Seetai got baptised!

Elder Grow me first Zone Leader leaving for Gisbourne
This kids ball skills is next level hopefully see him play for the NBA in the future.

Wassup yo.

Man what a weekend and a busy flat out week so much PLANNING and back and forth with the Samoan ward mission leader which was ahh, kind of a headache, but every thing all worked out in the end. The week was long with appointments and visits, Eferton who is 9 (another investigator we are teaching in the Manurewa 2nd ward) is having a hard time understanding the lesson we are currently teaching him. He had leukemia he takes a lot longer to take in and understand information and is not really able to understand much English, so its pretty much up to me to get my Samoan better than what it is cause right now he's not understanding my Samoan/English lessons, straight feel bad for him cause of me he's progressing slow or not at all, and he tells us he wants to be baptised but I want him to understand. So I've been spending more time studying Samoan and praying for help while teaching him, in the end I know it will work out.

My trainer Elder Lewis leaving for Hamilton.
Sad day it was but life goes on.

Elder Goodman, Se'eta'i and myself. yeah the baptism.

On Saturday we had the Baptism of Seetai. Man what a week of organising the program and making sure everything was good for the day, and what a day it was! Honestly, it was straight gangs, the spirit that was felt no lies was legit strong. One of the speakers who spoke was his wife's little brother. Man the best primary speaker I've heard,  brought tears to half the room - the talk was about faith and repentance. Seetai felt the spirit that day and we were hopeful he would, after we baptised him he told me how grateful he was for the work of missionaries and knew 100% that this is the right thing to do. Man brought tears to my eyes honestly that day was just too many emotions lol good ones though. Cool thing, we did the baptism in Samoan hehe proud of myself lol any who but the light refreshment they reckon after the baptism. Walk into the hall and there's 2 massive pigs and 4 Styrofoam boxes of BBQ with talo and luau with other sides, man what a feast! The family gave boxes of corned beef to the Stake Presidency and the Bishopric for coming to the baptism along with boxes of chicken. Stake President's wife, bless her soul lol comes to us as we were leaving and puts the box of corned beef in our car bruh corned beef for days I tell ya. Eshayy!!

yeah the boys

Yeah last week was hectic juggling between both wards has gotten a bit harder as the work and our teaching pool with both are continuing to grow but man you wouldn't want it any other way, these challenges are what makes us grow and need them like a fat boy needs exercise (which is me also) lol ahh but yea such is life, a beautiful thing but the mission life man nothing beats it. I'm grateful for the opportunity that has been given to my companion and I to teach the people that Heavenly Father has prepared for us, love this Gospel so much and just want to wish you guys a blessed week. Yoza.

Well y'all have good one!

 

Elder Purcell