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| Just another beautiful sunset in Laie😊 This is through the car window, forgive the raindrops |
Funny highlight: Sister Taufa insists on using her umbrella like 24/7 outside because she "doesn't want to get dark". She cracks me up... anyways, her umbrella flips inside out probably 2 or 3 times a day because of the wind, but it doesn't even phase her (okay I lied, it phases her, but the picture shows otherwise😉. Anyways, being companions with Sister Taufa is a hoot. She has so much love in her heart, and she is HILARIOUS. She makes sure that I have a good laugh every day!
I can't remember if I already told you this, but Ciara (a sweet college-age young woman who submitted a Book of Mormon request, and I connected with local missionaries several weeks ago) is getting baptized on November 3!!! Woohooo! I'm soooo excited for her. I still remember our first phone call. It's her first semester of college, and I know that the Book of Mormon--and the restored gospel of Jesus Christ--will be such a blessing for her entire life now! It all started with being on her friend's email list while he was serving a mission. She got curious about the Book of Mormon, requested a copy, and now her life is forever changed for good because of this testimony and conviction of Jesus Christ and His restored church. So don't hesitate to share the good news with others! Anyone can request a free copy of the Book of Mormon on https://www.mormon.org/beliefs/book-of-mormon and missionaries like me will contact about delivery (I'm always delighted to reach out to anyone as well! Technology is the best).
This week Sister Taufa and I met Almie and Carlos. They just moved to Hawaii for the Navy. They were super neat! They both grew up religious, and we had a wonderful discussion about faith in Christ. We each talked about our experiences with baptism, and Almie expressed a desire to be baptized again! We kept the conversation mostly centered on the doctrine of Christ, and it made a difference. They were willing to keep in touch, and they took a copy of the Book of Mormon bookmarked 2 Nephi 31. It was actually Carlos' birthday, so we told him happy birthday, and that we know he'll love that chapter because it talks more about Christ's doctrine. Anyways, it was a great reminder to keep centered on the right things. There are a lot of good things out there, but only a few "best" things. Choose to focus on the "best"s😊
This week we went back and visited Roger, a nice Catholic fellow, in our area again. This time he actually seemed semi-happy to see us😃 He expressed that he's looking for a job and he's a carpenter. We invited him to the ward trunk or treat and had a wonderful chat. The tender mercy came as we later walked to a dinner appointment with Sister Tyler. Throughout the course of our time with her, she expressed such a sincere desire to serve and help in any way she possibly can. I just felt so loved by her! She asked us lots of questions about all of the people we talked to that day, so we told her about Roger. She said her husband is a general contractor, and offered to have Roger over for dinner with us sometime soon. She had such an amazing how-can-I-help attitude for a guy she's never even met before! Now that's charity. It was fun to see such a clear example of someone filled with the love of Christ❤
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| Here is Sister Tyler. She is so awesome! |
I just love getting to wear a nametag! While I was at the PCC yesterday, I felt like there were an unusual number of people who stared at my nametag as they walked by. I even had one darling Korean lady stop and read my nametag, then say "Jesus Christ? I Christian too! God bless you!!" It just made my heart happy. What a special time of life this is where I get to wear the Savior's name right beside mine on a nametag. Missionaries really are called by the Lord's prophet to be special representatives of Him. I'm doing all I can to soak soak soak it in!
We drove down to Honolulu today for Sister Mondejar's passport and did our grocery shopping at target (so much cheaper than Foodland and Tamuras). We're getting all ready for Halloween next week😎 We decided to eat lunch at Chili's. We were all super hungry, and trying to find where Chili's actually was (google maps troubles). Sister Preslar looked out the window and saw the restaurant California Pizza Kitchen, but for some reason excitedly shouted out "California Pizza Chicken!!!" Someone was extra hungry... anyways, that probably sounds super NOT funny to all of you, but in the moment we were all cracking up in the car. 😂
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| We went to Chili's for lunch down in Honolulu! It was delish! I sure love these STLs |
I love getting to teach kids because it forces me to keep things simple. This week our lesson with the girls was about prayer and scripture study. I was reminded of what a simple, yet powerful, protection prayer and scripture study are for us spiritually. It seems like such little things, but "by small and simple things are great things brought to pass" (Alma 37:6).
Looking forward...
-We've got our ward trunk or treat tonight, which I'm super excited for! We invited a lot of people to come over the past several weeks. We're especially hopeful that Roger will come!
-We found out that on November 17 Elder Quentin L. Cook will be here in Hawaii! He's going to do a mission-wide meeting in Honolulu, so we'll get to drive down for that. I'm pumped! There are six of us VC sisters that will be doing the special musical number at that meeting. More to come!
Keep smiling! Love the pace of life God has given you today😊❤
Sister Flake
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| These two are from Minnesota! They are actually Kylie Kubas' grandparents (she was a year older and sang in choir at AVHS with me). Small world! |
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