question 9: How was the Colonia ward?
Answer: It is good. It is a lot
bigger than Thol. I really miss the people down here. They were all so
surprised to see me back. I got a lot of comments like, “I thought you left the
island”, or are you staying down here for the rest of your mission? It was
great. I really missed them.
Question
10: Describe a food you ate
this week that was new.
Answer: Well,
it is old to you, but new to me. When I was in Guam I ate panda express and Wendys.
It is really greasy. It tasted really good, but it made me feel really sick. Island
wise. Nothing. I asked a Yapese boy to catch me a big lizard so I can eat it.
And my companion and I are going to try to get and eel from somebody to eat
that soon.
Question 11: What do you think I would find the most
interesting about Yap?
Answer: umm... I think you would find the culture interesting. Just how
strong it is here. Also, I don't know if you would like it, but you might find
the hospitals interesting here. You probably won’t approve of them, but you
might enjoy walking around and looking.
Question
12: How many were at church in Colonia yesterday?
Answer: There
were about 60 people there. That is a little bit higher than the average for Colonia.
Question 13: What was the favorite
thing you taught this week?
Answer: I would say the restoration. We
taught it to a guy who is very unfamiliar with God, and what he has done. It
was really good. It was a fast lesson, because he had to go really soon, but we
are going to go back and teach him again.
Question
14: Describe a tender mercy you experienced this week.
Answer: I
would say teaching with one of the young men. He is a recent convert named Z*ric.
He is a really good kid. He is pretty shy sometimes, but we went to go and see
his grandma. He really opened up to her and shared with her. It was really
awesome. He is kind of a big jokester. He likes to goof around, but when we
went to his grandma he really settled down and was really respectful, but still
shared the gospel. It was really nice.
Staheli - Mom and dad said
that you guys are going to go watch a basketball game. That sounds like a lot
of fun. One of the sister missionaries loves basketball, she kind of reminds me
of you and how you played a lot and were really good. You both have a really
good shot.
Reed - Happy Birthday
man. You are getting really old man. One more year, and you could be out
serving a mission. That would be really great. Have fun at the basketball game.
I am sure that you are going to love it. What is your favorite team?
To everyone
Alright,
Guam was good and crazy. The meeting with President was very good. I think I told
you about that last week. On Tuesday night, at like 3 in the morning, we
finally made it back to my little island. I cannot tell you how happy I was
when we made it back. I felt so good, even though it was early in the morning.
Wednesday Elder Ramiterre was really sick. We didn't do much that day, but Thursday
on we taught some good lessons.
We
are going to have a baptism on Saturday. His name is M*ckie. He is super interested
and super solid. He loves the gospel. I have really enjoyed teaching him. Elder
Ramiterre was teaching him for a while before I came back to Colonia, but now
we are teaching him and he is ready for baptism. He is really excited. He wants
one of the young men to baptize him. It is going to be a really awesome
baptism.
Yesterday
we were teaching with Z*ric again. Yesterday is when we found that new boy I
was telling you about in the questions. We went to go and see a couple of the recent
converts that have slipped away. We went to the house, and there they were,
just sitting there and talking there. It was really nice to see them again.
After that, they took me to their uncles house, he is a member, and helped me
teach them. And there was a boy there that I didn't know. I asked him if he
would like to join us for a lesson. He said yes. It was really good.
Let’s see. oh yeah…
yap day. It was so hard. Everyone came to yap day, and nobody was home. It was
really hard to teach people those two days. So that was no good. There was lot
of local dances which I really enjoy. So that was good. I love the culture here
on yap, so I liked the event. Umm... I am excited to serve down in Colonia
again. I am even more excited to serve with Elder Ramiterre. Him and I are
really good friends… we have wanted to serve together for a long time. And we
finally are together. We are going to get some good work done.
We should have a
couple baptizes this month. The goal for Yap is 5. The goal for the mission this
month is 120. We are going to get it. It will be the most that we have ever
baptized in a month. So that is going to be awesome.
Well that is about
it. I love you guys so much.
Love
Elder Meyer
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