So this week was great but guess what…I was eating a star fruit(my first one in Tahiti) and was like wow this is really good and continued to eat and looked down and there was a MAGGOT IN THE STAR FRUIT!! I was like no way I think I just ATE A MAGGOT!! So I called the mission nurse and she was like you should be ok and sure enough I am but yeah pretty disgusting but it’s just all part of the experience! So great experience this week😂😭
Now some Highlights from this week:
-I SAW A SHOOTING STAR💫 I was just talking with my companion when all of a sudden this flash of like cut the night sky and their were like shards with it and I was like WOW!! I got chills! I have no idea truly what it was but it was incredible and something I’ll never forget!
-We found this super sweet Mami(like a grandma) and she loves to read so we asked her if she wanted a Book of Mormon and she was like YES! It was amazing! She lives in an assisted living house because she’s in her 90s! We are continuing to go and visit her and we’ll see what happens but she seems pretty interested! She said Yes I’d love to talk with you about this and why not learn more about your gospel!
-We had language study again at the Colombel’s and we did Tahitian and French this time and it was amazing that I still remembered a little bit of Tahitian but it was pretty difficult! Then after we had yummy crepes again and I’m continuing to try each day to get just a little better at French and Tahitian!
-Sunday we had many miracles with finding friends and these 2 boys just yelled to us to talk with them so we did and they were like yeah we’d like to learn more so this week we’ll contact them and set up a lesson with them! It was amazing because they found us!
-ZONE CONFERENCE WITH ELDER AND SŒUR WAKOLO!!! P-day changed because of Zone conference yesterday so it’s today instead of Monday! It was so amazing and Elder and Sœur Wakolo taught us amazing principles to add to missionary work and it was all centered around the Doctrine of Christ and why it is important and how Baptism is the key to starting on the covenant path back to return to Heavenly Father! Also I saw Sœur Hansen, Grose, and Grant from my MTC district and it was so amazing to see them and see how they are doing!
Those are just some highlights from this week and it was great! Kind of a hard week for me at times but I was able to see these miracles and they helped me get through with a smile on my face and have joy! All I can do is control my focus and attitude and when it’s centered on Christ and serving the people of Tahiti I feel much better and see these incredible miracles daily! This work is so beautiful and truly every week has its own challenges but my testimony goes in ways I can’t describe and though it is very difficult I can have a smile on my face every day! This is not about me! And just all I can do is keep moving forward with faith and know that without these hard times I couldn’t appreciate the wonderful blessing and miracles that help those hard moments pass by! I am so grateful for this Gospel and for Jesus Christ and Heavenly Father and their individual plan for each of us! They know me and everyone here and when we turn to Them they magnify us in ways we can’t ever imagine! All I can do is keep holding onto that and I can do all the hard things with Them right by my side and with the Holy Ghost comforting me in times I feel scared or lonely! This is truly the true Church of Jesus Christ! He is my Savior and He knows my struggles and is the only person I can turn to for peace and comfort! Beaucoup d’amour! Ua here au ia outou!💙
-Elder LeBaron
