Dearest Family and Friends!!! I couldn't be happier to report another great week here from the beautiful islands of the South Pacific! I miss my family and most dear friends but I am grateful for the opportunity to serve. How great the day will be of our reunion! How important the work is that I and so many others are blessed to be apart of. I encourage you to remember the Love Our Heavenly Father has for you. The Love Our Savior Jesus Christ has for you. They live. They desire for your happiness! We find happiness by being obident to their commandments.
It is hard to describe the great joy in my life now. Yes, missionary work is hard. Sweat, tears, and even blood are required. But the joy of seeing miracles, the Hand of God in His grrat work, and someone forgetting old lives and traditions to follow their Savior is worth every hardship. I love my mission! Thank you for those who have sacrificed that I might do the Will of Our Father. A special thank you to my two beautiful parents who taught me to love this true gospel. I love you. Thank you.
This has been a fantastic week! I have been battling an ugly cold (Give respect to viruses. They are small but can make the strongest of men and women fall to their knees) My companions have worked well with me so we can still work but I am granted rest when needed. Ibuprofen is a great blessing!
The highlight of this week would be MLC! Or Mission Leadership Training. As Assistants, it provided for a great opportunity to work with the Zone Leaders and STLs of the mission. They are the true MVPs. We had them all fly in so we could have training from the Mission President together. We also got to play games, feel the spirit, and learn how to more prepare for Président Duquette's arrival in less than a month now! My favorite game we played during MLC would be Crab Soccer for obvious reasons. This means we will be having our last Zone Conferences in Santo (Another Island of Vanuatu that I have not been to yet) and New Caldedonia with the Grangers. We will be heading there at the end of this week. We will be in Santo for a day and then the very next day we will be flying to New Caledonia! I am excited!
The crazy thing about the upcoming Zone Conferences we will be having is Elder Piol will not be with us. He is leaving this week to go back to the Philippines leaving Elder Hable and I to stay and be Assistants. We will miss our Golden Trio but are thankful for the things he taught us and the great friend he has always been for us. Elder Hable and I are preparing to do these next trainings without him. He will be missed but I am excitd for the time in which Elder Hable and I will have to work together. We are ready, somewhat prepared, and excited for the journey ahead. And the ability we will have to help President Grangers (these last few moments of his mission) and the chance to work through God's chosen servant in President Duquette. We love The Lord and are ready to give all we can!
While looking for things for our training coming up I came along this fantastic talk which talks about love. Which I enjoyed very much because I feel the most important thing in all of missionary work is love. You can not do the work of The Lord without love. These are the Words of Elder Massimo De Feo of the Seventy in the latest version of General Conference. I encourage you to read if if you have time!
"Now, dear brothers and sisters, isn’t this what the Savior did? Of course, in an eternal and much broader perspective. But in the midst of His greatest pain, in the garden that night, He was the one who needed help, suffering in a way that we cannot even imagine or comprehend. But in the end, He forgot about Himself and prayed for us until He paid the full price. How was He able to do it? Because of His pure love for the Father, who sent Him, and for us. He loved the Father and us more than Himself.
He paid for something that He had not done. He paid for sins that He had not committed. Why? Pure love. Having paid the full price, He was in the position to offer us the blessings of what He paid for if we would repent. Why did He offer this? Again, and always, pure love.
Pure love is the true sign of every true disciple of Jesus Christ.
President Thomas S. Monson said: “May we begin now, this very day, to express love to all of God’s children, whether they be our family members, our friends, mere acquaintances, or total strangers. As we arise each morning, let us determine to respond with love and kindness to whatever might come our way.”5
Brothers and sisters, the gospel of Jesus Christ is a gospel of love. The greatest commandment is about love. For me, it’s all about love. The love of the Father, who sacrificed His Son for us. The love of the Savior, who sacrificed all for us. The love of a mother or a father who would give anything for his or her children. The love of those who serve silently and are not known to most of us but are well known to the Lord. The love of those who forgive all and always. The love of the ones who give more than they receive."
Well, That's all Folks! Know that I love each and everyone of you! I am grateful for this true gospel. I testify of God The Father and of His Son Jesus Christ. I along with missionaries around the world our Their chosen servants called to bring the World It's Truth. We are as the Armies of Helamon!!
Love to hear about Mom's Grass, Garden, RSL Updates (PS wpuld love World Cup Updates), and to hear the succès of my family and friends! Love you so much!
Love,
Elda LaMont, Shark Bait, Your Alekken Ty, Island Boy
P.S. Found a Diet Coke can and thought of Mom! Your boy loves you!
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