Hey Everybody!
The past week has been good. Really, the main
highlight was the Mission Leaders Conference we had on Tuesday and Wednesday. Since so many new leaders were called, President make it a really big thing. We started out by doing a tour of the island of Tonga and seeing all the sites. We went
to see the Ha'amonga (2 big stones with a bigger one on top), a random place
where the first Mormon missionaries in Tonga settled, and then some huge rock in the
middle of nowhere that apparently Maui (the Tongan God) threw at some giant chicken.
After that we had the best part of MLC, the temple session. I think it has been
about 7-8 months since I last got to go the Temple and it was incredible. I testify
the Temple is a true house of God and we can learn so much and feel closer to Him in the Temple. I got some answers for some of the personal problems that I
have been facing. It was also cool 'cause I got to do it all in Tongan and I
understood it all, which was a lot different from the last time.
We then proceeded to do some activities at the Church High School and we ate really, really well. We slept in the church complex, woke up, exercised, ate breakfast then started our 7-hour meeting. We talked about our purpose and what things we can change in the Tonga mission. I learned quite a lot and it helped my testimony about exact obedience. I know that all blessings come from obedience and that if we missionaries can be obedient we can see miracles.
We then proceeded to do some activities at the Church High School and we ate really, really well. We slept in the church complex, woke up, exercised, ate breakfast then started our 7-hour meeting. We talked about our purpose and what things we can change in the Tonga mission. I learned quite a lot and it helped my testimony about exact obedience. I know that all blessings come from obedience and that if we missionaries can be obedient we can see miracles.
Besides that a HEFY group came and left. I got to see and talk to my good
friend Greg from my HEFY experience and meet Sister See and her son from our new Pleasant Grove ward. It's really cool to see the connections that can be
made out here in Tonga.
Work has been going OK. We're struggling to work effectively but I think
that my companion and I can tear up this area. Hopefully we can get out to our
island this week.
Ofa lahi atu,
Elder Wilson
Here are some pictures from the last few weeks:
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| Big rock that came in on a Tsunami, called the Maui rock. |
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| Atata |
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| Burning the shirt at the year mark. |
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