Ohana,
So we got our transfer calls this Sunday, I am getting
transferred back to Oahu this week. My flight leaves on Wednesday at 6:15 in
the morning, and then ill go to the transfer meeting where they will tell me
where I'm serving next. I'm gonna miss this Ward and this area. This has most definitely been my favorite ward so far. I wish i could stay for another
transfer or 2 transfers, but i guess the Lord needs me somewhere else more. But
i am grateful for the time i have been here, and for all the people i have met,
and all the friendships i have made. I'm definitely going to be staying friends
with a lot of the people i met here, and maybe come back and visit them
sometime in the future.
This morning we hiked into Waipio valley, we have done
this hike before with an investigator named Skip. But this time we went farther
on the trail and instead had 3 Elders, and JR and Daniel who are 20 and 21, and
are in our ward. We left around 8 and got done at around noon. It was really
fun, we were all able to talk to each other, and just enjoy the beautiful
nature that God created for us. I think hikes are one of my favorite things to
to in Hawaii, to be able to go and see nature, and get the exercise, and see
whatever you are hiking too.
We found a stray dog on the way, that started following
us on the hike. Were not sure where the dog came from or who the owner is. So
we found a member who lives really close to where the hike starts, and left the
dog with the member, and she is going to try to find the owner of the dog. Then
later today we met together at Spencer's Beach Park, everyone in the Zone came.
So like 16 missionaries were there.
We played basketball, and volleyball and just chilled
with each other and everything fun.
So one of the missionaries out here is from Blackfoot
Idaho. Her name is Sister Kami Christiansen,
however its spelled. I asked her if she new Michael Cardinal and she
did, she knows the Cardinal family. She says she thinks she knows Arielle and
Adrianna Marvel, that there name sounds really familiar and she would probably recognize them. She went to Blackfoot High and i think graduated in 2009 or
something. So Dad you''ll have to see if you know her family, or if Adrianna
and Arielle knows her?? that would be really cool.
On Sunday we had a member who invited her boyfriend Spike
to come to church with her. Spike came to church and sat through sacrament. And
afterwards he said he had lots of questions about the church. So we went
outside with him to a bench table, and answered his questions, and also taught
him the restoration. It was super awesome, the spirit was there very strongly
and I'm so grateful for the spirit helping me answer some of the questions.
Because they were really hard questions that i have never answered before, but
the spirit began guiding my thoughts and ideas, and then my words. It was a
great experience. He said he is going to pray about the Book of Mormon, and
then pray about it. His parents are anti Mormon, and don't want him taking the
lessons.
But he is like 24 and he wants to learn more about the
church. It was an awesome experience.
We had 3 dinners on Sunday, ugh.... First one was with
the Yosts at 4:30. Second dinner was with the Loo's at 6:30, and the third
dinner was with the Eskarans at 8 Pm. By the end of the night i was so stuffed
i felt like i was going to explode. I'm glad i got to go on the Hike this
morning to help work some of it off. But all the meals were huge meals with
desert included. In this area, in Waimea and Waikoloa, i realized that members
feed us so much brownies!!! I'm not complaining because those are like 1 of my
favorite deserts but still, its not healthy! I like legitimately get brownies like
4-5 days out of the week.
Like I'm not even joking, I eat brownies almost every day.
Its like a
90 % chance that the member is going to give us brownies
for desert, and sometimes we just get dropped off brownies, or given brownies
after scouts, or young mens and young womens. Its just crazy!!
Well my time is out, i need to drive home and get ready
for our dinner, i love you all! Mahalo for reading!!
Love Elder Durocher
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| Waipio Valley - JR, (the brown one) Me, and Mark |
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This is Elder Small, Me and Elder Richards, in Waipio
Valley
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This picture shows the green cliffs that we were hiking
to get into Waipio Valley
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| Awesome! |
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