Just a heads up for all you on the other side of the world... This year is going to be a great one. Started off great =) Just wait til you see the sunrise!! Also, it's a thing on the islands to horn a ton on New Years Day. Listening to people drive by right now, honking their horns like crazy. Better than last year, with the oil drum banging all night haha. "Buttercup Mwau!" (Sorry, my spelling in Pohnpeian is shot now....)
So last night I got 15 minutes of sleep. Whoops. All for good reason!! Stayed up trying to finish the Book of Mormon... Yesterday I started the day in 3 Nephi 5. Made it to Ether! Didn't quite finish. That's ok though. I think I'll back up to Mormon and slow down. Finish by the end of the week though, hopefully. MLC might make it hard, but I'll try.
At Midnight there was the most beautiful firework show I've ever seen. Sooooo many fireworks!! It was so cool!!! Then we stayed up and cooked breakfast. I slept for 15 minutes, then we packed up at 5ish and drove up to Mount Tapachau (Top-A-chow), where we did a rededication for the island as the sun rose for the first time this year. It was a super powerful spiritual experience. I am so excited! This year is going to be an excellent year! Heavenly Father is truly preparing the hearts of the people.
There is sooo much that happened this week, I don't really know where to start or stop. Maybe I'll tell you about one powerful lesson we had, and sum up the rest.
Sister Jenkins and I went to teach AJ. For once, there was only a couple kids running around. So we sat down on the grass and started the lesson. AJ started saying stuff like, "Has anyone in your family ever commited suicide?" Then he ran off cuz he heard something in the jungle. When he came back he told us he wanted to follow Satan and wanted us to tell him about Satan. So we did. We told him about the war in Heaven and how Satan wanted to take away our agency and then we fought against him and he was cast out. We told AJ that he fought alongside Jesus Christ. Everyone on the earth did. By the end he was really excited and wanted to follow Jesus Christ and fight against Satan. He said he wants to stop chewing betelnut so Satan can't control him so much. He asked us if he was actually older than us. We said maybe. He asked if he knew us. I felt prompted to say yes, and we came down to earth before him but before we left, he told us we had to come find him and help him to know the Gospel. It was such a powerful lesson. I love that kid so much, that whole family!
CW-1 is the license people get to work here. Because of that there are so many people separated from their families. It's so sad. But I was talking to the 2nd counselor, Brother Fred, whose family is in the Philipines and his son is on a mission. He showed me pictures of skyping with his son, and pictures at the temple when they got sealed earlier this year. It's so cool, the knowledge that we have that families can be together forever. It helps when you are separted from family and loved ones for so long.
The Benson's son and his family came this week! We are so excited because the son, Tyler, served his mission in Taiwan. Translation for church!! Help with the language!! Member Present for life!! Haha Just kidding. Kind of. We're really excited ^^
Quote from Sunday: "You don't come to church to see the short comings of others.... This is the Gospel of Jesus Christ." This new year, think of what you desire most in life. Focus on what's most important. Focus on Jesus Christ. I promise as you do, you will find happiness, both in this life and in the world to come.
I love you all so much! Happy New Year!! If you're like me and don't believe in New Years Resolutions,
Sister Springer
Pics: Don't have time to explain all of them, but that bowl of white icy stuff is a Philipino dessert called Halo-halo.
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