A Fire In His Eyes/ I Stand All Amazed/Ammon

Dearest Family and Friends!! Yet another exciting week in Paradise we can recap together! 

I am truly blessed. I may not have the strongest testimony in the world but it is something I have personally gained! I gained it through the Love of The Holy Ghost which comes from A Loving Father in Heaven who helps us through His Son's Perfect Atonement. What an amazing truth. I know They Live without a shadow of a doubt. I would die for this great knowledge! For it is true! 

"I Stand All Amazed at The Love Jesus Offers Me. Confused at The grace that so fully he profers me. I tremble to know that for me he was crucified. That for me a sinner he bled and died. Oh, it is wonderful that he should care for me enough to die for me. Oh it is wonderful, wonderful to me!"  Beautiful words of a beloved hymn. I testify Jesus did in fact die for us. He then conquered death through His Resurrection and extends his mercy to us always. He Lives! I truly, Stand All Amazed. 

God does hear our Prayers. Press Forward. You can do all things through Him! I Love You All More than you know. Keep being awesome. Thank you so much for your wonderful updates and emails, which help me so much! 

Hey! Don't forget I love you all! :) I am your biggest fan!

A miracle I would like to share!! A tender mercy from A Loving Father In Heaven. We have found an investigator named Sam. Through a feeling that my companion had while walking on the road. He looked as if he would never listen to us. The smell of weed and the large Kyle Beckerman Dreds made it a little strange when Elder Hable said he felt like we should talk to him. We did it! And it has been a miracle. We meet with him for a little bit and left him with a Restoration Pamphlet. When we returned he did something I had never ever seen in Vanuatu before. He read the pamphlet, and then wrote answers to questions that test your understanding at the end. Elder Hable exchanged glances of amazement and absolute awe. We had the most powerful lesson. It was lead by his questions, he shared his thoughts, and the spirit filled our hearts. I wish you all could have been there. The Lord has prepared many to hear Our Word. It is up to us to go find them. 

Sam is currently been avoiding us after this amazing experience. It hurts my heart. I wish he would remember what we learned together. I hate the evil substances, which lure him away from the out stretched arms of His Savior. Who is all of ours personal Savior, even Jesus Christ! I feel as if there are many arms of the adversary and temptation, which try and grab him. However, Elder Hable and I won't give up on him. Yes, there are many evil arms or influences, which wish to grab him. But like the great missionary Ammon, Elder Hable and I will cut the arms off of our enemies for the protection of our brothers. I won't give up on Sam. I ask, if you have a small moment pray for him. I love him. I have felt just a small portion of The love God The Father has for him. He is our brother. Oh, how I wish he would have another lesson with us. 

My strugges with Sam remind me of some scriptures. The first being: Alma 26: 30 "And we have suffered all manner of afflictions, and all this, that perhaps we might be the means of saving some soul; and we supposed that our joy would be full if perhaps we could be the means of saving some." Our struggles are sometimes hard as members of the church, especially when we try and share the Gospel. Don't give up! We can do this. Share the Gospel with all you can. You have more power and influence than you know. Share it! Get passionate! 

I know now what Alma meant in Chapter 29 of Alma stating,  "O that I were an angel, and could have the wish of mine heart, that I might go forth and speak with the trump of God, with a voice to shake the earth, and cry repentance unto every people!

 Yea, I would declare unto every soul, as with the voice of thunder, repentance and the plan of redemption, that they should repent and come unto our God, that there might not be more sorrow upon all the face of the earth.

 But behold, I am a man, and do sin in my wish; for I ought to be content with the things which the Lord hath allotted unto me

My dear friends and family. Do all you can to share this great Gospel. It is true! 

This is the last week we get with President and Sister Granger. My heart is full of gratitude for The Lord for what time I had with the Grangers. They are amazing. I don't know if they will ever know just how much I Love Them. They truly taught me the importance of 3 Nephi 18: 31-32. The importance of the individual. They personally brought me closer to The Master. I had the opportunity to do one last special assignment for President Granger with Elder Hable. We drove to Paonangisu and checked on some Missionary Homes. We took a few moments to view the amazing scenery around us. It gave me an opportunity to use my manual driving ability which I learned here in the field! It is incredible all I am learning. Paoanangisu is about an hour drive on the other side of the island of Efate! 

