dear family,
very first today, thank you for your diligence in writing. i
appreciate it a lot.
we were finally able to watch conference. we watched the saturday
sessions in english, the sunday morning session in kosraean, and the
sunday afternoon session in english as well. it was a very rewarding
experience to see so many people come and see the prophet speak. it
was a wonderful conference, and i am excited to read the talks
again--especially the sunday morning session;)
we have had the assistants here for the last couple of days. i kind of
felt bad for them since most of their time here was during conference
and there wasn't much left to go proselyting with us. but, it has been
a wonderful time to learn from them.
i am now learning bits and pieces of chuukese, due to our chuukese
investigator: sis. maiye. i now know more than ever that we are called
to the places where we can do the most good--i cannot roll my r's, and
about half of the chuukese language is that little flick of the tongue
that i cannot physically do. kosraean has only a slight roll on the
L's, and that i can do. ;)
owen and andy:
it sounds like you guys are doing great. i want you guys to know that
there are a lot of times on my mission where i wish i could give you
guys great big hugs and tell you how much i love you. keep on doing
good work:)
there have been some incredible moments recently. i was in prayer a
few nights ago, asking what was left that i could do more. i received
an interesting answer about using my talents and abilities that i
developed at home. today, the assistants held a training meeting and
stressed using our talents and abilities in our work. the Spirit truly
knows everything, and doesn't change.
i am very happy and healthy and safe. i love you guys a whole lot.
love,
Elder Gerber
Monday, April 29, 2013
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
April 21, 2013
dear family:)
Answers for the week:
1. How long does it take you to bike to Tofol? Or do you take a bus
or something?
--we don't bike to tofol. the malem elders pick us up on mondays for
p-days, and thursdays for district meetings. it would probably take
about an hour.
2.How is Maiye doing?
--maiye is still doing well. she is still reading her Book of Mormon,
but hasn't made it to church. we aren't 100% sure that she understands
everything we say, either, seeing as none of us are native speakers.
but the Spirit is still working with her.
3. How is Zoraline doing?
--we haven't had much time to see her. she spends about half of her
free time in malem at her other house. we are now planning on team
teaching her with the malem elders.
4. How is Bernice doing?
--he hasn't chewed betelnut, drank coffee, or smoked for over a week
now. however, every saturday night, his boss comes up to his house and
hands him a beer. we gave him the idea to just have a big jug of water
by him all the time, so he can just swig that instead of the booze. he
really wants to quit drinking, and he only drinks with his boss on
saturday nights.
5. Where did you get your bike?
--the mission provided them. they are GT agressors. not my first
choice, but probably the nicest bicycles this island has ever seen.
6. How do you like your new house? What is it like?
--the new house is a lot smaller, which i am a fan of. it is much
easier to keep clean, and we don't have to buy our own cash power. it
consists of a kitchen, a bedroom, and a bathroom.
8. Did you ever get your missionary pamphlets in Kosraen?
--we did and they have been wonderful. i never thought that i would
use pamphlets as a missionary, but the pictures in them are really
useful.
9. Other than Maiye, do your investigators read the Bof M in english?
--yes. however, almost all the other island languages have translated
copies, so whenever we find out that someone is from a different
island, we give them that language. but, it is pretty rare that we
teach someone from another island.
10. Do you know how much we love you???:):):)
-- :)
it sounds like easter was fun with everybody. i just got a letter from
owen and andy. those are probably my favorite letters that i receive.
thanks pals:)
things are going really well here. likiaksa got ordained yesterday,
and he's doing really well. he just gave us 25 referrals, and likes to
come with us to teach people.
i love you guys a lot. i hope everything is going well. we're getting
really excited to watch conference next week; sounds like there were
some fantastic talks. waiting for conference is surprisingly similar
to waiting to see a movie back home. other people have already seen
it, and when they start to talk about it, you start to get a little
upset with them for spoiling it. i never thought i would feel that way
about conference.
love,
elder gerber
Answers for the week:
1. How long does it take you to bike to Tofol? Or do you take a bus
or something?
--we don't bike to tofol. the malem elders pick us up on mondays for
p-days, and thursdays for district meetings. it would probably take
about an hour.
2.How is Maiye doing?
--maiye is still doing well. she is still reading her Book of Mormon,
but hasn't made it to church. we aren't 100% sure that she understands
everything we say, either, seeing as none of us are native speakers.
but the Spirit is still working with her.
