I really don't have a desire to send out a group email. I am just going to send you a huge one that makes you and me happy. 

These past few weeks have been awesome and I am loving it over here in Upolu. We got two baptisms from the last time that I have talked to you. One was the young man who was drinking coffee. He is now a member and is passing the sacrament every week! He is a stud and I am 100% sure that he will serve a mission which is the best feeling ever! The other one was a man who was an old investigator that Elder Sheffield and Elder Vest both taught and finished lessons. He is a stud and is very active in the church. 

In the past couple of weeks we have been blessed beyond imagine. With investigators as well as with the language. My son (Elder Sheffield) is now able to help me in the lessons and is every single day working hard to improve! I on the other hand am still working on finding a way that I can improve my own language, as I feel that I have plateaued. The work continues and I love it soo much! I got your package as well mom with the protein and the oatmeal! I honestly thought it was better than Christmas! I loved the idea of the box as well.....and no I don't lift I work out;) 

The work is continuing and the people are coming. I had a really cool experience with going to the Visitors Center that our mission president has made for us to take our investigators to. So we took one of our investigators to the visitors center and she was soooo excited. When we got there the sisters started the tour and Tai'ese (our investigator) loved it...or so we thought. We got to the part about Joseph Smith and then she started to attack the doctrine. Elder Sheffield and I were shocked and didn't think that this would happen with Tai'ese but it did. We were able to answer her questions then we went to the part of the restoration of the priesthood. And again she attacked. At this point my frustrations was a little to high. I then stopped her while she was giving on of her statements and then asked her some questions on how Aaron (Moses's brother) got the priesthood, as well as the apostles of Jesus Christ. Then gave my simple testimony that this is the only way that we can hold the priesthood on the earth is by the laying on of hands. It helped smooth out the rest of the tour that at the end we invited her to be baptized and she said that she would pray and tell us tomorrow what her answer would be! It was crazy! I just hope that God will speak to her and show her the correct way she needs to go to receive all of these blessings. 

Its been awesome Mom being out here serving, learning to love these people and the culture as well. I love it sooo much out here and I can't wait to continue serving for the next year! Also, when do you guys all head out to Florida? Is the fam excited to head out? What are your thoughts of me extending my mission? How are all of the boys? I am loving the pictures! Continue to send them! 

I love you sooooo much but that is all I can remember from the week!

Alofa atu

Elder Bethea