I had the opportunity to meet Président Duquette and Sister Duquette. They are FANTASTIC! I love them already! They have expressed that they love The Lord and excited to do all they can to serve in this great calling of Mission President and wife. There is a fire in Président Duquette's eyes. He is ready and I am willing to help him with anything as his Assistant and a missionary entrusted in his care by The Lord. He reminds me of Dad... Partially because he is bald and he gave me a couple of winks... Which if you know my wonderful Father is some of my favorite attributes about him. One of the first things Président Duquette said to me went something like this, "Elder LaMont!! How are you?! Wow! You two are sharp looking Elders. Are you the one who loves jerseys?" So... I guess he is aware of my love of Soccer already.... And my love for soccer jerseys.... I am going to ask him if he is an Impact Fan, Dad because he is from Montréal, Canada ! 

I express my Love and gratitude again. Thank you for all you do. 

Love,

Elder LaMont, Your Alekken Ty, Shark Bait, The white loving Soccer boy From Smithfield UTAH, Island Boy  

Go France and Belgium!!! 

Going To Miss President Granger and Sister Granger!!

Office Work is busy! But that doesn't mean we don't have fun! 

Paonangisu Assignment view!! 

Yours truly giving a Training in Efate! I thought it was a cool picture! 

Saying Goodbye To My Australian Parents

I shed quite a few tears to watch my amazing dear friends The Grangers go back home. The Lord has called them back to Australia. They will forever be in my hearts. They gave me a Aboriginal Boomerang to remember them by. I LOVE THEM!! 

I am ready however to fully support Président Duquette. My Loyalty is first and always to The Lord then to the Mission President (which is Président Duquette) then to my companion Elder Hable. 

I am so thankful that The Lord gave me time with the Grangers ❤❤❤So excited to work with the Duquettes and countinually and always The Master Jesus Christ. 

Love you All:)!!! 

To the Grangers: You have changed my life FOREVER. I will never forget what we did together. I will FOREVER love you... my Aussie Parents! Aussie Aussie Aussie!! Oi oi oi!!! ❤🇦🇺❤We are.... VPVM!! 

Elder LaMont (Alekken)

Jesus Loves You/ The Ground Dances/ Farewell To President and Sister Granger is Close Now/ Shark Bait Lives Another Week!

Dearest Friends and Family!! How are you? Did you know I love you? I do hope so! How grateful I am for each and every one of you. I wish I could better express the Love I have for you! May the Lord bless you for your righteous hearts. Know Our Father In Heaven loves you. 

Yes! This week we had the opportunity to witness a 6.1 Earthquake here in Port Vila! We are safe and happy. It is incredible to see the amazing power of Mother Earth. Elder Hable and I were planning our day when everything started o shake like I have never felt before. We both looked at each other with the same look of amazement and fear. It was Awesome! Our Fridge and the apartment floor began to dance like me during Cha-Cha!! Sorry if I worried you at all. Still in one piece and loving life!! :) 

This week has been fantastic for me! Yes. It has indeed been hard and challenging. But I have grown and developed more love. Love for Our Father In Heaven, Jesus Christ, His Gospel, and for the people here. President Granger will no longer be our President, as Président Duquette will come this week! Life is going so fast! Because it is the last week of President Granger he told us he wanted to go out and work with us. He got about 500 Pass Along Cards and told Elder Hable and I, "We are going to handout everyone of these. And we won't come back until they are all gone!"

 It was a fantastic experience as we did all we could to talk with anyone we came in contact with. Probably the most memorable person I talked to was not who I was expecting. A white Australian Lady. I offered her a Pass Along Card saying, "Hey! Would you like to learn more about Jesus!?" I would like to add that this was one of the only people I spoke English to. She responded with, "Are you a Mormon?" Me: "Yeah!!" Her: "Well, what do you know about Jesus?? Take your card back. I will only teach the true things of Christ." A little hurt and shocked I quickly thought of the most Christ like I could say. All I managed as she stormed off was, "Well, Jesus Loves You!" The Lady continued her trotting off without a second thought. And then the spirit warmed my soul. And told me what I simply taught was true. Before my mission, I would have nothing good to say about this woman. Now, I can't help and think, Jesus loves her. He loves me. He loves you. He loves us all. What a great Eternal truth this is! I am so thankful for what the spirit taught me during this experience! Christ will always have open arms toward us! 

