I hope you all had a very Merry Christmas! It was so fun talking with you guys :) Having Christmas on the mission was such a blessing. On Christmas night we had a Family home evening with our stake president and one of our investigators her name is Akata. We baptized her son last week ad we've been working with her for a couple weeks now. It was such a cool experience to be there with her and her whole family. Her Husband is already a member but no longer goes to church. Here in Tonga they are very traditional. Everything their parents and grandparents did they have to keep it in the family especially if you are the oldest. Akata's husband Paea shared how because his mom is still living he will continue to go to her church, and then he shared maybe after his mom passes away he will consider coming back to the church. We felt bad for him but we are so excited for Akata and her kids. We talked about Christ and the story of His birth and His atoning Sacrifice and how he should be the center of our lives everyday :)
Akata has accepted to be baptized this Sunday (Tomorrow) and we are so excited for her! She cried to us when we invited her and she said she just feels so warm inside and she knows that this is the right thing for her to do. Three of her kids are already baptized and we are just waiting for the other 3 to turn the right age so they can be baptized too. While teaching her this week we found out that her and her husband are not actually married. There was no reason behind it they said they just never had time to be married but she told us her and her husband will be married so that she can be baptized. They were married this week and our bishops wife came back crying and said it was such a special ceremony. Paea, Akatas husband told the family that he will come to church this Sunday to see his wife be baptized and he also said to forget everything he said before but he will come to church with his family every Sunday. Man we are so happy for them!!!!
It was such a good week to celebrate the birth of our savior Jesus Christ.....although its way different here than in the states. We're over here sleeping with three fans on and no blankets hahah while you guys have the snow. The spirit of Christmas is still the same and what a blessing it was to spend Christmas with a family who just received one of the best gifts....to be baptized!
Im so grateful for the opportunity I have to spend time as a missionary. The best blessing I could have ever received was to come here to Tonga to share the gospel! I cant believe its almost the New Year. Time is going by so fast. Remember to put the Savior at the center of your lives everyday. Keep reading the Book of Mormon, and keep inviting others to listen to this great message! Ofa lahi atu :) HAPPY NEW YEAR!
--
\
Sista Silivesita
Saying goodbye to my favorite mission couple the Hafokas. They finished their mission and they are headed back to Utah!
Saying goodbye to my favorite mission couple the Hafokas. They finished their mission and they are headed back to Utah!
One of our members making herself some fish for lunch.
\
An older lady in our ward named Ofa sells tomatoes everyday to get money.
Holding a turtle
We saw this random horse on the road so i decided to take a picture with it and while my comp was taking the picture she scared me and said it was coming towards me hahaha.
No comments:
Post a Comment