Manuai lo'u'aso fanau (from July 4th)

Lo'u aiga,

Thank you so much for the birthday wishes!!!

I painted some jumpers for me and my companion that we are going to wear and take pictures at the beach, so yous will get pictures of that next week probably!!! Then we are going to go have a zone basketball game I think!!! Yay!!! My zone leaders and my sister training leader called me and sang happy birthday to me which is impressive because I didn't tell anyone when my birthday was.... someone in my companionship must be leaking information... PUAINA!!!!  All goods... she made me breakfast this morning!!

The baptism was awesome!!! It started island time- 20 minutes late- and had heaps of food afterwards!!! The zone leaders were muttering to each other about how grateful they were for not being in the Samoan program after our members forced us all to get seconds!! LOL!!! 

I finished read the Matthew Cowley book this week!! That was really fun!! In one of his talks he spoke about how he had boils for 7 months of his mission... The very next day I started to get a boil on my side!! Now I have two on my left side and they are HUGE!!! I am really sad I can no longer sleep on that side... but all goods!!! I also have a big lump under my arm (in my armpit but that sounds so gross so I didn't want to say that but there you go) that is also kinda painful!! for a few days I think I probably looked like a duck.. walking around with my arms slightly up so they weren't touching my sides!!! BAHAHAH!!!! My companion told me if they get any worse she is taking me to the doctor... I told her no... We will talk to Sister Cummings tomorrow!!

Which reminds me we are meeting The Cummings tomorrow!!!! So exciting!!! We talked to Sister Cummings on the phone a few days ago and she sure sounded really nice!! I'm excited to meet them!!!

I think that's pretty much it.... 

I love you all so much!!!!!

Thank you for the birthday wishes and presents!! I really appreciate it!!!

Alofa tele atu,

Sista Peo

Pictures to show mom that everything she sent me fit! Thank you so much!!! and the cup a cupa cupa is delicious thanks!!!

 Sister Peo, Silivelia and Sis Puaina

Birthday Girl and her gifts

 Fish for dinner!

Peresitene

Lo'u aiga,

This week was awesome!!

We had lunch with President (peresitene) and Sister Rudd!!

They are finishing their missions on the 30th of this month! Hard to believe!! So they came up and had lunch, we got our pictures taken with them and they shared their testimonies with us!! A Maori Stake President down in Hamilton came with them and gave us a presentation about how the Maori's link into the tribes of Israel and it blew my mind!!!

President Rudd gave us some great advice for the rest of our missions and for after we finish our missions. He said that when we go home we should set goals and make plans to be somebody, to make a difference and change lives. We should prepare to become that person by being that person today! He said some other really great things as well but that was one thing that really stood out to me!

Silivelia is wonderful!! We taught her the word of wisdom, law of chastity, and tithes and offerings this week!! She has no concerns and is ready for her baptism!!! YAY!!!! Since her family lives in our area but goes to Manurewa 2nd ward, she will be baptized in Manurewa 2nd ward... our ward is disappointed... that's why fellow-shipping is so important eh? 

Hopefully we will begin Taua's lessons this week!! That will be awesome!! She has AWESOME potential and will be baptized as soon as her husband's divorce goes through :)

Thank you so much for your prayers, love and support!!

I love you all so much!!

This gospel is true. Jesus Christ is our Savior and clears the way before us!! All we have to do is want to follow him!! We always get credit for trying!!

Alofa tele atu,
Sista Peo

Sister Tanuvasa (member) is in red

Silivelia is in grey

I am white

My comapnion is young ;)

Sista Peo <3

THIS WEEK WAS THE BOMB!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Lo'u aiga!

Okaoka!!! THIS WEEK!!!

WE HAVE A BAPTISM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Silivelia Asiata!! She is 71 years old!! She is visiting her recently converted family (Sa'u family... Sister Taituuga baptized them in her time in Manurewa 2nd) from Samoa!! She goes to church with them every week and asked us to give her lessons!! We have taught her every day since then!! After the second lesson, Sister Puaina asked her "will you follow the example of Jesus Christ and be baptized?" and she gave a really long complicated answer... I thought she was expressing a concern or a question or something...  Puaina asked "will you be baptized by someone holding the priesthood by authority of god?" and she gave another long complicated answer... Puaina then asked it again but relating to the celestial kingdom... and we received another long complicated answer..

I was trying to figure out what her concern was... from what she was saying she didn't have one... so why was it so hard to answer the question??

Puaina and I looked at each other and I shrugged my shoulders... Puaina turned back to her and said the Samoan equivalent of "look... d

o you want to be baptized?"

Silivelia immediately answered "yes!" and then we said "great let's set a date!!"

We were laughing so hard afterwards!!!! Sometimes we make things too fluffy and complicated and we just need to cut down to the core and go from there!!

No rest for the weary for us today! We were hoping to take a nap for our p-day  (we are such exciting missionaries huh? ) But instead we have two appointments!! One with Silivelia (we are teaching her word of wisdom... she drinks coffee... this will be the hardest one for her I think..) and a lesson with one of our new investigators!!

More good news ! I got the virus off my memory card for my camera!! YAY!! Bad news... it deleted half my pictures that I had taken after I got the virus... Boo!

But all goods! I can send pictures now!! Yay!!

Here's a picture of Sister Puaina playing with my hair last night...

Love you all so much!!! If you're stuck in a rut always remember that that means Satan is trying to prevent you from receiving the next great gift Heavenly Father has waiting for you!!! And that after you have a spiritual high, Satan always tries his best to discourage you!! Don't let him win!! Everything is in our favor to win... all we need is faith!!

Manuia le vaiaso!!

Alofa tele atu,

Sista Peo