Dear Family,
Well im about to leave to go climb the highest mountain in all of tutuila. so I have almost no time. So im just going to say thank you so much for everything, you are all to good to me. thank you for sending the shoes. and the junkfood. haha. I get way to much of that here, ah tutuila is the land of food!!! everyone says that you put on the most weight on this island. well I really have to go, good letters next week oai loa.
Manuia lave le vaiaso.
Elder Fawcett
E aga'i i luma le galuega.
Samoa
Monday, October 27, 2014
Monday, October 20, 2014
October 20, 2014
Dear Family,
Wow Dad it sounds like you are giving quite the object lessons. But in my opinion they are the best kind. Because I would dare say that, that student will remember it. Now that is what is important. what good is teaching people if they are just going to forget what we are teaching them. Its always best to make things interesting. Thanks Dad for your thoughts on Thomas. I really feel for him. Self doubts are always the hardest to overcome. But let us always remember that faith is a gift that is best received though sincere fasting and prayer. I also just read in Jesus the Christ that in order to exercise our faith we need to align our desires with the will of the Lord.
What a great goal that you have made, to visit the temple truly is a gift that most people don't understand. I don't even know if I truly understand it completely. For the temple is something that you can only truly understand through frequent temple attendance. So for you to make a goal like that really is a wonderful opportunity. I am slightly jealous... I don't have the ability to attend the temple... it being on a completely different island. I look forward to the next time I will be able to attend. Keana, going to the temple every week. That is so good of you. Like I said earlier, I am slightly jealous. make the most of it.
This was a fun week. I have a funny story for you guys. We were in a members house waiting in the front room for the head of the house to come out and talk with us. one of the little girls walked in and saw the reflection of light off of my companions watch on the wall. she seemed very amazed at this. Elder Davis moved the light a couple feet to the right, and sure enough she screamed in amazement and ran after the light. Elder Davis commenced in moving the light around the room for the little girl to follow, which she did with mush screaming. I thought the whole thing was quite interesting.
We got a new investigator this week. Brother and sister Leomiti. Its kind of cool because he is a Matai (chief). I think that is pretty cool, to teach a Matai. But its also not good because I heard that a lot of Matai's don't like our church because they don't like the fact that the church doesn't give any special recognition or states, where as in another church they would be considered a higher class than everyone else. or have higher authority. We will address the subject with him later this week.
Well that's all for now. Manuia lava le vaiaso!
Alofa atu,
Elder Fawcett
E aga'i I luma le galuenga a le Atua.
Wow Dad it sounds like you are giving quite the object lessons. But in my opinion they are the best kind. Because I would dare say that, that student will remember it. Now that is what is important. what good is teaching people if they are just going to forget what we are teaching them. Its always best to make things interesting. Thanks Dad for your thoughts on Thomas. I really feel for him. Self doubts are always the hardest to overcome. But let us always remember that faith is a gift that is best received though sincere fasting and prayer. I also just read in Jesus the Christ that in order to exercise our faith we need to align our desires with the will of the Lord.
What a great goal that you have made, to visit the temple truly is a gift that most people don't understand. I don't even know if I truly understand it completely. For the temple is something that you can only truly understand through frequent temple attendance. So for you to make a goal like that really is a wonderful opportunity. I am slightly jealous... I don't have the ability to attend the temple... it being on a completely different island. I look forward to the next time I will be able to attend. Keana, going to the temple every week. That is so good of you. Like I said earlier, I am slightly jealous. make the most of it.
This was a fun week. I have a funny story for you guys. We were in a members house waiting in the front room for the head of the house to come out and talk with us. one of the little girls walked in and saw the reflection of light off of my companions watch on the wall. she seemed very amazed at this. Elder Davis moved the light a couple feet to the right, and sure enough she screamed in amazement and ran after the light. Elder Davis commenced in moving the light around the room for the little girl to follow, which she did with mush screaming. I thought the whole thing was quite interesting.
We got a new investigator this week. Brother and sister Leomiti. Its kind of cool because he is a Matai (chief). I think that is pretty cool, to teach a Matai. But its also not good because I heard that a lot of Matai's don't like our church because they don't like the fact that the church doesn't give any special recognition or states, where as in another church they would be considered a higher class than everyone else. or have higher authority. We will address the subject with him later this week.
