Shark Bait Helps Bake Bread and Fights a Coconut Crab

My beautiful family and friends! I am so grateful for the opportunity to tell you about the wonderful week which I had! This week really was a busy one for both Elder Hardy and I. Many adventures and fun stories to tell.

To start, Zone Conference was awesome! Elder Hardy and I set up chair, tables, and made everything look pretty. The spirit really came strong as we studied the scriptures together and had many trainings from President Granger. The theme we had for Zone Conference, "Follow The Master" really helped me to think of the great blessing that the Savior Jesus Christ is. Peace and love our always open to us because of the great blessings of His Atonement.

Elder Hardy and I found this investigator named Silas. Silas is about a 21 years old and is a fan of movies, so we get along really well! Silas lives right next to the Ice Cream factory Elder Hardy and I like to go to. Silas is a big fan of making bread. He has this giant stove where he puts all his loafs of bread and they are cooked by hot coals underneath the giant cement stove. We helped him make some of his bread and pull it out. It really was tons of fun! We are having a hard time getting him to come to church but are not giving up on him yet!

Now the story of the Coconut Crab. We made a baptismal interview for the elders in Mele. Mele is a part of Efate that is close to the beach, so Elder Hardy and I were pretty excited! The baptismal interview went really well. I made the interview with a sweet boy named Danik. At first he did not talk much and was very shy but I started to talk about soccer and that opened him up! He told me his favorite player is Neymar and everyday he like to go and play with his friends. The beautiful game of Soccer is everywhere! After the interview, the family gave one of the Mele Missionaries (Elder Burgess) a coconut crab. Elder Burgess is from Samoa and knows how to cook them and gladly accepted the gift. He put the crab in the bed of our Truck and we drove them home. Not thinking much of it we dropped them off and came back to the house. When we got back to the house we realized that Elder Burgess had forgotten his dinner. Elder Hardy and I were unsure of what to do with it. We knew that their claws are very powerful (strong enough to crack a coconut) and decided the best plan would be to chase it out of the truck with a mop. So Elder Hardy and I strategically chased the Coconut Crab out of the bed of the truck and into the bucket. We could not help but laugh at the situation we were in!

I am so grateful for all the experinces I am having here in the field. I love teaching the beautiful people of Vanuatu. I know that this Gospel is true and we have a Loving Father In Heaven who wants us to be happy. I know Families are forever through the great blessings of the temple. Thank you all for your prayers and support. Please know I love you.

Much love,

Elda LaMont/ Your Alekken Ty/ Island Boy/ Shark Bait

Zone Conference

Bread with Silas

Because I love you!! Pictures of Debbie with Ice Cream, Treating ourselves to a giant Pizza (In Port Vila), and a picture of the beautiful island view.