Talofa!
Another week has gone by! We started off the week with the mission leaders and AP's gone to Savaii for the Zone conference there. Elder Godderidge took advantage of having less commotion at the office and made his own commotion by grinding glue off of the wall in the front entry that was part of the President's next project idea. Last weekend he demolished the big display board that they had him remove half-way 6 months ago. They decided they didn't want anything there but the painted cinder block wall. But when he pulled off the display, he discovered that it had been glued onto the wall and the glue didn't come off with it! So it ended up being a lot more work than planned. He grinded all the glue off on Monday and Tuesday morning, then repainted the whole entryway walls on Tuesday and Wednesday. On Thursday it was quiet at the office because the Upolu West side zone conference was being held that day. I got a lot of stuff done in the office and Elder Godderidge delivered monthly needs to the west zone. On Friday, it was the Upolu East side zone conference so that was the one we attended because our zone was there. The Southeast , Northeast, and Apia zones were in attendance. It started at 9:00 AMand went until 2:00 PM. After lunch at noon, we got notified that we would be bearing our testimonies with the other missionaries from these zones that are finishing their missions at the end of the month. Yikes!! I don't like it when I don't have time to prepare. But we did it. After the zone conference, we got to have the missionaries sing the farewell song to us. "Oh, I Never Will Forget You!" Elder G. videoed that.
It's starting to feel real that we will be leaving soon. Saturday I spent some of the day starting to pack up my biggest suitcase with things I won't be needing until we get home. This morning we went to church with Sisters Johnson and Fischer in Vaitele Uta ward. After the meeting, we gave them a ride home and I gave them a bag of skirts, tops, and dresses that I'm leaving behind. Sister Fischer is almost as short as I am so they should fit her. I told them to give away the things they didn't want to someone in their area where they're serving. This afternoon, the Lunt's came by our apartment to visit us and gave us a little going away gift. Elder Lunt is the mission dentist that runs the clinic. We're going to try to get together with the Purcell's before we leave to have dinner and catch up. Other than that, it's just tying up loose ends and trying to keep missionaries healthy and happy for one more week! And then they're on their own, haha! JK!
Thought I'd share a few of my notes from things I've heard/learned during the mission:
-The Book of Mormon is an immunization (a protection) from the evils of this world.
- The Savior is mentioned in every 1.7 verses in the Book of Mormon
- D&C 88:118-119 (look it up!).
- INTEGRITY is being righteous in the dark
-There is no growth in comfort.
- Instead of "return with honor", "return to work"!
Have a great week! SEE YOU SOON!
newly painted entryway with bench, and w/o bench
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