Last Week's Email
Koriann,
How cool is it that you are on a cruise right now?! I shouldn't bring up the Hawaii cruise, but you'll have so much fun!!! Make sure you take advantage of the food while you can. I'm excited for you to embrace the great weather. It's probably much warmer where you are at. It was pretty warm this weekend though. 80's in November... It's awesome! I am hoping for snow this Christmas though. It's more likely since I'm in the desert, but until that time comes, we shall talk about current matters.
I think that'd be so cool if you went to school to get an education degree! I think you'd be perfect for the young ones. Obviously that'd be something to pray about. I love hearing about your kids so much! Those kids are the cutest. I'm sure mom is stoked on having them for so long. She misses them so much! As do I.
So, wanna hear our big miracle? (: We've been teaching a couple named Chris and Jasmine. They're awesome people who are so prepared for the gospel. We found out that they weren't married and that they didn't want to get married until March when they had their own house. He works at Target and she's pregnant, so they're going to be crazy busy, especially with the holidays coming up. We understood and pretty much postponed the baptismal date. I'm not sure what Bishop Iongi had said to them, but right before Sacrament, Chris says to us "Hey guys, we're getting married in 2 weeks" !!!!!!! What a change of pace! The spirit is working so much within them, oh my goodness! It was so awesome. They're going to get married and baptized on November 22nd (: I love weddings, and a baptism on the same day?! There's so much to look forward to! I know the ward is super excited. Wow, they're gonna prepare a feast for sure for this occasion. Isn't that just the neatest story though? seriously, no plans on getting married till next year, something must've just clicked. I am so excited! Our other investigator Rosie didn't show up to church this week, so we have to move her date as well, but it's alright, I'm sure it'll happen first thing in December (:
The people here still remain to be some of the best people ever. I just think the world of them. My charity for people in general has grew, but for Tongans, man, I just have such a soft spot for them now. I think they can teach us a lot on how to love people more naturally. They had the primary program and it was different than any other primary program. They involved their culture a bit, which is such a neat thing to observe. Speaking of which, we had a Tongan dish yesterday. Spinach and lamb and fried banana's. I was really nervous to eat it to be honest, but it wasn't terrible. Do you know any Tongans? They're so great (: I think the reason why it's so fun here is because we get to see the members a lot, which makes missionary work so much for fruitful and even helps my testimony. It's great when they become committed to the gospel again.
Why is it that in my emails I don't mention my companions? His name is Elder Thompson, from St. Anthony Idaho. He loves snowmobiling. Overall, he's a fan of the cold. He comes from a less active family, and he used to work in Alaska. He's a good elder. He's been out for 18 months as of this month. Originally he was called to the Arcadia mission, but is now serving here. He's fun to work with. We don't have a ton in common cause he's a big gamer, but we get work done!
We have been eating so much junk since Halloween. Speaking of which, thank you for the package! Loved the talks. Feel free to throw those in more often (:
So I think that's about it. I love you and hope you are having a grand time on the cruise! Bring me a new nephew/niece! love you!
- Elder Bennion
This Week's Email
Koriann,
How cool is it that you are on a cruise right now?! I shouldn't bring up the Hawaii cruise, but you'll have so much fun!!! Make sure you take advantage of the food while you can. I'm excited for you to embrace the great weather. It's probably much warmer where you are at. It was pretty warm this weekend though. 80's in November... It's awesome! I am hoping for snow this Christmas though. It's more likely since I'm in the desert, but until that time comes, we shall talk about current matters.
I think that'd be so cool if you went to school to get an education degree! I think you'd be perfect for the young ones. Obviously that'd be something to pray about. I love hearing about your kids so much! Those kids are the cutest. I'm sure mom is stoked on having them for so long. She misses them so much! As do I.
So, wanna hear our big miracle? (: We've been teaching a couple named Chris and Jasmine. They're awesome people who are so prepared for the gospel. We found out that they weren't married and that they didn't want to get married until March when they had their own house. He works at Target and she's pregnant, so they're going to be crazy busy, especially with the holidays coming up. We understood and pretty much postponed the baptismal date. I'm not sure what Bishop Iongi had said to them, but right before Sacrament, Chris says to us "Hey guys, we're getting married in 2 weeks" !!!!!!! What a change of pace! The spirit is working so much within them, oh my goodness! It was so awesome. They're going to get married and baptized on November 22nd (: I love weddings, and a baptism on the same day?! There's so much to look forward to! I know the ward is super excited. Wow, they're gonna prepare a feast for sure for this occasion. Isn't that just the neatest story though? seriously, no plans on getting married till next year, something must've just clicked. I am so excited! Our other investigator Rosie didn't show up to church this week, so we have to move her date as well, but it's alright, I'm sure it'll happen first thing in December (:
The people here still remain to be some of the best people ever. I just think the world of them. My charity for people in general has grew, but for Tongans, man, I just have such a soft spot for them now. I think they can teach us a lot on how to love people more naturally. They had the primary program and it was different than any other primary program. They involved their culture a bit, which is such a neat thing to observe. Speaking of which, we had a Tongan dish yesterday. Spinach and lamb and fried banana's. I was really nervous to eat it to be honest, but it wasn't terrible. Do you know any Tongans? They're so great (: I think the reason why it's so fun here is because we get to see the members a lot, which makes missionary work so much for fruitful and even helps my testimony. It's great when they become committed to the gospel again.
Why is it that in my emails I don't mention my companions? His name is Elder Thompson, from St. Anthony Idaho. He loves snowmobiling. Overall, he's a fan of the cold. He comes from a less active family, and he used to work in Alaska. He's a good elder. He's been out for 18 months as of this month. Originally he was called to the Arcadia mission, but is now serving here. He's fun to work with. We don't have a ton in common cause he's a big gamer, but we get work done!
We have been eating so much junk since Halloween. Speaking of which, thank you for the package! Loved the talks. Feel free to throw those in more often (:
So I think that's about it. I love you and hope you are having a grand time on the cruise! Bring me a new nephew/niece! love you!
- Elder Bennion
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