How are you all doing? I will assume that you are all doing great, and proceed to say that I am glad to hear that you are all doing well. :) If not, just know that I am praying for you. :) Love you all and am so grateful that I get to have friends and family that are amazing as you all are! Thank you for everything! Love you all!
This week was amazing! We had Zone Conference for all the missionaries on Tarawa. It was an uplifting, informative experience. We have much work to do. This is the Lord's work and He will prepare a way for us. He is amazing! I love Him and His work.
I love my area and the work here so much! We are able to meet with a great deal of people and they are all progressing very well. The Lord has prepared many people here in Temaiku. In fact, my favorite thing about Tarawa is the work. We spend the majority of our time in lessons, because the people here are so willing to hear the word. So, we get many referrals and do very little tracting. I am so happy that I get to be a part of the work! We are working towards a stake. That is what our focus is. We had a district conference (stake conference for our area) and it focused on the steps to get a stake here. Because once we have four stakes, there is a chance they will put a temple here! Awesome, right?! That is our hope. I hope that it all works out. Temples are the most amazing part of our lives. I have come to realize that more and more.
We had three people baptized this past Saturday. Teaibwea, Borauea, and Tekaai. They are great! I am glad that they all were baptized. We have two awesome returned missionaries in our branch who are a great help with the baptisms. (One of them is a sister, so she comes for support and to give talks sometimes. the other does baptisms for us.) We hope that from this involvement, they will stay active. Soap box moment for all returned missionaries: Stay active and help the missionaries. Yep, that is my plea to all returned missionaries and to all those that are member missionaries, which is all y'all. You are all such amazing people, so please help them out. Soup box moment over. Yep. Love you all. Stay strong. :) Also, my amazing sister, Brooke, shared the story of the starfish being saved one by one. I hope you all know that you all can save the Lord's children - His starfish - one by one. We can help return them to the living waters, which are Christ and His word.
Thank you so much for everything that you all have done for me! I appreciate your thoughts, prayers and support! Thank you thank you!
I love you all and pray for you!!
Hurrah for Israel!
Elder Weenig
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| Boraeua and Teaibwea's Baptism |
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| Tekaai's baptism with Elder Hilliard, Elder Miller, Elder Hilliard and Elder Bollin) |
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| A path between investigators |
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| Member's house - she cuts the grass with scissors.... No more complaints about mowing the lawn ever again. :) |
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| Sister Sillito, Sister Ioane, Elder Bollin, and I --- Intake buddies. |
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| District Conference Dances - at the Chapel |
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| The Temaiku 1st Elders danced... I want to learn one day.... |
