For those of you concerned with all the excitement of the earthquakes and tsunami warnings I wanted to report we are all fine! We have indeed felt the ground shake and there was a warning in New Caledonia for a tsunami. However, the earthquakes have caused no damage and no tsunami hit New Caledonia. The Lord continues to bless and protect us here. We traveled there on Wednesday and came back this Sunday. I am still kicking and going strong! Thank you so much for your prayers.
This week was quite a busy one! Hope you are up for a recap of a wonderful week packed with adventure and more traveling!
The start of the week we just got back from the Christmas Zone Conference in the Solomon Islands and headed straight for making Zone Conferences in Efate. Each has been filled with wonderful feelings of the spirit. I love this quote from Henry B. Eyring: "The Savior's Birth is the Gift that makes it possible for the Father to give us Peace in this World, and Eternal Life in the World to Come."
Right after we finished the Efate Zone Conferences (Tuesday and Wednesday) we flew straight to New Caledonia. The Zone Conference there was also amazing. Although Elder Gunnell and I could not understand most of it because it was in French we did anything we could to bring positive energy and the spirit into the Conference.
One amazing part of the Zone Conference we had was being able to go out and work with the two Elders who hosted us in NC. Elder Richards and Elder Baker. We had some experiences with them. Despite the lessons being in French, I felt the spirit and we did our best to share our testimonies, even if all we could do sometimes was give the biggest smile we could to share the love of the Savior.
I really felt a love for an adorable member family we taught while in New Caledonia. I could not speak to them but while we were eating dinner I tried to talk to the little girl in the family. Do you remember Agnes from Despicable Me? She is exactly like her... just the French version. We went back in forth teaching each other. She would teach me a few things in French (such as colors or numbers/ or things around the table) and I would teach her English. She became my best friend!
I am sorry this one is a little short today! I pray it will help you feel of my love and know the Lord is continuing to bless with me with wonderful experiences. If nothing else, I know This church is Christ's Church upon the Earth. I know Jesus Christ was born of the Virgin Mary and came to the world to save us. He lived a perfect life and had provided a perfect Atonement which can succor us and help us to become perfect one day like him. We are sons and Daughters of God who loves us more than we can even imagine. They will lead us back to Our Heavenly Home as we have faith and try our best to follow them.
Much Love Forever,
Elder LaMont/ Your Alekken Ty/ Shark Bait/ Island Boy
Lychee! An
incredible fruit which grows in New Caledonia! One of the very best
things!
Our Dinner with
members in New Caledonia.
When it's the most
wonderful time of the year and you realize talking to your family is
just around the corner!
Right before we left
New Caledonia. #Modelstatusacheived
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