3. How is Zoraline doing?
--we haven't had much time to see her. she spends about half of her
free time in malem at her other house. we are now planning on team
teaching her with the malem elders.
4. How is Bernice doing?
--he hasn't chewed betelnut, drank coffee, or smoked for over a week
now. however, every saturday night, his boss comes up to his house and
hands him a beer. we gave him the idea to just have a big jug of water
by him all the time, so he can just swig that instead of the booze. he
really wants to quit drinking, and he only drinks with his boss on
saturday nights.
5. Where did you get your bike?
--the mission provided them. they are GT agressors. not my first
choice, but probably the nicest bicycles this island has ever seen.
6. How do you like your new house? What is it like?
--the new house is a lot smaller, which i am a fan of. it is much
easier to keep clean, and we don't have to buy our own cash power. it
consists of a kitchen, a bedroom, and a bathroom.
8. Did you ever get your missionary pamphlets in Kosraen?
--we did and they have been wonderful. i never thought that i would
use pamphlets as a missionary, but the pictures in them are really
useful.
9. Other than Maiye, do your investigators read the Bof M in english?
--yes. however, almost all the other island languages have translated
copies, so whenever we find out that someone is from a different
island, we give them that language. but, it is pretty rare that we
teach someone from another island.
10. Do you know how much we love you???:):):)
-- :)
it sounds like easter was fun with everybody. i just got a letter from
owen and andy. those are probably my favorite letters that i receive.
thanks pals:)
things are going really well here. likiaksa got ordained yesterday,
and he's doing really well. he just gave us 25 referrals, and likes to
come with us to teach people.
i love you guys a lot. i hope everything is going well. we're getting
really excited to watch conference next week; sounds like there were
some fantastic talks. waiting for conference is surprisingly similar
to waiting to see a movie back home. other people have already seen
it, and when they start to talk about it, you start to get a little
upset with them for spoiling it. i never thought i would feel that way
about conference.
love,
elder gerber
April 14, 2013
dear family:)
so the way we did questions and answers last week was wonderful. i sometimes feel bad when i send off my email and then realize that i didn't answer all of your questions.
this week has been really great. Likiaksa is doing extremely well. he has started coming with us a little bit to teach people, and he just gave a talk in church yesterday. he was supposed to receive the priesthood as well, but we forgot to have him sustained in sacrament meeting.
sister maiye is doing well; she is still reading her Book of Mormon, but she has yet to come to church. we are pretty sure it is because of her mother-in-law who lives with her. her name is sepe ma fohkfohk, which being interpreted, means sepe dirty or filthy things. she has a sister named sepe as well, and is sometimes called sepe kalmacn, or sepe repeat. i think this may have something to do with why she seems so unhappy all the time. anyway, she is very strong in the protestant church, and doesn't really like us coming over and teaching sister maiye. but, we have very high hopes for both of them.
i don't know if you remember the whole "what would jesus do?" saying that got pretty popular a few years ago, but i've adapted it a little bit: "what would i do to jesus?" to me, this is more comprehensible and is helping me to treat other people with more love and respect.
we are teaching brother likiaksa's sister, zoraline. she really likes meeting with us and told us that she wants to see the blessings of the gospel. she is reading the Book of Mormon and is very happy about what she is learning. her only set back is that she is a school teacher during the day, then goes to night classes, and then has 4 small kids to take care of. her husband is a policeman so he doesn't have a set schedule.
we have been meeting with brother Bernice (sorry about changing up spellings, but this would be burnias. spelling somebody's name here is kind of impossible without asking them) every day since last tuesday, and we have been committing him to Christ for 24 hours at a time to help him overcome his betelnut addiction. and he has been betelnut free for the last 5 days. this man is incredible, and i am very proud of him. he has an extremely strong desire to be baptized, and sometimes feel bad when we have to tell him that he still isn't quite ready. we are now working with him to get him to come to church consistently, as well as to do some clean up with coffee and drinking occasionally. but he has proved to himself that overcoming his addictions are possible already, and we always have very spiritual lessons with him.
there are a couple of mountain roads that we bike on at night, and i have discovered something wonderful: glowing mushrooms. i have been tempted many times to pick one or two to take home, but i always feel as if i am disrupting something beautiful, so i have yet to yield to temptation. this leads me to another wonderful thing about the utwe area: i sleep on the lower bunk, and on the bottom of the top bunk, some thoughtful elder stuck up some glow-in-the-dark stars, and wrote "fong wo" (good night). it was very well done, and is surprisingly soothing. my only frustration with these two stories is that you can't take a picture of them. they don't show up.
