Kuli Fiekaia :)

Malo e lelei! 

This week was a good week! We had the opportunity to go to Ha'apai and Vava'u for zone conferences. We left for Ha'apai last Saturday so we were there for their stake conference. It was a really great conference! An area seventy came and joined in their conference. He taught some really great things and really brought the spirit to the island of Ha'apai. We also had the opportunity to take the elders back to Ha'afeva, a smaller island off of Ha'apai. Usually its like an hour and a half boat ride there and back but the water was so bad we were going so slow and getting soaked so it took like 3 hours instead. 
Tuesday we were planning on going straight to Vava'u but our flight got cancelled so we came back to Tonga. Tuesday evening my companion and I had the opportunity to go out and visit with our members in our area. The very first house we went to their dog bit me! Hahah I'm laughing now but in the moment it hurt so bad! The past couple of days I've been going around with a swollen ankle and so the nurse made me rest for a bit. I guess now I'll have a pretty cool scar and something to remind me of my time here in Tonga. :) haha 
Wednesday morning we flew to Vava'u to have zone conference and it was a really great conference! Im so grateful for the opportunity I have to go to the conferences with President and Sister Tuione because I learn so much every time. We also took the missionaries back to the islands but this time the water wasn't too bad. 

I want to share some things I learned this week from all of the conferences we went to. The area seventy shared with the members in Ha'apai the importance of repentance and the many steps of repentance. One thing I loved that he shared and its something that I've struggled with before is once you feel forgiven of your sins its important to forgive yourself :) I've never really thought of that before. When we do something maybe we shouldnt have done but we feel sorry and ask for forgiveness, if we truly repent with a sincere heart Heavenly Father has promised to forgive us if we make that change in our lives. We will be reminded of the things we've done in the past but when we forgive ourselves we are able to feel peace and comfort. We read in the book of Enos when Enos prayed to God and asked for forgiveness of his sins. Not only did he pray but he Prayed Mightly to God and was forgiven of his sins. Verse 5 and 6 Enos is told that his sins have been forgiven and he knew that God could not lie  and therefore his guilt was swept away. After learning this and then reading in Enos I can just feel Gods love for us when we repent. When we show God our desire to make a change he will bless us according to our faith. 

I hope you all have a great week! Keep reading your scriptures :) Ofa atu! 

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Sista Silivesita