Here are some thoughts I had during discussions with my companion, scripture study, and prayer. Just some thoughts I wanted to share because when we know something/when you feel The Lord reveals something to you; you should share it! First. The Mission Field is truly the "MTC For Life." Let's start with some basic components of missionary work. Companions. How important are companions? What does The Lord want to teach his missionaries through companions? I think the basic principle of how we are so desperately in need of support of Eternal companions, and the continual support of a Loving Father in Heaven, through his valiant Son's Atonement. We need companions. From the age of 8 and on we need the companionship of The Holy Ghost. He guides, protects, and shows the love of God The Father and of The Savior Jesus Christ. We cannot progress without the Savior. We need the support and strength that comes though Christ's Atonement. We learn and I testify that we cannot go farther than the eternal Light of That Precious Atonement shines. We need it. We can't do this alone. One of my favorite chapters in The Book of Mormon is Alma 26. Two verses I feel inspired to share come from verses 11 and 12, which state, 

"11 But Ammon said unto him: I do not boast in my own strength, nor in my own wisdom; but behold, my joy is full, yea, my heart is brim with joy, and I will rejoice in my God.

12 Yea, I know that I am nothing; as to my strength I am weak; therefore I will not boast of myself, but I will boast of my God, for in his strength I can do all things; yea, behold, many mighty miracles we have wrought in this land, for which we will praise his name forever.

We really need the companionship of the Savior, which comes through the Holy Ghost. Lastly, God The Father teaches in His Holy Temples of the importance of Eternal Marriage. How about that?? Another companion!? Yes. We are taught that we cannot progress, and even obtain all God has, even Exaltation without a companion. This means what? That even God The Father the greatest of all needs a companion. We do have a Mother who I know Loves Us. We do not speak of these things often not because they are secrets. But because they are sacred. You are a precious son or daughter of Loving Heavenly Parents. They want you to be happy not just now but For ETERNITY!! This is why we are taught these things. We need companions. And that is what I believe God is trying to teach those of us who are in the Mission Field. We must work in unity. Cool thought huh!? Wanted to also share 2 Nephi 22:2. How much do you Love The Savior? How do you show it to others? 

My Family and Friends, my heart swells worth joy to read your emails and hear of your success and experiences. I read them. I love them. Thank you for sending them! 

May You All Have A SPECTACULAR WEEK!!! 

Much Love,

Elda LaMont/ Shark Bait/ Island Boy/ Your Alekken Ty/ Probably the Whitest Dude on Vanuatu 

P.S. Dad! Thank you so much for keeping me a little updated on The World Cup. It is fun to know things because first off, I love it! Second, it actually comes in handy while contacting. No joke! The people of Vanuatu are my kind of people! They are so excited for the World Cup and it so on everyone's lips! Honestly, by the end of two years maybe all of my family and friends should just come here. I love it here with all my heart! 

So, we had our last Zone Conference and we learned a tribal dance from Gaua (island in Vanuatu) to perform for President and Sister Granger! It was awesome! I really got into it! More ZC photos! Allez Les Bleus ! Go France! Vive La France !  I serve in the most beautiful place in all of the world! 

I also pulled some more money for gift for President and Sister Granger.. Hope it was okay. Small gift! As well as money for France jersey. Still looking to maybe purchasing a small suitcase because we will be traveling a lot with Président Duquette very soon. Love you all!!

Shark Bait's First Trip to Santo/ World Cup Fever Father's Day

Dad, I wanted to start out by saying I love you. Happy Father's Day!!! Thinking about you a lot especially as awesome members keep me updated on World Cup. Germany lost to Mexico?! How is France?? GO ICELAND, FRANCE, AND BELGIUM!!! Love you Dad. 

Hello beautiful family and friends! It is the time once again to write to you! How the time is going by so fast, and I wish I could make it slow down.. However, I am happy to report things are still amazing in this glorious part of the world! It has been a hard-working, miracle/adventure filled, and exhausting week for Elder Hable and I! Really could have not gone better for us here in Paradise. 