we have been making some wonderful local food lately. this morning, for example, we made usr rice, which is basically rice mixed with mashed bananas, coconut milk, and sugar. it is pretty darned good:)
things are going very well. we are seeing a lot of miracles and people are getting more and more open to us. thank you for your prayers.
i love you all very much and pray for you. i hope things warm up soon:)
love,
Elder Gerber
p.s. President Mecham just told us about the rule change for emailing; we are now allowed to email our friends as well.
so the way we did questions and answers last week was wonderful. i sometimes feel bad when i send off my email and then realize that i didn't answer all of your questions.
this week has been really great. Likiaksa is doing extremely well. he has started coming with us a little bit to teach people, and he just gave a talk in church yesterday. he was supposed to receive the priesthood as well, but we forgot to have him sustained in sacrament meeting.
sister maiye is doing well; she is still reading her Book of Mormon, but she has yet to come to church. we are pretty sure it is because of her mother-in-law who lives with her. her name is sepe ma fohkfohk, which being interpreted, means sepe dirty or filthy things. she has a sister named sepe as well, and is sometimes called sepe kalmacn, or sepe repeat. i think this may have something to do with why she seems so unhappy all the time. anyway, she is very strong in the protestant church, and doesn't really like us coming over and teaching sister maiye. but, we have very high hopes for both of them.
i don't know if you remember the whole "what would jesus do?" saying that got pretty popular a few years ago, but i've adapted it a little bit: "what would i do to jesus?" to me, this is more comprehensible and is helping me to treat other people with more love and respect.
we are teaching brother likiaksa's sister, zoraline. she really likes meeting with us and told us that she wants to see the blessings of the gospel. she is reading the Book of Mormon and is very happy about what she is learning. her only set back is that she is a school teacher during the day, then goes to night classes, and then has 4 small kids to take care of. her husband is a policeman so he doesn't have a set schedule.
we have been meeting with brother Bernice (sorry about changing up spellings, but this would be burnias. spelling somebody's name here is kind of impossible without asking them) every day since last tuesday, and we have been committing him to Christ for 24 hours at a time to help him overcome his betelnut addiction. and he has been betelnut free for the last 5 days. this man is incredible, and i am very proud of him. he has an extremely strong desire to be baptized, and sometimes feel bad when we have to tell him that he still isn't quite ready. we are now working with him to get him to come to church consistently, as well as to do some clean up with coffee and drinking occasionally. but he has proved to himself that overcoming his addictions are possible already, and we always have very spiritual lessons with him.
there are a couple of mountain roads that we bike on at night, and i have discovered something wonderful: glowing mushrooms. i have been tempted many times to pick one or two to take home, but i always feel as if i am disrupting something beautiful, so i have yet to yield to temptation. this leads me to another wonderful thing about the utwe area: i sleep on the lower bunk, and on the bottom of the top bunk, some thoughtful elder stuck up some glow-in-the-dark stars, and wrote "fong wo" (good night). it was very well done, and is surprisingly soothing. my only frustration with these two stories is that you can't take a picture of them. they don't show up.
we have been making some wonderful local food lately. this morning, for example, we made usr rice, which is basically rice mixed with mashed bananas, coconut milk, and sugar. it is pretty darned good:)
things are going very well. we are seeing a lot of miracles and people are getting more and more open to us. thank you for your prayers.
i love you all very much and pray for you. i hope things warm up soon:)
love,
Elder Gerber
p.s. President Mecham just told us about the rule change for emailing; we are now allowed to email our friends as well.
April 7, 2013
happy birthday, Mom:):)
Answers:
biking around is a blessing for me. when you sit in a car all day, you kind of start to get sleepy; but a bicycle keeps you going for the whole day, and you always feel excited. also, we are on a lot of dirt roads, so it brings back some good memories:)
like i said, likiaksa just got baptized, and we are helping him prepare for his mission. we are planning on having him join us for some lessons, and we feel that he is a critical baptism for this area. the baptism went very well, and it was a highlight for my mission.
we have a lot of good people that we are teaching. one of the best parts about kosrae, is that the people here have tremendous faith in Jesus Christ. we are treated by most as "holy men" and usually don't have any problems with the people. right now, my testimony is deepening. i just realized just a little while ago at how focused we are here. i have never been this focused in my life for so long--especially without even really recognizing it. i am happy.
