Howdy y'all!!!
I love you all and pray for you each day! I hope that you are all doing well and are working on building your testimonies each and everyday. That is something that I am trying to do. I have learned that if my faith is not increasing, it is decreasing. So, I have been trying to follow the advice in Alma 31:10 and pray continually not to fall away. Continual pray. It solves so many problems. :)
Well, transfers are this week and this is my last week with Elder Kennedy. He will be going to Kirimati (Christmas Island). That will be amazing! I am so happy for him. He has been an amazing companion! We attended his goodbye picnic, which was a lot of fun. Volleyball, food, games.... The works. It was a great way to get less actives and investigators excited about church. In fact, there were only two or three families there that are actually active. The rest were less active or investigators. It was amazing! I will not know who my new companion is until Friday.
Another major event of the week was our Kaongora. It means "to make listen". It is a time when all of the people in the city come together and listen to people give speeches - usually about health or something. So, we gave one on the Restoration and the Book of Mormon. It was great! A few people seemed interested, we will see if they are more open to our message. A lot of people here - mostly everyone here - is very shy to go out of the norm, but we hope that they felt the Spirit strongly enough to desire lessons. They are amazing.
One of our investigators should be getting baptized soon - we just have to wait for the court clerk to come from Tarawa so he can get married.
Sadly, there are no youth programs here. But the school system has time set aside for religious study each Thursday, so we are going to start doing that when school starts up. :)
Okay, family history work!!! It is amazing! I am jealous that you all have the resources to do it! So, I read a talk that my dad sent to me - he is the greatest, thanks Dad! And the talk was: "The Hearts of the Children Shall Turn" by David A. Bednar. It was given in October 2011 General Conference. In it, he promises such great blessings if we choose to do family history work and take our own ancestors to the temple. It includes protection against the
adversary, increased testimony, and a deeper conversion in the Lord Jesus Christ! Which the adversary doesn't want? It is so easy! You can do it while snacking on popcorn or something.... But moral of the story is that I testify that family history work is extremely important and that if we do family history work, we are greatly blessed! Heavenly Father is such a kind father for giving us such simple commandments and then pouring out great blessings.
I love you all! I know that this church is His church. It is truly His kingdom on the earth in the latter-days. I know that we can make a positive difference on the world no matter where we are. I testify that we can increase our faith through continual prayer - having a prayerful heart and remembering God in all things. I know God loves me and all of you!
Love you!!!
Keep the faith!
Hurrah for Israel!
Elder Weenig
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| P-day deep sea fishing. I caught nothing -- my luck continues. But it was fun. It rained, which felt nice I felt cold! Such a novel idea ... cold.... :)
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| Elder Kennedy and I with Punjas' chocolate chip cookies. The greatest cargo in the world!!! Also, scarce, but very good. |
