"It depends whos hand its in...."

Malo e lelei! 

This week was a good week! Its starting to turn into summer time here so it is getting really really hot! Yesterday we had a baptism and we baptized the cutest 19 year old girl. Her name is Fusi and I have never met someone so ready to be baptized. It was such an amazing opportunity to watch her be baptized :) Those moments make the hard days disappear and you just feel so grateful to be a missionary and to be serving the Lord. 

A couple of weeks ago the Tongan rugby team " Mate maa Tonga" came to Tonga and one of the players, his name is William Hopoate, is a member. They had a big fireside for him and President let us go. He decided to serve a mission even though he had many offers to play rugby. He shared with us his experiences. He talked a lot about the savior and how important it is to make the Savior the foundation of our lives. "And through the small and simple things we are able to make great things come to pass". He shared sort of an analogy, I guess you could call it, about the importance of making our hands just like the Saviors. "We need to put our hands in the trust, love and hope of the Lord". 

You put a basketball in my hands and its just a ball, but you put a basketball in Michael Jordan's hands and its worth thousands. "It depends whose hands its in." You put bread and fish in my hands and you can make a fish sandwich, but you put it in the saviors hands and he can feed millions. "It depends whose hands its in" You put nails in my hands and it makes a wound, but you put nails in the saviors hand and it creates the only way for us to return to live with our Father in Heaven. Again... "It depends whose hands its in." 

Its so important everyday that we are putting our lives in the saviors hands and that we are trusting him that he will lead and guide us. Because of his hands we can try to become more like him each day. We have the beautiful opportunity to repent and give ourselves to him. Strive each day to put your lives in the saviors hands. Give thanks to him for all he has given us. I love my Savior Jesus Christ. I know he lives and loves us too. Im grateful for his atonement and his everlasting sacrifice so that I can try my best each day to be more like him. 

I found this while reading the other day. They are the best scriptures if you need a boost of faith :) Love you all have a great week ! 

Ofa atu :)  

22 And now, after the many testimonies which have been 

given of him, this is the testimony, last of all, which we give 

of him: That he lives!

23 For we saw him, even on the right hand of God; and we 

heard the voice bearing record that he is the Only Begotten ofthe Father—

24 That by him, and through him, and of him, the worlds are and were created, and the inhabitants thereof are begotten 

sons and daughters unto God.

❤️~Sister Silivesita