pres. mecham is coming today for another zone conference. hence, we have a very shortened p-day. so this letter is going to be a little bit shorter than others. i have a lot of letters to write that are just going to have to wait until next week.
im so glad that you got to see jackson go. i am very excited for him. tell his family hi from me:)
oh, something that is very nice is we are teaching a chuukese lady right now. she speaks very fluent kosraean, but reads chuukese. this means that we have been able to give her a Book of Mormon that she can actually read and understand. she has been reading much more than we have ever experienced, and is loving the Book. we have very high hopes for her. her name is Maiye (maw yea); this is very similar to the kosraean phrase, "ma oyea" and is pronounced exactly the same. so, we sometimes refer to her as sister where-did-it-come-from.
owen and andy:
i love you guys. i love getting your letters. i hope you two know just how much i look up to you. i have just a little bit of advice today: 1. choose to be happy. 2. build your testimonies. i hope that wasn't too much to work on:)
im out of time. i love you all very much and hope that mom's birthday goes fantastically well:)
love,
Elder Gerber
p.s. we still haven't seen conference, so im glad that you didn't send any spoilers. we are waiting for the translated dvd's to come, so we will probably be able to watch it in about 3 weeks.
Answers:
1. Has your mission rules changed about e-mailing?
--right now for us, we can receive emails from friends, we just can't reply. but im not sure if that will change to being allowed to email back other missionaries.
--right now for us, we can receive emails from friends, we just can't reply. but im not sure if that will change to being allowed to email back other missionaries.
2. Is Utwe the place on Kosrae that has more of the older people? What are you liking about Utwe? Does Utwe have a chapel?
--utwe has a good mix of ages. im really loving the area. utwe has a chapel that serves both our area and the malem area. our house is right next to it on the same property. if you can see utwe harbor, follow the road and you'll see it. it is in between the utwe elementary school and the harbor.
--utwe has a good mix of ages. im really loving the area. utwe has a chapel that serves both our area and the malem area. our house is right next to it on the same property. if you can see utwe harbor, follow the road and you'll see it. it is in between the utwe elementary school and the harbor.
3. Are you about 5 miles from where you used to live? How often do you go/bike to Tofol? Where do you groc. shop?
--we are probably around 5 miles away from the lelu house, but that is if you go through waclucng; the road going that direction is impassable, so we have to go the 15 or so mile route to lelu. we go in to tofol about 2 times a week--once for district meeting and once for p-day.
--we are probably around 5 miles away from the lelu house, but that is if you go through waclucng; the road going that direction is impassable, so we have to go the 15 or so mile route to lelu. we go in to tofol about 2 times a week--once for district meeting and once for p-day.
4. Do you live on the East side of Utwe Harbor? We have been doing google earth:)
5. What missionaries are in Tofol? Did Elder Conejero and E. Vehiku? leave Kosrae?
--the malem/lelu boundary is in tofol. the lelu area ends at the post office. elder conejero and elder vesikula are now both in lelu. elder conejero is still the zone leader, and elder vesikula is still the district leader.
--the malem/lelu boundary is in tofol. the lelu area ends at the post office. elder conejero and elder vesikula are now both in lelu. elder conejero is still the zone leader, and elder vesikula is still the district leader.
6. How is Burnias doing?
--burnias is trying very hard to overcome addictions to betelnut and drinking, and we are very happy for his work so far. he sincerely wants to get baptized, and is close. we are planning for him to be baptized in 2 weeks, if he can kick the habit.
--burnias is trying very hard to overcome addictions to betelnut and drinking, and we are very happy for his work so far. he sincerely wants to get baptized, and is close. we are planning for him to be baptized in 2 weeks, if he can kick the habit.
7. How is Likiaksa doing?
--:):):):) likiaksa just got baptized on saturday, and confirmed yesterday. he made incredible progress all last week to the point where we couldn't hold him back. he is a miracle and is now working to get to the temple with his mom in a year, and then to head off on his mission:) thank you very much for your prayers in his behalf:)
--:):):):) likiaksa just got baptized on saturday, and confirmed yesterday. he made incredible progress all last week to the point where we couldn't hold him back. he is a miracle and is now working to get to the temple with his mom in a year, and then to head off on his mission:) thank you very much for your prayers in his behalf:)
8. Any requests to go in the next package?
--maybe another white shirt. we are doing very well right now and aren't hurting for anything.
--maybe another white shirt. we are doing very well right now and aren't hurting for anything.