The first part of the week Elder Hable, The Grangers, and I flew to Santo. For those who don't know, Santo (or it's full name Espritaro Santo meaning Holy Ghost) is another island here in Vanuatu. It was about an hour flight from our island of Efate. We immediately got off our plane and got to the chapel to be a part of the last Zone Conference the Granger's will have in Santo. I will admit that plane travel is exhausting... But in no way am I complaining. I only wish you could see what I am able to witness. This Assistant Work can be really tough since we are still trying to have success in our area in Vila but the traveling is fantastic! The Zone Conference in Santo went really well! We are hoping to inspire and uplift this part of the mission because it has recently been struggling. Elder Hable and I reminded them of  the divine potential we all have as well as our sacred calling to Invite Others to Come Unto Christ. The Spirit guided our words and helped us during our trainings. It was Legit! 

I don't know if it helped the Zone but it sure helped me remember something pretty important. I am a Son of God. Have you taken a moment to ponder on this wonderful truth?!?! You are a daughter or son of a Living Heavenly Father. Your true home is not here. Do you sometimes imagine our Heavenly Parents holding us in Their arms hoping through faith and love we would return to them one day? How great this True Gospel Is! We should never forget where we come from. I am certain if we take more time to ponder where are souls are from we would be less likely to think mean things about ourselves, put ourselves down, or think less of our special self’s. Don't let the adversary use this trick. You are special. I encourage you to read my favorite hymn. 

(#292)  "O My Father"

1. O my Father, thou that dwellest

                                                                        In the high and glorious place,

                                                                        When shall I regain thy presence

                                                                        And again behold thy face?

                                                                        In thy holy habitation,

                                                                        Did my spirit once reside?

                                                                        In my first primeval childhood

                                                                        Was I nurtured near thy side?

                                                            

                                                            

                                                                        2. For a wise and glorious purpose

                                                                        Thou hast placed me here on earth

                                                                        And withheld the recollection

                                                                        Of my former friends and birth;

                                                                        Yet ofttimes a secret something

                                                                        Whispered, “You’re a stranger here,”

                                                                        And I felt that I had wandered

                                                                        From a more exalted sphere.

                                                            

                                                            

                                                                        3. I had learned to call thee Father,

                                                                        Thru thy Spirit from on high,

                                                                        But, until the key of knowledge

                                                                        Was restored, I knew not why.

                                                                        In the heav’ns are parents single?

                                                                        No, the thought makes reason stare!

                                                                        Truth is reason; truth eternal

                                                                        Tells me I’ve a mother there.

                                                            

                                                            

                                                                        4. When I leave this frail existence,

                                                                        When I lay this mortal by,

                                                                        Father, Mother, may I meet you

                                                                        In your royal courts on high?

                                                                        Then, at length, when I’ve completed

                                                                        All you sent me forth to do,

                                                                        With your mutual approbation

                                                                        Let me come and dwell with you.

A pretty special hymn and truth. Don't forget! 

Something really awesome happened on the plane back to Vila from Santo. A man across from Elder Hable and I (from Australia) started asking us questions. His first one being, "Wow. Boys. Do you iron your shirts and pants everyday? Why do you do that? How young did you say you were again?"

My answer: "Shirt, yes! :) My Momma taught me how to iron a shirt! We would love to answer your questions!" One question lead to another and then he asked, "So, does your faith believe in the trinity?" We knew we had him after that question :) . We taught him The Restoration, answered his questions, and gave him a Book of Mormon while in the sky! He loved it and said he is very excited to read the Book of Mormon! My Mission is pretty awesome! I have taught people in boats and now in planes... That was the first time I have taught a white man in English though... Crazy times! The Lord really blessed us with this experience to remind us that although we have our Assistant assignment our calling to Invite Others To Come Unto Christ remains! 

We also went to New Caledonia later in the week for President and Sister Granger's last ZC there. Because it is a little colder and they speak French it provided me an opportunity to wear my jumper and speak some French. I'm getting sort of better! I had my first lesson in French, which was so legit!! My French is still pretty bad but I like to think of something a missionary I look up to greatly told me, "We all have to start somewhere." I'll get there if it is The Lord's Will. If I still can't express my Love for this beautiful people in the amazing tongue of French I'll just use my body language to show love and testify (somehow) of Christ. All things are possible through God and Faith. Mosiah 8:18, "Thus God has provided a means that man, through faith, might work mighty miracles; therefore he becometh a great benefit to his fellow beings." 

