FEB. 16, 2014
"Pictures!"

im too excited about all my pics so im sending them first. :)

we went on a hike thru a mini rain forest to get to the..... 

BEACH!!!!!!!!!!!

 i have a new favorite place in this world. HERE.

on our adventure we...

 found a cave!

it was WINDY as

but i TOUCHED THE WATER!!!!!!!!!!!!!! it was very warm! :) a nice place to swim when NOT a representative of Christ.

found a dead fish... ew.

see what i mean? beauty-full

 THIS IS SO MUCH FUN!!!!!

 

 

me and sister tauasa!

5 sister missionaries stuck in the mud.

 

okay, i know... this is a sick pic. :) photo credit: sister pio.

JuMpInG for joy. :)

i think i was happy... what do you think?

 look at this nasty creature i found. there were heaps! any one know its name? i don't.

me and soa being "FOBs" (stands for Fresh off the Boat, islander term)

 

 

playing with sand.

look at the giant tree!

samoan sisters.

 funny looking bird

FAIL at self timer district picture

my GIANT district leader (right) and his comp.

our car and the awesome DOUBLE RAINBOW on friday!

sweet moon saturday night at the Tepapa Chapel for Ierimia's Bapatisoga

our group after the come and see fireside last night.

 the whole group

 funny license plate

me and VAL! :)

my final, and SKEIA (awesome) hymn book sista H did! :)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And now for the email...

Week 1 of Transfer 2 here in Mt. Roskill!

Talofa lava outou!

Transfers were this week! Good news! Sister Hengehenga and I are staying in Mt. Roskill for another 6 weeks! yay!  I really like it here. :)

i'll respond to the email from you first....

the investigators are doing well! ... well, most of them.  Pepa, now a MEMBER! is great, a little under the weather, but great.  We still meet with her ever few days.  Sam and his family are okay, they went back to drinking coffee, but still read the BOM and pray.  the dad hasn't changed,  but we are hoping for our bishop Fenunuti will go visit the dad and see if he can exercise his priesthood keys and do some softening of the heart. (fingers crossed!)  dorothy has been BUSY so we didnt get much progress with her last week, hoping for a better week this week, maybe even set her for baptism! i know she knows this gospel is true, she just needs to take that leap of faith. :)  lucia has been dodgy as usual, so we are giving her some time, and waiting for her older sister to return from Samoa, then we will be able to get somewhere with them. 

good job mitch and isaac with school! i am SO PROUD OF YOUS!

send the family near and far my love! aunt patty, uncle scott, pages, rileys, hensleys, granparents!


okay details from the week.....

ha! people keep telling ME... "I like your accent, are you from the states?!!?" so funny b/c i dont have the accent, THEY DO! ;-)

Val is getting baptized THIS saturday! we moved it up a week b/c she is READY! woop woop! also she's been reading the BOM like crazy this week and loves it. seeing others read that book for the first time makes me so happy and reminds me of how awesome and TRUE that book really is!

Saturday the other sisters in our ward had a baptism for Ieremia (Jeremiah) an older guy probably early 60s? anyway his conversion story is cool.  so he wanted to be baptized, but hadn't read the BOM yet, therefore didnt have a testimony of it yet, because HE COULDNT READ - he has bad eyes and is totally blind when it comes to things up close.  so 2weeks ago we as a district fasted for him to regain his sight after a blessing from elder Jorgensen. and IT WORKED! Jeremiah got the blessing, read some chapters from the BOM instantly, and was able to pray and gain a testimony of it all in the same day! GOD IS A GOD OF MIRACLES, people!

you got the gist of my pday from the pics and comments. it was AWESOME! i loved every second of it. :)

and of course an email wouldn't be complete without an awkward moment.... on wednesday we were headed to a members home, and we parked the car, saw this guy (about 40yrs old) posting fliers to people mailboxes so isaid hello. because that is what missionaries do.  :)  he is then caught off guard and says, "wait, do i know you??" "um, no, but we just wanted to say hi and see how the day was going for you!" "oh, okay, well i'm david, its GREAT to meet you!" (mind you, he ignores sis H and sophia, and only talks to me) we talk, then he inturrupts me when i'm about to talk about Christ, and say," here, take this flier! and let me write my email... oh and my number too, you can call/email any time!" then forces me to take the flier........ we said goodbye and he continued working and i went and hid behind the car. sister H and sophia bust up laughing and tease me the rest of the day how the 40 yr old palagi tried to get my number. hope you enjoyed that one! :) believe me, IT WAS AWKWARD.

we had KFC THREE TIMES THIS WEEK (all provided form the members...) :( ! i think i may have a heart attack before i come home, just warning you all....

not much else... we are now entering "finding mode" which means we are, well, looking for new people to teach! hello door knocking.... yaaaay.... :/ haha no worries! we will find people to teach i just know it! Sister Hengehenga and I are hoping to find a FAMILY! so that is our goal for the week!


i love yous all heaps and heaps! have a great week!

love always,
sister camilletti