9. Do you know how much we love you?? :) :)
--;););)biking around is a blessing for me. when you sit in a car all day, you kind of start to get sleepy; but a bicycle keeps you going for the whole day, and you always feel excited. also, we are on a lot of dirt roads, so it brings back some good memories:)
like i said, likiaksa just got baptized, and we are helping him prepare for his mission. we are planning on having him join us for some lessons, and we feel that he is a critical baptism for this area. the baptism went very well, and it was a highlight for my mission.
we have a lot of good people that we are teaching. one of the best parts about kosrae, is that the people here have tremendous faith in Jesus Christ. we are treated by most as "holy men" and usually don't have any problems with the people. right now, my testimony is deepening. i just realized just a little while ago at how focused we are here. i have never been this focused in my life for so long--especially without even really recognizing it. i am happy.
pres. mecham is coming today for another zone conference. hence, we have a very shortened p-day. so this letter is going to be a little bit shorter than others. i have a lot of letters to write that are just going to have to wait until next week.
im so glad that you got to see jackson go. i am very excited for him. tell his family hi from me:)
oh, something that is very nice is we are teaching a chuukese lady right now. she speaks very fluent kosraean, but reads chuukese. this means that we have been able to give her a Book of Mormon that she can actually read and understand. she has been reading much more than we have ever experienced, and is loving the Book. we have very high hopes for her. her name is Maiye (maw yea); this is very similar to the kosraean phrase, "ma oyea" and is pronounced exactly the same. so, we sometimes refer to her as sister where-did-it-come-from.
owen and andy:
i love you guys. i love getting your letters. i hope you two know just how much i look up to you. i have just a little bit of advice today: 1. choose to be happy. 2. build your testimonies. i hope that wasn't too much to work on:)
im out of time. i love you all very much and hope that mom's birthday goes fantastically well:)
love,
Elder Gerber
p.s. we still haven't seen conference, so im glad that you didn't send any spoilers. we are waiting for the translated dvd's to come, so we will probably be able to watch it in about 3 weeks.
Tuesday, April 2, 2013
April 1, 2013
dear family:)
happy easter to you all:) i must admit, it's a little disappointing when good friday is more celebrated than easter; but it was still good to remember Jesus Christ in a special way.
i have been transferred to the utwe area with elder despain from wx. we are on bicycles and it has been a fun little change. i took a video while biking a little bit to give you all an idea of what it's like:)
i now serve in the utwe branch. it is a lot smaller than the lelu branch, and about 75% of the congregation are small children. it is very noisy. i really enjoyed it. the missionaries were given the opportunity to speak yesterday, and it was a very nice way to start off in a new branch.
it is a little disappointing to stop seeing the lelu investigators and their progression, but i have committed to give all my attention to my new area as directed by the white handbook. however, it is a good change and i am excited for this transfer.
we are working with burnias. he is showing his faith in Jesus Christ and has almost completely given up betlenut (from 10+ pieces a day to 1 or 2) and has almost given up drinking. he was scheduled to be baptized this coming saturday, but we felt that to help him prepare, we would extend it by another week. he was a little disappointed, but i think that it will really help him understand the importance of baptism and the life he will need to live. this man is incredible and is so close to being ready to make his first covenant. every time we visit with him, he gives us food. last time, he gave us a huge bag of cucumbers. i have to add that the island cucumbers are the ones you can pick off the vine and just start munching on. i have very high hopes for this man.
we are also working with a young guy, likiaksa. his mother is a recent convert and is one of the strongest members in the branch. he has a strong testimony of the Book of Mormon and is reading it every day. he comes to church just about every week, and is planning on serving a mission. as far as we can see, the only thing keeping him from baptism is betelnut and drinking. he doesn't chew or drink very often, but he is a people pleaser and his friends will just give him nuts or a drink. but, he is trying hard, and i firmly believe that he will be ready before may.
i have been practicing slicing open a coconut with my big knife, and was ready to make a video to show the world how good i was. and then, i did the worst job of opening the thing than i have ever done. so, you can all have a good laugh when the card gets to you guys (i still haven't sent it. im going to try to fill it up first).
in answer to dad's question about chinese candy, no. we don't get much from china at all. everything comes from either the u.s., japan, or the phillipines. the u.s. and japan are obligated to help these islands out due to wwii and the phillipines are just conveniently close. but i have been eating some "local candy." i don't know if you ever cracked open a coconut after it sprouted and ate the fluffy inside, the shell, and the stalk. it is absolutely delicious. they also have what they call "ice srmet" which is the fluffy coconut stuff i mentioned earlier, sugar, milk, shredded coconut; all mixed together and stuck in a freezer. it is fantastic.
