Paradise

Aloha Family and Friends!! I'm emailing from a new place today -- the BYUH Library! Woooo!

We got to go to Kualoa Ranch for Pday today, and got back at the same time so all the computers were full at the VC.

Well this week was a rough one, but it was still so amazing. Sister N and I have been working hard to make some progress in the area, and it's been slow progress. But we aren't letting that stop us! 

We had a Friends of Other Faiths dinner for all the nonmember students on Sunday, and we had two of our nonmembers show up! And their friends all brought them! So that was pretty cool. Lots of them are coming to church but they don't necessarily want to learn more yet. Baby steps....

As far as the Visitors' Center is concerned, I had a really neat experience yesterday as we were doing the Tram Tours from The Polynesian Cultural Center. We had three empty trams in a row, which was pretty disheartening. But on our last tram, it was FULL. There were 4 different languages represented -- a huge Chinese group (complete with tour guide), a German couple, a Korean family, and a lady from Peru. It was a fun group. When we got to the Visitors' Center I felt prompted to focus on the German couple, and began to teach them more about the Temple. They were the sweetest! I showed them the Book of Mormon that we had in German, and explained to them what it was. They became very interested, and they both accepted copies to take home for themselves. I asked them if they would be willing to meet with missionaries and continue to learn more, and they happily accepted :) At the end of the tour, my smile was ranging from one ear to the other because of how sweet and kind this older German couple was.  I can't wait to keep in contact and teach them more!

That is all I have time for, I just wanted to quickly share how grateful I am to be here. I am so grateful for all the amazing people that encouraged me to serve a mission through their example. I love being here. Teaching more about Christ while strengthening my relationship with Him has changed my life for the better. This really is paradise. 

I love you all! Keep being a light, and shine bright!!

Love always,

Sister Willardson