With a name like Ba, it has to be good

Bula Vinaka my sweet family!

This week was a really exciting week! One of the most exciting things
this week was that Ba now has a Bishop! I don't know if you remember a
family called the ratu family, but the father of the home is now the
bishop. Good 'ole Bishop Ratu! He is a very humble man with lots of
experience in the church. His wife always says, "He's not a well
educated man." I can't help but think of the prophet Joseph and how
humble yet powerful he was. Brother Mateiwai who we have been working
with as well is the first counselor in the Bishopric. We had a lot of
potential counselors at church yesterday too. So soon hopefully we'll
have a full bishopric. They will be able to do it, but it's a big job.
I'm just happy that they were willing.

On Wednesday this week was Diwali. There were so many fireworks and
sweets and lights. Diwali if you remember is like Halloween, Christmas
and the 4th of July all mixed together. IT was good last year, but I
think I enjoyed it more this year. It's a hindu holiday so we went to
a few people's houses and had some sweets.

We did exchanges with Rakiraki this week to do a baptismal interview.
I love going there, it is so relaxing and mountainous up there. It
reminds me of home a little bit. I went with Elder Driso. The sister I
interviewed was so ready to be baptized. She cannot read, but a member
sister who lives nearby always reads the book of mormon to her. She
told me "I know the Book of Mormon is true." Someday she'll know how
to read.

Things are moving good this week! The chapel was packed for church
this week. I hope these good things continue. Next week we are going
to Suva! Yeah baby!

I love you all!



--
Elder Paul Leland Hill
Fiji Suva Mission