Kai Kemate :)

Aloha, Famili!

Wow. This last week was pretty amazing. And just so everyone knows... I AM STILL ALIVE!

I may have gained 10 pounds in the last week... But I am still alive :) In our Tongan branch, we cover the whole west side of the island, and that means there is work work work! For some reason, however, our only progressing investigators aren't Tongan hahaha

We have a baptism on Saturday! His name is Owen and he is dating Tongan girl in our ward. He is soo solid. He's been meeting with missionaries for a while now, so he knows everything, but it wasn't until 3 weeks ago that it actually clicked for him and he wanted to be baptized. We have taught him a few times this last week, and it is so amazing to see how much faith he has in the Lord -- He won't let anything stop him from entering the waters of baptism :)

Let's see what else... We don't get to stay out very late because it is not really safe after dark... But it has been cool to see how the more we are out and about, the Lord blesses us with people to teach -- whoever they are! We even got to teach this lady named Lissa (we gave her some food too because she is homeless right now), but then she gave us this big list of stuff to get her and it kind of got awkward haha

The families here all really struggle financially, and they are just so humble. Despite the environment, it is amazing to see how the Gospel is literally a beacon of light to those who are stuck in addiction, depression and sin. God loves us so much that He provided a Savior for us to lead us back to Him. Living the Gospel is turning towards God when the world tries to convince us to turn away. No matter who we are or what we're going through, this Gospel can and will transform our lives, and give us the strength to move forward with a bright hope of a better future.

I LOVE WAIANAE!!

I love you all!

Sister Willardson