Well that's all for now. Manuia lava le vaiaso!
Alofa atu,
Elder Fawcett
E aga'i I luma le galuenga a le Atua.
Monday, October 13, 2014
October 13, 2014
Dear Family,
It's great to hear that you guys are back on your feet after running the marathon. It sounds as if you guys are having a great week. Busy as usual. Dad was the book Jesus the Christ really written inside of the temple? And as for the topic of beating people, That is one of the biggest problems of Samoa, everyone beats on somebody. All parents beat there kids and all older siblings beat the younger siblings. and its not just small beatings. I have seen some nasty wounds and scars. And if you ask them about it, they would just say that it is a part of their culture. Just yesterday was stake conference and the presiding authority Elder Dundfeild addressed the stake on the very topic saying that there are better ways to discipline their kids than to beat and hit them. But Just hearing it wont change their habits that they have made over the past fifty years. This is just one of the aspects of the Samoan culture that I really don't like, and that the church is trying to fix.
We had Interviews with our mission president this week. I love President Tolman so much. He is the best thing that has happened to this mission since I have been here. Not just because he opened email and other good things. He is the pushing the work here so hard. And he and his wife are trying so hard to get to know every missionary personally. I can honestly say that he has changed my mission experience. He is truly a man called of God.
Well I love all of you. I promise you a long letter next week.
Elder Fawcett
E aga'i i luma le galuega a le Atua
It's great to hear that you guys are back on your feet after running the marathon. It sounds as if you guys are having a great week. Busy as usual. Dad was the book Jesus the Christ really written inside of the temple? And as for the topic of beating people, That is one of the biggest problems of Samoa, everyone beats on somebody. All parents beat there kids and all older siblings beat the younger siblings. and its not just small beatings. I have seen some nasty wounds and scars. And if you ask them about it, they would just say that it is a part of their culture. Just yesterday was stake conference and the presiding authority Elder Dundfeild addressed the stake on the very topic saying that there are better ways to discipline their kids than to beat and hit them. But Just hearing it wont change their habits that they have made over the past fifty years. This is just one of the aspects of the Samoan culture that I really don't like, and that the church is trying to fix.
We had Interviews with our mission president this week. I love President Tolman so much. He is the best thing that has happened to this mission since I have been here. Not just because he opened email and other good things. He is the pushing the work here so hard. And he and his wife are trying so hard to get to know every missionary personally. I can honestly say that he has changed my mission experience. He is truly a man called of God.
Well I love all of you. I promise you a long letter next week.
Elder Fawcett
E aga'i i luma le galuega a le Atua
Monday, October 6, 2014
October 6, 2014
Dear family,
Our computers are really slow over here even on good days, today was not a good day... my computer would not load, so now I only have ten minutes to write.
I sounds like the marathon went really well. despite the fact that you didn't reach your time mom, it sounds as if you did amazing. Do you ever plan on trying again? Great job to Keana as well. what you did was no easy. Mom all the pictures that you sent me wont load on the computer so I don't know what any of the pictures are that you have sent me.
How did all of you enjoy conference? I thought that it was amazing. life changing in fact, but then again we all have something to work on that should change our lives no matter how small it may seem. Its just up to you weather or not you decide to make that change or not.
well I do love all of you and I hope that you are all having a wonderful week. I also hope that you guys aren't to sore. haha
alofa atu,
Elder Fawcett
E aga'i i luma le galuega.
P.S. quick question. How do you deal with a man that beats his wife?
Our computers are really slow over here even on good days, today was not a good day... my computer would not load, so now I only have ten minutes to write.
I sounds like the marathon went really well. despite the fact that you didn't reach your time mom, it sounds as if you did amazing. Do you ever plan on trying again? Great job to Keana as well. what you did was no easy. Mom all the pictures that you sent me wont load on the computer so I don't know what any of the pictures are that you have sent me.
How did all of you enjoy conference? I thought that it was amazing. life changing in fact, but then again we all have something to work on that should change our lives no matter how small it may seem. Its just up to you weather or not you decide to make that change or not.
well I do love all of you and I hope that you are all having a wonderful week. I also hope that you guys aren't to sore. haha
alofa atu,
Elder Fawcett
E aga'i i luma le galuega.
P.S. quick question. How do you deal with a man that beats his wife?
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