HEY MOM!
So sorry you were unable to hear from me last week. Due to being transferred to a new area as well as training again we did not receive the chance to send out an email. I am alive and doing awesome! That is crazy that Tatiana is in Samoa. Let her know that I am staying in Faleula Uta chapel and not down at Faleula Tai. But I do cover that area as well. Easton is just a stud let them all know I pray for them and love them a lot!
The new area is really big and it is a true blessing to have bikes. We have been riding nonstop trying to get in contact with who is members and who are not members. Through our efforts we have been blessed, but only in the times when we are fully focused on the work and willing to step out of our comfort zones. We have had many opportunities to teach as well as strengthen. My testimony has been strengthened as I have worked, taught, and most importantly testified about our Savior Jesus Christ. He is the reason I am out here and He has not let me down.
A special experience I have had in these past two weeks was we were biking (I was walking my bike because I got tired...#toomuchfriedchicken) but we passed a house that looked really new and no where close to finished but had a roof and people were in there. We passed and I received a prompting to go and not to worry about what to say, but that they would accept you and will love what you have to say. So hey I did what an Apostle of Jesus Christ said and I headed to the first prompting and immediately caught up to my soa and told him we needed to turn around and talk to this family. Turns out they had just moved there for about a month and they were not currently attending any church. As I looked for something to share I reached into my bag to grab a Restoration Pamphlet but found none, only pamphlets for the Plan of Salvation. Yeah God definitely had His hand in this visit. As we shared I was able to bear testimony that we have a purpose here and that after we leave this life we an truly be together as a family. As my companion (just started) bore with all the Samoan he could the family was touched. We were able to invite her to read and she accepted and wanted us to come back on Thursday so we could discuss with her family and so they could ask us questions. I testify that the Holy Spirit is with all of us, He prompts us everyday and if we are faithful and are always "opening our ears to hear (him)" we will find the greatest opportunities to testify, help, as well as share this gospel and the blessings that come from it.
Other than that we have just been getting familiar with the new area and been finding through part member families as well as through the spirit. I love all of you and I truly do feel your prayers and love for me every single day. Always continue in faith, reach for the unreachable and let Jesus Christ fill the space in between.
Anyway how is it all going? Tell me how I can bless someones life! Let me know all that I can do to help.
(sorry no pictures this computer is weird so I will try next week)
Alofa atu
Elder Bethea
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