My family! How great it is to hear of your success and happiness! Mom and Dad enjoying the garden and helping with this awesome new cabin. Keaton becoming friends with Rafiki the kitten and being a stud to our sisters/ being with his awesome girlfriend Luci a.k.a. JEPPSEN!! Claire rocking out hard work on the ACT and driving abilities and showing that not only is she beautiful on the outside but also the inside. And sweet Vivie speaking on Sacrament Meeting. It was a beautiful talk Vivie, and I bet you delivered it with such energy and spirit much like everything you do! Dearest friends and other loved ones, how grateful I am to receive your emails of encouragement. I know I don't always have time to respond to you individually but I hope you know of my love! I love every email I get. Thank you! Much love to you! 

Dad!! Loving the World Cup Updates! Thank you! :) I appreciate your efforts to keep me included! Elder Hable and I are always excited by your updates. We always ask our investigators too.. :) Keep them coming if you can. Sure do love you! 

Until Next Week Olgeta Man wei mi luvum tumas! 

Elda LaMont, Shark Bait, Your Alekken Ty, A VERY big fan of The World Cup who loves any/all updates provided to him

P.S. Yes! I do know a Sister Thornley! She is a very good friend of Elder Hable and I. One of the STLs in New Cal! I am excited you got an invite from the Hable family. Please tell them I love working with their son! I love my companion.  

A picture with President Granger. Sure am going to miss him. I will probably cry... Perhaps a lot... Exciting times though. It will be great to have Président Duquette!! 

Shark Bait says Farewell to Elder Piol/ MLC Training

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!

Shark Bait's Travels To Solomon/ A Drunkman's Juicy Beetle Nut Kiss

Dearest Family and Friends!!! Hello from the Otherside of the world!!! 

Before I go any further, I want to wish Vivian a VERY HAPPY 12TH BIRTHDAY! Shoutout to you Princess/ Lacrosse Legend. I Love you! I am so proud of you. You are beautiful in everyway and one of my very best friends/favorite people! Hope ypur Birthday was one you will never forget! Go Busy V! :) 

I wanted to first start off by apologizing for last week. We did not have an opportunity to email last week because my companions and I traveled with Président Granger and Seour Granger to the Solomon Islands! Another country, which resides very close to Vanuatu but is different in just about everyway. 

I am loving my Mission so much! I don't think I have ever been happier in my life. We work hard and sometimes there are many hard trials but I feel stronger because of Our Savior Jesus Christ. He helps me personally through my many weaknesses. How grateful I am for Him. I testify of Him. He is The Master, Alpha and Omega, and The Only Begotten Of The Eternal Father! I Know My Savior Lives! I owe it to so many who support me, have taught me, and who believe in me. Thank you. May Our Father In Heaven bless you for your righteous hearts.  May you know I love you! I love yo read your emails! I love to hear of your success! 

The Solomon Islands! What a crazy place! It's what we would call ghetto yet it is also very beautiful. We went to the city of Honaria on the island of Guadalcanal. Shout out to my Grandpa Wilkinson! Because we are proud descendants of those who bravely fought against the Japanese Army during World War II in this exact place. Whhoooohhrahhh!! Or as they say in Solomons.... Hem Noa Ia! Solo Na Peh! Barava Nice Tumas!  

In The Solomons they speak the language of Pidgin. This form of Pidgin is also called Pidgin English. Short explanation. Bislama is a mix of English and French. Pidgin is more broken and backwards English. Super Tricky!! Because of my Bislama understanding, however, I am catching on fast. Am I going to start saying I am trilingual, even though its basically English..? Yes. Yes I am. :) 

We gave trainings, went and taught lessons with The Zone Leaders, and got to witness a District Conference. And here and there shop for some cool stuff! In Solmons they have a strange addiction called Beetle Nut. They chew and spit juices of it everywhere. It is highly addictive, gives you a buzz, and is totally against The Word Of Wisdom. Get this though, The juices are blood red!  So, it stains peoples teeth red (making a lot of people look like they just got off the show Twighlight) as well as their lips. Yup! Pretty nasty! 

I had a pretty Journal worthy experience. While handing out Book of Mormons and contacting on the very dusty roads a drunk/Beatle Nut user started walking up to us. As much as I wanted to hand him a Book of Mormon I felt like I should get in The Zone Leaders car. I listened to the feeling and hoped in. He came up to the window smiling and showing his red teeth. Pretty much the most high man I have seen in my entire life. He started kissing the window and left red saliva all over the window. He smiled again and headed off on his way. We got out and did some more contacting! Not the welcoming to the Solomons I wanted! I am very thankful I listened to that feeling. I love my mission. Sure does provide for some crazy times! 

