Before I begin...... HAPPY BIRTHDAY KEATON!!! The Big 22!! Love you Best Brother. Hope your birthday is magical!!! Miss you my Brother! I hope it is one of the best yet! Your Best Friend is thinking about you!
Dearest Family and Friends! I am thrilled to write to you this week! How have your weeks been? I pray you have had wonderful adventures and been able to see the hand of the Lord in your life. I testify like Alma (Alma 30:44) that all things testify of a Living God. He want to be a part of our everyday lives and calm even the smallest of our fears. He loves us and we can feel of His love through the Holy Ghost. I know with all my heart the simple words "I am a Child of God" ring true for you, me, and all you have and ever will live in this world. How could blessed we are!
This week has gone by pretty fast! Can you believe it is already December?! As popular Christmas music explains, "It is the most wonderful time of the year!"
The plan for this week was to have our first set of Christmas Zone Conferences. This week we flew into Solomon Islands. Trips to Solomon make the schedule especially busy because of the lack of flights to and from the Solomon Islands. If we fly in one week we won't be able to come back until the next week. Thus we flew in last Wednesday and left today (Monday For us) Arriving back tonight from our flight and spending most of the P-Day made for a busy day. Now we got a chance to email! :) The rest of the week will be an Efate Zone Conference over the next two days and we will fly to New Caledonia until this coming Sunday! Busy times to be alive!
Before we traveled to Solomons on Wednesday we got in some wonderful lessons with Melia! She continues to progress well and we are confident she will come to church as we are away in the Solomon Islands. She taught us how to make Lap-Lap Banana! Pictures to follow.
The Zone Conference in Solomons sure was a success and loads of fun! President and Sister Duquette wanted the Zone Conference to be a time we could really reflect on the Savior's Birth and Life/ The Real meaning of Christmas and have the chance to relax a bit!
A powerful theme of our Zone Conference was a question President Duquette asked the entire Zone. The Spirit touched my heart in a very special way as I reflected again and again on it. I know as you reflect on this question and try to apply it into this Wonderful Time of the year, you too will find a great joy which comes from the Spirit of God! The question is: What will I give the Savior this Christmas? Instead of what will I get what can I give?
I implore you with all my heart to go and do good. Give and lift those in need. You do not need to go far to find those whom need healing. Remember the best place to start is in our homes. I promise as you think of others and of the Savior you will experience great amounts of joy, grow stronger bounds with those you love, find new people to love, and come to know more your Savior Jesus Christ and God The Father.
As we went to the Solomon Islands we usually are pretty busy helping the Zone Leaders get ready for Zone Conference and after the Zone Conference we have some good opportunity to do some exchanges. However, the day after Zone Conference I got sick with a Fever and pretty bad Headache (Hey Mom! :) Totally back to good health now. Don't be too worried. Love you!) Those who have been sick on the mission know it is one of the worst things. However the Lord provided me a way to still make good use of the time and strengthen my testimony!
We had an extra copy of the Book "Saints" in the house, which is (for those of you whom don't know about it yet) a history of the early saints and Joseph Smith written through Journal entries. I read the entire 600-page book during the two days I was sick and it is one of the best books I have ever read! Truly my testimony has been strengthened of this Restored Gospel. I know with all my heart and soul that Joseph Smith is a prophet of God. He did through the Power of God bring back the Gospel of Jesus Christ, once lost to this world, that all of God's Children might gain eternal life. I know Jesus Christ lives and directs His work through modern day revelation. Only by and through His Atonement can we become clean from our Sins and become Saints. This book really opened my eyes more to these powerful truths. I implore you if you have time to read it! It is awesome!
I hope this was a good highlight of a great week for me! I am glad to be back in Vila for a few days and for a goods night rest tonight. I love you! I pray you will find great amounts of joy and will come closer to Our God whom continues to beckon to us to come unto Him and partake of His blessings.
Much Love,
Elder LaMont, Your Alekken Ty, Shark Bait, Island Boy
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