I can not even begin to thank all those whom have sent Birthday wishes to me. Thank you for sending so much love and support my way! I felt an immense amount of love as I opened my email and had so many letters waiting for me! Thank you, thank you! I read each one and it just made me so happy. I am the most blessed boy/Elder... (I guess man now because I hit 20! I still feel like a boy!) ever! Thank you times a million!
The new area has been awesome thus far! Because Elder Mallarme and I don't know the area too well, we have been doing lots of contacting! We have talked to many and are doing our best to learn the area. Because there are not many members (we are discovering) in our area we know we the positive side is we can help those who have fallen away from the church.
Elder Mallarme is awesome! I have loved learning about his home in Micronesia and some of his adventures of diving for fish before his mission. He is always interested to learn more about the USA and we have a great time exchanging stories. I have been blessed to see a portion of the Love Our Father in Heaven has for him. On top of all of this it has been great to be able to speak more in Bislama. It might not be so great for my English... Haha.. . but that is okay!
On a day where it did feel like not a lot of people were wanting to listen something amazing happened! We meet with a very kind lady named Naomi. As we talked with her about her family and testified how our message could bless her family we were able to set a time! She was very surprised by the way we spoke Bislama and was fascinated to know more about how her family could be helped. We taught her with her husband and some of their 3 kids. We taught about the Restoration and the feelings of the spirit reminded me again of how blessed we are and how blessed I am! I love my family and know I can be with them Forever because the Restoration of Christ's Church did happen and continues to unfold. We have another lesson with them tonight and they are excited and so are we! Isn't missionary work so great?!
I am super excited to hear more about General Conference!! We will get to watch it this weekend and I am very ready to hear what The Lord has to tell us. We had a Zone Conference this week (this is why I am writing on Wednesday for us) and it was refreshing and I feel edified through the spirit! It was a refill in my spiritual gas tank and I am very much looking forward to the rest of the week.
This week I read a powerful scripture in Alma 18:34-35. This is when Ammon is first teaching King Lamoni. He powerfully teaches how he has been called by the Spirit of God and how by the same spirit he knows he will be granted power and wisdom through his Faith and desires in God. I know this is the same for each of us. If you are a missionary you have been called by God. If you are serving in a calling in the church you have been called by God through His Spirit. I know Our Father in Heaven and Savior will provide us with the strength, wisdom, and power to do all He has asked through our Faith and desires in Him. I know They live and love you and I! How great are our blessings!
I love you all so much and hope you know you are in my prayers!
Love,
Elda LaMont/ Your Alekken Ty/ Shark Bait/ Island Boy
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