Bula Vinaka!
I can't tell you how good it was to hear those words this week. We came back to Fiji for Zone Conference on Thursday and I had an interview with president Friday morning and then had Zone Conference on Friday. It was really great to see all the Missionaries in our mission. It's weird how the mission changes! I also heard that some things are changing back home. For instance, I heard that NaTasha is engaged! That's kind of weird and I heard that was one of my cousins proposed to his girlfriend this past week. (wow that's kind of cryptic) Weird how things change! People getting married and having babies and dying and I'm here in Fiji. I think I've changed some too...
I hate to say it but I think I lost a little bit of weight when I was sick just barely. Not so much that it's any worry but just enough for people to notice. When I came back to Fiji, Sister Ostler asked me if I'd lost weight. I told her I thought so and she made sure I got an extra cupcake at lunch. YES! I should have lost weight earlier!!! Just kidding. I'm confident my next trip to Tuvalu will be more successful for weight gain! I can only hope.
So my interview with President was really good this week. We talked about Tuvalu and about me learning the language. He told me he thinks I have a gift for languages. I told him it's hard for me to know because I don't know how other people learn. I have had to struggle a lot and there's still a lot of struggle ahead. I feel like the Lord has helped me a lot though to be somewhat successful so far.
This email got interuppted because the internet cafe we were sitting in suddenly crashed and the power went off in the middle of the email. Thank Heavens for Auto Draft Save.
This week in Tuvalu wasn't too exciting, we were just excited to come back to Fiji and see our friends here. We didn't have much work to do because of our recent baptisms and confirmations.
In Fiji, we've been staying in Wainibokasi. I've been here before but just for a week. That week was probably my hardest week so far on the mission but it was really enjoyable to come back to this beautiful place. Some people even remembered me! There's one Samoan lady who was born in Tuvalu that they teach and we taught her when I was here before. She remembered me.
I was on splits with another Samoan elder named Elder Momoisea. He got really sick yesterday though, so we had to give him a blessing in the middle of the night and this morning I had to clean up his puke in the bathroom. He went to the Doctor's today and I think he was just really dehydrated. We'll find out when we see them later today.
So something I have thought a lot about this last week is the principle of sacrifice. When we read about the apostles of Jesus Christ we read that they "straightway left their nets and followed him." They left their families and their livelyhood to follow the savior. Peter says in Mark 10:28-30 "Lo, we have left all and have followed thee." The Savior promised him that they would receive an hundred fold and eternal life for their sacrifice. I was thinking about what I have sacrificed to be here right now. It doesn't seem like that much in comparison. I think it's really merciful how God just asks 2 years of my life and my whole heart, might, mind and strength at this time. It makes me really grateful for the primitive apostles. They had to give up so much to follow the savior. He doesn't ask that much of me so I cannot complain.
I love you all! This church is the kingdom of God on the earth. It says that in the introduction to the Book of Mormon and I think it's so true! I love the Book of Mormon and I love my savior Jesus Christ. He loves us too and knows each one of us.
I love you!
Elder Paul Leland Hill
This email got interuppted because the internet cafe we were sitting in suddenly crashed and the power went off in the middle of the email. Thank Heavens for Auto Draft Save.
This week in Tuvalu wasn't too exciting, we were just excited to come back to Fiji and see our friends here. We didn't have much work to do because of our recent baptisms and confirmations.
In Fiji, we've been staying in Wainibokasi. I've been here before but just for a week. That week was probably my hardest week so far on the mission but it was really enjoyable to come back to this beautiful place. Some people even remembered me! There's one Samoan lady who was born in Tuvalu that they teach and we taught her when I was here before. She remembered me.
I was on splits with another Samoan elder named Elder Momoisea. He got really sick yesterday though, so we had to give him a blessing in the middle of the night and this morning I had to clean up his puke in the bathroom. He went to the Doctor's today and I think he was just really dehydrated. We'll find out when we see them later today.
So something I have thought a lot about this last week is the principle of sacrifice. When we read about the apostles of Jesus Christ we read that they "straightway left their nets and followed him." They left their families and their livelyhood to follow the savior. Peter says in Mark 10:28-30 "Lo, we have left all and have followed thee." The Savior promised him that they would receive an hundred fold and eternal life for their sacrifice. I was thinking about what I have sacrificed to be here right now. It doesn't seem like that much in comparison. I think it's really merciful how God just asks 2 years of my life and my whole heart, might, mind and strength at this time. It makes me really grateful for the primitive apostles. They had to give up so much to follow the savior. He doesn't ask that much of me so I cannot complain.
I love you all! This church is the kingdom of God on the earth. It says that in the introduction to the Book of Mormon and I think it's so true! I love the Book of Mormon and I love my savior Jesus Christ. He loves us too and knows each one of us.
I love you!
Elder Paul Leland Hill
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