i've been able to have some wonderful experiences during lessons and have learned very powerful lessons on boldness.
i pray for you and for the rest of the family several times a day. thank you for letting me know the results:) thank you for your prayers as well. they are more welcome than any physical gift you could send.
so the wonderful thing about kosraeans is that they understand how to enjoy themselves. this is very evident when you look at their calendars: there is a holiday of some sort at least every 2 or 3 weeks where they all take a day off. today, for example, is culture day. this is a very wonderful thing and i am very happy that they are concerned about keeping their culture alive. however, this also means that the post office is closed. hence, all the letters i meant to send today will have to be postponed for yet another week.
i am having the best time of my life here in kosrae and am seeing miracles. i am a little sad that i will most likely be leaving this island before my mission ends. thank you, family, for everything you do, and for being the people that you are. i love you a lot more than i knew, and am still finding out just how much i love you.
love,
Elder Gerber
happy easter to you all:) i must admit, it's a little disappointing when good friday is more celebrated than easter; but it was still good to remember Jesus Christ in a special way.
i have been transferred to the utwe area with elder despain from wx. we are on bicycles and it has been a fun little change. i took a video while biking a little bit to give you all an idea of what it's like:)
i now serve in the utwe branch. it is a lot smaller than the lelu branch, and about 75% of the congregation are small children. it is very noisy. i really enjoyed it. the missionaries were given the opportunity to speak yesterday, and it was a very nice way to start off in a new branch.
it is a little disappointing to stop seeing the lelu investigators and their progression, but i have committed to give all my attention to my new area as directed by the white handbook. however, it is a good change and i am excited for this transfer.
we are working with burnias. he is showing his faith in Jesus Christ and has almost completely given up betlenut (from 10+ pieces a day to 1 or 2) and has almost given up drinking. he was scheduled to be baptized this coming saturday, but we felt that to help him prepare, we would extend it by another week. he was a little disappointed, but i think that it will really help him understand the importance of baptism and the life he will need to live. this man is incredible and is so close to being ready to make his first covenant. every time we visit with him, he gives us food. last time, he gave us a huge bag of cucumbers. i have to add that the island cucumbers are the ones you can pick off the vine and just start munching on. i have very high hopes for this man.
we are also working with a young guy, likiaksa. his mother is a recent convert and is one of the strongest members in the branch. he has a strong testimony of the Book of Mormon and is reading it every day. he comes to church just about every week, and is planning on serving a mission. as far as we can see, the only thing keeping him from baptism is betelnut and drinking. he doesn't chew or drink very often, but he is a people pleaser and his friends will just give him nuts or a drink. but, he is trying hard, and i firmly believe that he will be ready before may.
i have been practicing slicing open a coconut with my big knife, and was ready to make a video to show the world how good i was. and then, i did the worst job of opening the thing than i have ever done. so, you can all have a good laugh when the card gets to you guys (i still haven't sent it. im going to try to fill it up first).
in answer to dad's question about chinese candy, no. we don't get much from china at all. everything comes from either the u.s., japan, or the phillipines. the u.s. and japan are obligated to help these islands out due to wwii and the phillipines are just conveniently close. but i have been eating some "local candy." i don't know if you ever cracked open a coconut after it sprouted and ate the fluffy inside, the shell, and the stalk. it is absolutely delicious. they also have what they call "ice srmet" which is the fluffy coconut stuff i mentioned earlier, sugar, milk, shredded coconut; all mixed together and stuck in a freezer. it is fantastic.
i've been able to have some wonderful experiences during lessons and have learned very powerful lessons on boldness.
i pray for you and for the rest of the family several times a day. thank you for letting me know the results:) thank you for your prayers as well. they are more welcome than any physical gift you could send.
so the wonderful thing about kosraeans is that they understand how to enjoy themselves. this is very evident when you look at their calendars: there is a holiday of some sort at least every 2 or 3 weeks where they all take a day off. today, for example, is culture day. this is a very wonderful thing and i am very happy that they are concerned about keeping their culture alive. however, this also means that the post office is closed. hence, all the letters i meant to send today will have to be postponed for yet another week.
i am having the best time of my life here in kosrae and am seeing miracles. i am a little sad that i will most likely be leaving this island before my mission ends. thank you, family, for everything you do, and for being the people that you are. i love you a lot more than i knew, and am still finding out just how much i love you.
love,
Elder Gerber
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