Well, I had a wonderful week. I hope that you all enjoyed life these past seven days! Whoa... Seven days. Time flies. Well, yep! I hope that all is well! I love you all. Yep. :)
This week two of the people that we have had the opportunity to help teach were baptized. Their names are Teitiaki and Tetabo. It was a great experience! Teitiaki is a 16 year old girl and is amazingly enthused about the church. She made friends with a few of the other girls her age that are also progressing to baptism, so she is already being a great support in bringing others into the church. I am so happy for her! She is awesome! I hope and pray
that she continues to stand firm and strong in her testimony of the Savior! Tetabo is a middle aged man. He and his wife want to go to the temple, so they have a goal. His wife will be baptized this coming week. Baptisms are amazing events! It is so great to see the joy and happiness on the faces of all of the people! I am so glad that we were able to see these two enter into the kingdom of God. Literally, when we become members of the church, we become a part of the kingdom of God! Awesome, right! I am so glad that we get to be a part of that wonderful kingdom now and for eternity.
Fun facts from the week - I got to go to the dentist. It was fun. A squad of dentists from Utah came to Tarawa and did dental exams for all of the missionaries. They are also doing dental exams for all of the the students at Moroni High School. It is an amazing thing that they do. I was able to meet my Aunt Lisa's good friend, Kari. So fun!
Also, we met people from Switzerland! They saved up their money so that they could travel the world and help other people for a year or so. Amazing!!! They said that they pray and do their best to go where the Lord would have them go. They are such great examples of being good disciples of Christ. They are doing their best to follow their Savior's wishes. They are not members, so we shared our testimony with them and are taking them an English Book of Mormon. I am so glad that we got to meet them. They are amazing! And yep. They are such strong examples of faith.
All is going well here. Life as a missionary is great. I recommend it to all of you. As in, lifetime member missionary work! It is truly the greatest thing when members help out with the missionary work. So, yep. I hope that you all get a chance to share the gospel with someone or to refer someone to the missionaries. You are all amazing! I love you all and pray for you!
The Lord loves you, I love you, and the church is true. Life is great!
Love you all!
Keep pressing on!
Hurrah for Israel!
Elder Weenig
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| Me, Timeon, Teitiaki, Tetabo, Elder Miller |
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Elder Dale and Elder Jubeck - companions on Abemama
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| Elder Miller and I after a rain storm |
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My exchange with Elder Powell (zone leader)
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| With Aunt Lisa's friend, Kari |
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| Our kitchen |