I want to finish by talking about Henry. Henry is an investigator we have been working towards baptism! Because of some intense Vanatu laws about marriage it has looked very unlikely that he would be baptized anytime soon. We have fasted, prayed, and have done our Best To Trust In The Lord despite our crazy Travel schedule and assignment as Assistants. We just don't get as much time in the area as we would hope. It's hard. However, The Lord always provides a way!! Especially through my two amazing companions Elder Piol and Elder Hable, I love them! We were  able to figure out his legal problem and he was baptized this Saturday! He bore a powerful testimony and looked so happy! He told us after his baptism, "I feel Good. I feel as if God is with me now." Do you remember that scripture from D&C 18: 15-16? It talks about how great our joy will be by helping others to come Unto Christ. Elder Hable quoted it and I couldn't but help and think of how happy I really am. Seeing Henry partake of the blessings of this True Gospel fills me with more joy than I ever experienced before my Mission. I love and testify of This Great Work and of Our God! How great is my Joy!!! 

Shout-out to Sister Sanders in Lynchburg! Happy Birthday!!! :) 

And also to my Grandma Nye!!:) Hope it's a wonderful birthday for you both!

Love you all, 

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

A Full Week In The Area!!! Shark Bait's First Travel to NC

Dearest Family and Friends!!! I am once again honored for the small chance I have to report on an amazing week in which I and my two wonderful companions had! To start things off we were really looking forward to this week (because of the business coming) it is our only full week in our area. We hit the ground running and set some high goals! 

Because President and Sister Granger went to New Zealand this week (For The Mission President Seminar) we were told that we would be basically babysitting the mission. Which honestly felt like a lot more pressure than your average toddler. But we were able to manage things without too much drama. 

One of the most crazy experiences of this week would be my first time driving the Assistants which resulted in a car accident. Before I move further with the story... Yes Mom, everyone is fine. I am fine and no one was hurt. We were driving down the main road of Port Vila and a man decided to run a Stop Sign and T-Bone us as we were going through an intersection. The accident happened right next to the Police Station and were perfectly safe thanks to a Loving Father in Heaven who does protect His missionaries. The truck only took some damage to the bottom left side resulting in a large dent and the paint of the vehicle really scratched up.  If you knew me before the mission you would know that I have never been pulled over or been involved in a car accident.... All the above has happened here in Vanuatu! I am not only have some crazy experiences but I am having a crazy awesome mission. This is truly the hardest thing I have ever done but I am loving it more and more as the days go by. 

One of the best parts of this week would be a lesson we had with one of Elder Piol's and Elder Hable Recent Convert's Mom (who allowed her daughter "Nistancy" to be baptized but has not had much interest in the Gospel until now) We were able to get a lesson with her and pulled up a video on our phone about the Restoration of The Gospel. We all had silent prayers trying to do our best to have the spirit with us to soften her heart. After the video we allowed a few moments of silence, answered her questions, and bore our testimonies. The lesson and spirit have increased my testimony. Joseph Smith did see God The Father and His Son Jesus Christ. The Book of Mormon testfies of Christ and I add my testimony with the thousands of others who know of its great wisdom. We are so very blessed!!! 

Well, today we are heading to New Caledonia!! I have spent 7 months in Vanuatu Andrew will be leaving for the very first time! We will be giving tranings, going on splits (teaching in French!!), and meeting the special Elders and Sisters of NC! Life is pretty exciting although we will have a lot of work to do. It's not so hard when the work so great and inspired! 

Mother's Day Calls!!! Next Week is the week we have to honor our beautiful Mothers!! Mom, I love you! It is a wonderful day we have to honor woman especially the wonderful mothers that we have. In our mission we will be allowed phone calls on the day of Mother's Day. This will be Sunday for you and a Monday for me. Which means it is my P-Day! It is a requirement that you need to call me. I do know this might be expensive and I am sorry about that but if we get to talk I will be super excited. I wish even more that we could Skype but I will be thankful for what I have. Here are the phone calls. Just call anytime. If the time doesn't work you csm always call back! 

Love you all so much!! :) I hope you all have had a wonderful week. 

So much Love!! 

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