thanks for the pun, dad:)
so the tsunami warning was fun;) what happened was the police came around and told everybody on the road about it, so we heard about it 10 minutes before it was supposed to hit kosrae. then, the mission office called and told us we needed to find all the other elders, but the senior couple doesn't have a phone, so we started driving around the island looking for them, but the only road to get from place to place is right there along the beach, so it was kind of eerie just waiting for a giant wave to kill us. the locals, however, dont believe in the warnings and a lot of them just stayed at home. if there had been a tsunami, it would have been disastrous. but there wasn't one and we are all safe and happy:) it did mess up our proselyting schedule though:(
anyway, so if you remember the last email i sent where i said i was going fishing? oh yeah, i caught a shark. no big deal.
so andy and owen are braced? pahkomuhtacltal. don't worry guys, it goes by faster than you realize. just remember not to complain about them. think about it, you guys are getting perfect teeth. someday, it will all be worth it. :)
i got the package and thank you soo much for the stuff:) we have been loving it. also, on the back of the brownie boxes, there were cut-out valentines that i am giving to the other elders (they will be so pleased). haha
so elder conejero and i have been focusing on sacrificing for our investigators, and we have fasted every sunday for the last 3 weeks. and then, two days ago, we had a 16 year old girl (whom we thought was already a member because she comes to church every week and lives the commandments) come up to us and ask if she could be baptized... . . .uhhh, yeah. so we are planning a baptism with her for this saturday and are meeting with her everyday to make sure everything is good to go. miracle pa ingacn (pa ingacn is hard to translate, but it basically means "that's it").
something else that is fun is i bought a kosraean bible for 5 dollars and have been trying to read it and surprisingly has helped a lot in learning how to say some words. go figger.
oh, our mission president gave us a book of mormon challenge. we are supposed to read one of the blue book of mormons we give out, marking every verse on the 1) atonement, 2) gathering of israel, 3) Holy Ghost, 4) gospel or plan of salvation. we are supposed to finish by the end of the transfer (6 weeks) and then give it to an investigator. it has been super good:)
also, we have been recipients of miracle after miracle; but one i want to talk about happened yesterday:
i am so glad that the memory card made it home to you guys! i was really worried that it never would.
oh, something i have started doing is i am using a lot of object lessons here (thank you dad for reminding me). kosraeans love object lessons, and i have been having a lot of fun with them. it is crazy to me that every lesson we teach by way of object lesson, people remember what it was about. we've been burning things, throwing things, tying things, untying things, getting wet, and having a lot of spiritual fun. and yet, the people listen and learn. who knew that object lessons were so effective? i didnt until sister mecham told us to use them more.
love,
Elder Gerber
so the tsunami warning was fun;) what happened was the police came around and told everybody on the road about it, so we heard about it 10 minutes before it was supposed to hit kosrae. then, the mission office called and told us we needed to find all the other elders, but the senior couple doesn't have a phone, so we started driving around the island looking for them, but the only road to get from place to place is right there along the beach, so it was kind of eerie just waiting for a giant wave to kill us. the locals, however, dont believe in the warnings and a lot of them just stayed at home. if there had been a tsunami, it would have been disastrous. but there wasn't one and we are all safe and happy:) it did mess up our proselyting schedule though:(
anyway, so if you remember the last email i sent where i said i was going fishing? oh yeah, i caught a shark. no big deal.
so andy and owen are braced? pahkomuhtacltal. don't worry guys, it goes by faster than you realize. just remember not to complain about them. think about it, you guys are getting perfect teeth. someday, it will all be worth it. :)
i got the package and thank you soo much for the stuff:) we have been loving it. also, on the back of the brownie boxes, there were cut-out valentines that i am giving to the other elders (they will be so pleased). haha
so elder conejero and i have been focusing on sacrificing for our investigators, and we have fasted every sunday for the last 3 weeks. and then, two days ago, we had a 16 year old girl (whom we thought was already a member because she comes to church every week and lives the commandments) come up to us and ask if she could be baptized... . . .uhhh, yeah. so we are planning a baptism with her for this saturday and are meeting with her everyday to make sure everything is good to go. miracle pa ingacn (pa ingacn is hard to translate, but it basically means "that's it").
something else that is fun is i bought a kosraean bible for 5 dollars and have been trying to read it and surprisingly has helped a lot in learning how to say some words. go figger.
oh, our mission president gave us a book of mormon challenge. we are supposed to read one of the blue book of mormons we give out, marking every verse on the 1) atonement, 2) gathering of israel, 3) Holy Ghost, 4) gospel or plan of salvation. we are supposed to finish by the end of the transfer (6 weeks) and then give it to an investigator. it has been super good:)
also, we have been recipients of miracle after miracle; but one i want to talk about happened yesterday:
We had an appointment with an investigator family who didn't come to church that day. we were pretty disappointed because they have normally been extremely good and are almost ready for baptism. anyway, we got there and found out that they hadnt come because their two year old son had small-pox. we asked if there was anything we could do and they said pray. we asked if we could give him a blessing and they gave us permission. the poor kid was crying and writhing when we got there, but as soon as we started to bless him, he went right to sleep and we felt an extremely good spirit. when we finished, we could see that the parents were really moved and i know that this specific instance was prepared by the Lord to help this family progress.
i am so glad that the memory card made it home to you guys! i was really worried that it never would.
oh, something i have started doing is i am using a lot of object lessons here (thank you dad for reminding me). kosraeans love object lessons, and i have been having a lot of fun with them. it is crazy to me that every lesson we teach by way of object lesson, people remember what it was about. we've been burning things, throwing things, tying things, untying things, getting wet, and having a lot of spiritual fun. and yet, the people listen and learn. who knew that object lessons were so effective? i didnt until sister mecham told us to use them more.
love,
Elder Gerber
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