Ups and Downs

11/14/2016

Dear everyone,

So this week I think has been a great week! One filled with a lot of small miracles and some opposition. So this week first off, Elder Meyer has been feeling like sick.. like light headed and head aches and pretty much like he is going to pass out at anytime.. we think maybe it has something to do with the heat and that his German-ness can't handle the heat (it has been at least over 33 c everyday and very humid). So a couple of the days this week we have had to take it pretty slow for him and on one day we just stayed in the flat all day as Elder Meyer slept and I studied.

Before all of that stuff started happening on Tuesday I went on a trade-off with the zone leader in his area but we pretty much ran a bunch of errands the whole day.. so ya, haha. Wednesday we were able to have a good lesson with Tenielle and we had a cool experience where we came by first at the time that we had the appointment and her kids answered the door and said that she was busy and to come back tomorrow.. and so we were like "noooo!" because we had also brought one of the Ward missionaries, Rocky Utai, with us and we were like well.. what now?  I decided to ask what Rocky and Elder Meyer thought and they both said that they felt like that we should go and leave something for her family. And Rocky remembered that his family just had an extra cake that was chilling and that we should go give it to them. So we went and picked it up and when we came back we knocked on the door and they were like "oh ya come in!" and Tenielle said that right before we knocked on the door that all of her kids just asked her, "what's for dessert??" and she said nothing. Then her oldest son Anthony asked what about some cake? and knock knock knock there we were with some cake. And then we taught them a lesson and asked a lot of questions and they brought up some concerns about baptism that we had never heard about from them and we were able to resolve them all!  They won't be ready for the original date for a baptism but they are definitely on the right path! So you never know what the Spirit might whisper to your companion, but always listen and obey!  We also had her meet the bishop.  We will just have to see how things will go! 

Also next week I won't email till Friday because we are going to the temple then! But I hope you all have a great week and always look out for the little things the Lord blesses you with because the Lord works by small and simple means! 

Alma 37: 6-7 

Ofa atu! (Tongan for I love you)

-Elder Pierce