Very VERY crazy week this week!😳 I don’t even know where to start! Let’s just say 2024 so far has been filled with wonderful blessing and opportunities for me to grow closer to Heavenly Father and Jesus Chirst more so than ever before and truly have to rely on them in these hard moments!
Monday right before P-Day was going to end this crazy lady came out screaming at my companion and it wasn’t good and we had to get President Colombel come and help us stop her from trying to attack us and it was not good! We locked ourselves in a classroom since we were at the church building and waited for him to get her and then we all left! It was quite chaotic! Then we had to call President Tuahu after and explain everything to him and then he said to go to the police the next day to file a report so a great way to start 2024!
Tuesday we then went to the police station and filed a report but they couldn’t do anything since she didn’t actually touch him just was threatening my companion so we waited like 2 hours and they did absolutely nothing! It was crazy! And we also had to do our shopping this day because all the stores were closed for New Years on Monday! So I got Trix cereal which was nice and it was a much better experience than the last time! But something that’s funny is we have gotten lunch every single day this week and I haven’t been able to eat any of the food I bought so yeah🙃😂
Wednesday I got into a bike accident since I was trying to get out of a car’s way and completely biffed it and really hurt my ankle but hey I’m still alive! Though it brought back some PTSD from the bike accident I had like 2 and a half ish years ago when I was on the Hiawatha trail with my brothers and crashed and got 7 stitches in my hand! But I was able to feel better and I was able to eat pizza that night for dinner and it was so good! And we went to the Colombel’s family for dinner! We also had 4 lessons that day in the pouring rain but it was so great I was able to like the quote says “When storms come your way learn to dance in the rain!” and so I did and was happy to be biking in the rain until you know the bike crash😅😂
Thursday we had in the morning language study with Sœur Harryman and Sœur Lallemant after our personal studies and it was great having some extra help to learn French and since we couldn’t do it with Sœur Colombel we were able to it together still without her. Then when we were leaving my companion had the thought to do a port à port which is contacting and as we were going he had a thought to go this one way and these random 2 guys were walking and stopped us and asked if we could meet with them and so we got their contact and then they left and it was an absolutely amazing miracle! It’s amazing how you feel prompted to one thing which just makes you go and then God puts people in your path that you would never find unless you just go and trust! Then our Faatamaraa canceled for the night but the Tetoka family, who are the 3 boys who got baptized on Christmas, invited us to eat with them after our lesson and it was another amazing miracle! Then I helped them plan their trip to Utah and helped them know what fun things to do and to also try and meet up with my family because that would be incredible if they could meet my family! So we’ll see! But it was a great day!
Friday I woke up feeling a little sick and took some Exhedrine and then went on with the day. Well during our district council I still wasn’t feeling good but just thought I was tried and nothing was wrong. We get to about 5pm and I’m feeling horrible with body aches and felt like I had a fever and so I tested and sure enough it was 102.9⁰F and I was like this isn’t good! We called President and Sœur Tuahu and they said take some medicine and go to the doctor tomorrow and so I went to bed.
Saturday I woke up and got ready to go to the doctor and was freaking out praying I could go to a good doctor! And so we eneded up going to 3 different clinics and they were all closed so we had to go to Papeete which is like an hour in a half to two hours away! But I was feeling not good! So we went and it was actually in Faa’a which is right next to Papeete and when we got there we got checked in and I got taken back and I was so scared because I don’t speak great French and luckily they let Elder Adams come back with me to translate for me and they did a Dangy Fever test and that was about it and then got a list of medicines for me and said i had the Flu. I was like I know this isn’t the Flu and it feels like Strep that because I had like white dots on my throat in the back and it hurts so bad but nope they didn’t test me for it. Then I went to the pharmacy and got all the medicine and it was very funny to hear all the French people try and speak English to me because it just sounded like they were speaking French or English that doesn’t forget sense and so I just nodded my head and continued with the day! It was absolutely crazy! Then luckily we went to this incredible place foe lunch called Poké Bar and it was a Sushi Burrito with a Tortilla and then filled with Poke! It was so good and it was right by the ocean! It was very incredible and much needed for me! Then we went home and I slept for the rest of the night!
Sunday just stayed at home all day and wasn’t able to go to church because President didn’t want me to get anyone in the ward sick or our friends of the Church so I just rested all day!
I know this was a long email but I figured y’all would want to hear all about this crazy chaotic week I had! It’s all good though! I have come to know that in these different moments to rely on my Savior and Heavenly Father to comfort me when I am so far away from home and in another country having to deal with these things! Also I am so grateful for modern day medicine in the US and I am just so grateful for the US! I am grateful for the eyes to see that I am so blessed to be from their and not take for granted the small things! Though I was terrified to face these challenges I wasn’t alone and Jesus Christ was with the the whole time walking hand in hand with me and the comfort from the Holy Ghost knowing that I would be ok! And I was and was able to make it though that! They are always there for me and for anyone who need help! You just need to Trust and have Faith that they will lead and guide and comfort you at all times! I am so grateful for this Gospel and for this experience to bring me closer to Them! They have me and will protect me always just trust and everything always works out in the end! That’s it for this week! Till next week! Love and miss y’all so much!! Beaucoup d’amour! Ua here au ia outou!💙
-Elder LeBaron
